JP2003062296A - Failure diagnostic system for game machine and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a failure diagnostic system capable of performing a rational failure diagnosis based on the repair history for each game machine. SOLUTION: This failure diagnostic system utilizing an Internet line NET comprises a first processing for receiving a serial number inherent to each game machine from a user side, a second processing for retrieving a repair history database DB 2 on the basis of the serial number, and a third processing for changing, in the detection of the corresponding history data, the following transmission order of HTML file to be transmitted to the user side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine failure diagnosis system using Internet technology, and a pachinko machine, a rotating type game machine, an arrange ball machine, and a sparrow ball game machine, which are suitable for the failure diagnosis system. It is related to gaming machines such as.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant has previously proposed a game machine failure diagnosis system utilizing a communication line such as the Internet (Japanese Patent Application No. 13-52862). The present invention builds a failure diagnosis program based on the accumulation of failure troubles that have occurred in the past and the coping record thereof, and an abnormal portion is identified by a conversation with a computer (WWW server), and a repair method is also presented. It is like this.
According to the present invention, even a staff member in the game hall or a sales person on the maker side can take almost the same measures as a specialized service person by bringing a notebook computer, for example.

By the way, after actually collecting and examining actual repair results, although there are some cases where attackers and tulips which are game parts are replaced,
In many cases, it has become clear that this can be dealt with by replacing the circuit board that constitutes the gaming machine. For example, main control board, design control board including liquid crystal unit, payout control board,
75% of repairs can be completed by exchanging any circuit board in a game machine that is configured by being separated into a launch control board, a lamp control board, a voice control board, a power supply board, and other relay boards. There was more than that.

In view of the actual situation, when the repair diagnosis system is always operated in the same procedure, for example, the instruction "Please replace the main control board. Is the symptom solved?" It will appear first and will lack the appropriateness as a diagnostic procedure. That is, with respect to the gaming machine, there is a case where the main control board is just replaced just one week ago, and in such a case, it is not rational to replace the main control board again.

If a person who correctly remembers the situation one week ago copes with it, it is possible to ignore the instruction from the server (respond No) and proceed to the next step.
It is customary that the person to deal with is different, and the same replacement work is likely to be repeated. Even if the same person deals with the problem, there are many cases where the same gaming machine is lined up in the gaming hall, and therefore it is rather difficult to clearly identify the gaming machine as a week old.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a failure diagnosis system capable of rational failure diagnosis based on the repair history of each gaming machine. The task is to do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a gaming machine including a lottery process of whether or not to generate a profit state advantageous to a player, utilizing a communication line, A failure diagnosis system for diagnosing a failure of a gaming machine, including first means for receiving device information unique to each gaming machine from a user side, and second means for searching a repair history database based on the unique device information. The third means for changing the transmission order of the transmission information to be transmitted to the user side when the corresponding history information is detected by the search of the second means.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the fault diagnosis system according to the present invention will be described below based on Examples. As shown in FIG. 1, the diagnostic system of the embodiment is
Server device SV connected to Internet NET
Contents of the management databases MAS1 and MAS2 obtained by periodically polling the WEB database DB1 and the repair history database DB2 accessed from the server device SV and the WEB database DB1 to obtain newly registered member data and failure diagnosis result data. Management device M for updating
It is composed of 1 and 1.

Since the diagnostic system of this embodiment is used for diagnosing a failure of a pachinko machine in a failed state, a client device PC is connected to the Internet line NET through a mobile communication device such as PHS. .
Here, the client device is, specifically, a laptop computer carried by a salesman on the maker side or a staff member on the hall side who deals with the failure of the pachinko machine, and is equipped with a WWW browser. In addition, the management device M1 is the in-house LA
Mn is also connected to other terminal devices Mn ... Mn by N so that the contents of the management databases MAS1 and MAS2 can be read in response to a request from any terminal device Mn.

The server device SV is a client device PC
In addition to transmitting the corresponding HTML file in response to the request from the client device PC, the corresponding CGI program is activated in response to the request from the client device PC, and the login user verification process and the game machine serial number verification process are performed. The process of creating an HTML file for each user and the failure analysis process of analyzing the processing procedure of each user are performed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a pachinko machine to be diagnosed in this diagnostic system. The pachinko machine shown in the figure is a main control board 1 that controls a game operation by sending control commands to other control boards.
And, the symbol control board 2 which controls the operation of the liquid crystal display 8 based on the control command, the lamp control board 3 which makes the game blink by making the lamps blink based on the control command, and the voice based on the control command. A voice control board 4 for encouraging a game, a payout control board 5 for paying out a game ball based on a control command, a launch control board 7 for launching a game ball under the control of the payout control board 5, and an AC 24V A power supply substrate 6 for supplying a DC voltage to each part of the device is mainly configured. Actually, there are various types of relay boards, but in any case, different circuit boards are prepared for each function to be exerted.

When the circuit board structure divided by function as shown in FIG.
It is expected that the focus will be on checking the cables that connect the circuit boards to each other and replacing the circuit boards that are causing the trouble. According to the applicant's examination, 8 for on-site repair
Almost all of them can be dealt with by the above two treatments (note that complicated repairs are factory repairs because they are not suitable for on-site processing).

Therefore, in the failure diagnosis system according to the present embodiment, even when the diagnosis processing is proceeded according to the failure symptoms, as a general rule, it is divided into a preliminary processing for checking the connection cable and a main processing for replacing the circuit board. Are configured. Figure 3
Is an abbreviation of the overall configuration of the diagnostic process realized by the server device SV. Although the specific diagnosis contents (ST1 _i ) differ depending on the failure symptoms 1 to n, whether the repair is successful and the necessary information is saved in the database DB1 (ST3 _i ), or the machine diagnosis is impossible. The processing is ended by either entrusting it to the processing (ST2 _i ).

FIG. 4 exemplifies a part of the individual diagnosis method (ST1 _i ) and shows a procedure for dealing with an abnormality in the liquid crystal display. In this case, first, "wiring check between the design control board and the main control board, and wiring check between the design control board and the power supply board" is instructed (Check). Then, if the abnormality is not resolved even by the wiring check (including wiring replacement), "Main control board replacement (EX1), Design control board replacement (EX2), Power supply board replacement (EX3)" are instructed in order. It

The actual diagnosis is more complicated, and in addition to the replacement of the circuit board, there are cases where the fuse, speaker, attacker, tulip, and other parts are replaced to complete the repair. Like EX1-EX3,
The main focus is parallel exchange work in which the order of execution can be changed.

By the way, in the case of the diagnostic procedure as shown in FIG.
Replacement of main control board 1 (EX1), replacement of symbol control board 2 (E
X2) and the order of urging the replacement (EX3) of the power supply board 6 are not always the proper order shown. For example, in the gaming machine, if the main control board 1 is just replaced recently, it is unlikely that the main control board 1 is the cause of the failure. Therefore, the main control board 1 is replaced over time. Is a waste of time.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the repair is completed (S
In T3i), the repair date and the repair target device are specified, and the replacement member is stored in the repair history database MAS2. FIG. 5 exemplifies the contents, and shows a state in which the device serial number, the repair date, and the replacement member ID are stored together with the failure symptom. Here, the serial number includes the model of the gaming machine and its manufacturing number, and is a number that can uniquely identify the gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation contents of the server device SV. The processing in the server device is generally the user and serial number authentication processing program AU.
TH. CGI and the initial processing program TOP. CGI and diagnostic processing program SHINDA that functions when sending each HTML file thereafter
N. CGI and the final processing program END. It is realized with CGI.

[User and Serial Number Authentication Processing Program (AUTH.CGI)] The user authentication processing is a well-known processing for collating the user ID and password transmitted from the client device PC with the registration data in the WEB database DB1. is there. Then, if it does not match the collation data, an HTML file requesting re-input of correct data is transmitted to the client device PC, and if it matches the collation data, the serial number is authenticated next.

The serial number authentication process accepts the serial number of the gaming machine causing the trouble and sends it to W
This is a process of collating with registered data in the EB database DB1. As a result of the authentication process, if the corresponding serial number cannot be detected, it is considered that the number input is incorrect or that the game machine of another manufacturer is being repaired. Send to the client device PC. On the other hand, when the corresponding serial number is detected, the subsequent processing is performed by the initial processing program TOP. Transfer to CGI.

[Initial processing program (TOP.CG
I)] In the initial processing program, the failure history database DB2 is searched to determine whether or not there is recent repair record data for the gaming machine with the previously authenticated serial number. Here, when the latest repair record data for the corresponding serial number is detected, the link information table LI is set using [failure symptom] and [replacement member] as keywords.
Search for NK.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the link information table LINK. In this embodiment, the link information table LINK describes the link information only regarding the member replacement processing executed in parallel. Specifically, the corresponding page Co1 describing the replacement member and the link source of the corresponding page are described. Page Co2 and the most downstream page Co3 of the corresponding page
Are described along with replacement parts and failure symptoms. Note that the most downstream page in the link information table LINK means the final page of parallel repair processing,
For example, the downstream side of the N4 page in FIG. 4 does not matter.

In the following, when the serial number of the gaming machine input by the user is detected from the repair history database DB2 (that is, when the gaming machine has a recent repair record)
Will be described. In such a case, the page link information is read from the corresponding column of the link information table LINK and stored in the work area WR (FIG. 8). In this example, the link information of page N2 is read in the work area WR as the page describing the recently replaced main control board.

Next, the initial processing program TOP. cgi
Reads the basic data of the HTML file into memory and modifies the basic data link configuration for the logged-on user. The basic data is H sent to each user.
This is the data that is the basis of the TML file, and is specifically an HTML file in which only the entry numbers described below are left blank. FIG. 9A exemplifies the basic data regarding pages N1 to N4 of FIG.
It is shown that clicking the button of No. links to the page described on the right side of the upper blank section, and clicking the No button links to the page described on the right side of the lower blank section.

The basic data correction / modification processing will be described. The initial processing program TOP. cgi
Corrects the basic data as shown in FIG. 9A as shown in FIG. 9B according to the link information read to the work area WR. The correction algorithm is as described in FIG. 9C, and the linked page (N3) of the self page (N2) specified in the work area WR first column Co1 is set to the upstream specified in the second column Co2. Describe on page (N1).

The link destination page (N5) of the most downstream page (N4) specified in the work area WR third column Co3
Is described in the self page (N2) specified in the first column Co1. Finally, the linked page (N2) of the upstream page (N1) specified in the work area WR second column Co2 is
The third column is described in the most downstream page (N4) specified by Co3. The rewriting procedure is not particularly limited.

The basic data is corrected as described above, but in the case of this example, first, the exchange EX of the symbol control board is performed.
2 is instructed, then power supply board exchange EX3 is instructed,
Finally, the process of FIG. 4 is modified so that the replacement EX1 of the main control board is instructed.

When the correction of the basic data is completed as described above, the initial processing program TOP. The cgi gives the authenticated user a unique entry number corresponding to a series of processes after login, and secures an area of the conversation log table in association with the entry number and the user ID. The entry number is determined by a counter that is sequentially incremented, and is given a number that is currently unused.

Prior to this processing, the initial processing program compares the final date and time data of each conversation log table (FIG. 10) with the current date and time, and waits for a time longer than a predetermined value (for example, 4
If (time) has elapsed, the conversation log table is deleted and the use of the entry number is open to other users. This processing is performed because the logged-in user may abandon the subsequent processing during the failure diagnosis processing.

The initial processing program also reads the basic data (corrected) for the transmission page from the WEB database DB1 and assigns an entry number, generates an HTML file unique to the login user, and applies it through the WWW server. Send to the client device PC. At this time, the page number identifying the sent HTML file and the date and time data sent are stored in the conversation log table corresponding to the entry number (FIG. 1).
0).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the conversation log table, which is the HTML sent to the client device PCi.
The page number of the file and the transmission date and time are stored in association with each other. In the example shown in the figure, for the user assigned the entry number 0200, in order of 0000 page → 0001 page → 0003 page → ... 23:30:45 on January 4, 2001 → 31:20: It indicates that the HTML file was sent at the time of 31: 50: → ...

Further, the conversation log table has a column of exchange member information. This field is a field to be filled in by the diagnostic processing program, and depending on the response from the HTML file (screen) immediately before presented to the user,
When the replacement member is used, the information is described. The contents of the conversation log table, including the information of this replacement member, are referred to by the final processing program (END.CGI) after the user completes a series of processing, and are the processing target when analyzing the failure repair procedure of the user. Becomes

As described above, in the initial processing program, the basic data for the transmission page is read from the WEB database DB1 and the entry number is given to generate the HTML file unique to the login user.
Is a conceptual illustration of basic data for a send page. CGI program (TOP.CGI, SHIN
DAN. CGI, END. CGI) reads the basic data as shown and inserts the entry number in the blank (□) to complete the HTML file. For example, the HTML file that the initial processing CGI program (TOP.CGI) completes based on the basic data of page 0000 has the content as shown in FIG. 12A. In this example,
The TOP page with the entry number 200 is completed.

The number following the entry number means the page number of the HTML file linked to the HTML file, and in the example of FIG. 12 (a),
When the client device PC which has received the HTML file of the TOP page (0000th page) presses the yes button, it is linked to the 0002 page, and when the no button is pressed, it becomes 0.
It will be linked to page 001. More specifically, depending on the button operated on the client device PC,
The data of 020000002 or 020000001 is the diagnostic processing program SHINDAN. Since it is passed to the CGI, in the diagnostic processing program, the entry number 200
It is possible to know that the user has requested 0002 pages or 0001 pages.

Diagnostic processing program (SHINDAN.C
GI) As described above, since the diagnostic processing program receives the entry number of the user and the information of the requested page from the client device PC, first, it is determined whether or not the conversation log table corresponding to the entry number exists. And
If the corresponding conversation log table does not exist, the HTML file for inputting the authentication data is sent to the client device. The case where the conversation log table does not exist is typically a case where a subsequent page is directly requested without undergoing user authentication processing based on a past HTML file in the process that remains in the client device PC. Is. In this embodiment, in such a case, the conversation log table is reconstructed by returning the subsequent processing to the user authentication processing.

On the other hand, when the conversation log table corresponding to the entry number exists, the basic data of FIG. 11 is read based on the requested page number following the entry number, and the entry number is added to the HTML file for transmission. To generate. FIG. 12B shows an entry number 200
This is an example of the content of the HTML file generated by the diagnostic processing program in response to a request from the user.
This HTML file is no
Button is pressed, the diagnostic processing program (SHIN
DAN. CGI) is requested to send 0011 pages, but when the yes button is pressed, the final processing program (END.CGI) indicates data indicating the completion of repair (= 99).
99).

Final Processing Program (END.CGI) For example, the final processing program which has received the data of 02009999 can recognize from the received data 9999 that the repair processing of the user of the entry number 200 is completed. So the final processing program is
Analyze the conversation log table of the user. As described above, in the conversation log table, the page number of the HTML file sent to the user is stored time-sequentially together with the information of the replacement member. Therefore, by analyzing the procedure up to the completion of repair, It is possible to understand what kind of failure has occurred in which part of which model, how to deal with it, and repairs have been completed.

The final processing program that has completed the above-mentioned analysis simplifies the analysis results, and at the same time, an HTML file that realizes a display such as "That was the above-mentioned failure. Is this all right?" To generate. In addition, this H
The TML file has a screen for prompting the user to input the number of devices that can be convinced that they have the same symptoms as the pachinko machine that has been repaired, along with the hall ID of the pachinko hall. Further, when the number of replacement members analyzed on the server side is different, a screen for accepting the correction is displayed. Then, as in the case of FIG. 12, an entry number is assigned and transmitted to the corresponding client device PC.

Thereafter, the reply from the client device is
Since it is passed to the termination routine of the final processing program, the termination routine stores the HTML file displaying the processing completion message and stores the previously analyzed data in the failure diagnosis result table. Figure 1
3 shows an example of the failure diagnosis result table, which shows the hall ID, model ID, device serial number, date, and symptom I.
D, the number of malfunctions, replacement member ID, user ID, etc. are entered.

In the failure diagnosis result table, an unprocessed flag is set in the preparation stage, but this unprocessed flag is searched by the polling process by the management device M1 and after necessary data is registered in the management database DB2. The unprocessed flag is reset. The management device M1 also updates the contents of the repair history database MAS2 based on the information in the failure diagnosis result table. And
The contents of the master database MS2 are copied to the repair history database DB2 accessible by the server device.

When the repair is completed as described above, it becomes possible to automatically order the necessary replacement parts, and then attach the details of the failure and the method of repairing the failure to the sales person or the hall staff member. On the other hand, when the automatic diagnosis fails (ST2 _{i in} FIG. 3), a substitute product is sent or a specialized service person visits and repairs on-site.

In any case, the present system not only advances the processing of the symptom of the malfunction of the pachinko machine while confirming the status of each member, but also presents an appropriate coping method based on the past repair record. It will be possible. In the above description, the server device SV grasps the procedure of the same person based on the entry number assigned by the server device SV, but the method is not particularly limited to this method. For example, the IP address or MAC of the client device is used. You may manage by an address and other methods.

In the above embodiment, the processing of the CGI program is used, but it goes without saying that any similar mechanism such as SSI can be used. As the client device, a fixedly arranged computer such as a desktop computer may be used instead of the portable computer.

Next, a card type ball game machine suitable as a target of the above-mentioned automatic diagnosis system will be described. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine 22 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 15 is a side view of the pachinko machine 22.

The pachinko machine 22 shown in FIG. 14 is a rectangular frame-shaped wooden outer frame 23 that is detachably attached to the island structure.
The front frame 24 is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable via a hinge H fixed to the outer frame 23. A plurality of the pachinko machines 22 are arranged in the length direction of the island structure of the pachinko hall in a state of being electrically connected to the card type ball lending machine 21.

A game board 25 is detachably attached from the back side to a front frame 24 pivotally attached to the outer frame 23 via a hinge H, and a glass having a window portion corresponding to the front side of the game board 25. A door 26 and a front plate 27 are pivotally attached to each other so as to be openable and closable. Upper plate 2 for storing game balls for firing on front plate 27
8 is attached to the lower portion of the front frame 24, a lower tray 29 for storing game balls overflowing or withdrawn from the upper tray 28, and a firing handle 31 of the firing means 30 are provided.

The launching means 30 is provided with a launching handle 31 which can be rotated, and a launching motor which launches a game ball with a striking mallet 32 (FIG. 17) with a striking force corresponding to the turning angle of the launching handle 31. ing. On the right side of the upper plate 28,
An operation panel 33 for ball lending operation to the card type ball lending machine 21 is provided, and on the operation panel 33, a card balance display portion 33a for displaying the card balance as a three-digit number,
A ball lending switch 33b for instructing the lending of a predetermined amount of game balls and a return switch 33c for instructing the return of the card at the end of the game are provided.

As shown in FIG. 16, the game board 25 has a guide rail 35 formed of an outer rail and an inner rail made of metal.
Are provided in a substantially annular shape, and in the game area 25a inside the guide rail 35, a color liquid crystal display (LC
D monitor) 8, a symbol starting opening (symbol starting means / winning means) 37 equipped with a detection switch, an opening / closing type winning means (large winning means) 38, a plurality of ordinary winning means 39 (in addition to the ordinary winning means 39 in the upper stage, opening / closing) Six regular winning means 39) and two gates 40 (passage openings) are arranged at predetermined positions on both left and right sides of the formula winning means 38.

The liquid crystal display 8 functions as a first symbol display means 42 (variable display device) for displaying a variable image and a background image and moving images of various characters. The first symbol display means 42 displays the background image and the character in an animation manner, and also has three (left, middle, right) symbol display portions 42a to 42c arranged in the left-right direction, and the game is started at the symbol start port 37. On condition that the ball wins,
The display symbols of the respective symbol display portions 42a to 42c are variably displayed (scroll display) for a predetermined time, and stopped in a stop symbol pattern determined based on a lottery result according to the winning timing of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 37. .

Immediately above the liquid crystal display 8, a normal winning means 39 and a second symbol display means 43 are provided. The second symbol display means 43 has a normal symbol display section for displaying one ordinary symbol, and when a game ball passing through the gate 40 is detected, the display symbol of the normal symbol display section (variable display device) is predetermined. It fluctuates only by time, and a stop symbol determined by the random number value for lottery drawn at the time of passing the game ball through the gate 40 is displayed and stopped. The symbol starting port 37 is an electric tulip having a pair of left and right claws 37a which can be freely opened and closed, and when the stop symbol after the second symbol display means 43 changes and the symbol is displayed, the claw 37a is opened. It is open for a certain period of time and it is easy to win the prize.

The opening-and-closing type winning means 38 is provided with an opening-and-closing plate 38a which can be opened forward, and when the stop symbol after the change of the first symbol display means 42 is a hit symbol such as "777", "big hit"
The special game referred to as is started and the opening / closing plate 38a is opened to the front side. The specific area 3 is provided inside the opening and closing type winning means 38.
There is 8b, and when the winning ball passes through this specific area 38b, the special game is continued. Here, the special game state corresponds to the first state that is advantageous to the player.

After the opening / closing plate 38a of the opening / closing type winning means 38 is opened, a predetermined time has passed, or a predetermined number (for example, 10).
When individual game balls are won and the opening / closing plate 38a is closed,
If the game ball has not passed the specific area 38b, the special game ends, but if it has passed the specific area 38b, the special game is continued up to, for example, 16 times, and is controlled in a state advantageous to the player. To be done.

On the back side of the front frame 24, as shown in FIG. 17, a back mechanism plate 50 for holding the game board 25 from the back side is detachably mounted, and the back mechanism plate 50 is formed with an opening 50a. A prize ball tank 53 and a tank rail 54 extending from the prize ball tank 53 are provided on the upper side thereof.
The payout means 55 connected to the No. 4 is provided on the side portion of the back mechanism plate 50, and the passage unit 56 connected to the payout means (payout motor) 55 is provided below the back mechanism plate 50. The game balls paid out from the payout means 55 pass through the passage unit 56 and are discharged from the upper plate discharge port 28a (FIG. 14) to the upper plate 8.
Paid out to.

In the opening 50a of the back mechanism plate 50, the back cover 57 mounted on the back side of the game board 25 and the winning means 37.
The winning ball discharge gutters (not shown) for discharging the game balls won in 39 to 39 are respectively fitted. The main control board 1 is arranged inside the case 58 mounted on the back cover 57, and the symbol control board 2 is arranged on the front side thereof (FIG. 15).
Below the main control board 1, the lamp control board 4 is provided inside a case 61a attached to the back cover 57, and the voice control board 3 is provided inside a case 61b adjacent to the case 61a.

Inside the case 64 attached to the back mechanism plate 50 below the cases 61a and 61b, a power supply board 6 and a payout control board 5 are provided, respectively. As shown in FIG. 17, a power switch 80 and an initialization switch 85 are arranged on the power board 6. The case 64 is cut out at a portion corresponding to these both switches 80 and 85,
Each of the switches 80 and 85 can be simultaneously operated with a finger.

A firing control board 7 is provided inside the case 67 mounted on the rear side of the firing means 30. These control boards 1 to 7 are independent boards, and the control boards 1 to 5 except the power board 6 and the firing control board 7 are
A computer circuit including a one-chip microcomputer is mounted, and the main control board 1 and the other control boards 2 to 5 are electrically connected to each other through a connector through a plurality of signal lines.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to realize a gaming machine diagnostic system that enables a rational failure diagnosis based on the repair history of each gaming machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of a gaming machine suitable as an object of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart outlining the operation of the server device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a repair procedure.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the contents of a repair history database.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the server device.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a link information table.

FIG. 8 is a work area in a state where necessary information is read from the link information table.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm for correcting basic data according to past repair records.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of a conversation log table registered by a CGI program.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing basic data read by a CGI program.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram showing contents of an HTML file generated by a CGI program.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a failure diagnosis result table generated by a CGI program.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine suitable as a target of this embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the pachinko machine of FIG.

16 is a front view of the pachinko machine of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the pachinko machine of FIG.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A failure diagnosis system for diagnosing a failure of a gaming machine using a communication line for a gaming machine including a lottery process for generating a profit state advantageous to a player, each gaming machine comprising: First means for receiving device information unique to the machine from the user side, second means for searching a repair history database based on the unique device information, and corresponding history information detected by the search by the second means. And a third means for changing the transmission order of the transmission information to be transmitted to the user side after that, the failure diagnosis system for the gaming machine. 2. The transmission information to be transmitted to the user side includes information on parallel member replacement work in which the order of execution regarding failure repair can be changed.
The failure diagnosis system described in. 3. The main part of the transmission information is divided into a preliminary process for a cable connecting circuit boards to each other and a main process for instructing replacement of the circuit boards. The failure diagnosis system according to Item 1 or 2. 4. Whether the transmission information is stored in the database DB1 after the failure repair is completed and the necessary information is completed (ST3 _i ) or the machine diagnosis is impossible and the processing is terminated by another process (ST3 _i ). The fault diagnosis system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fault diagnosis system includes information of ST2 _i ). 5. The failure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the repair history database stores information about members that have been replaced in the past in association with the unique device information. Diagnostic system. 6. The failure diagnosis according to claim 1, wherein the second means changes the transmission order so as to postpone the examination of the member replaced in the past. system. 7. A game machine that can be repaired by the failure diagnosis system according to claim 1. Description: 8. A main control board for mainly controlling a game operation, a plurality of sub-control boards that operate based on a command from the main control board, and a power supply board for supplying electric power to each part of the device. The gaming machine according to claim 7, which is configured.