JP2004209097A - Inter-board unit for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inter-board unit with a crime prevention function which prevents a cassette type safe of the inter-board unit from being taken out by the fraudulence. <P>SOLUTION: In the inter-board unit 6 for the game machines, the normal unlocking of the cassette type safe 13 is detected based on the output of an unlocking sensor 28 and the withdrawal of the cassette type safe 13 by the fraudulence is detected based on the output of a safe sensor 27. When the cassette type safe 13 is actually withdrawn by the fraudulence, a display lamp 29 and a speaker 30 for alarming are driven to generate alarms and the alarm signals are transmitted to the game parlor computer 8. When receiving the alarm signal, the game parlor computer 8 photographs the inter-board unit 5 as the source of the alarm with a monitoring camera 9 to hold the captured images in a memory unit 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine interleave machine for renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball using a magnetic card or an IC card. More specifically, the present invention relates to a gaming machine stand provided with a bill validator and a safe, and provided with a function of preventing theft of the safe.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art As a game machine for a game console for renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball, a prepaid type machine for renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball using a magnetic card or an IC card is known. In this type of pachinko machine, when a prepaid card such as an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot, the pachinko ball is directly sent from the pachinko machine or from the gaming table according to the amount information stored and held therein. And the like, and the amount information of the prepaid card is replaced with the amount information obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to the lent game medium.
[0003]
As such a prepaid type machine, there is known a machine which has a deposit function for bills and the like, and which can rewrite the amount information of a magnetic card or an IC card to an amount obtained by adding the amount of the deposit. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a card information updating device in a gaming system having such an updating function.
[0004]
A banknote recognition device is mounted on a prepaid inter-machine having a deposit function, and a banknote is inserted into the banknote recognition device in its length direction. The bill inserted by the player is authenticated by the bill identifying device, and the bill determined to be a bill is sent to the back side of the inter-machine. On the back side of the gaming table and the stand-to-stand machine on the gaming island, a bill transport path is arranged together with a transport path for the game medium. The bills sent to the back side of the inter-machine are conveyed along the bill conveyance path and collected in a safe provided at the end of the game island. The banknotes collected in the safe are collected by a clerk, for example, after a game store closes.
[0005]
Here, in a game shop in which a prepaid inter-machine having no deposit function is installed, in order to introduce an inter-machine with a deposit function, bills taken in each inter-machine are transported. Transport system must be installed on the game island. However, depending on the amusement store, the width of the game island is narrow, and there is a case where a space for installing the transport system cannot be provided on the back of the game table and the stand between machines in the game island. In this case, it is necessary to change the layout of the entire gaming island.
[0006]
Therefore, if a safe is provided in the prepaid inter-machine between the inter-machine and a banknote identification device, the inserted banknotes are stored in the safe in each inter-machine, and after the store is closed, the banknotes are collected from the inter-machine by a clerk. There is no need to install a bill transport system on a gaming island, and it is possible to introduce a prepaid inter-machine with a deposit function to a narrow (small depth) gaming island.
[0007]
An inter-machine having a bill validator and a safe is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 2 below. The safe disclosed herein has a configuration in which the safe is detachably attached to the inter-machine.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-327746 A [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-924
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in an inter-machine with a safe, bills are stored in the safe of each inter-machine until the store closes. Therefore, there is a situation where theft of banknotes is likely to occur. In particular, there is a high risk that a safe that can be removed from the stand-by machine will be removed from the stand-by machine together with the safe.
[0010]
It is an object of the present invention to propose a game machine for a game console that can prevent the occurrence of fraudulent acts against a safe.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a game machine for a game machine for renting out game media to a game machine arranged adjacently, a game machine case, and a game machine formed on a front surface of the game machine case. And the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot, or the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, or a bill discriminating unit for discriminating the true and false, and the type, placed in the inter-machine case, it is a bill A safe for storing the determined bills, a safe sensor for detecting that the safe has been opened, and alarm means for generating an alarm indicating that the safe has been opened based on the output of the safe sensor. It is characterized by having.
[0012]
In the case where the safe is a cassette-type safe that can be removed from the front of the inter-machine case, the safe sensor may detect that the safe has been removed from the inter-machine case.
[0013]
According to the present invention, when the safe is opened or the safe is removed from the stand-by machine, an alarm is issued by the alarm means, so that illegal acts on the safe can be prevented.
[0014]
Here, in order to prevent an alarm from being generated when a clerk collects banknotes from each safe, a lock release sensor that detects that the lock mechanism that locks the safe door has been normally released. In the case where the lock release sensor detects that the lock mechanism has been normally released, a configuration may be adopted which comprises alarm release means for disabling the alarm means.
[0015]
When the safe is of a cassette type, an unlocking sensor for detecting that a lock mechanism for fixing the safe to the inter-machine case is normally released, and the lock mechanism by the unlocking sensor. If it is detected that the alarm has been normally released, a configuration may be adopted that includes an alarm canceling unit for disabling the alarming unit.
[0016]
Next, in order to make it easier for the safe to be monitored by a surveillance camera and to be easily noticed by a clerk or the like, it is desirable to dispose the safe in the upper part of the machine. Further, in the case of a stand-to-wall machine having a small depth dimension, the bill insertion slot is configured such that the bill can be received in the width direction from an edge on a long side of the bill in a vertical state, and the bill insertion slot is disposed behind the bill insertion slot. Side, the banknote recognition unit is arranged, the safe is arranged above the banknote recognition unit, and a banknote transfer path for transferring the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot to the safe via the banknote recognition unit. A horizontal transport path portion for guiding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot to the bill identifying portion in the width direction thereof, and storing the bill identified as a true bill by the bill identifying portion in the length direction thereof. It is desirable to have a configuration including a vertical conveyance path portion leading to the section.
[0017]
In the case of a prepaid inter-machine, a medium insertion slot for inserting a storage medium such as an IC card, a reader / writer for reading and rewriting money amount information stored in the inserted storage medium, and the bill identification. A control unit for performing rewriting control of the amount information stored in the inserted storage medium based on the input amount information from the unit, wherein the medium insertion port is formed on the front surface of the inter-chamber case. , The reader / writer and the control unit are built in the inter-machine case.
[0018]
Next, as the alarm means, an alarm lamp arranged on the front surface of the inter-machine case can be used. Also, a warning sound generator that generates a warning sound can be used. Further, the warning means may be a warning signal generating means for transmitting a warning signal via a wired or wireless line.
[0019]
On the other hand, the present invention relates to a gaming system, and a gaming system according to the present invention includes a gaming machine booth having at least a warning signal generating means as a warning means, and a gaming machine booth through a communication line. A hall computer connected to the game console, a surveillance camera for monitoring the inter-game machine, and a storage device for recording images captured by the surveillance camera, wherein the hall computer When the alarm signal is received from the alarm signal generating means of the table stand machine, the surveillance camera is driven to photograph the takeout portion of the safe at the front of the game table stand machine, and the photographed image is displayed. It is characterized in that it is stored in a storage device.
[0020]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the game system of this invention, the state of many stand machines installed in a game store can be intensively monitored on the side of a hall computer. Further, in the case where an illegal act is performed on the safe, the image is taken and stored and stored, which is preferable for crime prevention.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a description will be given of a gaming system provided with a gaming machine for a gaming table to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a gaming system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a gaming machine for the gaming table.
[0022]
The basic configuration of the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment is a general one, and has a plurality of gaming units 3 constituting a gaming island 2, and each gaming unit 3 includes a pachinko machine, a slot machine, and the like. The game machine 4 includes a game machine 4 and a prepaid type machine (game machine machine) 5 disposed adjacent to the left side of the game machine 4. Further, a hall computer 8 is connected to the inter-machine 5 of each game island 2 by a communication line 7 via an island repeater 6. Further, a plurality of surveillance cameras 9 are provided in each part in the game arcade, and images captured by the respective surveillance cameras 9 are stored and held in the storage device 10. The monitoring camera 9 and the storage device 10 are driven and controlled by a hall computer (management computer) 8.
[0023]
The prepaid machine 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped machine body case 11 having a narrow width and a long length in the vertical direction. Inside the machine body 11, a bill identification unit 12 and a bill storage unit are provided. And a controller 16 in which a card reader / writer 14 and a card storage unit 15 are incorporated. In this example, the cassette-type safe 13 is arranged at the uppermost position, and the bill validator 12 and the controller 16 are arranged below the safe in this order.
[0024]
A bill insertion slot 21 extending vertically is formed on a front panel 17 of the machine case 11 at a position corresponding to the bill recognition unit 12. The bill insertion slot 21 is capable of receiving the bill P in the width direction from the edge on the long side in a state in which the bill P is in a vertical position, and is capable of receiving bills of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen. Can be inserted. The cassette-type safe 13 disposed above the bill validator 12 can be pulled out from the inter-machine case 11 and removed as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 22 is fixed to the stand-to-machine case 11. On the front surface 13a of the cassette-type safe 13 exposed from the front panel 17, a keyhole 22a of the lock mechanism 22 is arranged at a lower portion thereof. Various mechanisms such as an electronic lock can be used as the lock mechanism 22.
[0025]
At a portion of the front panel 17 facing the controller 14 disposed below the banknote recognition unit 12, an operation unit 23 in which a numeric keypad, a liquid crystal display screen, and the like are arranged is disposed in an upper half thereof. A card insertion slot 24 for inserting and discharging the prepaid card C is formed in the lower half thereof. The card storage unit 15 disposed below the controller 16 is for collecting used prepaid cards.
[0026]
Here, inside the bill identification unit 12, a bill transport path 25 for transporting the bill P inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 to the cassette-type safe 13 is formed. As shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2, the bill transport path 25 is a horizontal transport path for transporting the bill P inserted vertically from the bill insertion slot 21 horizontally rearward in the same posture. A portion 25a is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the bill P is transported from a position inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 to a position P1 along the horizontal transport path portion 25a. The bill transport path 25 includes a vertical transport path portion 25b that vertically transports the bill P from the position P1 toward the position P2 stored in the cassette-type safe 13 above. An opening 26 is formed in the bottom surface of the cassette-type safe 13, and when the cassette-type safe 13 is mounted on the main body case 11, the opening 26 is located at the upper end of the vertical transport path portion 25 b. The banknote P transported along the vertical transport path portion 25b is carried into the cassette-type safe 13 from the opening 26 and reaches the position P2.
[0027]
Next, a safe sensor 27 for detecting that the cassette-type safe 13 has been pulled out is attached to a portion on the back side of the cassette-type safe 13 in the stand-to-machine unit case 11. As the safe sensor 27, various sensors such as a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor can be used. In addition to the sensor, an IC chip may be provided on the cassette-type safe 13, an antenna may be provided on the inter-machine unit case 11, and the presence or absence of the cassette-type safe 13 may be detected by a non-contact tag. It is also possible to provide connectors on both the intermediate machine case 11 and the cassette-type safe 13 for electrical detection. Further, a lock release sensor 28 for detecting that the lock mechanism 22 of the cassette-type safe 13 has been normally released is incorporated in the lock mechanism 22.
[0028]
Here, a display lamp 29 for indicating whether or not the inter-machine 5 is in an on state is attached to an upper end of the front panel 17 of the inter-machine unit main body case 11. Further, a warning speaker 30 is attached to the controller 16. When the cassette-type safe 13 is pulled out by wrongdoing, an alarm is issued from the alarm speaker 30 and the display lamp 29 functions as an alarm display lamp. The controller 16 functions as an alarm signal generating means, and sends an alarm signal to the hall computer 8 via the island repeater 6 and the communication line 7 to the effect that the cassette-type safe 13 has been pulled out by wrongdoing. .
[0029]
FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an alarm operation performed when the cassette-type safe 13 is pulled out, which is performed around the controller 16. The controller 16 monitors the outputs of the unlock sensor 28 and the safe sensor 27 (steps ST1 and ST2). When the lock release sensor 28 is turned on, it is determined that the lock mechanism 22 of the cassette-type safe 13 has been normally released, and a signal indicating that fact is transmitted to the hall computer 8 (step ST3).
[0030]
The hall computer 8 having received the notification of the unlocking drives the monitoring camera 9 to put the inter-machine 5 in which the lock mechanism 22 is released into the field of view, and the cassette-type safe 13 is taken out from the inter-machine 5. A scene where a bill is collected is photographed, and the photographed image is stored and held in the storage device 10.
[0031]
The safe sensor 27 is turned on when the cassette-type safe 13 is pulled out, and is kept off when the safe 13 is housed in the inter-chamber case main body 11. If the safe sensor 27 is turned on without the lock release sensor 28 being turned on, the controller 16 determines that the cassette-type safe 13 has been pulled out by an illegal act and performs a warning display operation. That is, the display lamp 29 is driven in a predetermined warning display mode (step ST4). At the same time, the alarm speaker 30 is driven to generate an alarm sound (step ST5). Further, an alarm signal is transmitted to the hall computer 8 (step ST6).
[0032]
When the hall computer 8 receives the alarm signal, the hall computer 8 displays an alarm on the screen, and drives the surveillance camera 9 in the same manner as in the case where the lock release notification is received, and the stand-by machine 5 on which the alarm is issued. Is taken into the field of view, a scene in which the cassette-type safe 13 is taken out of the inter-machine 5 is photographed, and the photographed image is stored in the storage device 10.
[0033]
The release of the alarm generation state can be performed, for example, by transmitting an alarm release signal from the hall computer 8 and receiving it on the controller 16 side of the inter-machine 5 (steps ST7 and ST8).
[0034]
As described above, in the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment, when detecting that the cassette-type safe 13 is pulled out of the booth machine main body case 11 by fraudulent action in each booth machine 5, a security function that generates an alarm. Is provided. Further, an alarm signal is transmitted to the hall computer 8, the inter-machine 5 which has generated the alarm is photographed by the monitoring camera 9, and the photographed image is stored and held in the storage device 10. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the cassette-type safe 13 from being pulled out by misconduct and depriving cash. Further, since the fraudulent activity is photographed by the monitoring camera 9, post-processing when cash theft occurs can be quickly performed.
[0035]
The stand-to-rail machine 5 includes a display lamp 29, a warning speaker 30, and a warning signal generating means realized by the controller 16 as warning means. All of these may be used, but it is also possible to use one or only two.
[0036]
The safe sensor 27 in this example is a means for detecting that the cassette-type safe 13 has been pulled out. For example, the cassette-type safe 13 is provided with storage means such as a ROM or an IC chip, and has a serial number and When an identification number or the like is stored in advance, a means for reading a serial number or an identification number is provided in the inter-box machine body case 11, and it is detected that an unauthorized cassette-type safe 13 has been attached to the inter-box machine body case 11. However, an alarm may be generated.
[0037]
Furthermore, although the bill storage unit is the cassette-type safe 13 in the inter-machine 5 of the present embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a case where a safe is fixed to the inter-machine case main body 11. In this case, a sensor for detecting that the safe door has been opened due to fraudulent activity may be attached, and an alarm may be generated based on the output of this sensor.
[0038]
On the other hand, the hall computer of each amusement store is connected to, for example, a server of a security company via a communication line such as the Internet, and an alarm signal generated by a stand-by machine is transmitted from the hall computer to the server of the security company to display an alarm. Can be performed. By doing so, it is possible to quickly respond to a case where an illegal act is detected.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, an alarm is generated when a safe attached to a booth machine is opened due to wrongdoing, or when the safe is pulled out of the booth body case. I have. In addition, the surveillance camera is used to take an image of a machine between which a fraud has been detected. Therefore, according to the present invention, fraudulent acts that lead to cash theft can be prevented. In addition, it is possible to quickly respond to wrongdoing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a game system to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a stand-to-face machine of the gaming system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an alarm operation of each inter-machine in the gaming system of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Gaming System 2 Gaming Island 3 Gaming Unit 4 Gaming Table 5 Gaming Machine (Gaming Machine for Gaming Table)
6 Island repeater 7 Communication line 8 Hall computer 9 Surveillance camera 10 Storage device 11 Inter-unit machine case 12 Banknote identification unit 13 Cassette-type safe 14 Card reader / writer 15 Card storage unit 16 Controller 21 Banknote insertion slot 22 Lock mechanism 24 Card insertion Port 25 Banknote transport path 25a Horizontal transport path section 25b Vertical transport path section 27 Safe sensor 28 Lock release sensor 29 Display lamp 30 Alarm speaker P Banknote C Prepaid card

Claims (10)

In a gaming-stand inter-machine that performs a process of renting a game medium to an adjacently placed gaming table,
Between the machine case,
A bill insertion slot formed on the front surface of the machine case,
Whether the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot is true or false, or a bill identifying unit that determines the true and false and the type,
A safe that is arranged in the inter-chamber case and stores a banknote that is determined to be a bill.
A safe sensor for detecting that the safe has been opened,
Alarm means for generating an alarm indicating that the safe has been opened, based on the output of the safe sensor,
A game machine for a game console. In claim 1,
The safe is a cassette-type safe that can be removed from the front of the machine case,
The said safe sensor detects that the said safe was removed from the said stand machine case, The stand machine for game stands characterized by the above-mentioned. In claim 1,
A lock mechanism for locking the safe door,
An unlock sensor that detects that the lock mechanism has been normally released,
When the lock release sensor detects that the lock mechanism has been normally released, alarm release means for disabling the alarm means,
A game machine for a game console. In claim 2,
A lock mechanism for fixing the safe to the booth case,
An unlock sensor that detects that the lock mechanism has been normally released,
When the lock release sensor detects that the lock mechanism has been normally released, alarm release means for disabling the alarm means,
A game machine for a game console. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
The bill insertion slot is capable of receiving a bill in a width direction from an edge on a long side of the bill in a vertical state,
The bill identification portion is arranged behind the bill insertion slot,
The safe is arranged above the bill validator,
A bill transport path for transporting the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot to the safe via the bill identification section is a horizontal transport that guides the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot in the width direction thereof to the bill identification section. A road portion and a vertical transport path portion for guiding a banknote determined to be a true bill by the banknote identification portion to the banknote storage portion in a length direction thereof, wherein . In any one of claims 1 to 5,
A medium insertion slot for inserting a storage medium such as an IC card,
A reader / writer that reads and rewrites the amount information stored in the inserted storage medium,
A control unit for performing rewriting control of the money amount information stored in the inserted storage medium based on the money amount information from the bill identification unit,
The intermediary machine for gaming machines, wherein the medium insertion opening is formed in the front surface of the intermediary machine case, and the reader / writer and the control unit are built in the intermediary machine case. In any one of claims 1 to 6,
The said alarm means is provided with the alarm lamp arrange | positioned at the front of the said stand machine case, The stand machine for game stands characterized by the above-mentioned. In any one of claims 1 to 7,
The said alarm means is provided with the warning sound generator which produces a warning sound, The stand machine for game machines characterized by the above-mentioned. In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The above-mentioned alarm means includes an alarm signal generating means for transmitting an alarm signal via a wired or wireless line, and a gaming machine inter-stand machine. A game machine for a game console according to claim 9,
A hall computer connected via a communication line with the gaming machine for the gaming table,
A surveillance camera for monitoring the gaming machine for the gaming machine,
A storage device for recording an image captured by the monitoring camera,
The hall computer, when receiving the alarm signal from the alarm signal generating means of the gaming table booth, drives the monitoring camera, shoots the gaming table booth, and stores the captured image A gaming system characterized by storing and holding in a device.

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