JP2007130077A - Game machine management system and game machine management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine management system and a game machine management method capable of preventing fraudulence to a ROM. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine management system, whether a ROMID stored in the ROM of the game machine 40 is registered or not in registration information stored in a ROMID registration table 102a of a management center server 100 is checked by paying attention to the uniqueness of the ROMID. The ROM of the game machine 40 is considered right only if it is determined that the ROMID is registered. If it is determined that the ROMID is not registered, the content of the determination is reported to a game parlor or a third party (e.g. an administrative agency). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine management system, a gaming machine management device, and a gaming machine management method for managing the state of each gaming machine based on identification information given to a ROM that stores a control program for controlling the gaming machine. The present invention relates to a gaming machine management system, a gaming machine management device, and a gaming machine management method that can detect and deter fraudulent acts added to a ROM.

  Conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines have a microcomputer for performing game control, and a program for performing game control is stored in a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM of the microcomputer. The gaming nature of the gaming machine defined by this program is in accordance with official rules, but the gaming ability of the gaming machine is arbitrarily changed by illegally replacing the ROM or rewriting the program. It has been fraudulent to change and detract from official rules to bring out a highly gambling game.

  In order to prevent such fraud, for example, Patent Document 1 is equipped with a regular microcomputer that is connectable to a main control board on which a microcomputer included in a gaming machine is mounted and that is the same as that included in the gaming machine. In addition, by comparing the signal output from the microcomputer of the gaming machine with the signal output from the regular microcomputer, it is possible to verify whether or not the microcomputer of the gaming machine is genuine Is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, the output signal of the microcomputer of the gaming machine is encrypted using a unique key code stored in the microcomputer and transmitted to the host computer, and the encrypted output signal is received. In the above-mentioned host computer, a system is disclosed in which a decryption result using a key code stored in a legitimate microcomputer can be judged to verify whether or not the microcomputer of the gaming machine is legitimate. Yes.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-24147 JP 10-108963 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, verification of whether or not the gaming machine microcomputer is genuine can be performed only after the matching device is connected to the gaming machine microcomputer. For this reason, even if fraud is added to the ROM of the microcomputer, it may not be detected immediately.

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 2, each gaming machine must have a circuit that encrypts the output signal of the gaming machine microcomputer using a unique key code stored in the microcomputer. However, the configuration of the gaming machine may be complicated, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost and a decrease in maintainability.

  For these reasons, it has become a very important issue how to detect a fraudulent act applied to a microcomputer of a gaming machine, particularly a ROM, with a quick and simple mechanism.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems (problems), and enables a fraudulent act applied to a microcomputer of a gaming machine, particularly a ROM, to be discovered quickly and with a simple mechanism. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine management system and a gaming machine management method capable of suppressing an illegal act applied to a microcomputer of a gaming machine, particularly a ROM.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention manages the state of each gaming machine based on identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine. A gaming machine management device comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires identification information given to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine; and a determination unit that determines the validity of the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit. It is characterized by having.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the acquisition means is an identification assigned to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine provided in each gaming store via a management device provided in each gaming store. It is characterized by acquiring information.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the determination unit determines that the identification information is not valid, the management apparatus of the game store from which the identification information is acquired or a third party other than the game store The terminal device further includes a notification unit that notifies at least the determination result of the identification information.

  In the above invention, the present invention further includes registration information storage means for storing identification information given to a recording medium that is legitimately attached to each gaming machine as registration information, and the determination means includes the acquisition means. When the acquired identification information matches any of the registration information stored in the registration information storage means, it is determined that the identification information is valid.

  In the above invention, the present invention further comprises an assignment rule storage means for storing an assignment rule for identification information given to a recording medium that is legitimately attached to each gaming machine, wherein the determination means is configured by the acquisition means. In a case where the acquired identification information is compatible with the provision rule stored in the provision rule storage means, it is determined that the identification information is valid.

  In addition, the present invention collects identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling a gaming machine by a management device arranged in the gaming store and collects the collected identification information outside the gaming store. A gaming machine management system for transferring to a gaming machine management device arranged in the game machine and managing the state of each gaming machine in the gaming machine management device, wherein the management device is arranged in the gaming store Acquisition means for acquiring identification information given to a recording medium attached to a gaming machine, representative code generation means for generating a representative code based on each identification information acquired by the acquisition means, and the representative code generation means Representative code transmitting means for transmitting the representative code generated by the above to the gaming machine management device, and the gaming machine management device receives identification information given to a recording medium that is legitimately attached to each gaming machine. Registration information A registration information storage unit that stores the verification information, a verification code generation unit that generates a verification code for each gaming store based on the registration information for each gaming store stored in the registration information storage unit, and a representative code received from the management device And determining means for determining the validity of the representative code based on the verification code of the game shop generated by the verification code generating means.

  In addition, the present invention provides the gaming machine management device according to the above-described invention, wherein if the determination unit determines that the representative code is not valid, the gaming machine management device The information processing device further includes notification means for notifying at least one of the identification information to a third party terminal device other than the amusement store.

  The present invention also relates to a gaming machine management method for managing the state of each gaming machine based on identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine. An acquisition step of acquiring identification information given to the recording medium attached to the recording medium, and a determination step of determining the validity of the identification information acquired by the acquisition step.

  In addition, the present invention collects identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling a gaming machine by a management device arranged in the gaming store and collects the collected identification information outside the gaming store. A gaming machine management method for transferring to a gaming machine management device arranged in the game machine and managing the state of each gaming machine in the gaming machine management device, wherein each management device is arranged in the gaming store. An acquisition step of acquiring identification information given to a recording medium attached to the machine, a representative code generation step of generating a representative code based on each identification information acquired by the acquisition step, and the representative code generation step A representative code transmission step of transmitting the generated representative code to the gaming machine management device, and the identification information given to the recording medium that the gaming machine management device is legitimately attached to each gaming machine as registration information Memory A registration information storage step, a verification code generation step for generating a verification code for each gaming store based on the registration information for each gaming store stored in the registration information storage step, and a representative code received from the management device And a determination step of determining the validity of the representative code based on the verification code of the game store generated by the verification code generation step.

  According to the present invention, since the acquisition means for acquiring the identification information given to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine and the determination means for determining the validity of the identification information acquired by the acquisition means, The validity of the identification information given to the recording medium of each gaming machine can be determined, so that the fraud applied to the recording medium of each gaming machine can be found.

  Further, according to the present invention, the acquisition means acquires the identification information given to the recording medium attached to the gaming machine respectively provided in the gaming store via the management device provided in each gaming store. Therefore, it is not necessary for the gaming machine management device to directly acquire the identification information from each gaming machine, and the identification information can be obtained from the management device in a unified manner, reducing the processing burden on the gaming machine management device and improving efficiency. Identification information can be acquired. Accordingly, there is an effect that identification information management of gaming machines in a large number of gaming stores where a large number of gaming machines are arranged can be performed.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when it is determined by the determining means that the identification information is not valid, the gaming machine management device is a management device of the gaming store from which the identification information is acquired or a device other than the gaming store. Since it is further provided with notifying means for notifying at least the determination result of the identification information to the three party terminal devices, it is possible to promptly notify the amusement store of the illegality of the identification information, and thus There is an effect that it is possible to quickly cope with.

  Further, according to the present invention, the determination means of the gaming machine management device is such that the identification information is valid when the identification information acquired by the acquisition means matches any of the registration information stored in the registration information storage means. Since it is determined that there is, it is possible to manage the gaming machine based on the identification information by determining the validity of the identification information given to the recording medium properly attached to each gaming machine. .

  According to the present invention, the determination means determines that the identification information is valid when the identification information acquired by the acquisition means conforms to the assignment rule stored in the assignment rule storage means. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the load of the determination process by the determination unit, and to determine the validity of the identification information more efficiently and quickly.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the gaming machine management system having a gaming machine, an identification information acquisition device, a management device, and a gaming machine management device, the management device is provided in each gaming machine arranged in the gaming store. An acquisition means for acquiring identification information given to the mounted recording medium, a representative code generation means for generating a representative code based on each identification information acquired by the acquisition means, and a representative generated by the representative code generation means And a representative code transmitting means for transmitting the code to the gaming machine management device, wherein the gaming machine management device stores, as registration information, identification information given to a recording medium that is legitimately attached to each gaming machine. Storage means, verification code generation means for generating a verification code for each gaming store based on registration information for each gaming store stored in the registration information storage means, and a representative code received from the management device In this case, since there is a determination means for determining the validity of the representative code based on the verification code of the game shop generated by the verification code generation means, the identification information is not checked one by one, The validity of the identification information is determined by comparing the code and the verification code, and the amount of identification information transmitted / received on the communication line can be reduced, thereby preventing the communication line from being congested. There is an effect that the determination processing by the determination means of the gaming machine management device can be made more efficient and quicker.

  Embodiments of a gaming machine management system and a gaming machine management method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specifically, examples 1 and 2 will be described below as an example. In the following description, it is assumed that the gaming machine management system and the gaming machine management method of the present invention are configured using a pachinko gaming machine and a table machine installed in parallel with the pachinko gaming machine. A gaming machine management system and a gaming machine management method may be configured by using a pachislot machine and a medal lending machine provided in parallel with the pachinko gaming machine.

  In the following first and second embodiments, ROMID (ROM ID) assigned to a ROM included in a gaming machine is used as identification information for uniquely identifying the gaming machine. However, such identification information is not limited to the ROMID, and a gaming machine ID assigned to the gaming machine itself may be used.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of a gaming machine management system and a gaming machine management method according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine management system and gaming machine management method are characterized by the following. That is, (1) Prior to all processing, first, when a gaming machine manufacturer ships a new gaming machine, shipping data of a gaming machine to be newly shipped from a terminal disposed at the gaming machine manufacturer as shipping data. A ROMID registration request is transmitted to the management center server 100. The management center server 100 is a game shop management server installed in a management center which is a third party organization.

  Based on the above request, the management center server 100 newly registers a record of the corresponding ROMID in the ROMID registration table of the storage unit. Further, when discarding an old gaming machine, the gaming machine discarder transmits a request for deleting the ROMID of the gaming machine to be discarded to the management center server 100 as discard data from a terminal disposed at the gaming machine discarder. Based on this request, the management center server 100 newly registers a corresponding ROMID record from the ROMID registration table in the storage unit. In this way, ROMID data of gaming machines that are supposedly placed in the gaming machine store of the management center server is stored in the ROMID registration table, and ROMIDs of gaming machines that are already discarded are obtained from the ROMID registration table. By being deleted, the ROMID registration table always stores the latest correct registration information.

  As described above, the management center server 100 requests the registration of the ROMID of the gaming machine from the terminal arranged at the gaming machine manufacturer or the deletion of the ROMID of the gaming machine from the terminal arranged at the gaming machine disposal company. The request is accepted online, but it is not limited to this. In other words, a ROMID registration request or a ROMID deletion request may be received offline, and a ROMID registration operation or a ROMID deletion operation may be performed locally at the management center server 100.

  (2) Next, the ROMID is notified from the gaming machine 40 to the inter-vehicle machine 30. The timing of this notification is when both the gaming machine 40 and the inter-vehicle machine 30 are turned on. The gaming machine 40 and the inter-vehicle machine 30 are connected by wire via a predetermined communication interface. This ROMID notification may be a process in which the interstage machine 30 reads the ROMID from the ROM of the gaming machine 40. (3) Subsequently, the ROMID is transmitted from the intermediary machine 30 to the management apparatus 10 via the island controller. (4) Subsequently, the ROMID is transmitted from the management apparatus 10 to the management center server 100 via the network N.

  (5) Next, the management center server 100 executes a process for checking the ROM ID received from the management apparatus 10. Specifically, this check processing is received from the management device 10 on the assumption that ROMID is registered in advance in the storage unit table of the gaming machine management device 100 as shipping data when the gaming machine is shipped. It is checked whether or not the ROMID is registered in the table of the storage unit (registration check). When such a check is performed, an illegal ROMID that is not registered in the table of the storage unit of the gaming machine management apparatus 100 can be easily found. In addition, suspicious movements of gaming machines that have been once removed from the amusement store but are reintroduced into the same amusement store can be detected and suppressed.

  (6) When it is determined that the check process of (5) is abnormal, specifically, when it is determined that the ROM ID received from the management apparatus 10 is not registered in the table of the storage unit, the management center A message indicating that there is an abnormality in the ROMID is displayed on the display unit of the server 100. This display may be performed by the management device 10 in the gaming store when the abnormality is notified from the management center server 100 to the management device 10 in the gaming store via the network N. (7) Then, a third party (for example, an administrative organization) is notified that there is an abnormality in the ROMID.

  By configuring the system in this way, it is possible to centrally monitor and centrally manage which gaming machine is operating in which game shop. In addition, it is possible to quickly find a suspicious movement of a gaming machine that is once removed from a gaming store but introduced again into the same gaming store.

  Conventionally, management of the gaming machine 40 using data such as ROMID that can uniquely identify the gaming machine 40 has not been performed. For this reason, there is no information for centrally grasping which gaming machine 40 is installed and operating in which game shop and which gaming machine 40 is discarded and removed from the gaming shop. Therefore, even if the gaming machine 40 in which fraud has been added to the ROM is installed in the game store, it is almost impossible to quickly detect this, and the rampant rogue ROM cannot be suppressed. When a fraud is added to the ROM, if the program for controlling the game or the specified value is changed, the gaming machine 40 will exhibit the game that will despise the player's gambling, which is significantly contrary to public order and morals. It had become.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and in the first embodiment, the ROMID stored in the ROM provided in the gaming machine 40 is focused, and this ROMID is stored in the storage unit of the management center server 100. It is configured to check whether or not it is registered in the registered information, and only when it is determined that it is registered, the ROM of the gaming machine 40 is regarded as correct.

  Next, the configuration of the gaming machine 40 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the gaming machine 40 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine 40 includes a control unit 41, various actuators 42, various operation detection units 43, a RAM 44, a ROM 45, a game ball throwing processing unit 46, and a pedestrian I / F. Part 47.

  The control unit 41 controls various processes including game control executed by the gaming machine 40. A RAM 44 and a ROM 45 are connected to the control unit 40, and a control program that defines various processing procedures is called from the ROM 45 and executed, and the RAM 44 is used as a temporary storage unit when the control program is executed. The control unit 40 further includes a game control unit 41a, a ROMID notification processing unit 41b, and a game ball throwing instruction unit 41c.

  The game control unit 41 a executes game control realized by the gaming machine 40. The game control unit 41a receives game operation detection signals from the various operation detection units 43, and transmits control signals to the various actuators 42 in response to the detection signals.

  The ROMID notification processing unit 41 b executes a process of acquiring the ROMID 45 a from the ROM 45 and transmitting this ROMID to the table machine 30 via the table machine I / F unit 47. The game ball throwing processing unit 41c throws game ball throwing instruction signals corresponding to the number of game ball throwing commands received from the machine 30 via the machine I / F unit. The data is transmitted to the processing unit 46.

  The various actuators 42 are solenoids or the like that are arranged on the game board of the gaming machine 40 and that control the open state of the game ball winning opening. The winning opening is controlled to either the “open state” or the “closed state” according to the gaming state. Alternatively, depending on the game state, the state is controlled to be either “a state where it is easier to enter a game ball” or “a state where entry of a game ball is difficult”.

  The various operation detection units 43 are devices that receive operations related to games in the gaming machine 40, and are operation handles, for example. When the operation handle is gripped by the player and rotated clockwise, the game ball is launched toward the game board with a strength corresponding to the amount of rotation.

  The RAM 44 is used as a temporary storage area when executing each process of a game control process, a ROM ID notification process, and a game ball throwing-in instruction process executed by the gaming machine 40. The ROM 45 is a program storage area for storing a program that defines a processing procedure for executing the above-described processes. In particular, the ROM 45 stores a ROM ID 45a in addition to the aforementioned program. The ROMID is a unique code having a predetermined number of digits generated according to a predetermined generation rule from numbers, alphabets, symbols, and the like.

  The game ball throwing-out processing unit 46 performs a process of throwing out the number of game balls according to the instruction of the game ball throwing-in instruction unit from the game ball storage unit in the gaming machine 40 to an upper plate (not shown) of the gaming machine 40. Execute. The game balls thrown out on the upper plate by the equal processing are game balls that are loaned to the player by the game ball rental processing.

  The inter-machine I / F unit 47 is an interface for the gaming machine 40 to communicate with the inter-machine 30 and controls transmission / reception of information exchanged between the gaming machine 40 and the inter-machine 30. It is.

  Next, the configuration of the intermediary machine 30 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the inter-vehicle machine 30 illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, the inter-machine 30 includes a control unit 31, a money / prepaid card acceptance detection unit 32, a gaming machine I / F unit 33, and an island controller I / F unit 34.

  The control unit 31 controls various processes executed by the interstage machine 30. The control unit 31 includes a game ball throwing command unit 31a and a ROMID transfer processing unit 31b. When the coin / prepaid card acceptance detection unit 32 detects the currency or the prepaid card to permit the game ball to be lent, the game ball throwing-out instruction unit 31a sends the lending command signal to the gaming machine I / F. This is transmitted to the gaming machine 40 via the unit 33. The ROMID transfer processing unit 31 b transmits the ROMID received from the gaming machine 40 to the management device 10 via the island controller I / F unit 34.

  The money / prepaid card acceptance detection unit 32 detects a valuable value added to the bill inserted into the inter-machine 30 or the prepaid card, and issues a rental request for a number of gaming balls according to the valuable value. This is transmitted to the dispensing command unit 31a.

  The gaming machine I / F unit 33 is an interface for the pedestrian machine 30 to communicate with the gaming machine 40, and controls transmission / reception of information exchanged between the pedestrian machine 30 and the gaming machine 40. is there. The island controller I / F unit 34 is an interface through which the platform machine 30 communicates with the management apparatus 10 via the island controller. The island machine 30 communicates with the management apparatus 10 via the island controller. It controls the transmission and reception of information exchanged in the network.

  Next, the configuration of the management apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration of the management apparatus shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the management apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an island controller I / F unit 13, and a management center server I / F unit 14.

  The control unit 11 controls various processes executed by the management apparatus 10. The control unit 11 further includes a ROMID temporary storage processing unit 11a and a ROMID batch transmission processing unit 11b. The ROMID temporary storage processing unit 11a executes a process for temporarily storing the ROMID received from the inter-vehicle machine 30 via the island controller in the storage unit 12. Specifically, it is added to the ROMID list 12a of the storage unit 12 and stored. When the ROMID batch transmission processing unit 11b determines that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 provided in the same gaming store, the ROM ID list 12a is stored with the ROMID accumulated and stored in the management center server I / F unit 14 To the management center server 100. In order to determine that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store, the ROMID is received from the gaming machine 40 and the number of ROMIDs accumulated and stored in the ROMID list 12a is counted. And When the counted number of ROMIDs matches the number of all gaming machines 40 disposed in the same gaming store, it is determined that the ROMID has been received from all gaming machines 40 disposed in the same gaming store.

  The storage unit 12 is a volatile internal storage device that requires a storage holding operation such as a RAM. This internal storage device stores a ROMID list 12a. This ROMID list is a list of ROMIDs received by the management apparatus 10 in a predetermined data format. The storage unit 12 may be a non-volatile external storage device that does not require a storage holding operation, such as a hard disk device or a flash memory.

  The island controller I / F unit 13 is an interface for the management apparatus 10 to communicate with the intercom machine 30 via the island controller, and the management apparatus 10 communicates with the intercom apparatus 30 via the island controller. It controls the transmission and reception of information exchanged in the network. The management center server I / F unit 14 is an interface for the management apparatus 10 to communicate with the management center server 100 and controls transmission / reception of information exchanged between the management apparatus 10 and the management center server 100. It is.

  Next, the configuration of the management center server 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the management center server 100 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the management center server 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a management device I / F unit 103, and an external communication I / F unit 104.

  The control unit 101 controls various processes executed by the management center server 100. The control unit 101 further includes a ROMID check unit 101a, a ROMID check result output processing unit 101b, a ROMID check result transmission processing unit 101c, a ROMID abnormality notification processing unit 101d, a ROMID registration processing unit 101e, and a ROMID deletion processing unit 101f. And have.

  The ROMID check unit 101 a checks whether the ROMID received from the management device 10 via the management device I / F unit 103 is registered in the ROMID registration table 102 a of the storage unit 102. The ROMID check result output processing unit 101b determines that the check result by the ROMID check unit 101a is invalid, that is, if it is determined that the received ROMID is not registered in the ROMID registration table 102a of the storage unit 102. An instruction to display the fraud on the display unit 105 which is a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display is output. When the check result by the ROMID check unit 101a is invalid, the ROMID check result transmission processing unit 101c transmits the fraud to the management device 10 via the management device I / F 103 and the ROMID abnormality notification processing unit. 101d.

  The ROMID abnormality notification processing unit 101d is a processing unit that notifies the third party (for example, a government agency) of the ROMID fraud (abnormality) received from the ROMID check result transmission processing unit 101c via the external I / F unit 104. It is.

  The ROMID registration processing unit 101e executes a process of registering the ROMID in the ROMID registration table 102a of the storage unit 102 in response to the ROMID registration request received from the terminal of the gaming machine manufacturer via the external communication I / F unit 104. To do. At the time of this registration process, it is assumed that the ROM ID registration table 102a is registered together with the ROM ID together with a game store ID for identifying the game store where the game machine is arranged. The ROMID deletion processing unit 101f performs a process of deleting the ROMID from the ROMID registration table 102a of the storage unit 102 in response to the ROMID deletion request received from the terminal of the gaming machine discarder via the external communication I / F unit 104. Execute.

  The storage unit 102 is a non-volatile external storage device that does not require a storage holding operation such as a hard disk. The external storage device stores a ROMID registration table 102a. This ROMID registration table 102a is a table in which ROMIDs for which the management center server 100 has received a registration request are arranged in a predetermined table format. The storage unit 12 may be a volatile internal storage device that requires a storage holding operation, such as a RAM.

  The management apparatus I / F unit 103 is an interface for the management center server 100 to communicate with the management apparatus 10 and controls transmission / reception of information exchanged between the management center server 100 and the management apparatus 10. . The external communication I / F unit 104 is an interface for the management center server 100 to communicate with an external organization (for example, a third party (for example, an administrative organization), a gaming machine manufacturer, or a gaming machine disposal company). It controls transmission / reception of information exchanged with a terminal installed in the external organization.

  Next, a table image of the ROMID registration table 102a shown in FIG. 5 will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a table image of the ROMID registration table 102a shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the ROMID registration table 102a has columns of a game shop ID and a ROMID. The amusement store ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the amusement store, and is a code having a predetermined number of digits including numbers, alphabets, symbols, and the like. The ROMID is a unique code having a predetermined number of digits generated according to a predetermined generation rule from numbers, alphabets, symbols, and the like. By the combination of the game store ID and the ROM ID, it is possible to centrally manage at which game store the gaming machine 40 having which ROM ID is operating.

  Note that a primary key is set in the column of ROMID. Therefore, when a new ROM ID is registered in the ROM ID registration table 102a, it is impossible to register the ROM ID redundantly. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the ROMID from being registered twice based on the uniqueness of the ROMID. When a new ROMID is registered, a new record is added at the end of the record group of the same game shop ID by a combination of the game shop ID and the ROMID. In addition, when deleting a registered ROMID, a record in which the amusement shop ID and the ROMID are completely matched by the deletion request is deleted. Thus, the integrity of ROMID management can be ensured.

  Next, the processing procedure of the ROMID registration request to the management center server 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for a ROMID registration request to the management center server 100 shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine is shipped from the gaming machine manufacturer terminal (step S101). When shipping a gaming machine (Yes at Step S101), a ROMID registration request process is transmitted from the gaming machine manufacturer terminal to the management center server 100 (Step S102). During the execution of step S102, the game shop ID is transmitted together with the ROMID from the gaming machine manufacturer terminal to the management center server. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure the reliability of information regarding which game machine 40 is installed in which game store. If it is determined in step S101 that no gaming machine is shipped (No in step S101), step S101 is repeated.

  When the management center server 100 receives the ROMID registration request transmitted in step S102, the management center server 100 executes a ROMID registration process (step S103). Specifically, the ROM ID is additionally registered in the ROM ID registration table 102a together with the game shop ID. Subsequently, the aforementioned ROMID registration processing result is transmitted to the gaming machine manufacturer terminal (step S104).

  On the other hand, the gaming machine manufacturer terminal determines whether or not the ROMID registration processing result OK is received from the management center server 100 (step S105). When it is determined that the ROMID registration process result OK has been received (Yes at Step S105), a shipping process for the gaming machine is executed (Step S106). If it is not determined that the ROMID registration process result OK has been received (No at Step S105), a process of canceling the shipping process of the gaming machine is executed (Step S107). When step S106 or step S107 ends, it is subsequently determined whether there is another gaming machine to be shipped (step S108). If it is determined that there is another gaming machine to be shipped (Yes at Step S108), the process proceeds to Step S102, and if it is not determined that there is another gaming machine to be shipped (No at Step S108), the process at the gaming machine manufacturer terminal ends. .

  Next, a processing procedure for a ROMID deletion request to the management center server 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a ROMID deletion request to the management center server 100 shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine is discarded at the gaming machine discarder terminal (step S111). When discarding the gaming machine (Yes at step S111), a ROMID deletion request process is transmitted from the gaming machine discarder terminal to the management center server 100 (step S112). During the execution of step S112, the game shop ID is transmitted together with the ROMID from the gaming machine discarder terminal to the management center server. Thereby, it is possible to ensure the reliability of information regarding which gaming machine 40 of which game shop is discarded. If it is determined in step S101 that the gaming machine is not discarded (No in step S111), step S111 is repeated.

  When the management center server 100 receives the ROMID deletion request transmitted in step S112, the management center server 100 executes a ROMID deletion process (step S113). Specifically, the ROM ID is additionally registered in the ROM ID registration table 102a together with the game shop ID. Subsequently, the aforementioned ROMID deletion processing result is transmitted to the gaming machine discarder terminal (step S114).

  On the other hand, the gaming machine discarder terminal determines whether or not the ROMID deletion processing result OK has been received from the management center server 100 (step S115). If it is determined that the ROMID deletion processing result OK has been received (Yes at Step S115), the game machine is discarded (Step S116). When it is not determined that the ROMID deletion process result OK has been received (No at Step S115), a process of canceling the discarding process of the gaming machine is executed (Step S117). When step S116 or step S117 ends, it is subsequently determined whether there is another gaming machine to be discarded (step S118). If it is determined that there is another gaming machine to be discarded (Yes at Step S118), the process proceeds to Step S112. If it is not determined that there is another gaming machine to be discarded (No at Step S118), the process at the gaming machine discarder terminal ends. To do.

  Next, a description will be given of the processing procedure of the ROMID check process executed between the intermediary machine 30, the management apparatus 10, and the management center server 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a ROM ID check process executed between the inter-vehicle machine 30, the management apparatus 10, and the management center server 100 shown in FIG. First, a process of acquiring a ROM ID from the ROM of the gaming machine 40 is executed in the interstage machine 30. Then, it is determined whether the intermediary machine 30 has acquired the ROMID (step S121). When it is determined that the inter-machine 30 has acquired the ROMID (Yes at Step S121), the acquired ROMID is transmitted to the management apparatus 10 (Step S122).

  The management apparatus 10 that has received the ROMID transmitted in step S122 temporarily stores the received ROMID in the storage unit 12 (step S123). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same game store (step S124). When it is determined that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store (Yes at Step S124), all the temporarily stored ROMIDs are transmitted to the management center server 100 together with the gaming store ID ( Step S125). On the other hand, if it is not determined that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store (No at Step S124), the process returns to the process and the ROMID is transmitted from the intermediary machine 30 by the process at Step S122. Wait for

  Next, the management center server 100 that has received all the ROMIDs temporarily stored from the management apparatus 10 together with the amusement shop ID executes a registration check process for the received ROMID (step S126). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the combination of the received ROMID and amusement store ID is registered in the ROMID registration table of the storage unit 102 of the management center server 100. If it is determined that the combination of the received ROMID and amusement store ID is not registered in the ROMID registration table of the storage unit 102 of the management center server 100 (Yes at Step S127), an abnormality of the ROMID is displayed as a warning (Step S128). ). At this time, the ROMID abnormality may be notified to the management apparatus 10 as well. Subsequently, the ROMID abnormality is notified to a third party (for example, an administrative organization) (step S129). On the other hand, when it is determined that the combination of the received ROMID and amusement store ID is registered in the ROMID registration table of the storage unit 102 of the management center server 100 (No in step S127), the processing in the management center server 100 ends. . In this case, not only a ROM having an illegal ROMID can be dealt with promptly, but also a prompt report to a third party (for example, an administrative organization) may be a deterrent to ROMID.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the gaming machine management system and the gaming machine management method according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the configurations of the interstage machine 30 and the gaming machine 40 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The differences from the first embodiment will be described below. Example 2 is the same as Example 1 except for the differences from Example 1 described below. As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming machine management system and the gaming machine management method are characterized by the following. That is, (1) Prior to all processing, first, when a gaming machine manufacturer ships a new gaming machine, shipping data of a gaming machine to be newly shipped from a terminal disposed at the gaming machine manufacturer as shipping data. A ROMID registration request is transmitted to the management center server 100.

  (2) Next, the ROMID is notified from the gaming machine 40 to the inter-vehicle machine 30. The timing of this notification is when both the gaming machine 40 and the inter-vehicle machine 30 are turned on. The gaming machine 40 and the inter-vehicle machine 30 are connected by wire via a predetermined communication interface. The notification may be a process in which the inter-machine 30 reads the ROM ID from the ROM of the gaming machine 40. (3) Subsequently, the ROMID is transmitted from the intermediary machine 30 to the management apparatus 10 via the island controller. (4) The management apparatus 10 that has received the ROMID temporarily stores the ROMID in the storage unit 12. (5) When it is assumed that the ROMIDs of all the gaming machines 40 in the gaming store have been received, all the ROMIDs are read from the storage unit 12, and hash values are generated based on these ROMIDs. This hash value is a representative code based on the ROMID of all the gaming machines 40 in the gaming store. The hash value is generated using all ROMIDs and date and time as parameters using a one-way function called a so-called hash function. The game store ID may be included in this parameter.

  (6) The hash value generated in (5) is transmitted from the management apparatus 10 to the management center server 100 via the network N together with the game shop ID. (7) When the hash value transmitted from the management device 10 is received, the management center server 100 reads out the ROMIDs of all records having the received game shop ID from the ROMID registration table stored in the storage unit 102. A hash value is generated based on these ROMID and date / time. This hash value is a verification code based on the ROMIDs of all the gaming machines 40 that are assumed to be arranged in the game store. When the game store ID is included in the parameter when the management device 10 generates the hash value, the game store ID is also included when the management center server 100 generates the hash value. In addition, when generating the hash value, the machine ID of the machine 30 of the machine 30 connected to the gaming machine 40 may be included in the hash value generation parameter.

  (8) Next, the hash value generated by the management center server 100 in (7) is compared with the hash value received from the management apparatus 10. (9) If this comparison result does not match, that is, if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the ROMID, a message indicating that there is an abnormality in the ROMID is displayed on the display unit of the management center server 100. This display may be performed by the management device 10 in the gaming store when the abnormality is notified from the management center server 100 to the management device 10 in the gaming store via the network N. (10) A third party (for example, an administrative organization) is notified that there is an abnormality in the ROMID.

  In the second embodiment, the management device 10 does not collate the ROMID with the registered one by one, but the management device 10 adds the information such as the date and time and the game shop ID to the ROMID of all the gaming machines 40 in the same game shop. One hash value is generated based on the other, and the management center server 100 generates a hash value based on a parameter obtained by adding information such as the date and time or the game store ID to all ROMIDs having the same game store ID, Whether or not there is an abnormality (invalidity) in the ROMID is determined based on whether or not these individually generated hash values match. In this way, the amount of information transmitted from the management apparatus 10 to the management center server 100 is reduced to reduce the load on the network N, and the load on the ROMID check process in the management center server 100 is reduced to increase the processing efficiency. be able to.

  Next, the configuration of the management apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the management apparatus illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, the management apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an island controller I / F unit 13, and a management center server I / F unit 14. Here, in the second embodiment, only the configuration of the control unit 11 is different from that of the first embodiment, so only the control unit 12 will be described and the other description will be omitted.

  The control unit 11 controls various processes executed by the management apparatus 10. The control unit 11 further includes a ROMID temporary storage processing unit 11a and a hash value generation processing unit 11c. The ROMID temporary storage processing unit 11a executes a process for temporarily storing the ROMID received from the inter-vehicle machine 30 via the island controller in the storage unit 12. Specifically, it is added to the ROMID list 12a of the storage unit 12 and stored. When the hash value generation processing unit 11c determines that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store, the hash function is calculated from the ROMID, the date and time, and the gaming store ID accumulated and stored in the ROMID list 12a. Generate a hash value using. The generated hash value is transmitted to the management center server 100 via the management center server I / F 14.

  Next, the configuration of the management center server 100 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the management center server 100 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the management center server 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a management device I / F unit 103, and an external communication I / F unit 104. Here, in the second embodiment, only the configuration of the control unit 11 is different from that of the first embodiment, so only the control unit 12 will be described and the other description will be omitted.

  The control unit 101 controls various processes executed by the management center server 100. The control unit 101 further includes a hash value check unit 101g, a hash value check result output processing unit 101h, a hash value check result transmission processing unit 101i, a ROMID abnormality notification processing unit 101d, a ROMID registration processing unit 101e, and a ROMID deletion And a processing unit 101f. The hash value check unit 101g, the hash value check result output processing unit 101h, and the hash value check result transmission processing unit 101i are different from the first embodiment, and the ROMID abnormality notification processing unit 101d, the ROMID registration processing unit 101e, and the ROMID deletion Since the processing unit 101f is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description of the ROMID abnormality notification processing unit 101d, the ROMID registration processing unit 101e, and the ROMID deletion processing unit 101f is omitted.

  The hash value check unit 101g checks whether or not the hash value received from the management device 10 via the management device I / F unit 103 matches the hash value generated by the management center server 100. The hash value check result output processing unit 101h determines that the check result by the hash value check unit 101g is incorrect, that is, the received hash value does not match the hash value generated by the management center server 100. In this case, an instruction to display the fraud on the display unit 105 which is a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display is output. When the check result by the hash value check unit 101g is invalid, the hash value check result transmission processing unit 101i transmits the fraud to the management device 10 via the management device I / F 103, and also notifies the ROMID abnormality notification Transmit to the processing unit 101d.

  Next, a description will be given of the processing procedure of the ROMID check process executed between the intermediary machine 30, the management apparatus 10, and the management center server 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a ROM ID check process executed between the inter-vehicle machine 30, the management apparatus 10, and the management center server 100 shown in FIG. First, a process of acquiring a ROM ID from the ROM of the gaming machine 40 is executed in the interstage machine 30. Then, it is determined whether or not the interstage machine 30 has acquired the ROMID (step S201). When it is determined that the inter-vehicle machine 30 has acquired the ROMID (Yes at Step S201), the acquired ROMID is transmitted to the management apparatus 10 (Step S202).

  The management apparatus 10 that has received the ROMID transmitted in step S202 temporarily stores the received ROMID in the storage unit 12 (step S203). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store (step S204). When it is determined that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store (Yes in step S204), a hash value is generated based on all the ROMIDs, the date and time, and the gaming store ID that are temporarily stored. (S205). Then, the generated hash value is transmitted to the management center server 100 together with the game shop ID (step S206). On the other hand, if it is not determined that the ROMID has been received from all the gaming machines 40 arranged in the same gaming store (No at Step S204), the process returns to the process and the ROMID is transmitted from the intermediary machine 30 by the process at Step S202. Wait for

  Next, the management center server 100 that has received the hash value from the management device 10 reads all ROMIDs having the received game shop ID from the ROMID registration table, and based on the read ROMID, game shop ID, and date / time. A hash value is generated (step S207). Subsequently, the hash value received from the management apparatus 10 is compared with the hash value generated in step S207 (step S208). Subsequently, when the comparison result in step S208 does not match (No in step S209), a warning is displayed indicating that the ROMID is abnormal (step S210). At this time, the ROMID abnormality may be notified to the management apparatus 10 as well. Subsequently, the ROMID abnormality is notified to a third party (for example, an administrative organization) (step S211). On the other hand, when the comparison result in step S208 matches (Yes in step S209), the process in the management center server 100 ends. In this case, not only a ROM having an illegal ROMID can be dealt with promptly, but also a prompt report to a third party (for example, an administrative organization) may be a deterrent to ROMID.

  As described above, the first and second embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be applied to various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.

  In the first embodiment, on the assumption that the ROMID is registered in advance in the table of the storage unit of the gaming machine management device 100, is the ROMID received from the management device 10 registered in the table of the storage unit? Whether or not (registration check) is checked. However, the check method is not limited to this, and may be a check by the following method.

  (A) It may be checked whether the same ROMID is sent from a plurality of different gaming machines 40 (uniqueness check). According to this method, the ROMID transmitted together with the game shop ID from the management device 10 is accumulated and stored in the storage means, and when an attempt is made to further store the ROMID already stored, the game corresponding to the overlapping ROMID In addition to notifying an abnormality in ROMID to an amusement store having a store ID, a notification is sent to a third party (for example, an administrative organization). Usually, frauds to ROMs are often added by a method of copying and modifying the contents of regular ROMs. For this reason, a phenomenon occurs in which the same ROM ID is notified to the management center server 100 due to the presence of an illegal ROM. However, according to the above-described method, it is possible to easily find a fraud (abnormality) in which ROMIDs overlap.

  (B) Also, the ROMID is a code of a predetermined digit composed of numbers, characters, and symbols, and it is assumed that it is a unique code created in a format in accordance with a uniform standard. It is also possible to check whether or not the ROMID received from the management apparatus 10 conforms to this uniform fixed rule (grant rule compatibility check). This assignment rule is assumed to be stored in advance in the storage unit 102 of the management center server 100. Also, assuming that ROMIDs are assigned in chronological order, the time element is added to the ROMID itself, so past ROMIDs that should have been discarded and still assigned. It becomes possible to discover future ROMIDs that have no defects, and these ROMIDs can be used as illegal ROMIDs. According to these methods, processing burdens such as ROMID registration processing in the ROMID registration table 102a in the management center server 100, ROMID deletion processing from the ROMID registration table 102a, and collation processing with the ROMID registered in the ROMID registration table 102a are performed. Heavy check processing can be omitted, the load on the management center server 100 can be reduced, and processing efficiency can be increased. When only this processing is performed, the ROMID does not necessarily have uniqueness.

  (C) Also, it is possible to check whether or not consistency is obtained in the combination with the pedestal machine device ID of the pedestal machine 30 (checking the validity of the combination with the pedestal machine device ID). Good. In this case, a column of the machine ID is added to the ROMID registration table 102a, and the machine ID is also registered when registering the ROMID. The machine 30 transmits the machine ID of the machine 30 together with the ROMID of the gaming machine 40 to the management apparatus 10, and the management apparatus 10 sends the ROMID and machine ID of the machine to the management center server 100. It will be. Then, the management center server 100 checks whether the combination of the ROM ID and the machine ID is registered in the ROM ID registration table 102a. By doing so, the ROMID check accuracy is further improved.

  In the second embodiment, hash values are generated by the same algorithm in both the management device 10 and the gaming machine management device 100, and it is determined whether or not these hash values match. The algorithms do not necessarily need to match, and the ROMID is determined by determining whether the calculation result based on both the hash value generated by the management device 10 and the hash value generated by the gaming machine management device 100 satisfies a predetermined condition. It may be one that discovers abnormalities. In this way, it is not necessary to disclose the hash value generation algorithm to the management device 10 side, and it is possible to prevent an amusement store or a management device manufacturer from improperly adding to the ROM.

  In the first and second embodiments, the timing at which the machine 30 acquires the ROMID from the gaming machine 40 is the time when the gaming machine 40 and the machine 30 are turned on. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game machine 40 and the inter-vehicle machine 30 may be connected via an interface. Further, the ROMID may be periodically acquired at a predetermined time and time.

  In the first and second embodiments, it is assumed that a ROMID is always assigned to the ROM of the gaming machine 40. However, if the ROMID is not stored in the ROM despite the fact that the ROMID is assigned, Of course, the check in the management center server 100 is regarded as an illegal ROMID.

  As described above, the gaming machine management system and the gaming machine management method according to the present invention are useful when centrally monitoring and centrally managing gaming machines, and in particular, managing gaming machines by ROMID, and thus ROM It is useful for discovering and deterring fraud added to.

It is a figure which shows the characteristic of the gaming machine management system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of the gaming machine 40 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of the inter-vehicle machine 30 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management center server 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows the table image of the ROMID registration table 102a of Example 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of ROMID registration processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of ROMID deletion processing according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a ROM ID check process executed between the management apparatus 10 and the management center server 100 according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the characteristic of the gaming machine management system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the management apparatus 10 of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management center server 100 according to a second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a ROMID check process executed between the management apparatus 10 and the management center server 100 according to the second embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Management apparatus 11 Control part 11a ROMID temporary storage process part 11b ROMID batch transmission process part 11c Hash value generation process part 12 Storage part 12a ROMID list 30 Inter-vehicle machine 31 Control part 31b ROMID transfer part 40 Game machine 41 Control part 41b ROMID notification Part 45 ROM
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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Management center server 101 Control part 101a ROMID check part 101b ROMID check result output process part 101c ROMID check result transmission process part 101d ROMID abnormality notification process part 101e ROMID registration process part 101f ROMID deletion process part 101g Hash value check part 101h Hash value check Result output processing unit 101i Hash value check result transmission processing unit 102 Storage unit 102a ROMID registration table 105 Display unit

Claims (9)

A gaming machine management device that manages the state of each gaming machine based on identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine,
Obtaining means for obtaining identification information given to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine;
A game machine management device comprising: a determination unit that determines validity of the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit.   The acquisition means acquires the identification information given to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine provided in each gaming store via a management device provided in each gaming store. Item 2. The gaming machine management device according to Item 1.   If it is determined by the determination means that the identification information is not valid, at least the identification information for the management device of the game store from which the identification information is acquired or a terminal device of a third party other than the game store The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the determination result. It further comprises registration information storage means for storing identification information given to a recording medium properly attached to each gaming machine as registration information,
The determination means determines that the identification information is valid when the identification information acquired by the acquisition means matches any of the registration information stored in the registration information storage means. Item 4. The gaming machine management device according to Item 1, 2 or 3. Further comprising an assignment rule storage means for storing an assignment rule of identification information given to a recording medium that is legitimately attached to each gaming machine;
The determination means determines that the identification information is valid when the identification information acquired by the acquisition means conforms to the provision rule stored in the provision rule storage means. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, 2 or 3. A management device arranged in the game store collects identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine, and the collected identification information is arranged outside the game store. A gaming machine management system for transferring to a gaming machine management device and managing the state of each gaming machine in the gaming machine management device,
The management device
An acquisition unit that acquires identification information given to a recording medium attached to each gaming machine arranged in the gaming store, and a representative code that generates a representative code based on each identification information acquired by the acquisition unit Generating means, and representative code transmitting means for transmitting the representative code generated by the representative code generating means to the gaming machine management device,
The gaming machine management device
Registration information storage means for storing identification information given to a recording medium legitimately attached to each gaming machine as registration information, and for each gaming store based on the registration information for each gaming store stored in the registration information storage means A verification code generating means for generating the verification code; and when the representative code is received from the management device, the validity of the representative code is determined based on the verification code of the game store generated by the verification code generating means A game machine management system comprising: a determination unit that performs the determination.   When the determination unit determines that the representative code is not valid, the gaming machine management device manages a management device of a gaming store that is a transmission source of the representative code or a terminal device of a third party other than the gaming store 7. The gaming machine management system according to claim 6, further comprising notification means for notifying that at least any of the identification information is abnormal. A gaming machine management method for managing the state of each gaming machine based on identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine,
An acquisition step of acquiring identification information given to the recording medium attached to each gaming machine;
A game machine management method comprising: a determination step of determining validity of the identification information acquired by the acquisition step. A management device arranged in the game store collects identification information given to a non-rewritable recording medium storing a control program for controlling the gaming machine, and the collected identification information is arranged outside the game store. A gaming machine management method for transferring to a machine management device and managing the state of each gaming machine in the gaming machine management device,
An acquisition step in which the management device acquires identification information given to a recording medium attached to each gaming machine arranged in the gaming store;
A representative code generating step for generating a representative code based on each identification information acquired by the acquiring step;
A representative code transmitting step of transmitting the representative code generated by the representative code generating step to the gaming machine management device;
A registration information storage step in which the gaming machine management device stores, as registration information, identification information given to a recording medium legitimately attached to each gaming machine;
A verification code generating step for generating a verification code for each gaming store based on the registration information for each gaming store stored in the registration information storing step;
A determination step of determining the validity of the representative code based on the verification code of the game store generated by the verification code generation step when the representative code is received from the management device. Game machine management method.

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