JP2002248250A - Monitoring electronic tag of game machine control electronic part and monitor of game machine control electronic part using monitoring electronic tag - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To monitor a malfeasance such as illicit remodeling and illicit change of a game machine control electronic part by providing the function of checking whether or not the game machine control electronic part is normal, and the function of checking whether or not the electronic part is removed. SOLUTION: This electronic tag has on a synthetic resin film an electronic information response circuit composed of a data carrier chip having a proper ID number, and an antenna connected to the chip, and transmitting and receiving a radio wave, and has an adhesive layer stickable to a sticking object so as to cover the circuit. When tearing off this electronic tag after being stuck once to the sticking object such as the control electronic part of a game machine, the electronic information response circuit is broken down. The monitoring electronic tag is stuck to the control electronic part for controlling game operation of the game machine. A scanner reads the ID number of the monitoring electronic tag. A host computer inspects whether or not the control electronic part is normal by checking up with a management list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game machine control electronic component such as a control circuit board and a control chip which has been tampered with.
The present invention relates to a monitoring electronic tag for a gaming machine control electronic component that monitors whether or not an improper act such as an illegal exchange is performed, and a monitoring device for a gaming machine control electronic component using the monitoring electronic tag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc., controls its gaming operation by an electronic circuit using a microcomputer. Therefore, a control ROM in which control information relating to the game content is stored, and Tampering with the CPU that controls the control ROM to execute the program,
Alternatively, a gaming machine control electronic component such as a control circuit board on which a control chip such as a control ROM or a CPU is mounted is illegally remodeled or replaced, or the like, resulting in a jackpot.
Data such as the payout rate has been falsified and fraudulent acts of acquiring a large number of game balls and medals have been performed.

[0003] Conventionally, in order to prevent fraudulent acts of falsifying data such as the probability of a jackpot of a gaming machine and the payout rate, the control ROM is checked by a security check circuit, and the program of the control ROM is genuine. Monitor, or affix a seal between the control circuit board and the game machine body or between the case containing the control circuit board and the game machine body, and replace the control circuit board. Check visually whether or not, using a caulking case using caulking, to prevent unauthorized replacement of the control circuit board
Countermeasures are being taken one after another, such as a structure capable of confirming whether or not the case has been removed. However, the security check circuit has the effect of preventing the falsification and unauthorized replacement of the control ROM, but if the falsification program passes the security check, the chip itself is forged even if the ROM is replaced, and the shape and printing will be performed. There was a problem that it was exactly the same in appearance and that it would not be known even if it was replaced. Regarding the sealing seal, fraudulent operations are easily carried out by reusing a cleverly peeled one or by falsifying the seal. In addition, there was a problem in that counterfeit caulking cases appeared around the caulking case, and even if the entire caulking case was replaced, it was not known. In particular, in the transportation process from the time of shipment from the manufacturing factory to the hall where it is installed, in many cases, electronic components for controlling game machines, such as control chips or control circuit boards on which these are mounted, are replaced with unauthorized modifications. There is a need for a device that can easily check whether or not the electronic device is a legitimate gaming machine control electronic component in a hall.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a function of checking whether or not a gaming machine control electronic component is genuine and a check of whether or not the gaming machine control electronic component has been removed. For monitoring gaming machine control electronic components that prevent unauthorized modification, exchange, etc. of gaming machine control electronic components in the transportation process from the time of shipment from the manufacturing factory to the hall where it is installed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring device for a gaming machine control electronic component using an electronic tag and a monitoring electronic tag.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component, comprising: a data carrier chip having a unique ID number on a synthetic resin film; An electronic information response circuit comprising an antenna connected to the chip and transmitting and receiving radio waves is provided, and an adhesive which can be attached to an adherend such as a control electronic component for controlling a game operation so as to cover the electronic information response circuit. An electronic tag provided with an agent layer, which once attached to an object to be attached and then peeled off, disconnects the connection between the data carrier chip of the electronic information response circuit and the antenna, or disconnects the antenna itself. Therefore, the electronic information response circuit is destroyed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring electronic components for controlling a gaming machine, wherein the data carrier chip of the electronic information response circuit is formed of a synthetic resin film. The point is that when the monitoring electronic tag is peeled off from the adherend, the chip is peeled off from the synthetic resin film and adheres to the adherend together with the adhesive so as to be separated from the antenna.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component, wherein the antenna of the electronic information response circuit is provided on a synthetic resin film. When detaching the monitoring electronic tag from the adherend, a part of the antenna together with the adhesive is peeled off from the synthetic resin film and adhered to the adherend side when the monitoring electronic tag is peeled from the adherend. The gist is that the antenna is disconnected.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring apparatus for controlling a gaming machine electronic device using a monitoring electronic tag according to the present invention, wherein the monitoring device is attached to a control electronic component for controlling a gaming operation of the gaming machine. An electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a scanner for transmitting a radio wave for instructing a response to the electronic tag for monitoring and reading a unique ID number held in the electronic tag for monitoring, The gist is that it comprises a host computer that checks the ID number read by the scanner with the ID number in the management list and determines whether the control electronic component is legitimate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring device for a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to the fifth aspect of the present invention. Is attached over the control circuit board and the control chip.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine control electronic component monitoring apparatus using a monitoring electronic tag according to the present invention. Is attached to the control circuit board and the gaming machine main body.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring device for a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to the seventh aspect of the present invention. Is attached to the control chip.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring apparatus for electronic components for controlling a game machine using the electronic tag for monitoring according to the fourth aspect of the present invention. Is attached to the control circuit board.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine control electronic component monitoring device using a monitoring electronic tag according to the ninth aspect of the present invention. Is installed in the vicinity of the control electronic parts to attach the electronic tag for monitoring the gaming machine or the island where the gaming machine is installed, and the connection terminal of the transmitting and receiving antenna of the scanner is provided on the front side of the gaming machine or at a predetermined position on the island, The gist is that the input / output terminal of the scanner can be connected to the connection terminal of the transmission / reception antenna when reading the electronic information of the monitoring electronic tag.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component, comprising: a data carrier chip having a unique ID number on a synthetic resin film; An electronic information response circuit comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving the electronic information response circuit, and an adhesive layer which can be attached to an adherend such as a control electronic component for controlling a game operation so as to cover the electronic information response circuit. Therefore, when the monitoring electronic tag is attached to the adherend, the ID number held inside is transmitted in response to the response command radio wave from the outside, and the control electronic component is a regular electronic device from the ID number. Or unauthorized alteration, and the data management of control electronic components etc. used in gaming machines by ID number is possible. To become. If the monitoring electronic tag is once attached to the control electronic component of the gaming machine and then attempted to be peeled off, the connection between the data carrier chip and the antenna constituting the electronic information response circuit is disconnected or the antenna itself is disconnected. Is cut off, and the electronic information response circuit is destroyed. Therefore, the unique ID number cannot be output from the electronic information response circuit, and it can be detected that the monitoring electronic tag has been peeled off. Also, once it is peeled off, the monitoring electronic tag is destroyed and cannot be reused,
Even if it is replaced with an illegally modified control electronic component, it can be detected reliably. Furthermore, since the unique ID number is stored in the monitoring electronic tag, if this ID number is kept confidential, it is possible to prevent forgery of the electronic tag, and in particular, from shipment to delivery to the installation hall. It is impossible to create a forged electronic tag in time and attach it to a game machine control electronic component that has been tampered with, and it is impossible to attach it to the game machine, and it is possible to reliably monitor unauthorized replacement of the game machine control electronic component during transportation, Fraud can be completely prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component, wherein
Since the data carrier chip with the D number is provided so that it can be easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film, if you try to peel off the electronic tag after attaching the electronic tag to an attached object such as electronic parts for game machine control, the data carrier chip Is removed from the antenna, remains on the adherend together with the adhesive layer, the electronic information response circuit is broken, the ID number cannot be output, the electronic tag is peeled off, and it is detected that the electronic component for controlling the gaming machine has been replaced. can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component, wherein the electronic tag is peeled off after the electronic tag is attached to an adhered object such as a gaming machine control electronic component. Then, only the portion of the electronic information response circuit where the antenna is easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film remains on the adherend together with the adhesive, and when the synthetic resin film is peeled off from the adherend, the electronic information response circuit is broken and I
It becomes impossible to output the D number, and it can be detected that the electronic tag has been peeled off and the gaming machine control electronic component has been replaced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, comprising: Affixed to control electronic components for controlling operation, control electronic components are genuine electronic components, or control circuit boards are mainly used in the transportation process from the factory shipment to the hall where they are installed. When inspecting in the hall whether electronic parts for controlling game machines such as gaming machines have been replaced with illegally modified ones, a radio wave for instructing a response to the monitoring electronic tag using a scanner is sent out from the monitoring electronic tag. The unique ID number held inside is transmitted, the ID number is read by the scanner, the read ID number is input to the host computer, and another route is used. The control electronic components, such as control circuit boards and control chips, can be checked against the ID numbers on the management list sent from the car to the hall to confirm that they are genuine. You can monitor whether it has been replaced. Further, data such as the type of control electronic components used in the gaming machine can be managed by the ID number.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to the present invention, wherein the monitoring electronic tag for the gaming machine control electronic component is controlled by a control circuit board. When the monitoring electronic tag is peeled off to remove the control chip from the control circuit board and replace it with an illegally modified control chip, the monitoring electronic tag is attached. If the information response circuit is destroyed and the inspection is performed using a scanner, the monitoring electronic tag cannot transmit the ID number by radio waves transmitted from the scanner, and therefore the scanner cannot read the ID number. ,
It can be detected that the control chip has been removed from the control circuit board and replaced with a forged control chip. In addition, even if a forged monitoring electronic tag is attached, the ID number read by the scanner is compared with the management list by the host computer to immediately confirm whether or not the forged electronic tag is forged because the ID number is unique. it can. Further, when the monitoring electronic tag is not peeled off, the ID number transmitted from the electronic tag can be read by the scanner, and it can be confirmed from the data that the control electronic component is genuine.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to a sixth aspect of the present invention. Since the control circuit board was removed from the main body of the game machine and the monitoring electronic tag was peeled off in order to replace the control circuit board with an illegally modified one, the information response of the monitoring electronic tag was repeated. The circuit is broken, the scanner cannot read the ID number, and it is possible to detect that the control circuit board has been removed from the game machine body and replaced with an illegally modified control circuit board.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a game machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to the present invention, wherein the monitoring electronic tag for the game machine control electronic component is controlled by a control chip. Or, it is attached to the control circuit board, so if the control chip is replaced with a forged control chip, or if the control circuit board is replaced with a fraudulently modified control circuit board, the electronic tag is lost and the ID number is deleted by the scanner. You will not be able to read it. Then, if the electronic tag is peeled off from the control chip or the control circuit board, and the tag is replaced with a forged control chip or a fraudulently modified control circuit board, the information response circuit of the electronic tag is destroyed. It is not possible to read the ID number from the monitoring electronic tag by using it, and it is possible to detect that the legitimate control chip or control circuit board has been replaced with a forged control chip or an illegally modified control circuit board. If the monitoring electronic tag is forged or the monitoring electronic tag is not peeled off, the ID number transmitted from the electronic tag can be read by the scanner, so the control chip or control circuit board can be read from the data. You can check if it is legitimate.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, wherein a transmitting / receiving antenna of a scanner is used to monitor a gaming machine or an island on which a gaming machine is installed. Install the tag in the vicinity of the control electronic component to attach the tag, and connect the connection terminal of the transmitting and receiving antenna on the front frame or outer frame on the front side of the gaming machine or on the top of the island where the number indicator of the gaming machine, the display lamp, etc. are installed Provided,
When reading electronic information, connect the input / output terminal of the scanner to the connection terminal of the transmitting and receiving antenna, transmit radio waves for commanding a response from the antenna installed near the monitoring electronic tag, activate the monitoring electronic tag, and Then, the ID number held is transmitted, the signal is received by a transmission / reception antenna, read by a scanner, and the data is collated with a management list in a host computer to check whether the electronic component is a legitimate control electronic component. Therefore, even if the radio wave output from the scanner is low, radio waves can be transmitted and received from the antenna of the monitoring electronic tag from a short distance via the transmission / reception antenna, and the output of the scanner is low and the There is no need for an application, and the introduction of the present invention can be facilitated.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to further clarify the configuration and operation of the present invention described above, an electronic tag for monitoring electronic components for controlling a gaming machine according to the present invention and an electronic component for controlling a gaming machine using the electronic tag for monitoring will be described below. An example of a preferred embodiment of the monitoring device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The following describes an example in which the electronic tag for monitoring electronic components for controlling a gaming machine of the present invention and the monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using the electronic tag for monitoring are used in a pachinko machine. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a monitoring electronic tag A of a gaming machine control electronic component according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the monitoring electronic tag A with an adhesive layer removed.
Is an antenna connected to the data carrier chip, and 2 is an antenna connected to the data carrier chip. The two constitute an electronic information response circuit on the synthetic resin film 3 and further cover the response circuit to cover the entire surface of the synthetic resin film 3. Is provided with an adhesive layer 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the data carrier chip 1 includes a transmission / reception unit 11, a power supply unit 12, and a microcomputer 13. The transmission / reception unit 11 receives a radio wave coming from the antenna 2 and transmits the signal. The power is supplied to the microcomputer 13 via the transmission / reception unit 11 while the microcomputer 13 is operated by rectifying the power by the power supply unit 12 to provide an operating power supply for the microcomputer 13. A signal is transmitted from the antenna 2 via the antenna 11. The data carrier chip 1 is provided so as to be easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film 3, and once the monitoring electronic tag is adhered to the control circuit board B, which is the object to be adhered, it remains attached to the control circuit board together with the adhesive. Thus, the adhesive force of the adhesive is adjusted.
The antenna 2 is elongated on the synthetic resin film by attaching a thin metal to the synthetic resin film 3, printing metal powder on the synthetic resin film, or vapor-depositing metal powder on the synthetic resin film surface. It is formed in a loop and is connected to the input / output terminal of the data carrier chip 1.

Once the monitoring electronic tag A having the above configuration is pasted on the control circuit board B as shown in FIG. 3, the monitoring electronic tag A is automatically held inside in response to a command signal from the outside. To send the unique ID number
By receiving and analyzing the D number, it is possible to manage whether the control circuit board B to which the monitoring electronic tag A is affixed is a regular product or what kind of product the control circuit board B is. . Then, when the monitoring electronic tag A once attached to the control circuit board B is to be peeled off, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the adhesive force of the adhesive layer 4 is adjusted to an adhesive force capable of peeling off the data carrier chip 1 from the synthetic resin film. 1 is detached from the synthetic resin film 3 and detached from the antenna 2 to break the electronic information response circuit. The data carrier chip 1 is provided so as not to be easily peeled from the synthetic resin film 3, the antenna 2 is easily peeled from the synthetic resin film 3, the connection between the data carrier chip 1 and the antenna 2 is cut, and the electronic response circuit is broken. May be performed.

Further, a portion where the antenna 2 formed on the synthetic resin film is strongly bonded to the synthetic resin film 3 with an adhesive having an extremely strong adhesive force and a portion where the antenna 2 is easily peeled off with an adhesive having a low adhesive force are provided. After the monitoring electronic tag A is once attached to the control circuit board B, when the tag is peeled off, a part of the antenna 2 which is easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film is attached to the control circuit board B side together with the adhesive, and the antenna 2
The electronic response circuit may be provided so that the electronic response circuit itself is destroyed.

Reference numeral C denotes a scanner which reads an ID number stored therein from an electronic response circuit of the monitoring electronic tag A attached to the control circuit board B, and transmits a radio wave for commanding a response to the monitoring electronic tag. The ID is transmitted from the monitoring electronic tag in response to the command radio wave, and the data read from the scanner C to the host computer D by means of infrared communication, RS-232C, or a compact flash. The host computer D transfers the unique ID number of the management list and the above ID
It is configured to collate with a number to determine whether the number is legitimate.

According to this configuration, when a radio wave for instructing a response is transmitted from the front of the pachinko machine while patroling the island in which the pachinko machines are arranged, the antenna 2 of the electronic information response circuit receives the signal and rectifies it at the power supply unit 12. As a result, DC power for operation is generated and the data carrier chip 1 is energized, and a signal for instructing a response from the antenna 2 via the transmission / reception unit 11 is input to the data carrier chip 1 and held in the data carrier chip 1 accordingly. The ID number is output and the ID number is transmitted from the antenna 2 via the transmission / reception unit 11. The transmission / reception antenna 5 of the scanner receives the transmission signal of this ID number and transfers the signal to the host computer by infrared communication, or
Transfer data to the host computer using 2C,
Alternatively, once stored and saved in the compact flash, the compact flash is later inserted into the host computer, and the ID number received by the scanner C is compared with the unique ID number of the management list secretly managed by the manufacturer in the host computer D, and received. It is determined whether or not the ID number is legitimate, and the result of the determination is notified via an LCD, an alarm buzzer, or the like. This makes it possible to detect whether or not the control circuit board B to which the monitoring electronic tag has been attached has been improperly replaced with an improperly modified control circuit board.

Also, the electronic tag A for monitoring from the scanner C
If there is no response from the monitoring electronic tag A even if a radio wave for instructing a response is transmitted to the control circuit board B,
It can be seen that either the electronic response circuit was peeled off from the pachinko machine or the electronic response circuit was destroyed together with the control circuit board B. If the forged monitoring electronic tag is attached to a pachinko machine after attaching the forged monitoring electronic tag to an illegally modified control circuit board and replacing it with a regular control board, the forged monitoring electronic tag has the correct ID number. By comparing the presence or absence with the unique ID number in the management list by the host computer, it is possible to detect that the regular control circuit board B has been replaced with a control circuit board that has been illegally remodeled. Since the unique ID number is kept confidential, it is extremely difficult to create a monitoring electronic tag holding the unique ID number.
Since the present invention mainly aims to prevent fraud during transportation from the factory to the hall, it is impossible to make a forged monitoring electronic tag having the same ID number in a short time during transportation. It can be easily checked by the scanner C in the hall that the control circuit board has been tampered with or a counterfeit control chip has been exchanged, thereby preventing fraud.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, showing a state in which a monitoring electronic tag A is adhered to a control circuit board B, which is an electronic component for controlling a game machine, and FIG. 8 is also a control chip b and a control circuit board. B shows a state where the electronic tag A is attached to the control chip b (not shown). It may be used by sticking it on both the pachinko machine body and the pachinko machine body.

The monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using the above-described electronic tag for monitoring transmits a radio wave for instructing a response to the electronic tag for monitoring A from the scanner C, and responds to this to transmit the electronic tag for monitoring. Since the ID number is transmitted from A and this ID number is read by the scanner C, if the distance between the gaming machine control electronic component to which the monitoring electronic tag A is attached and the scanner C is large, the radio wave does not reach sufficiently. Therefore, the output of the scanner C needs to be considerably increased. Since the use of the scanner C having a transmission output higher than a predetermined value requires an application to the radio control station, a procedure for installing the scanner C in each pachinko hall is difficult.
Therefore, in order to reduce the distance between the scanner C and the gaming machine control electronic component to which the monitoring electronic tag A is attached, the transmission / reception antenna 2 for transmitting the output signal of the scanner C is changed to a game in which the monitoring electronic tag A is attached. Pachinko machine body near the machine control electronic parts or installed on the island where the pachinko machines are lined up,
A connection terminal 6 of the transmission / reception antenna 5 with the scanner C is provided on a front frame of the pachinko machine, or provided on an upper part of the island,
When inspecting a gaming machine control electronic component, the input / output terminal of the scanner C is connected to the connection terminal 6 of the transmitting / receiving antenna 5,
Signals can be transmitted and received from the close proximity of the monitoring electronic tag A. Therefore, even if the output of the scanner C is reduced, the information can be sufficiently exchanged with the monitoring electronic tag A, so that application to the radio control station is not required, and the present invention can be easily introduced into each pachinko hall. Can be.

According to the above embodiment, a control ROM storing control information relating to game contents attached to a gaming machine and a CPU for controlling the control ROM to execute a program of the control ROM are provided. If the falsification of the gaming machine control electronic component is removed by falsification or unauthorized replacement of the control circuit board B on which the control ROM and CPU are mounted, the monitoring electronic tag A does not function. Since no response signal such as an ID number is returned to the response signal, it is detected that the gaming machine control electronic component has been replaced illegally.
If the monitoring electronic tag A is peeled off and the information response circuit is destroyed if the electronic component for gaming machine control is removed, the information is transmitted from the scanner C in the same manner even when the monitoring electronic tag is reused. Since no response signal such as an ID number is returned to the response signal, it is detected that the gaming machine control electronic component has been illegally replaced.

Although an example of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and may be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course.

[0033]

The electronic tag for monitoring electronic components for gaming machine control of the present invention and the monitoring device for electronic components for gaming machine control using the electronic tag for monitoring are implemented in the form described above and described below. The effect is as follows.

According to the electronic tag for monitoring electronic parts for controlling a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the electronic tag for monitoring transmits the ID number held therein in response to a response command radio wave from the outside. Due to the structure, if the monitoring electronic tag is attached to the control electronic component, it can be checked from the ID number whether the control electronic component is genuine or illegally modified. Data management such as types of control electronic components used in the machine can be performed. further,
After pasting the monitoring electronic tag to the control electronic component,
If you try to remove it again, the electronic information response circuit consisting of the data carrier chip and the antenna is destroyed, so it can be detected that the control electronic components have been replaced illegally, and the electronic information response circuit is not destroyed. If it operates normally, the ID number is transmitted from the monitoring electronic tag.

According to the electronic tag for monitoring electronic parts for controlling a gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the data carrier chip is easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film, the monitoring electronic tag is peeled off from the adherend. If so, the data carrier chip is detached from the antenna, the electronic information response circuit is broken, and it can be detected that the control electronic components have been replaced improperly, and it is checked whether the control electronic components are valid. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the electronic information response circuit is provided with a portion where the antenna of the electronic information response circuit is easily peeled off and a portion where the antenna is hardly peeled off. If you try to remove it from the antenna, a part of the antenna will peel off and the electronic information response circuit will be destroyed, and it can be detected that the control electronic components have been replaced improperly. it can.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring apparatus for electronic components for controlling a game machine using a monitoring electronic tag, wherein the monitoring electronic tag is attached to the control electronic component, and the monitoring electronic tag is scanned by a scanner. When the host computer reads the ID number and checks it with the ID number on the management list, the scanner sends a radio wave for commanding a response from the front of the gaming machine while traveling around the island where the gaming machines are arranged. The ID number transmitted from the monitoring electronic tag can be read in response to the above, and whether the control electronic component to which the monitoring electronic tag is attached has been replaced by a fraudulently modified component has not been visually checked. It can be easily inspected in the hall, and can be managed using data such as the type of control electronic components used in the gaming machine.

According to the monitoring apparatus for electronic components for controlling a game machine using the electronic tag for monitoring according to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, the control circuit board and the control chip are spread over or over the control circuit board. Since the monitoring electronic tag is attached across the gaming machine body, it can be detected that the control chip has been removed from the control circuit board and that the control circuit board has been removed from the gaming machine body. It can be immediately detected that the control circuit has been replaced with an illegally modified control circuit.

According to the monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a game machine using the electronic tag for monitoring according to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, the electronic tag for monitoring is attached to a control chip or a control circuit board. Since the control chip or the control circuit board is improperly replaced, it can be detected immediately.

According to the game device control electronic component monitoring apparatus using the monitoring electronic tag of the ninth aspect of the present invention, signals can be reliably transmitted to and received from the monitoring electronic tag even if the output of the scanner is small. Since it is possible to use a scanner with a small output, it is not necessary to apply for a radio control station, and it is easy to introduce the present invention into a hall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a monitoring electronic tag for a gaming machine control electronic component according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the monitoring electronic tag of the gaming machine control electronic component with an adhesive layer removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a monitoring electronic tag of the gaming machine control electronic component is attached to an adherend.

FIG. 4 is a reference view showing a state in which the monitoring electronic tag of the gaming machine control electronic component is peeled off from the adherend.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an information response circuit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a monitoring electronic tag of a gaming machine control electronic component, a scanner, and a host computer.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a control circuit board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Electronic tag for monitoring B: Control circuit board b: Control chip C: Scanner D: Pachinko machine 1: Data carrier chip 2: Antenna 3: Synthetic resin film 4: Adhesive layer 5: Transmitting / receiving antenna 11: Transmitting / receiving unit 12 ... Power supply unit 13 ... Microcomputer

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Claims (9)

[Claims] An electronic information response circuit comprising a data carrier chip having a unique ID number and an antenna connected to the chip for transmitting and receiving radio waves is provided on a synthetic resin film, and the electronic information response circuit is covered. An electronic tag provided with an adhesive layer that can be attached to an object to be attached, such as a control electronic component for controlling a game operation, which once attached to the object to be attached and then peeled off, causes an electronic information response. An electronic tag for monitoring electronic components for controlling a gaming machine, wherein a connection relationship between a data carrier chip of a circuit and an antenna is disconnected or an antenna itself is disconnected and an electronic information response circuit is destroyed. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier chip of the electronic information response circuit is provided so as to be easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film, and the chip is detached from the antenna when peeled off from the adhered object. Electronic tags for monitoring electronic components for machine control. 3. When an antenna of an electronic information response circuit is provided on a synthetic resin film, a portion that is easily peeled off from the synthetic resin film and a portion that is hardly peeled off are provided so that the antenna is cut off when peeled off from an adherend. The electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine control electronic component according to claim 1. 4. A monitoring electronic tag for a gaming machine control electronic component according to claim 1, which is attached to a control electronic component for controlling a game operation of the gaming machine, and a response to the monitoring electronic tag. A scanner that transmits a commanding radio wave and reads a unique ID number held in the monitoring electronic tag, and a host that checks the ID number read by the scanner with the ID number in the management list to determine whether the control electronic component is genuine. A monitoring device for a gaming machine control electronic component using a monitoring electronic tag, comprising a computer. 5. The monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using the monitoring electronic tag according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring electronic tag is attached to the control circuit board and the control chip. 6. The monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using the electronic tag for monitoring according to claim 4, wherein the electronic tag for monitoring is attached to the control circuit board and the main body of the gaming machine. 7. An apparatus for monitoring electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using a monitoring electronic tag according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring electronic tag is attached to a control chip. 8. The monitoring device for electronic components for controlling a gaming machine using the electronic tag for monitoring according to claim 4, wherein the electronic tag for monitoring is attached to a control circuit board. 9. A transmitting and receiving antenna of a scanner is installed near a control electronic component for attaching an electronic tag for monitoring a gaming machine or an island on which the gaming machine is installed, and a connection terminal of the transmitting and receiving antenna of the scanner is located on the front side of the gaming machine. 5. The monitoring device according to claim 4, wherein the input / output terminal of the scanner is connected to the connection terminal of the transmitting / receiving antenna when reading electronic information of the monitoring electronic tag. A monitoring device for electronic components for controlling game machines using electronic tags.