JP2000024269A - Part information control method, part information control system, and part information reading terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily collect and control information related to parts installed on a game device. SOLUTION: On a ROM 3 as a part to be mounted on a game device 1, a contactless and wireless tag is applied. In this contactless and wireless tag, information such as a manufacture number of the ROM 3 is recorded, and recorded information in the contactless and wireless tag can be read by a handy terminal 4 in a contactless way. On a board 2 and the game device 1, labels having bar codes respectively corresponding to a board number and a game panel number are applied, and these bar codes are read by the handy terminal 4. Information related to the ROM 3, the game panel number, and the board number read by the handy terminal 4 are memorized in a memory in the handy terminal 4. In this case, information is memorized for each game device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component information management method, a component information management system, and a component information for managing information relating to components mounted on a game machine, for example, information such as a ROM serial number and a manufacturing date. It relates to a reading terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine is equipped with a ROM which stores a game program to be executed in the gaming machine. Some of such gaming devices are equipped with an unauthorized ROM in which a program different from a normal gaming program is stored. In order to eliminate such illegal ROMs, the administrator writes the board number, ROM number, etc. in the ledger at the time of delivery of the gaming device, and periodically determines whether the normal ROM is installed in each gaming device. I'm checking against it.

[0003]

By the way, when creating the above-mentioned ledger, the administrator is required to set the R attached to each game machine.
The production number or the like described in the OM or the like is read and written in the ledger. However, since the serial number described in the ROM or the like is small and hard to see, an entry error or the like due to a reading error or the like is likely to occur. Also, the ledger creation operation by manual operation is complicated, and it takes a lot of time to create the ledger.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a component information management method and a component information management system capable of easily collecting and managing information on components mounted on a game machine. And a component information reading terminal used in this system.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a component information management method for managing information relating to a component mounted on a game machine. Storage media that records information about
Attaching to the component, reading from the recording medium attached to the component, information related to the component in a non-contact manner, and inputting the number of the gaming device to which the component that has read the information is attached, Storing the read information on the component in association with the number of the gaming device on which the component is mounted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a component information management system for managing information relating to a component mounted on a game machine, wherein the recording medium is attached to the component and records information relating to the component. Reading means for contactlessly reading information on the component recorded on the recording medium; input means for inputting a number of the gaming machine on which the component whose information has been read by the reading means is mounted; Management means for storing the information about the component read by the means and the number information of the gaming machine to which the component is input, input by the input means, in association with each other.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the component information management system according to the second aspect, the input means optically reads and inputs a number of the gaming machine. And

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the component information management system according to the second or third aspect, the information on the component stored in the management unit and the component are mounted. It is characterized by further comprising an editing means for editing the number information of the gaming device into a predetermined format.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the component information management system according to the fourth aspect, information on the component edited in a predetermined format by the editing means, and the component is mounted. An output unit for outputting the number information of the gaming device to be performed on a sheet is further provided.

A component information reading terminal according to claim 6, which is a portable terminal for reading information relating to a component mounted on a game machine, wherein the recording medium is attached to the component and records information relating to the component. Reading means for reading information on the component in a non-contact manner; input means for inputting the number of the gaming machine on which the component whose information has been read by the reading means is mounted; and reading means read by the reading means. It is characterized by comprising management means for storing information relating to a part and the number of the gaming machine on which the part read out by the input means is mounted, in association with each other.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. First, FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a component information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a gaming device. The gaming machine 1 is a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like. A game board number label 21 shown in FIG. 2 is affixed to the game machine 1, and the game board number label 21 describes a number assigned to each machine by a manufacturer or the like at the time of manufacture. A bar code corresponding to the game board number is drawn on the game board number label 21, and the handy terminal (component information reading terminal) 4, which will be described later, reads this bar code, whereby the game board number is recognized. It has become so.

In FIG. 1, the board 2 and the ROM 3
It is a component mounted on the gaming device 1. As shown in FIG.
The board number label 31 shown in FIG. On the board number label 31, a bar code corresponding to the board number is drawn together with the board number.
By reading this bar coat, the substrate number can be recognized.

The ROM 3 stores a game processing program executed in the game device. As shown in FIG. 4, a non-contact wireless tag (recording medium) 30 is fixed to the surface of the ROM 3 with an adhesive or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, the contactless wireless tag 30
Has a sheet-shaped resin 40, a memory chip 41 mounted on one surface of the resin 40, and an antenna part 42 formed on the other surface of the resin 40. Memory chip 4
1 is a RO to which the non-contact wireless tag 30 is attached.
M3 production lot number, ROM product name, production date,
Information about the ROM such as the name of the ROM producing country is recorded. It is not necessary to record all of the above-described information in the memory chip 41, and only necessary information such as the type of ROM and the date of manufacture may be recorded. The antenna section 42 is a conductor formed in a spiral shape on the resin 40, and exchanges electromagnetic waves with the outside. The information recorded in the memory chip 41 is transmitted to the antenna 42
Is transmitted to the handy terminal 4 shown in FIG.

[0015] As shown in FIG.
Includes a non-contact reading unit (reading unit) 60, a barcode reading unit (input unit) 61, a control unit 62, a memory 63,
The configuration includes an optical communication unit 64 and an operation unit 65. The non-contact reading section 60 has an antenna, transmits and receives electromagnetic waves to and from the antenna section 42 of the non-contact wireless tag 30 described above, and reads information recorded in the memory chip 41.

The bar code reading section 61 has an LED, an image sensor and the like. The LED irradiates the bar code drawn on the game board number label 21 or the board number label 31 with light, and the reflected light is reflected by the image sensor. To generate a read signal. The read signal generated by the image sensor as described above is input to the control unit 62, and the game board number or the board number corresponding to the read barcode is recognized.

The operation unit 65 includes various key switches such as a numeric keypad and a mode switching key, and the user operates these switches to obtain information other than the information relating to the game board number, the board number and the ROM, for example, The number of the gaming device 1 in the shop where the gaming device 1 is installed, that is, the so-called machine number, can be input. It should be noted that information about the game board number and ROM is also stored in the operation unit 65.
Alternatively, it may be possible to input from.

The control unit 62 has a CPU and the like, and controls each component of the handy terminal 4. The control unit 62 writes information input from the non-contact reading unit 60, the barcode reading unit 61, and the operation unit 65 into the memory 63. In this case, as shown in FIG.
A game board number, a board number, information on a ROM, and the like in the gaming machines 1 are stored in association with each other. As a result, it is possible to know which game apparatus the board number and the information about the ROM are for the board and the ROM attached to the gaming machine. Therefore, in the component information management system according to the present embodiment, the control unit 62 and the memory 63 constitute a management unit.

The optical communication unit 64 includes an LED that generates infrared light.
And transfers the information on the ROM, the board number, the game board number, and the like stored in the memory 63 to the personal computer (editing means) 5 shown in FIG. 1 via infrared rays. In the personal computer 5, the optical communication unit 64
Is processed in accordance with a predetermined editing processing program, and information such as a stand number, a game board number, a board number, and ROM is edited into a predetermined format, for example, a format as shown in FIG. The data edited by the personal computer 5 in this manner is transmitted to a printer (output means) 6.
Output to paper.

B. Next, a method of creating a component information management ledger in the above-described component information management system will be described. First, the user has the handy terminal 4 and moves to the gaming device 1 side. Then, the number of the gaming machine 1 is input via the operation unit 65. Note that a barcode corresponding to the machine number may be pasted on the gaming device 1 and the barcode reading unit 61 may read the barcode.

Then, the handy terminal 4 is brought close to the game board number label 21 attached to the game apparatus 1 to which the machine number has been input, and the bar code of the game board number label 21 is read by the bar code reading section 61. Further, the barcode of the board number label 31 attached to the board 2 in the gaming machine 1 is read by the barcode reading unit 61. After this, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the ROM 3 mounted inside the gaming machine 1
The non-contact reading section 60 of the handy terminal 4 is brought closer to the non-contact wireless tag 30 of FIG. Thereby, the non-contact wireless tag 3
The information about the ROM recorded in 0 is read into the handy terminal 4. The order of reading the game board number, the board number, and the information about the ROM is not limited to the above-mentioned order, and is arbitrary. For example, the information about the ROM may be read first.

Thereafter, the user performs the same operation on the other game machines 1 to read the game board number, the board number, information on the ROM, and the like. After performing such a reading operation on a plurality of gaming machines 1 installed in the store, the read data is transferred from the handy terminal 4 to the personal computer 5. Then, the personal computer 5 edits the information into a predetermined format, and the edited information is output from the printer 6. As a result, a parts information management ledger having a format as shown in FIG. 8 is created.

In the component information management system according to the present embodiment, the non-contact reading section 60 or the bar code reading section 61 can read information such as a game board number, a board number, and information on ROM. Then, a parts management ledger is created based on the information read. Therefore, it is possible to create an accurate parts management ledger without the user's reading error or entry error as in the related art.

Further, by simply bringing the handy terminal 4 close to the ROM or the board, the information on the ROM and the board number can be read, so that the parts information management ledger can be simplified.
It can be created in a short time. In particular, ROM
Even when parts such as the above are stored inside a box or the like, there is no need to open the box to read information about the ROM, and the reading operation is easy.

C. Modified Example In the above-described embodiment, the data read by the handy terminal 4 is transferred to the personal computer 5 for editing. However, the handy terminal 4 may perform a predetermined editing process. . In this case, the edited content may be displayed on a liquid crystal display device of the handy terminal 4 or the like. In this way, the user can check the parts management and the like by viewing the contents displayed on the handy terminal 4 without creating the parts management ledger.

As a method of transmitting the information stored in the memory chip 41 to the handy terminal 4, optical communication or the like may be used in addition to the wireless communication described above.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Information about components mounted on the gaming device can be read in a non-contact manner, and information about the read components can be stored in association with the gaming device on which the components are mounted. Therefore, it is possible to easily collect and manage information on components mounted on the gaming device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a component information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a game board number label attached to a game device in the component information management system.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a board number label attached to a board mounted on the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the ROM and a non-contact wireless tag fixed to the ROM.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a front surface and a rear surface of the non-contact wireless tag.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a handy terminal in the component information management system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing storage contents of a memory in the handy terminal.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an editing format of component information by a personal computer in the component information management system.

FIG. 9 shows the ROM using the handy terminal.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which information about the information is read.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine, 2 ... Board, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... Handy terminal (parts information reading terminal), 5 ... Personal computer (editing means), 6 ... Printer (output means), 21
... Game board number label, 30 ... Non-contact wireless tag (recording medium), 31 ... Board number label, 40 ... Resin, 41 ... Memory chip, 42 ... Antenna unit, 60 ... Non-contact reading unit (reading means), 61 ... Barcode reading unit (input means), 62
... Control unit (management means), 63 ... Memory (management means), 6
4: Optical communication unit, 65: Operation unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method for managing information relating to a component mounted on a gaming device, comprising: attaching a recording medium on which information relating to the component is recorded to the component; Reading the information on the component in a non-contact manner; inputting the number of the gaming device on which the component from which the information has been read is mounted; and information on the read component and the gaming device on which the component is mounted. And storing the numbers in correspondence with each other. 2. A system for managing information relating to a component mounted on a gaming device, comprising: a recording medium attached to the component, the information relating to the component being recorded; and a component relating to the component recorded on the recording medium. Reading means for reading information in a non-contact manner; input means for inputting the number of the gaming machine on which the component whose information has been read by the reading means is mounted; information on the component read by the reading means; and A component information management system comprising: a management unit configured to store the number information of the gaming device to which the component input by the input unit is attached, in association with the number information. 3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the input unit optically reads and inputs a number of the gaming machine.
Part information management system described in. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an editing unit configured to edit, in a predetermined format, the information on the component stored in the management unit and the number information of the gaming device on which the component is mounted. Item 2. The component information management system according to item 2 or 3. 5. An output unit for outputting, to a sheet, information on the part edited in a predetermined format by the editing unit and number information of the gaming machine on which the part is mounted. The part information management system according to claim 4. 6. A portable terminal for reading information related to a component mounted on a gaming device, wherein the portable terminal is attached to the component and reads information related to the component in a non-contact manner from a recording medium on which information related to the component is recorded. Means, input means for inputting the number of the gaming machine on which the component whose information has been read by the reading means is mounted, information on the component read by the reading means,
A component information reading terminal, comprising: a management unit configured to store the number of the gaming device on which the component read by the input unit is mounted, in association with the number.