JP2003126507A - Game fraudulence preventor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the prevention of fraudulences such as the inserting of hands or fraudulence-oriented operation members toward the inside of game machines from the fronts of the openings thereof. SOLUTION: When players insert hands 9 holding the fraudulence-oriented operation members 8 into ball receiving ports 6, a detection means 1 outputs information on the attitudes detected of inserting the hands 9 into the ball receiving ports 6 to a managing unit 2. The managing unit 2 receiving the detection information checks up the detection information inputted from the detection means 1 with knowledge data for discriminating fraudulence housed inside, and when the detection information is determined to involve the fraudulence, fraudulence detection signals are outputted to a controller 4, which in turn outputs drive signals to a stimulation application means 7 upon the reception of the fraudulence detection signals. The stimulation application means 7 outputs stimulations 10 such as low-frequency waves or weak currents to be applied to the hands 9 inserted into the ball receiving ports 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for preventing fraudulent acts such as inserting a hand or a manipulation member from the front side of an opening of a gaming machine toward the inside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an opening provided on the front surface of a gaming machine has, for example, a ball receiving port provided on an upper plate device or a lower plate device for receiving balls discharged from the inside of the game machine. .

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional example, there are cases where a small number of unskilled players carry out cheating by inserting a manipulation member such as a hand or a piano wire inside from the front of the opening.

Therefore, the present invention provides a game fraud prevention device capable of preventing fraudulent acts such as putting a hand or a fraudulent operation member inward from the front of the opening of the gaming machine.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an opening provided on the front surface of a game machine, a detection means for detecting insertion of a hand or an erroneous operation member in the opening, and an output of the detection means The hand inserted into the opening is provided with a stimulating means for stimulating a person who has been put in based on it, or with an opening constricting means for narrowing the opening based on the output of the detecting means instead of the stimulating means. It is possible to urge the player to perform an action such as pulling out, and to prevent a fraudulent act such as putting a hand or a manipulation member inward from the front surface of the game machine opening.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a game fraud prevention device according to a first embodiment, 1 is a detection means such as a security camera installed in a game shop, and 2 is a game shop installed in a game shop to operate the shop. Management device such as a hall computer to manage, 3
Is a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine installed on the island of a gaming machine, 4 is a control device mounted on the back side of the gaming machine 3, 5 is a lower plate device provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 3, 6
Is a ball receiving port of the lower plate device 5, and 7 is a stimulating means provided in the ball receiving port 6. When the ball receiving port 6 is filled with an upper plate device (not shown) provided on the front surface of the game machine 3, the ball overflowing from the passage connected to the ball payout mechanism on the back side of the game machine 3 is taken into the lower plate device 5. It is an opening. The upper plate device is provided with a ball receiving port (not shown) for taking into the upper plate device balls which are paid out as prize balls or lent balls from a ball payout mechanism provided on the back side of the gaming machine 3. The ball receiving port 6 of the lower plate device 5 and the ball receiving port of the upper plate device are openings provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 3.

The operation of the embodiment will be described. With the detection means 1, the management device 2 and the control device 4 activated, the player holds the hand 9 holding the tampering member 8 such as a piano wire with the ball receiving port 6. When it is inserted into the control device 2, the detection means 1 outputs information to the management device 2 that has detected the insertion posture of the hand 9 into the ball receiving opening 6. The management device 2 receiving this detection information collates the detection information input from the detection means 1 with the knowledge data stored inside for determining the fraudulent activity, and the detection information is the information corresponding to the fraudulent activity. Or not. Then, when the management device 2 determines that the detection information input from the detection means 1 is information corresponding to fraud, the management device 2 outputs a fraud detection signal to the control device 4, and the control device 4 detects fraud. When the signal is received, the drive signal is output to the stimulation applying means 7. Upon receiving the drive signal, the stimulus applying means 7 outputs a stimulus 10 such as a low frequency or a weak current, which is indicated by a chain line, to the hand 9 inserted into the ball receiving port 6. Therefore, the player who inserts the hand 9 into the ball receiving port 6 receives the stimulus 1 like the electric shock received from the stimulus applying means 7.
By feeling 0 and performing an action of retracting the hand 9 from the ball receiving port 6, the game fraud prevention device moves the hand 9 from the front of the ball receiving port 6 of the player's lower plate device 5 toward the inside of the gaming machine 3. It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as putting.

The security camera as the detection means 1 detects the behavior of the player with respect to the gaming machine 3, outputs the detection information to the management device 2, and the management device 2 stores the detection information input from the detection means 1. At the same time, an image is displayed on a display device (not shown) provided in the management device 2. It is known that an administrator monitors the image displayed on the display device to judge whether the behavior of the player is a cheating act. Therefore, instead of the management device 2 electrically determining the misconduct based on the detection information based on the knowledge data, the manager watching the display device of the management device 2 misconducts the behavior of the player. When the determination is made, the administrator turns on a switch (not shown) provided in the management device 2 so that the switch is controlled by the control device 4.
It is also possible to output fraud detection to. An administrator is not necessary when making judgments using knowledge data, but knowledge data is required. If the administrator makes a decision, knowledge data is not required, but an administrator is required.

The stimulus 10 generated by the stimulus applying means 7 can be selected from electric shock, dye, odor, heat, pain and the like. The stimulating means 7 for giving an electric shock is formed like a bundle of a plurality of strip-shaped, cord-shaped, or rope-shaped contact members made of a flexible metal such as a rope curtain. Then, the support member is fixed to the ball passage forming body 11 connected to the back surface of the ball receiving opening 6 under electrical insulation, and a weak drive current (current that does not adversely affect the human body) from the control device 4 is supplied to the support member. As a result, the support member distributes the electric shock corresponding to the stimulus 10 to the contact member, and the contact member gives the electric shock (stimulation 10) in contact with the hand 9 inserted into the ball receiving port 6. Since the contact member is made of a flexible material, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of injuring the hand 9 that is inserted into and removed from the ball receiving port 6.

The stimulating means 7 for giving the dye fixes the cylinder filled with the dye to the sphere passage forming body 11 and directs the injection port of the cylinder from the sphere passage forming body 11 toward the sphere receiving port 6. Form well. Then, by supplying a drive signal in place of the drive current from the control device 4 to the opening / closing member of the injection port of the cylinder to open the injection port, the dye (stimulation 10) filled in the cylinder is supplied from the injection port to the sphere receiving port. 6
Spray on the hand 9 inserted in. If the dye is formed by a special dye used in fields such as fighting off perverts and crime prevention, the player on the hand 9 cannot easily erase the dye attached to the hand 9.

The stimulating means 7 for giving an odor is filled with an odor gas instead of the dye, or the stimulating means 7 for giving a heat is formed by forming the contact member with an electric resistor. It will be understood that both can be implemented.

The stimulating means 7 for giving a sensation attaches a hammer connected to a driving source to the ball passage forming body 11. Then, by supplying a drive signal from the control device 4 to the drive source, the drive source drives the hammer, and the hammer strikes the hand 9 inserted into the ball receiving port 6 to give the hand 9 a pain sensation (stimulation 10). .

FIG. 2 shows a stimulus applying means 7 according to the second embodiment.
The opening constricting means 12 is shown instead of the above, and the opening constricting means 12 is a shutter 14 connected to the driving source 13 to narrow the frontage of the ball receiving opening 6 to prevent fraudulent acts. The shutter 14 is provided in the ball receiving port 6 or the ball passage forming body 11 and is driven by the driving source 13 to drive the ball receiving port 6
The hand 9 that has been inserted into the ball can not be inserted further, or the frontage of the ball receiving port 6 is narrowed so as to restrain the hand 9. That is, by further preventing or restraining the insertion of the hand 9 inserted into the ball receiving opening 6, the opening narrowing means 12 can exert a fraud prevention effect similar to that of the stimulation applying means 7.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the control device 4 outputs a display signal to any one or more or all of the display or speaker or the indicator light provided on the game machine 3 or the island, so that the display or the speaker. Alternatively, any one or a plurality or all of the indicator lights may be added with a function of displaying information for issuing a warning to a player who has committed an illegal act.

If a small camera such as that mounted on a mobile phone is provided in the gaming machine 3 instead of providing a security camera as the detecting means 1 in the game shop, the management means 2 is bypassed from the detecting means 1. It is also possible to output the misconduct detection information to the control device 4. In this case, although it is necessary to store the knowledge data and the determination program stored in the management device 2 in the control device 4, the gaming fraud prevention device can be completed by the gaming machine 3 itself. If the camera is provided on the gaming machine 3 at a position where the camera can catch the hand 9 or the tampering member 8 inserted into the ball receiving port 6, the gaming machine 3
It may be in front of or inside. Further, the cylinder for dye, odor, etc. may be in front of or inside the gaming machine 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a game fraud prevention device of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an aperture narrowing means according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 detection means 3 gaming machines 4 control device 6 ball entrance (opening) 7 Stimulation means 12 Means for opening narrowing

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An opening provided on the front surface of a game machine, a detection means for detecting that a hand or an erroneous operation member has been inserted into the opening, and a stimulus imparting means for stimulating a person who has inserted the opening based on the output of the detection means A game fraud prevention device comprising: 2. An opening provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, a detecting means for detecting that a hand or an erroneous operation member has been put in the opening, and an opening narrowing means for narrowing the opening based on the output of the detecting means. A game fraud prevention device characterized in that