JP2008161419A - Premium acquisition game device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a prize acquisition game device that can be used for a prize that can be paid out from the prize acquisition game device itself, and that can be used in any form and size, and that is easy to maintain the game device, in particular, to replenish the payout premium.
A game space, a stage on which a plurality of objects arranged in the game space can be placed, an operation unit operated by a player, and an operation by the player of the operation unit. And a transfer mechanism 6 for transferring at least one of the plurality of objects placed on the stage, and an object detection for detecting the object which is located in the game space and transferred by the transfer mechanism without contact. A control unit 9 for controlling the payout of the prize associated with the detected object from the prize paying part based on the detection of the transferred object by the object detecting part 7, the prize paying part 7, and the object detecting part; Have.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game apparatus in which an object placed on a stage in a space can be transferred to a predetermined location by a player's operation, and the achievement of acquisition of a prize is played by skill of the player's operation.

  The prize acquisition game device controls an object (or article) displayed on the stage to transfer the gripping part by controlling the gripping part by a transport mechanism such as a crane mechanism by a player's operation, and transfers the object to a predetermined area. This is a game device for playing free gifts.

  In order to continue the interest of the player as an aspect of such a game device, various improvement proposals have been made so far. As one of the trends, there has been proposed an invention for providing a game and making players more interested because of the tendency to be interested only in the acquisition of premiums.

  For example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, an article different from a prize acquired by a player is arranged as an object displayed on a stage. The shape of the article held by the player and carried to the slot is recognized, and the score corresponding to the shape of the article is counted. Then, according to the score obtained, a specific prize is provided.

  In addition, the invention described in Patent Document 2 attaches an IC tag to a prize, reads the IC tags of two prizes carried to a predetermined position, compares the read information, and gives a predetermined if a match is found. It is the structure of paying out premiums.

On the other hand, in such a prize acquisition game apparatus, in addition to the viewpoint of improving the game performance, it is also important to consider the maintenance of the prize acquisition game apparatus itself, for example, the supply of prizes for payout or what kind of prizes to acquire. It is.
JP 7-246282 A JP 2002-112259 A

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, the article gripped by the gripping portion transferred by the crane mechanism has a special form different from the prize that is actually paid out. In addition, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, the purpose of the game apparatus is as a game device that can only be entered as a product with an ID tag, as described in the Patent Document, The purpose is to ensure reliability.

  Therefore, the inventions described in any of the patent documents have restrictions on the prizes paid out from the game device. In particular, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is assumed that a prize to be paid out according to a score is not from the game device itself, but a system in which the score is given to the staff and received from the staff. Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, the payout can be made only at the prize that can be placed in the game space.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game that can be used for a prize that can be paid out from the prize acquisition game apparatus itself, and that allows the use of a payout prize of any form and size, and that allows easy maintenance of the game apparatus, in particular, replenishment of the payout prize. To provide an apparatus.

  A first aspect of a prize acquisition game device according to the present invention that achieves the above-described object is a game space, a stage on which a plurality of objects arranged in the game space can be placed, and an operation operated by a player And a transfer mechanism for transferring at least one of the plurality of objects placed on the stage based on an operation by a player of the operation unit, and being transferred in the game space by the transfer mechanism Based on the detection of the transferred object by the object detection unit, the object detection unit that detects the detected object in a non-contact manner, and the prize discharge unit of the prize associated with the detected object It has a control part which controls payout of this.

  In the first aspect, a wireless IC tag storing an identification code is attached to at least a part of the plurality of objects placed on the stage arranged in the game space, and the object detection unit is A transmission / reception unit for transmitting a carrier signal, demodulating the carrier signal modulated by the wireless IC tag of the object transferred to the object detection unit, and detecting an identification code stored in the IC tag It is preferable to be configured as described above.

  In the first aspect, the plurality of objects placed on the stage arranged in the game space simulate a form of a prize that is controlled to be paid out by the prize payout unit. It can be assumed that the sizes are different.

  The first aspect may further include an object collection unit that collects an object transferred to the object detection unit on a stage arranged in the game space.

  Further, the object recovery unit is configured to be controlled by the control unit so as to recover only the objects transferred to the object detection unit and detected by the object detection unit without contact. May be.

  Furthermore, the object collected on the stage by the object collection unit may be an object that is transferred to the object detection unit and detected without contact.

  In the first aspect, the object detection unit is located at a plurality of locations on the stage, and the control unit determines which of the object detection units at the plurality of locations has detected the transferred object. In addition, the present invention can be configured to determine the prize to be discharged from the prize payout section based on which object detection section has detected the transferred object.

  With the above-described features of the present invention, it is possible to realize a prize acquisition game device that can freely set the form and size of a giveaway that can be paid out and that is excellent in maintenance of prize supply.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments are for the purpose of understanding the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the conceptual configuration of the present invention.

  The game space 1 has a stage 3 on which a plurality of objects 2 can be placed. Various forms of the stage 3 can be formed in accordance with the essence of the present invention as in the embodiments described later.

  The object detection unit 4 is positioned in at least a partial area in the game space 1. Further, an operation unit 5 operated by a player is provided on the outer side of the game device.

  The space 1 has a gripping mechanism for holding at least one of the plurality of objects 2 placed on the stage 3 based on an operation by the player of the operation unit 5 and is held by the gripping mechanism. It has a transfer mechanism unit 6 for transferring an object to the object detection unit 4.

  The object detection unit 4 detects the object 2 transferred to the object detection unit 4 in a non-contact manner.

  Based on the detection result of the object 2 by the object detection unit 4, the detected object 2 or the prize associated with the detected object has the prize delivery unit 7 that controls the delivery.

  Furthermore, it has a collection function unit 8 for returning an object which is not paid out by the prize payout unit 7 to the original game space 1.

  Moreover, the control part 9 which is a function part which controls each said part is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining functions of the object detection unit 4 as main feature points in the present invention.

  An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system is used for object detection.

  An RFID tag 20 is attached to the object 2. On the other hand, the object detection unit 4 is provided with an RFID transmission / reception unit 40. A continuous carrier signal is output from a signal generator 41 from the RFID transceiver 40, amplified by a power amplifier 42, and transmitted by an antenna 43.

  The RFID tag 20 receives a continuous carrier signal with an antenna 21 and stores it in a capacitor 22. The received continuous carrier signal is modulated with the identification signal specific to the object 2 formed in the IC 23 by the stored electric power and transmitted from the antenna 21 again.

  Therefore, the RFID transceiver unit 40 identifies the object 2 by receiving and demodulating the carrier signal returned from the RFID tag 20.

  This identified signal is sent to the control unit 9. Based on the contents of the sent identification signal or the presence / absence of the identification signal, the control unit 9 performs control for paying out the object 2 itself as a prize from the prize paying part 7 according to a predetermined program. Alternatively, the object 2 is collected in the game space 1, and a prize instead of it is paid out from the prize paying unit 7. Further, the control unit 9 performs control to collect the object in the game space 1 without paying out the prize.

  FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of the prize acquisition game device that realizes the above-described conceptual configuration. The transfer mechanism unit 6 moves the gripping mechanism 6c horizontally in the X and Y directions, and the X and Y moving shafts 6a, This is an embodiment having 6b.

  A game space 1 is formed in a housing whose front surface can be seen through.

  A stage 3 on which a plurality of objects 2 can be placed on the bottom surface of the game space 1 is provided.

  An object detection unit 4 is provided in a partial area of the stage 3. The RFID transmission / reception unit 40 described in FIG. 2 is arranged in the object detection unit 4, and the RFID transmission / reception unit 40 can detect the RFID tag of the object 2 placed in the area of the object detection unit 4.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the object detection unit 4 and a configuration example of the collection function unit 8. The object detection unit 4 has a panel shape as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B showing side views as examples. As the collection function unit 8, one end of the object detection unit 4 is fixed with the axis O, and the other end side is pushed up by extending the plunger pin 81 with the plunger 80. Thus, the object 2 transferred onto the object detection unit 4 is slid down by the transfer mechanism unit 6 and returned to the stage 3 by the player's operation.

  The extension of the plunger pin 81 of the plunger 80 of the recovery function unit 8 is performed under the control of the control unit 9 not shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the game device has an operation button as an operation unit 5 on the outer panel surface of the game device.

  In the example of FIG. 3, there are buttons for moving the X and Y movement axes 6 a and 6 b while pressing the operation buttons of the operation unit 5, and buttons for determining the X and Y positions of the gripping mechanism 6 c. . Further, the transfer mechanism section 6 has a gripping section drive motor, and when the button for determining the X and Y positions is pressed, the gripping mechanism 6c is lowered vertically, and further below the object position at the lowered position of the gripping mechanism 6c. When it comes into contact with 2, the gripping mechanism 6 c is closed, and there is an opportunity to grip the object 2.

  The game device shown in FIG. 3 further has a prize discharge unit 7 at the bottom, and when the transfer mechanism unit 6 successfully transfers the object 2 to the area of the object detection unit 4, based on the recognition result for the object 2, A premium of any of a plurality of types of premiums can be discharged from the premium discharge unit 7 under the control of the control unit 9 (not shown).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the control unit 9 corresponding to the game apparatus of FIG.

  Each unit is connected to the bus 90, and data is transmitted and received. The CPU 91 performs execution control according to a program stored in an externally connected or built-in ROM 93. The RAM 92 temporarily stores work data during execution of the program.

  Although not shown in FIG. 3, a coin insertion slot is provided if necessary, a power switch is turned on when a predetermined coin is inserted, and a coin switch 94 is set in a game-ready state and is connected to the bus 90. .

  FIG. 6 corresponds to FIG. 5 and is a processing flow that is executed and controlled by the CPU 91 in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 93.

  When a predetermined coin insertion is detected by the coin insertion switch 94 (step S0), the player operates the X and Y direction operation and confirmation buttons of the operation unit 5 and the X and Y axis direction drive motor control unit 95 operates. Then, the X and Y movement axes 6a and 6b of the transfer mechanism unit 6 are moved (step S1) and positioned on any object 2 on the target stage 3.

  Next, the position is determined by the X and Y direction operation of the operation unit 5 and the confirmation button (step S2). When the position is determined, the gripping mechanism 6c is once lowered by the gripper opening / closing drive motor control unit 96, contacts the object 2, and then rises.

  When the gripping mechanism 6c is able to grip the object 2 well in time with the control of the gripper opening / closing drive motor control unit 96, the X and Y movement shafts 6a and 6b of the transfer mechanism unit 6 are moved to move the object detection unit 4 The object 2 gripped is transferred.

  When the transfer is successful (step S3, Y), the RFID transceiver 20 of the object detection unit 4 reads the response signal from the RFID tag 20 attached to the object 2, and transmits the read signal to the CPU 91.

  The CPU 91 identifies the object ID in the response signal from the sent RFID tag 20 (step S5).

  Based on this identification result, the CPU 91 refers to the table stored in the RAM 92, determines the prize type (step S6), and uses the prize discharge drive control unit 98 to discharge the determined prize (step S7). Control.

  Next, the CPU 91 uses the recovery mechanism control unit 97 to return the plunger pin of the plunger 80 as described above with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B in order to return the object 2 positioned in the object detection unit 4 to the area of the stage 3. 81 is extended, the object 2 is collected on the stage 3 from the object detection unit 4 (step S8), and the process ends. At the end of the game, the X and Y moving shafts 6a and 6b of the transfer mechanism 6 return to the predetermined positions.

  If the object 2 has not been successfully transferred in the above process (step S3, N), the transfer mechanism unit 6 can be repeatedly operated a predetermined number of times (step S4).

  Here, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, not only one object detection unit 4 but also a plurality of places can be arranged. In such a case. In FIG. 5, other object detection units 4 a and 4 b are connected to the bus 90.

  Such a processing flow is shown in FIG. That is, the CPU 91 adds a signal for identifying each of the plurality of object detection units 4, 4 a, 4 b to the response signal from the RFID tag 20 sent to the CPU 91 and sends it. Thus, the CPU 91 can specify the position of the object detection unit 4, 4a, or 4b that has received the response signal from the RFID tag 20 (step S5A).

  Therefore, the CPU 91 can specify the prize to be discharged with reference to the table based on the position of the object detection unit 4 and the transferred object 2 in the determination by the kind of the prize (step S6).

  In FIG. 7, the operation of other processing steps is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment, which is a replacement of the first embodiment of FIG. 3 with a cylindrical shape penetrating the object detection section 4, and two object detection sections 4-1 and 4-2. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the Example which provided.

  The configuration of the object collection unit 8 is also changed to a method of a different embodiment as described later with reference to FIG. 10 with respect to the changed configuration of the object detection units 4-1 and 4-2.

  FIG. 9 is a processing flow by the CPU 91 of the control unit 9 having the configuration shown in FIG. 5 corresponding to the embodiment of FIG.

  In FIG. 9, when a predetermined coin insertion is detected by the coin insertion switch 94 (step S0), an X and Y axis direction drive motor control unit 95 is operated by an X / Y direction operation and confirmation button of the operation unit 5 by the player. The X and Y movement axes 6a and 6b (not shown in FIG. 8) of the transfer mechanism unit 6 driven by the movement are moved (step S1), and on any object 2 on the target stage 3 Position it.

  Next, the position of the gripping mechanism 6c is determined by the X and Y direction operation of the operation unit 5 and the confirmation button (step S2). When the position is determined, the gripping mechanism opening / closing drive motor control unit 96 temporarily lowers the gripping mechanism 6c, contacts the object 2, and then moves up.

  When the grasping mechanism 6c can grasp the object 2 successfully, the player again moves the X and Y moving shafts 6a and 6b of the transfer mechanism unit 6 and grasps them on the two object detection units 4-1 and 4-2. Transport object 2.

  If the transfer is successful (step S3, Y), the transferred object detector 4-1 or 4-2 is provided in the vicinity of the object detector 41 or 42 in the process of falling through the penetrating cylinder. The response signal from the RFID tag 20 attached to the object 2 is read by the received RFID transceiver 40 and the read signal is transmitted to the CPU 91.

  That is, first, it is determined whether or not the position to which the object 2 has been transferred is the object detector 4-1 or 4-2 (step S5A). Next, the object ID assigned to the transferred object 2 is identified (step S5). These identification result signals are sent to the CPU 91.

  The CPU 91 identifies the sent response signal from the RFID tag 20 and the identification signal of the object 2 attached thereto (step S5).

  The CPU 91 refers to the table stored in the RAM 92 to determine whether or not the prize determination is necessary (step S9). If the prize determination is unnecessary, the CPU 91 determines whether the object detection unit 4-1 or 4-2 is used. The object 2 itself that has passed and dropped is controlled to be discharged from the discharge port A of the prize discharge section 7 by the prize discharge drive control section 98 (step S7A).

  Note that the case where the prize determination is unnecessary is, for example, the case where the identification code of the RFID tag attached to the object 2 that has been successfully transferred is a common code meaning that the prize determination is unnecessary.

  On the other hand, when the identification code determined in step S9 is other than the common code meaning that the premium determination is unnecessary, the CPU 91 refers to the table to determine the type of scene corresponding to the identification code (step S6). The prize corresponding to the determined prize type is controlled by the prize discharge drive control unit 98 to be discharged from the corresponding type of prize discharge stockers B and C of the prize discharge unit 7.

  The prize discharge stockers B and C corresponding to the prize types are object prizes of a size that cannot be gripped by the gripping mechanism 6c of the transfer mechanism unit 6, or objects that are inappropriately placed in the space 3 in the game space 1. Accommodates prizes.

  As a result, it is possible to obtain a more variety of prizes compared to a game apparatus in which object prizes can be uniformly arranged only in the game space 1, and it is possible to provide a prize acquisition game apparatus that is attractive to a player. .

  FIG. 10 is a side view illustrating a configuration example of the collection function unit 8 that collects the object 2 determined to be a prize determination necessity (step S9, Y) in the game space 1 in the embodiment of FIG. In FIG. 8, the recovery function unit 8 is accommodated in the apparatus lower part adjacent to the prize discharging unit 7 and the apparatus rear side space.

  Further, although similarly provided corresponding to the object detection units 4-1 and 4-2, FIG. 10 will be described as a representative of the configuration of the collection function unit 8 provided corresponding to the object detection unit 4-1. .

  A flap 84 that controls the moving direction of the object 2 that has dropped the cylinder is provided below the object detection unit 4-1 (or 4-2) in the form of a penetrating cylinder. The flap 84 is controlled to be switched between the position a and the position b under the control of the CPU 91.

  In other words, as described above, the object 2 itself that has passed through the object detection unit 4-1 (or 4-2) and is dropped is discharged from the discharge port A of the prize discharge unit 7 (FIG. 9: Step S7A). , CPU1 brings the flap 84 to the position a. Thereby, it is possible to guide the object 2 to the discharge port A of the prize discharge unit 7 as it is.

  On the other hand, the object 2 for which the prize determination is required in step S9 is a sample and needs to be collected in the game space 1.

  The collection function unit 8 includes a first transfer belt 82 that transfers in the horizontal direction and a second transfer belt 83 that transfers in the vertical direction. These transfer belts 82 and 83 are driven and controlled by a recovery mechanism drive control unit 97.

  When it is determined in step S9 that the prize is required, the CPU 1 puts the flap 84 in the position b. Therefore, the object 2 that has dropped after passing through the object detection unit 4-1 (or 4-2) is guided to the first transfer belt 82 that transfers in the lateral direction.

  The object 2 guided to the first transfer belt 82 is transferred to the end of the second transfer belt 82 that is transferred in the vertical direction, and is placed on a plurality of shelves 83 a formed on the second transfer belt 83.

  In this way, the object is transferred from the first transfer belt 82 to the second transfer belt 83, and the object is transferred upward in the game space 1. In the vicinity of the upper end of the second transfer belt 83, the shelf board 83a is inclined, so that the object slides down from the shelf board 83a and is returned to the game space 1.

  Here, in the second embodiment, as a method of transferring the object 2 in the game space 1 as an embodiment of the present invention, a transfer mechanism unit having X and Y moving shafts 6a and 6b that move in the X and Y axis directions on the horizontal plane. The example which applied 6 was demonstrated.

  The application of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the object transfer mechanism 6.

  That is, it is possible to configure the transfer mechanism unit 6 corresponding to the arrangement of objects in the game space in the various prize acquisition game devices previously proposed by the present applicant.

  FIG. 11 shows a conceptual configuration of a prize acquisition game apparatus according to a third embodiment, to which the transfer mechanism unit 6 according to the present invention is applied in correspondence with the prize acquisition game apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-262723. FIG. In particular, FIG. 11 shows the front of the game device.

  That is, in the game space 1, a stage 3 on which a plurality of objects 2 are placed is formed on a plurality of shelves (3a, 3b, 3c). The X and Y moving shafts 6a and 6b of the transfer mechanism 6 are configured so that the gripping mechanism 6c is controlled to move in the X and Y directions with respect to the vertical plane, not in the horizontal direction.

  Accordingly, the player moves the moving shaft 6b on which the gripping mechanism 6c is mounted at a height corresponding to any of the plurality of shelves 3a, 3b, 3c in the vertical (Y) direction along the moving shaft 6a. . In this embodiment, the moving shaft 6b is fixed.

  When the gripping mechanism 6c is associated with one of the plurality of shelves 3a, 3b, 3c, the gripping mechanism 6c is moved along the movement axis 6 to the target object position.

  FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged view showing the configuration of a plurality of shelves (3a, 3b, 3c) constituting the stage 3 in the game space 1 so that it can be easily understood.

  As shown in FIG. 12, each of the plurality of shelves (3a, 3b, 3c) constituting the stage 3 has a lattice shape in which a plurality of shelves are arranged with a predetermined interval.

  The object acquisition mechanism 6c, in which the same reference numbers are used in association with the gripping mechanism 6c in the previous embodiment, has two key bars that can control stretching. Therefore, the player can set the vertical height of the moving shaft 6a and the horizontal position along the moving shaft 6a so that the two key sticks can be positioned between the lattices of the corresponding shelves. Then, the operation unit 5 is operated.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation in a state where the two key bars of the gripping mechanism 6c are positioned by the player so that they can be positioned between the lattices of the corresponding shelves.

  FIG. 13 shows a state in which the object acquisition mechanism 6c is viewed from the horizontal direction. In a state where the object acquisition mechanism 6c is stopped, the two balance bars 60 are in a shortened state. At this time, there is a distance D that allows the object 2 to pass between the tip of the balance bar 60 and the tip of the lattice bar 20 on the shelf of the stage 3 (FIG. 13A).

  In this state, when the position of the gripping mechanism 6c is determined (I), the two parallel bars 60 are extended to the broken line state (II).

  Next, when the player moves the holding mechanism 6c upward and stops, the target object 2 is transferred onto the two parallel bars 60 in the stretched state (FIG. 13B).

  Further, when the two parallel bars 60 are gradually contracted from this state, the object 2 on the parallel bars 60 is transferred in a direction approaching the gripping mechanism 6c. When the two parallel bars 60 are stored in the gripping mechanism 6c, if the object 2 is successfully moved so as to be between the tip of the balance bar 60 and the tip of the lattice bar 20, the object 2 is stored in the game space 1. It falls on the object detection unit 4.

  Subsequent processing is the same as the processing in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9 described in the previous embodiment of FIG.

  In this embodiment, the return of the object 2 dropped on the object detection unit 4 to the stage 3 is performed by the administrator of the game device. Therefore, it does not have a recovery mechanism.

  FIG. 14 is a conceptual configuration diagram illustrating still another fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied. In other words, this embodiment is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of a prize acquisition game apparatus to which the transfer mechanism unit 6 according to the present invention is applied in correspondence with the prize acquisition game apparatus disclosed in JP-A-2005-205155.

  In FIG. 14, the game space 1 has a dome shape. An object detection unit 4 is formed in a dish shape at the center of the game space 1. For this purpose, the dish-shaped object detection unit 4 is supported by the post 44.

  The stage 3 is formed in a donut dish shape that rotates in the arrow direction R around the post 44. A plurality of objects 2 are placed on a donut-shaped stage 3 and rotated around the object detection unit 4.

  The moving mechanism unit 6 has a spoon-like shape in which one end is connected to a drive source in the post 44 and the tip on the other end side is expanded and contracted according to a player's operation toward the target object by the drive source in the post 44. It is made.

  The player adjusts the expansion and contraction of the moving mechanism unit 6 according to the position of the object to be acquired on the donut-shaped stage 3, and positions the spoon-shaped tip of the moving mechanism unit 6.

  When the moving mechanism unit 6 is positioned, the drive source in the post 44 is controlled so that the spoon-shaped tip of the moving mechanism unit 6 rebounds according to the operation timing of the player. As a result, the object placed on the spoon-shaped tip of the moving mechanism unit 6 jumps upward as indicated by the arrow U and is placed on the dish-shaped object detection unit 4. The subsequent processing is the same as the processing shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9 described in the first embodiment of FIG.

  The return of the object 2 placed on the object detection unit 4 onto the stage 3 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the dish-shaped object detection unit 4 is inclined by the drive source in the post 44. As a result, the object 2 on the object detection unit 4 is returned to the stage 3 that slides and rotates.

  FIG. 16 is a conceptual configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a game apparatus to which the present invention is applied, in the fifth embodiment. The fifth embodiment is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of a prize acquisition game apparatus to which the transfer mechanism unit 6 according to the present invention is applied in correspondence with the prize acquisition game apparatus disclosed in JP-A-10-43425.

  In the fifth embodiment, donut-shaped discs 3 a, 3 b, 3 c are concentrically formed in a plurality of stages as a stage 3 in a cylindrical game space 1.

  A plurality of objects 2 are placed on the respective donut-shaped disks 3a, 3b, 3c. Furthermore, each donut-shaped disk 3a, 3b, 3c rotates in the arrow direction R in synchronism with each other or asynchronously.

  The moving mechanism 6 corresponds to the longitudinal axis 6a fixed to the periphery of the donut-shaped discs 3a, 3b, 3c and the gripping mechanism in the previous embodiment that is axially supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction U. An abutting mechanism 6c as a thing is provided.

  The object detection unit 4 includes RFID transmission / reception units 40a, 40b, and 40c corresponding to the donut-shaped disks 3a, 3b, and 3c.

  FIG. 17 is a view of the donut-shaped disk 3a of FIG. 16 as viewed from above. The abutment mechanism 6c is moved along the vertical axis 6a by the player's operation, and is set at a position corresponding to the donut-shaped disk 3a.

  When the donut-shaped disk 3a rotates in the arrow R direction, the object 2 moves in the circumferential direction. The player controls to extend the butting rod 6d with good timing when the target object comes in front of the abutting mechanism 6c.

  Thus, when the abutment is successful, the object 2 is dropped into the center of the donut disk 3a.

  The dropped object 2 is detected by the RFID transmission / reception units 40a, 40b, and 40c arranged corresponding to the donut-shaped disks 3a, 3b, and 3c, and a detection signal is sent to the CPU 1. The CPU 1 can determine which of the donut-shaped discs 3a, 3b, and 3c the dropped object 2 is placed on, depending on which of the RFID transceivers 40a, 40b, and 40c is detected. .

  That is, it is possible to make such a determination in the same manner as the determination (FIG. 7, FIG. 9: Step S5A) to which of the plurality of object detection units described in the previous embodiment the object has been transferred.

  Subsequent processing is the same as the processing in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9 described in the previous embodiment of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the return of the object dropped on the object detection unit 2 to the stage 3 is performed by the administrator of the game apparatus. Therefore, it does not have a recovery mechanism.

It is a figure explaining the conceptual composition of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the function which the object detection part made into the main feature points in this invention has. It is a figure which shows the 1st Example of the prize acquisition game device which implement | achieves the conceptual structure of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an object detection part, and the structural example of a collection | recovery function part. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control unit corresponding to the game device of FIG. 3. 6 is a processing flow corresponding to FIG. 5 and executed and controlled by a CPU according to a program stored in a ROM. 1 is a processing flow of a configuration in which a plurality of object detection units are arranged instead of only one in the embodiment of FIG. It is a figure which replaces with the form of the cylinder which penetrated the object detection part, and shows the Example external appearance of FIG. 2 provided in two places. It is a processing flow by CPU corresponding to the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating a configuration example of a collection function unit that collects an object determined to be prize determination necessary in the game space in the embodiment of FIG. 8. It is a figure which shows the 3rd Example conceptual structure of the prize acquisition game device which applies the transfer mechanism part according to this invention corresponding to the prize acquisition game device shown by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-262723. It is a figure which expands and shows it partially so that it may be easy to understand the structure of the multi-stage shelf which comprises the stage in the game space of the Example of FIG. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement in the state located by the player so that the two balance bars of the holding | grip mechanism in the Example of FIG. 11 can be located between the grating | lattices of a corresponding shelf. It is a conceptual block diagram explaining another 4th Example to which this invention is applied. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining return of an object placed on an object detection unit onto a stage in the embodiment of FIG. 14. It is a 5th Example conceptual block diagram explaining the Example of another game device to which this invention is applied. It is the figure which looked at the donut-shaped disk of FIG. 16 from upper direction.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game space 2 Object 3 Stage 4 Object detection part 5 Operation part 6 Movement mechanism part 7 Prize discharge part 8 Object collection part 9 Control part 20 RFID tag 40 RFID transmission / reception part

Claims (7)

Game space,
A stage on which a plurality of objects arranged in the game space can be placed;
An operation unit operated by a player;
A transfer mechanism for transferring at least one of a plurality of objects placed on the stage based on an operation by a player of the operation unit;
An object detection unit that is located in the game space and detects the object transferred by the transfer mechanism unit in a non-contact manner;
A prize payout section;
A control unit that controls payout of the prize associated with the detected object from the prize payout part based on detection of the transferred object by the object detection part;
A prize acquisition game device characterized by comprising: In claim 1,
A wireless IC tag for storing an identification code is attached to at least a part of the plurality of objects placed on the stage arranged in the game space,
The object detection unit transmits a carrier signal, demodulates the carrier signal modulated by the wireless IC tag of the object transferred to the object detection unit, and detects an identification code stored in the IC tag Has a transceiver
A prize acquisition game device characterized by that. In claim 1,
The plurality of objects placed on the stage arranged in the game space simulates the form of a prize whose payout is controlled by the prize payout unit, but the size is different from that of the prize. A prize acquisition game device characterized by being a thing. In claim 1,
Furthermore, the prize acquisition game device characterized by having an object collection part which collects the object transferred to the object detection part on the stage arranged in the game space. In claim 4,
The prize collecting game device, wherein the object collected by the object collecting unit on the stage is an object that is transferred to the object detecting unit and detected without contact. In claim 1,
The object detector is located at a plurality of locations on the stage,
The control unit determines which of the plurality of object detection units detects the transferred object, and determines whether the transferred object is detected based on which object detection unit detects the transferred object. A prize acquisition game device for determining a prize to be discharged from a department. In claim 4,
A prize that is controlled by the control unit so that only the objects that are transferred to the object detection unit and detected by the object detection unit in a non-contact manner are collected. Acquisition game device.

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