JP3489155B2 - Card usage - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a card input unit,
The present invention relates to a method of using a card in a terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a connected controller. 2. Description of the Related Art In various computer systems, a network is used in which a plurality of terminals are connected to one controller. Here, each terminal can be used in two types: online, which performs processing by transmitting and receiving data to and from the controller, and offline, which executes processing only by the terminal. In such a system, as a kind of security for preventing unauthorized use of a terminal, a card input section is provided in each terminal, and identification information from an IC card input thereto is collated, whereby the terminal is checked. Techniques that allow the use of a cookie are widely adopted. [0004] However, in such a conventional system, if the identification information is verified, the terminal can be used regardless of whether it is online or offline. Therefore, if the terminal is illegally used online, it is possible to take measures such as prohibiting the use by checking the use of the terminal on the controller side. Could not be prevented. An object of the present invention is to prevent unauthorized use of a terminal when offline. [0005] The means of the present invention are as follows . A method for using a card in a terminal having a card input unit and transmitting and receiving data to and from a controller,
If communication with the controller is not possible within a certain period of time in the past, the type of card is determined, and processing by the customer card input to the card input unit is prohibited. The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows . Has a card input unit, the terminal transmitting and receiving data to and from the controller to check the communication state between the controller, the case of not performing controller and communication that is at the time of off-line in the past fixed time period, the card
Type to determine, even guest card is input to the even the card input portion, so as to prohibit the processing of the entered customer card. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 (A) to 3 (B). FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a network system to which a card use method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. When a plurality of terminals 20, for example, a customer IC card are inserted into a controller 10, a predetermined number is inserted. A game machine that executes a game by a customer operation based on a game program is connected. [0008] The controller 10 has a customer master memory 11 for storing information of customers who use the terminals 20 and each terminal 20.
And a maintenance master memory (hereinafter, referred to as a controller maintenance master) 12 for storing the above information. This customer master memory 11 is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), personal information such as the number of remaining coins, the balance, and the name of the address is stored in association with the customer card number for specifying the customer IC card. Further, the controller maintenance master 12, for example, as shown in FIG.
The serial number, the current state, the total operation time, the number of times the door has been opened, the set value, the number of coins entered, and the number of coins out are stored in association with the terminal 20, that is, the in-store number for specifying the game machine. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1B, the terminal 20 is configured by connecting a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a card input unit 24, an input unit 25, a display unit 26, and a transmission / reception unit 27 to a CPU 21. The CPU 21 controls each unit in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM 22, and executes a game application program to display on the display unit 26 according to a customer operation from the input unit 25. RAM2
Reference numeral 3 is for holding various kinds of information.
And a maintenance master memory (hereinafter referred to as a local maintenance master) 23B. The local maintenance master 23B includes, for example, as shown in FIG. And so on. The card input unit 24 reads various information from the input IC card. Transmitting / receiving unit 27
Communicates with the controller 10. Note that the CPU 2
1, the ROM 22, and the display unit 26 are configured as one box-type module, and by replacing this module, it can be changed to a game machine that executes a different game. [0010] Here, the IC card has a maintenance I
There are three types: C card, store IC card, and customer IC card. The maintenance IC card is a card for a maker to maintain the device, and has the following functions. (1) unlocking of the door of the terminal 20, (2) operation test after mounting the module, (3) maintenance of the local maintenance master 23B, (4) line monitoring,
(5) Display of maintenance information, (6) Execution of demo game (however, the game itself is an application program stored in ROM 22), (7) Locking of door (OFF of unlock solenoid). [0011] The store IC card is a card for performing normal store operations and has the following functions. That is, (1) unlocking the door, (2) locking the door,
(3) Starting the game. The following processes are performed by the game application program. (1) Set the divisor,
(2) Release of stop, (3) Error release (no coin, jam, ...). [0012] The customer IC card is a card for playing a game and has the following functions. That is,
(1) Referencing / updating data in the customer master memory 11 in the controller 10; However, the above function is performed by the OS stored in the ROM 22 prior to the game application program. Hereinafter, the operation in such a system will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 3A shows an operation when polling is received from the controller 10 for the terminal itself.
21 sends a response signal from the transmission / reception unit 27 to the controller 10
(Step S11), data transmission / reception is performed, and the end is waited for (step S12). In this data transmission and reception, if there is offline processing data,
The process includes transferring the data to the controller 10 and, after the transfer, erasing the offline processing data in the terminal. Then, if the data transmission / reception ends normally (step S13),
The timer 23A of the RAM 23 is cleared (step S1).
4). Polling from the controller 10 is performed at regular intervals. Therefore, the timer 23A is not cleared when data transmission / reception is not performed normally or when polling is not performed, that is, when data is offline. Next, when any of the IC cards is inserted into the card input section 24, the processing of FIG. 3B is started. That is, first, the timer 23A of the RAM 23 is read (step S2).
1) It is determined whether or not it has been longer than a predetermined time, for example, 60 seconds (step S22). If it is within a certain period of time, it is determined that the user is online, and the type of the input IC card is determined. That is,
If it is a store IC card (step S23), the above-described operation processing is performed (step S24). In addition, customer IC
If it is a card (step S25), the controller 11
The data in the customer master memory 11 is updated based on the data read from the customer IC card, and the game is set to be in a playable state (step S26). If it is a maintenance IC card (step S27), a maintenance process, that is, an update process of the controller maintenance master is performed (step S28). On the other hand, if the read value of the timer 23A is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, it is determined that the timer is off-line, only the maintenance IC card is accepted, and other I / Os are accepted.
In the case of a C card, the processing is prohibited. That is, it is determined whether or not the card input to the card input unit 24 is a maintenance IC card (step S29), and if not, the process is terminated. In this case, the input card may be ejected. When the maintenance IC card is inserted, the maintenance process, that is, the process of updating the local maintenance master 23B in the RAM 23 is performed (step S30). It is assumed that each IC card functions only after authentication. That is, the maintenance IC card is authenticated by the local maintenance master 23B inside the terminal 20 when offline, and is authenticated by the controller 10 when online. In addition, store IC card and customer IC
The card is authenticated by the controller 10 (when off-line, these IC cards cannot be used). here,
If authentication is not possible, there is no card ID in the master,
There are cases where the card cannot be used, that is, it is used on another terminal. If the authentication is not possible, the card may not only be simply ejected but also recorded in the card history. The maintenance processing in steps S28 and S30 is as follows. (1) unlocking the door; (2) confirming operation; (3) displaying maintenance information; (4) locking the door; and (5) executing a demo game (the game itself is an application program).
The actual operation is performed as follows. (1) Insert the maintenance IC card. (2) Local or controller authentication (in the case of NG, eject the card and end (record an error in the card history)). (3) If the authentication is OK, the game application being executed is interrupted, and the maintenance process is executed (recorded in the card history). (4) The door unlock solenoid is turned on (hereinafter, the unlock solenoid is turned off when it is detected that the door is opened). (5) Select and execute a function by pressing the line start button. (6) When the "payment" button is pressed, the maintenance IC card is ejected and the door unlock solenoid is turned off. (7) The maintenance processing is completed, and the auto power is turned off. According to the present invention, con within the past predetermined time
For devices that have not been able to communicate with
By prohibiting the processing of the terminal, unauthorized use of the terminal can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a network system to which a card use method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram of a terminal. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a storage structure of a customer master memory;
(B) is a diagram showing a storage structure of a maintenance master memory (controller maintenance master), and (C) is a diagram showing a storage structure of a maintenance master memory (local maintenance master). FIG. 3A is an operation flowchart of the terminal when polling is received from the controller to the terminal; FIG. 3B is a processing flowchart of the terminal when any IC card is input; [Description of References] 10: controller, 11: customer master memory, 12: maintenance master memory (hereinafter, referred to as controller maintenance master), 20: terminal, 21: CPU, 22
... ROM, 23 ... RAM, 23A ... timer, 23B ...
Maintenance master memory (local maintenance master), 24 card input unit, 25 input unit, 26 display unit, 27 transmission / reception unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claim 1] A method of using a card in a terminal having a card input unit and transmitting / receiving data to / from a controller, wherein the terminal communicates with the controller within a fixed time in the past. If it is not possible, the type of card is determined, and if the type of card input to the card input unit is a customer card, processing of the terminal is prohibited.