JP2008132241A - Fraud monitoring device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fraud monitoring device of a game machine, finding unlawful replacement of a program storage means without a sensor, a camera or the like and without providing a special program in a management device or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This fraud monitoring device 8 of the game machine includes a first substrate 2 where the program storage means 2b is mounted; and a second substrate 3 provided separately from the first substrate 2 in the game machine 1. The first substrate 2 and the second substrate 3 are respectively provided with number storage means 2a, 3a storing identification numbers. A fraud determining means 3b, which checks the respective identification numbers of the respective number storage means 2a, 3a, and generates a signal when each identification number does not agree, and generates no signal when it agrees, is provided on the second substrate 3 different from the first substrate 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine fraud monitoring device for monitoring fraud with respect to program storage means of a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine has a ROM (program storage means) that stores information for determining and controlling game contents. The ROM is mounted on the back surface of the gaming machine while being mounted on the board, and is sealed by a cover. However, when the amusement hall is open or closed, the seal may be broken and the ROM may be replaced with an illegal ROM. . Therefore, conventionally, a system having a sensor, a system having a camera (Patent Document 2), and the like have been developed in order to monitor fraud against the ROM. However, these systems have a problem that sensors and cameras are expensive, a problem that a game arcade operates only during business, and the like.

A system described in Patent Document 3 is also known as a system that takes this measure. The system includes a reading unit that reads a program in a ROM, a calculation unit that calculates a key value based on the read program, and a transmission unit that transmits the key value to the management device. This is a warning to judge. Therefore, according to this system, a sensor or the like is unnecessary, and it is also possible to detect an illegal replacement of the ROM performed at the time of closing the game hall at an early stage. However, this system has a problem that a special program for determining success or failure of the key value is required on the management apparatus side, a problem that the program on the management apparatus side may be falsified, and the like.
JP 2006-23197 A JP 2006-212043 A JP 2004-159757 A

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fraud monitoring device for a gaming machine that can detect unauthorized exchange of program storage means without using a sensor, a camera, or the like and without providing a special program in the management device or the like.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a gaming machine fraud monitoring device having the configuration described in each claim. That is, according to the invention described in claim 1, the fraud monitoring device includes a first board on which program storage means (ROM or the like) is mounted and a second board provided in the gaming machine separately from the first board. And a substrate. Each of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with number storage means for storing an authentication number. Then, each authentication number of each number storage means is collated, and when each authentication number does not match, a signal is emitted, and when it matches, the fraud determination means that does not emit a signal is different from the first substrate. It is provided at any part in the gaming machine.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, unauthorized replacement of the program storage means (first board) can be found without using a sensor or a camera. Therefore, the fraud monitoring device can be configured at low cost. The fraud determination means is provided in the gaming machine and emits a signal only when fraud is determined. Therefore, it is possible to detect unauthorized exchange of program storage means without providing a special program or the like on the management apparatus side or the like. There is no risk of falsification of the special program.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the fraud determination means turns off the main power supply of the gaming machine when it is determined that the authentication numbers of the number storage means do not match. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent damage to the game hall that may be caused by using the gaming machine with the first board being illegally replaced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission means for transmitting the signal of the fraud determination means to the receiving device installed in the consignment company or the police. Accordingly, fraud against gaming machines can be directly supervised by a contract company or police. In addition, since the receiving device installed in the consignment company or the police receives a signal only when the first board is illegally replaced, a special program is not required. Therefore, according to the present invention, fraud monitoring at a consignment company or police, which has been difficult before, can be easily performed.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. There are a plurality of islands in the game hall (pachinko hall), and a plurality of gaming machines 1 are arranged in parallel on each island. As shown in FIG. 1, each gaming machine 1 includes a tank 10 for storing balls on the back, a tank rail 11 for guiding balls from the tank 10 to the prize ball payout device 12, and prize balls from the prize ball payout device 12. And a plurality of substrates 2 to 7 are arranged.

  The first substrate 2 is a main substrate and includes a CPU 2c and a program storage means (ROM) 2b for storing a program executed by the CPU 2c. The program storage means 2b decides whether or not to win or not according to the stored program and issues a signal to the other boards 3 to 7 in accordance with the gaming state. Then, the display design of the design display unit is updated. The first substrate 2 is sealed with a cover made of an acrylic resin (not shown) in order to prohibit fraud.

  The board 3 is a power board and controls the main power supply of the gaming machine 1. The board 4 is a prize ball payout board, and pays out a predetermined number of balls from the prize ball payout device 12 to the player side based on a signal from the program storage means 2b. The board 5 is a sound lamp control board, and controls a lamp and a speaker mounted on the gaming machine 1 based on a signal from the program storage means 2b. The board 6 is a connection board with the card unit, such that a predetermined number of balls are discharged to an upper plate or the like by pressing a ball lending button, and a card is discharged from the card unit by pressing a return button. Signal.

  The substrate 7 is an external terminal substrate and is electrically connected to the substrates 2 to 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the board 7 receives signals from the board 2 and the like via the transmission means 17, the management device 14 of the game hall, the receiving device 15 of the commission company, and the receiving device installed in the police (prefectural police) 16 is transmitted. The transmission means 17 may be either wired or wireless, and the management device 14 and the reception devices 15 and 16 are, for example, computers. A plurality of gaming machines 1 are connected to the management device 14.

  In the gaming machine 1, a fraud monitoring device 8 is provided as shown in FIG. The fraud monitoring device 8 is a device that monitors whether the first substrate 2 is illegally replaced, and includes number storage means (ROM and the like) 2a to 4a, fraud determination means 3b, and the substrate 7. The number storage means 2a to 4a are mounted on each of the boards 2 to 4, and in the number storage means 2a to 4a, a recognition number that is different for each gaming machine 1 is stored in advance by the gaming machine manufacturer. The fraud determination means 3b is mounted on the power supply board (board 3), and automatically reads the identification number from the number storage means 2a to 4a when the gaming machine 1 is powered on. Then, it is determined whether or not all of these recognition numbers match, and a signal is issued when it is determined that they do not match, and no signal is generated when it is determined that they match.

  The operation of the fraud monitoring device 8 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the main power supply of the gaming machine 1 is turned on (step S1). As a result, the fraud determination unit 3b automatically reads the identification number from the number storage units 2a to 4a (step S2). Then, the fraud determination means 3b collates whether or not the identification numbers are the same (step S3). If they are the same, the fraud determination ends.

  When the first substrate 2 is illegally exchanged, the identification number in the illegally exchanged number storage means 2a is different from the identification numbers in the other number storage means 3a and 4a. Therefore, the fraud determination means 3b determines that the identification numbers are not the same (step S3). The fraud determination unit 3b issues a signal to the substrate 7 (step S4), and the signal is transmitted to the management device 14 and the reception devices 15 and 16 almost simultaneously via the transmission unit 17. Therefore, the unauthorized exchange of the first board 2 is notified to the manager of the game hall almost simultaneously without opening the door of the gaming machine 1. Thereafter, the main power supply is turned off by the fraud determination means 3b (step S5), and the gaming machine 1 cannot be used. As a result, it is possible to prevent loss in the game hall in advance.

  The embodiment is formed as described above. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the fraud monitoring device 8 includes a first board 2 on which program storage means (ROM) 2b is mounted, and a second board (inside the first board 2 provided in the gaming machine). 3) or 4). Each of the first substrate 2 and the second substrates 3 and 4 is provided with number storage means 2a to 4a storing authentication numbers. Then, the authentication numbers of the number storage means 2a to 4a are collated, and when each authentication number does not match, a signal is issued. It is provided in any part (board 3) in the gaming machine 1 different from the board 2 of the above.

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to find an unauthorized exchange of the program storage means 2b (first board 2) without using a sensor, a camera, or the like. Therefore, the fraud monitoring device 8 can be configured at a low cost. The fraud determination means 3b is provided in the gaming machine 1 and emits a signal only when fraud is determined. Therefore, unauthorized replacement of the program storage means 2b can be found without providing a special program or the like on the management device 14 side or the like. There is no risk of falsification of the special program.

  Further, the fraud determination unit 3b turns off the main power supply of the gaming machine 1 when it is determined that the authentication numbers of the number storage units 2a to 4a do not match as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the damage to the game hall that may be caused by using the gaming machine 1 with the first board 2 being illegally replaced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the fraud monitoring device 8 has a transmission means 17 for transmitting the signal of the fraud determination means 3b to the receiving devices 15 and 16 installed in the commission company or the police. Accordingly, fraud against the gaming machine 1 can be directly supervised by a consignment company or the police. In addition, the receiving devices 15 and 16 installed in the consignment company or the police do not need a special program because they receive signals only when the first board 2 is illegally replaced. Therefore, illegal monitoring at a consignment company or police, which has been difficult in the past, can be easily performed according to this embodiment.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be the following form.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, a signal issued by the fraud determination means is transmitted to the management device or the like, thereby notifying the game store manager or the like of illegal exchange of the program storage means. However, it may be configured such that an administrator or the like is informed of illegal replacement of the program storage means by turning on a warning lamp provided in a gaming machine or the like based on a signal issued by the fraud determination means.
(2) In the above embodiment, the signal issued by the fraud determination means is transmitted to the game hall management device 14, the consignment company receiving device 15, and the police receiving device 16. However, a configuration in which one or both of the management device 14 and the reception device 15 are not provided may be used.
(3) In the number storage means 2a to 4a of the above embodiment, an authentication number is stored in advance by the manufacturer. However, the authentication number may be input and stored in the number storage means 2a to 4a from the management device 14 or the like.
(4) The fraud determination unit 3b of the above embodiment is mounted on the board 3 (power supply board). However, it may be mounted on the boards 4 to 7 other than the board 3 or other parts of the gaming machine 1.

It is the schematic of the back side of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a fraud monitoring apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the effect | action of a fraud monitoring apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... 1st board | substrate 2a-4a ... Number memory | storage means 2b ... Program storage means 3-7 ... Board | substrate 3b ... Fraud judging means 8 ... Fraud monitoring Device 14 ... Management device 15, 16 ... Receiving device 17 ... Transmission means

Claims (3)

A fraud monitoring device for gaming machines that monitors fraud against program storage means of gaming machines,
A first board on which the program storage means is mounted; and a second board provided in the gaming machine separately from the first board;
Each of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with a number storage means for storing an authentication number,
The fraud determination means that checks each authentication number of each number storage means and emits a signal when the authentication numbers do not match, and does not emit a signal when the authentication numbers match, the first substrate A gaming machine fraud monitoring device, which is provided in any part of the gaming machine different from the gaming machine. A gaming machine fraud monitoring device according to claim 1,
A fraud monitoring device for a gaming machine, wherein the fraud determination means turns off the main power supply of the gaming machine when it is determined that the authentication numbers of the number storage means do not match. A fraud monitoring device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
A fraud monitoring device for a gaming machine, characterized by having a transmission means for transmitting a signal of fraud determination means to a receiving device installed in a consignment company or police.

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