Game media processor

Abstract

A game media processor of the present invention includes: a card insertion slot, into which a card is inserted; a shutter mechanism driven to make the card insertion slot closable; a card housing portion which allows the card to be housed therein; a carriage path, along which the card moves from the card insertion slot to the card housing portion; a card carriage mechanism which carries the card; and a control means for controlling the operations of the card carriage mechanism, the shutter mechanism including an oscillating member oscillatably supported by a shaft, the oscillating member having a closing portion formed on one end side configured to make the card insertion slot closable and a projecting/withdrawing portion formed on the other end configured to be able to project and withdraw from the carriage path, the closing portion being configured to close the card insertion slot by oscillation of the oscillation member caused upon engagement of the card with the projecting/withdrawing portion, wherein the controlling means controls the operations of the card carriage mechanism, on condition that a predetermined signal is received, so as to carry the card housed in the card housing portion to a position where the card is in engagement with the projecting/withdrawing portion.

1 . A game media processor comprising:
 a card insertion slot, into which a card is inserted;   a shutter mechanism driven to make said card insertion slot closable;   a card housing portion which allows said card to be housed therein;   a carriage path, along which the card moves from said card insertion slot to said card housing portion;   a card carriage mechanism which carries said card; and   a control means for controlling the operations of said card carriage mechanism,   said shutter mechanism including an oscillating member oscillatably supported by a shaft, said oscillating member having a closing portion formed on one end side configured to make said card insertion slot closable and a projecting/withdrawing portion formed on the other end configured to be able to project and withdraw from said carriage path,   said closing portion being configured to close said card insertion slot by oscillation of said oscillation member caused upon engagement of said card with said projecting/withdrawing portion,   wherein   said controlling means controls the operations of said card carriage mechanism, on condition that a predetermined signal is received, so as to carry the card housed in said card housing portion to a position where the card is in engagement with said projecting/withdrawing portion.   
     
     
         2 . The game media processor according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a bill processing unit provided with a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted and a detection means to detect insertion of a bill into the bill insertion slot,   wherein   said predetermined signal is a bill insertion detection signal transmitted from said detection means.   
     
     
         3 . The game media processor according to  claim 2 , wherein
 said control means is capable of controlling communication of information on the card and controls the operations of said card carriage mechanism, on condition that a bill inserted into said bill processing unit is determined to be real, so as to carry said card to a position where communication of information on the card can be controlled.   
     
     
         4 . The game media processor according to  claim 1 , wherein
 said controlling means is connected to a control portion of a higher-level apparatus which manages operations of the game media processor, and   said predetermined signal is an error signal transmitted from said higher-level apparatus.