JP2015077471A - Fraudulence monitoring system for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fraudulence monitoring system for a game machine, capable of excellently confirming a fraudulent action on the basis of reading identification information.SOLUTION: In a game hall, a number of pachinko machines P are provided. Each of the pachinko machines P is connected to a hall computer HC over an intra-hall network HN. In the game hall, one scanner SC is provided correspondingly to two pachinko machines P. The scanners SC are also connected to the hall computer HC over the intra-hall network HN. A calling wave is outputted from each scanner SC on the basis of control by the hall computer HC, and ID information is outputted from an IC chip provided in each pachinko machine P by the calling wave. The ID information is inputted to the hall computer C via each scanner SC and in the hall computer HC, fraudulence detection processing is executed on the basis of the inputted ID information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fraud monitoring system for gaming machines.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine has a control board on which electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a ROM storing a control program related to the game are mounted. The game is controlled.

  In this type of gaming machine, for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, the control board is changed to an illegal control board, or the ROM (if the ROM is integrated into one chip with the CPU) is illegal Many fraudulent acts have been reported, such as changing the game content by exchanging for something. In contrast, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an IC chip in which identification information is stored is attached to a control board (or a board box that houses the control board). In this case, the presence or absence of the fraudulent act is confirmed by the manager of the game hall or the like reading the identification information by the reader.

JP 2005-143641 A

  However, the crime prevention configuration described above still has room for improvement, such as improved workability and reliability.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and the like, and in a fraud monitoring system for gaming machines equipped with identification means for fraud monitoring in which identification information is stored, fraud based on reading identification information It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine fraud monitoring system and a gaming machine that can satisfactorily confirm the above.

The present invention
A fraud monitoring system that includes identification means in which identification information is stored in a gaming machine, and monitors the gaming machine for fraud by reading the identification information,
In addition to providing information reading means for reading the identification information in a non-contact state, the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read,
Furthermore, a reading control means for reading and controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently;
Identification information read by the information reading means, or information collecting means for collecting corresponding information corresponding to the identification information;
Determining means for determining whether the information collecting means has collected at least one of the identification information and the correspondence information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed;
When it is determined by the determination means that neither the identification information nor the correspondence information is collected, an abnormality process execution means for executing an abnormality process is provided,
The gaming machine is provided as the identification means in a first identification means provided in the control device of the gaming machine, a control device different from the control device, or a medium addition-related device related to the provision of game media. Second identification means,
The first identification information stored in the first identification means and the second identification information stored in the second identification means are set to have the same specific information,
The information reading means is configured to read identification information of both the first identification means and the second identification means from the gaming machine,
The determination means is configured to determine whether or not the information collection means has collected two pieces of identification information having the specific information regarding the gaming machine, or information corresponding thereto.
The gaming machine is provided with an opening / closing body supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the gaming machine main body,
Each of the identification means is arranged on the open front end side of the opening and closing body,
The information reading means is set so that the identification information can be read when the opening / closing body is closed, and the identification information cannot be read when the opening / closing body is opened. Is set,
The gaming machine includes a game area provided with a ball entrance portion into which a game ball can enter, a game ball launching means for launching a game ball toward the game area, and a game ball launching by the game ball launching means. A firing operation means that is operated to perform the following, and a picture display means for variably displaying the picture based on the entrance to the entrance part,
The information reading means includes a call wave output means for outputting a call wave for calling each identification information, and a response wave input means for inputting a response wave from each identification means,
The reading control means includes
The reading control is not performed on the information reading unit corresponding to the gaming machine on which the firing operation unit is operated, and the number of game balls fired from the game ball launching unit after the launching operation is completed. Means for not performing the reading control until the difference from the number of game balls that have flowed down the game area becomes zero;
Means for preventing the reading control for the information reading means corresponding to the gaming machine in which the variable display of the picture is performed by the picture display means,
Response period measuring means for measuring a response period from when the ringing wave is output until the response wave is input,
The determination means includes a response timing determined based on a distance between the ringing wave output means and the response wave input means, and is set to extend before and after the response timing based on the response timing. A response period determination unit that compares the reference response period with the response period measured by the response period measurement unit and determines whether the measured response period is normal based on the comparison result;
The abnormal process executing means executes the abnormal process when the response period determining means determines that the measured response period is not normal.

  In a fraud monitoring system for gaming machines provided with identification means for fraud monitoring in which identification information is stored, it is possible to satisfactorily confirm fraud based on reading of the identification information.

It is the schematic which shows the fraud monitoring system in 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands or shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the front structure of the main body frame which comprises a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game ball | bowl launching mechanism. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the back surface structure of a pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit in the back surface of a pachinko machine, a 2nd control board unit, and a back pack unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame and a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a bearing metal fitting. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view of a main controller. It is a disassembled perspective view of a main controller. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a board | substrate box. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the seal seal periphery affixed on the main controller. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the sticking board part formed in the board | substrate box of the main controller. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a seal seal. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of a seal seal, (b) is a rear view which shows the structure of a seal seal. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a seal seal. (A) is an enlarged front view showing the periphery of the seal seal, (b) is an enlarged side view showing the periphery of the seal seal, and (c) is an enlarged rear view showing the periphery of the seal seal. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back pack unit. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the various counters used for game control. It is a flowchart which shows the NMI interruption process by the main controller. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a start winning process. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows a game ball | bowl launch control process. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of input by the payout control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a command determination process. It is a flowchart which shows a prize ball control process. It is a flowchart which shows a ball rental control process. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure regarding the fraud monitoring system in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the fraud detection process by a hall computer. It is a flowchart which shows ID information confirmation processing. It is a perspective view which shows the slot machine in the fraud monitoring system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door. It is a front view of a housing | casing. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process by the main controller. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure regarding the fraud monitoring system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the fraud detection process by a hall computer. It is a flowchart which shows the fraud detection process by the hall computer in the fraud monitoring system of 3rd Embodiment. (A) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating each ID information memorize | stored in ROM of Hall computer, (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating each confirmation flag memorize | stored in RAM of Hall computer. It is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the main control device mounted on the pachinko machine P in the fraud monitoring system of the fourth embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution regarding a fraud monitoring system. It is a flowchart which shows ID information reading processing by a scanner. It is a flowchart which shows the fraud detection process by a hall computer. It is a time chart for demonstrating the various fraud assumed and the aspect of the fraud detection with respect to it. It is a flowchart which shows the fraud detection process by the hall computer in the fraud monitoring system of 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows ID information reading processing by a scanner. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the fraud assumed in 5th Embodiment. It is a time chart for demonstrating the correlation with measurement of response time, and discovery of fraud. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution regarding a fraud monitoring system. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine by which the seal seal was affixed on the front door frame. It is explanatory drawing which shows the range which a ringing wave reaches. It is a time chart for demonstrating the correlation with measurement of the response time in 6th Embodiment, and discovery of fraud.

  First, the invention that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

  The following means are: “A game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine has a control board on which electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a ROM storing a control program related to the game are mounted, A series of games are controlled by the control board.In the gaming machine, the control board is changed to an illegal control board for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, or ROM (ROM is integrated into one chip together with the CPU). In such a case, many illegal acts such as changing the game content by exchanging the chip) with an illegal one have been reported. There is disclosed a configuration in which an IC chip storing identification information is attached to a board box (or a board box that accommodates the control board). The reader reads the identification information and confirms the presence or absence of the fraud. ”However, if the confirmation is performed once a day, for example, at least one day. The game is performed with the control board replaced with an illegal control board.On the other hand, if the interval of the confirmation work is shortened, the work becomes complicated. " It is.

Means 1. The gaming machine (pachinko machine P, slot machine S) is provided with an identification means (IC chip with antenna 303, 320a) in which identification information (ID information) is stored, and the identification information is read to monitor fraud against the gaming machine. A fraud monitoring system,
The information reading means (scanner SC) for reading the identification information in a non-contact state is provided, and the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read,
Further, reading control means for reading and controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently (Hall computer HC fraud detection setting processing step S1302 to step S1306, step S1602 to step S1607, step S1702). To Step S1703),
Information collection means (hall computer HC, network HN in hall) for collecting identification information read by the information reading means or corresponding information corresponding thereto;
Determining means for determining whether or not the information collecting means has collected the information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed (Steps S1307 to S1312, and Steps S1608 to S1610 in the fraud detection determination process of the hall computer HC) , Step S1704 to step S1708),
And an abnormality process execution means (step S1313, step S1611, and step S1709 of the hall computer HC) that executes an abnormality process when the determination means determines that the information is not collected. Fraud monitoring system.

  In the fraud monitoring system of Means 1, whether or not the gaming machine has been cheated by the identification means storing the identification information being provided in the gaming machine and reading the identification information continuously or intermittently Is confirmed.

  In this case, the fraud monitoring system includes information reading means, and the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read. The identification information or correspondence information read by the information reading means is collected, and if no information is collected from the information reading means that has been read, abnormal processing is executed. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read the identification information, and the cheating based on the reading of the identification information can be confirmed satisfactorily.

  In addition, the reading of the identification information is performed continuously or intermittently. For example, if the reading control means is supplied with power different from the gaming machine, the gaming machine is turned off or The identification information can be read even if the gaming machine is not supplied with power. As a result, when a gaming machine is installed in the gaming hall, the gaming hall is closed, and the gaming machine is turned off, the gaming machine may be illegally exchanged with an unauthorized control device. You can discover it even if it was done.

  As the “configuration for reading identification information in a non-contact manner”, “the information reading means is a call wave output means for outputting a call wave for calling the identification information (the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543). And a configuration including response wave input means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for inputting a response wave from the identification means. “The identification means includes storage means (IC chips 305, 320b, 585a) for storing the identification information, and output means (antenna units 306, 320c, 585b) for reading and outputting the stored identification information. The information reading means further includes a calling means (the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543) for outputting the identification information to the output means by outputting a calling signal to the identifying means, and its output. A configuration including input means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for inputting the identification information thus obtained is conceivable.

Mean 2. In means 1, the gaming machine is provided with a control device (main control device 271, 582, payout control device 311) for controlling the gaming machine,
The identification means is provided in the control device,
The control device includes a control board (main control board 278, payout control board 311a), and a case body (board box 273, 315) that accommodates the control board,
A sticker (sealing seal 300, 320, 585) is attached to the control board or the case body,
The seal includes a base member (base sheet 301) provided with an adhesive layer on the back side,
Further, the identification means is provided on the back side of the base member and the IC chip (IC chips 305, 320b, 585a) storing the identification information, and is also provided on the back side of the base member and has a force for peeling off the seal. Antennas (antenna portions 306, 320c, and 585b) that are brittle enough to be partially destroyed by the stress accompanying the above, and that can output identification information stored in the IC chip to the information reading means. A fraud monitoring system characterized by comprising.

  According to the means 2, the seal is attached to the control board or the case body, and the IC chip and the antenna are provided on the back side of the base member in the seal. The identification information stored in the IC chip can be output to the information reading means via the antenna. In this case, the antenna is brittle enough to be partially broken by the stress accompanying the force to peel off the seal. Therefore, the antenna is broken by peeling off the seal, and the antenna is divided at the position where the breakage occurs. As a result, the information reading means cannot read the identification information, so that an abnormal process is executed. According to this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the fraudulent act has been performed even if the sticker is replaced when the controller is replaced with an unauthorized control device.

Means 3. In means 1, the gaming machine is provided with a control device (main control device 271, 582, payout control device 311) for controlling the gaming machine,
The identification means is provided in the control device,
The control device includes a plurality of separable case bodies (box bases 276, 317, box covers 277, 318) and a control board (main control board 278) accommodated in an internal space formed by the plurality of case bodies. )
Affixing a seal (sealing seal 300, 320, 585) across the boundary between the case bodies,
The seal is provided with a base member (base sheet 301) that is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the back side and has a brittleness that is partially broken by the stress accompanying the force to peel off the seal,
Further, the identification means is provided on the back side of the base member and the IC chip (IC chips 305, 320b, 585a) storing the identification information, and is also provided on the back side of the base member and has a force for peeling off the seal. Antennas (antenna portions 306, 320c, and 585b) that are brittle enough to be partially destroyed by the stress accompanying the above, and that can output identification information stored in the IC chip to the information reading means. A fraud monitoring system characterized by comprising.

  According to the means 3, the seal is affixed so as to straddle the boundary between the case bodies that accommodate the control board. Therefore, in order to separate the case body, it is necessary to peel off the seal from the case body. The base member of the seal is brittle enough to be partially broken by the stress accompanying the force to peel off the seal. Therefore, there remains a trace that the seal has been illegally peeled, that is, that the fraud has been performed on the control board.

  In such a configuration, an IC chip and an antenna are provided on the back side of the base member, and identification information stored in the IC chip can be output to the information reading means. In this case, since the antenna is brittle enough to be partially broken by the stress accompanying the force to peel off the seal, the antenna is destroyed when the seal is peeled off, and at the position where the breakage occurred. The antenna is broken. As a result, the information reading means cannot read the identification information, so that an abnormal process is executed. According to this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the case body has been illegally separated as well as being replaced with an unauthorized control device.

Means 4. Means 1 includes an opening / closing body (front door frame 13) supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the gaming machine body,
The identification means is provided on the open front end side of the opening and closing body,
The information reading means is set to read the identification information when the opening / closing body is closed, and cannot read the identification information when the opening / closing body is opened. A fraud monitoring system characterized by the above settings.

  According to the means 4, the identification means is provided on the open front end side of the opening / closing body. The information reading means can read the identification information when the opening / closing body is closed, but cannot read the identification information when the opening / closing body is open. As a result, when the opening / closing body is opened, the identification information cannot be read, so that the abnormal process is executed assuming that an illegal act is being performed. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily confirm whether or not an illegal act has been performed.

  In the fraud monitoring system to which this means is applied, the information reading means includes the ringing wave output means and the response wave input means, and when the opening / closing body is opened, the opening / closing body is opened. It is conceivable that the setting means is set so that the response wave from the identification means does not reach the response wave input means due to the movement of the identification means. In this case, as compared with the case where the identification means is provided on the open base end side of the opening / closing body, when the opening / closing body is opened, the position of the identification means greatly moves as the opening / closing body opens. Become. When the opening / closing body is opened, the position of the identification means moves greatly with the opening of the opening / closing body, so that a reading result that the identification information cannot be read can be obtained satisfactorily. Therefore, as compared with the case where the identification means is provided on the open proximal end side, it is possible to check whether the opening / closing body has been opened illegally and to monitor whether the illegal act has been performed better. it can.

Means 5. In means 4, a plurality of the opening / closing bodies are provided such that each opening / closing body overlaps the gaming machine main body,
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the identification means is provided in an outermost opening / closing body among the plurality of opening / closing bodies.

  According to the means 5, the plurality of opening / closing bodies are provided so as to overlap each other, and the outermost opening / closing body among the opening / closing bodies is provided with the identifying means. In this case, when the inner opening / closing body is opened, the opening / closing body outside the opening / closing body is also opened. As a result, even when the inner opening / closing body is opened, the information reading unit cannot read the identification information, so that the abnormality process can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to monitor whether or not the plurality of opening / closing bodies are opened only by providing the outermost opening / closing body with the identification means.

Means 6. In any one of the means 1 to 5, the gaming machine includes a first identification means (IC chip 303 with an antenna) provided in the control device as the identification means, and a control device different from the control device, Or a second identification means (IC chip 320a with an antenna) provided in a medium application-related apparatus related to the application of game media,
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the information reading unit reads identification information of both the first identification unit and the second identification unit from a gaming machine.

  According to the means 6, in the gaming machine, it is possible to collectively confirm the presence / absence of an illegal act with respect to a plurality of types of devices related to the game. As a result, it is possible to better confirm fraud based on the reading of the identification information.

  In addition, as the “medium grant-related device”, payout devices (payout devices 358 and 573) for paying out game media can be considered. In a so-called pachinko gaming machine, a ball detection device (such as a prize opening switch 221) that detects a game ball that has entered a ball entering part (such as the general prize opening 31) provided in the game area can be considered.

  Mean 7 The fraud monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein the first identification information stored in the first identification means and the second identification information stored in the second identification means are set in association with each other.

  According to the means 7, it is not necessary for the determination means to store the first identification information and the second identification information for determination with respect to the gaming machine, and the storage capacity can be reduced.

Means 8. In the means 7, the first identification information and the second identification information are set to have the same specific information,
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the determination means determines whether or not the information collection means has collected two pieces of identification information having the specific information regarding the gaming machine or information corresponding thereto.

  According to the means 8, it is not necessary for the determination means to store the first identification information and the second identification information for determination with respect to the gaming machine, and the storage capacity can be reduced.

  Note that “having the same specific information” may be a configuration in which the first identification information and the second identification information include the same specific information.

  Means 9. In any one of the means 1 to 8, the management terminal device (hall computer HC) that manages the gaming hall in which the gaming machine is installed, the reading control means, the information collecting means, the determining means, and the abnormality processing A fraud monitoring system comprising an execution means.

  According to the means 9, the read control process, the information collection process, the determination process, and the abnormality process are executed in the management terminal device that manages the game hall. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified as compared with a configuration in which a control device for executing these processes is separately provided.

  Means 10. The fraud monitoring system according to any one of the means 1 to 9, wherein the reading control means executes the reading control on the information reading means at a predetermined specific period.

  According to the means 10, the reading control is performed at a predetermined specific cycle. That is, reading control can be performed intermittently at specific intervals. Thereby, the effect of the means 1 etc. can be obtained without performing complicated processing.

  Means 11. The fraud monitoring system according to any one of the means 1 to 9, wherein the reading control means always executes the reading control on the information reading means.

  According to the means 11, reading control is always performed. That is, reading control can be performed continuously. Therefore, when one reading control is performed, it is possible to determine whether or not to execute the abnormality process depending on whether or not information corresponding to the one reading control is collected.

  Means 12. In any one of the means 1 to 10, the gaming machine includes a game area where the game ball flows down, a game ball launching device (game ball launching mechanism 160) that launches the game ball toward the game area, and the game A fraud monitoring system comprising: a launch operation means (game ball launch handle 18) operated to cause a launch of a game ball by a ball launcher.

  The present invention is preferably applied to a fraud monitoring system for a game hall in which a so-called pachinko gaming machine is installed.

Means 13. In the means 12, the information reading means inputs a call wave output means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for outputting a call wave for calling the identification information, and a response wave from the identification means. Response wave input means (scanner SC CPU 541, RF circuit 542, and reader antenna 543),
The reading control means includes reading restriction means (step S1302 of the hall computer HC) for preventing reading control for the information reading means corresponding to the gaming machine in which the firing operation means is operated. A featured fraud monitoring system.

  According to the means 13, when the identification information is read, a ringing wave is output from the information reading means, and a response wave is input to the information reading means. According to this configuration, the identification information is read without contact.

  In this case, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine in which the firing operation means is operated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output under a situation where a game ball is being launched toward the game area. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output in a situation where a game ball is being launched toward the game area, for example, a game ball provided in the game area, For a control device that controls a prize ball based on an incoming ball, a ringing wave or a response wave becomes noise, and there is a possibility that the game does not proceed accurately. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In addition, after the operation of the firing operation unit is stopped, the reading restriction unit does not perform the reading control on the information reading unit corresponding to the gaming machine until the flow of the game ball fired so far is finished in the game area. It is preferable to adopt such a configuration. Thereby, the output of the ringing wave and the response wave can be stopped while the game ball is flowing down in the game area. In addition, as a specific configuration for obtaining such an effect, “after the operation of the launch operation means is stopped, the game ball launched from the game ball launching device is longer than the period required for the game area to finish flowing down, A configuration in which the reading control is not performed on the information reading unit corresponding to the gaming machine can be considered.

  Further, when the identification means is provided in a control device that controls the gaming machine, the reading control means inputs the operation status (launch permission signal) of the firing operation means without going through the control device having the identification means. It is preferable to configure as described above. Assuming a configuration in which an operation status is input via a control device having an identification means, identification is performed by always crafting to output an operation status indicating that the firing operation means is being operated when the control device is fraudulent. Information will not be read. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by configuring the operation status to be input without going through the control device having the identification means.

Means 14. In the means 13, the gaming machine includes a picture display device (design display device 41) that variably displays a picture in the game area, and a starting ball entering portion (operating port 33) into which the flowing game ball can enter. Provided, and configured to start variable display of the pattern based on the entrance to the starting entrance part,
The fraud monitoring system characterized in that the reading restriction means does not perform the reading control on an information reading means corresponding to a gaming machine on which the picture is variably displayed.

  According to the means 14, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine on which the variable display of the pattern is performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output under the situation where the variable display of the pattern is performed. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output in a situation where the variable display of the pattern is performed, for example, the ringing wave or the response wave becomes noise to the pattern display device or its control device. May not proceed accurately. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In particular, while the above-mentioned means 13 and the present means 14 are provided and a game ball is being launched toward the game area and a variable display of a picture is being performed, a call wave or a response wave is sent to the game machine. Is prevented from being output.

  When the identification means is provided in a control device that controls the gaming machine, the reading control means is configured to input the display status (variable display signal) of the picture display device without going through the control device. preferable. Assuming a configuration in which the display status is input via a control device having an identification means, by being crafted so as to always output a display status indicating that a variable display of a picture is being performed when the control device is fraudulent, The identification information is not read. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by configuring the display status to be input without going through the control device having the identification means.

Means 15. In the means 13 or means 14, the gaming machine includes a prize ball entry part (a general prize entry port 31, a variable prize winning device 32, and an operation entry 33) into which the game balls flowing down can enter the game area, and A payout device (payout device 358) for paying out a predetermined number of game balls based on the entrance to the winning ball entrance portion,
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the reading restricting means does not perform reading control on an information reading means corresponding to a gaming machine from which a game ball is paid out by the payout device.

  According to the means 15, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine for which the game ball is paid out by the payout device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ringing wave and the response wave from being output under the situation where the game ball is paid out by the payout device. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or response wave is output under the situation where game balls are being paid out by the payout device, these ringing waves and response waves become noise to the payout device, and the payout of game balls is accurate. There is a risk that it will not be performed. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In particular, the above-mentioned means 13 and the present means 15 are provided, and while the game ball is being launched toward the game area and while the game ball is being paid out from the payout device, A response wave is prevented from being output. Further, in the configuration including the means 13, the means 14, and the means 15, the game ball is being launched toward the game area, the variable display of the picture is being performed, and the payout device. While a game ball is being paid out, a ringing wave or a response wave is prevented from being output to the gaming machine.

  When the identification means is installed in a control device that controls the gaming machine, the reading control means is configured to input the driving status (drive signal) of the payout device without going through the control device having the identification means. It is preferable to do this. Assuming a configuration in which a driving situation is input via a control device having an identification means, identification is made by always crafting to output a driving situation indicating that a game ball is paid out in the case of fraud against such a control device. Information will not be read. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by configuring the driving state to be input without going through the control device having the identification means.

  Means 16. In any one of the means 1 to 9, the gaming machine includes a picture display device (reel unit 555) that variably displays a picture, and a start operation means (start lever 561) that is operated to start the variable display of the picture. ) And stop operation means (stop switch 562) operated to stop the variable display of the picture.

  The present invention is preferably applied to a fraud monitoring system for a gaming hall in which a plurality of gaming machines in which start operation means and stop operation means are actively operated by a player are installed.

Means 17. In the means 16, the information reading means inputs a call wave output means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for outputting a call wave for calling the identification information, and a response wave from the identification means. Response wave input means (scanner SC CPU 541, RF circuit 542, and reader antenna 543),
The reading control means is a reading restricting means (of the hall computer HC) for preventing reading control for the information reading means corresponding to the gaming machine in which the starting operation means is operated and the picture is variably displayed. A fraud monitoring system comprising steps S1602 to S1606).

  According to the means 17, when the identification information is read, a ringing wave is output from the information reading means, and a response wave corresponding thereto is input by the information reading means. According to this configuration, the identification information is read without contact.

  In this case, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine in which the starting operation means is operated and the pattern is variably displayed. Therefore, the ringing wave and the response wave are prevented from being output from the start to the end of the variable display of the pattern. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output from the start to the end of variable display of a pattern, for example, the ringing wave or the response wave becomes noise for the pattern display device or a control device that controls the pattern display device. May not proceed accurately. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In addition, when the identification means is provided in the control device that controls the gaming machine, it is preferable that the reading control means inputs the display status (reel stop signal) of the picture display device without going through the control device. . Assuming a configuration in which the display status is input via a control device having an identification means, by being crafted so as to always output a display status indicating that a variable display of a picture is being performed when the control device is fraudulent, The identification information reading process is not performed. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by configuring the display status to be input without going through the control device having the identification means.

Means 18. In means 17, the gaming machine comprises a payout device (payout device 573) for paying out game media in accordance with the stop pattern after the operation of the stop operation means.
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the reading restricting means does not perform reading control on an information reading means corresponding to a gaming machine from which a game medium is paid out by the payout device.

  According to the means 18, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine in which the game medium is paid out by the payout device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ringing wave and the response wave from being output under the situation where the game medium is paid out by the payout device. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or response wave is output under the situation where game media is paid out by the payout device, the ringing wave or response wave becomes noise to the payout device, and the payout of game media is accurate. There is a risk that it will not be performed. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In particular, the above-mentioned means 17 and this means 18 are provided, and the game machine is provided during the period from when the start operation means is operated until the variable display of the picture is finished and while the game medium is paid out from the payout device. On the other hand, a ringing wave or a response wave is prevented from being output.

  In addition, when the identification means is provided in the control device that controls the gaming machine, it is preferable that the reading control means is configured to input the driving status (drive signal) of the payout device without going through the control device. Assuming a configuration in which a driving situation is input via a control device having an identification means, identification is made by always crafting to output a driving situation indicating that a game ball is paid out in the case of fraud against such a control device. Information will not be read. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by configuring the driving state to be input without going through the control device having the identification means.

Means 19. In the means 18, the gaming machine is provided with receiving means (medal slot 563, storage passage 566) for receiving game media, a predetermined number of game media are received by the receiving means, and the starting operation means is When the operation is operated, the variable display of the picture is started. Further, when the predetermined number of game media are received and the start operation device is operated, the reception device accepts the game media. An acceptance blocking means (selector 565) for blocking, wherein the acceptance blocking means is configured to release the blocking of the acceptance at the end of one game,
When the gaming machine is not paid out in the gaming machine, the reading control means does not pay out the gaming medium after the variable display of the picture is finished and the acceptance is released. A fraud monitoring system that performs read control on the information reading unit from when the payout of the game medium is completed to when the acceptance is released.

  According to the means 19, the identification information is not read for the gaming machine that is allowed to accept the game medium by the receiving means. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output under a situation where the game medium is received by the receiving means. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output in a situation where a game medium is accepted by the receiving means, the ringing wave or the response wave becomes noise to the receiving means, and the game medium is correctly received. May not be done. On the other hand, according to the structure of this means, the effect of the said means 1 etc. can be acquired, suppressing generation | occurrence | production of this inconvenience.

  In addition, when the game medium is not paid out, the game medium is paid out when the game medium is paid out after the variable display of the pattern is finished until the acceptance is released. Until the blocking of acceptance is released, a ringing wave is output to the gaming machine. In other words, in the gaming machine, reading control by the information reading means is performed at the stage before one game round is finished and the blocking of the reception of the game medium is released. As a result, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output in a situation where a game is progressing in the gaming machine, and the effect of the means 1 and the like can be obtained without hindering the progress of the game.

  In addition, when the identification means is provided in the control device that controls the gaming machine, it is preferable that the reading control means inputs the acceptance status of the acceptance means without going through the control device having the identification means. . Assuming a configuration in which the acceptance status is input via the control device having the identification means, by being crafted so as to always output the acceptance status that the game medium is allowed to be accepted in the case of fraud against the control device, The identification information reading process is not performed. On the other hand, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the above inconvenience by inputting the acceptance status without using the control device having the identification means.

  Means 20. In any one of the means 1 to 19, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is interrupted, the operating power supply means (the data storage holding capacitor 607, which supplies operating power to the information reading means) A fraud monitoring system comprising a hall computer HC).

  According to the means 20, even when the power supply to the gaming machine is interrupted, the identification information can be read from the identification means provided in the gaming machine. As a result, for example, when a gaming machine is fraudulently performed such as switching to an unauthorized control device when the game hall is closed, it can be detected.

  In the configuration provided with the means 10, the identification information can be read during the fraudulent work by making the predetermined specific period shorter than the assumed fraudulent work time. It becomes possible to detect fraud more reliably.

  In this case, if the operation power is not supplied to the information reading means while the power supply to the gaming machine is cut off, the above-described effect cannot be achieved for the fraudulent acts performed during that time. On the other hand, according to the present means 20, since the operating power is supplied to the information reading means even while the power supply to the gaming machine is interrupted, the above-described effect is surely achieved.

Means 21. In means 20, each of the information reading means is mounted on a gaming machine,
The control device of the gaming machine includes volatile storage means (RAM 503) that stores and holds gaming information while power is supplied.
Furthermore, even if the power supply from the external power supply to the gaming machine is interrupted, the memory holding power supply means (data storage holding capacitor 607) for supplying power to the volatile storage means is provided.
A fraud monitoring system characterized in that the storage holding power supply means is also used as the operating power supply means.

  According to the means 21, since the memory holding power supply means is also used as the operating power supply means, the effect of the means 20 can be achieved while simplifying the configuration.

Means 22. In means 20, the operating power supply means is a management terminal device (hall computer HC) that manages the gaming hall in which the gaming machine is installed,
The fraud monitoring system, wherein the information reading control means is provided in the management terminal device.

  According to the means 22, fraud is monitored using the power of the management terminal device.

  For example, when the above means 4 is applied, even if the power of the gaming machine is cut off, it can be confirmed whether or not the opening / closing body has been opened, and the business hours of the gaming hall have ended. Even if the power source is shut off, it is possible to satisfactorily monitor whether or not an illegal act has been performed.

  Means 23. The fraud monitoring system according to any one of the means 1 to 18, wherein identification information is read from a plurality of specific gaming machines by one information reading means.

  According to the means 23, since one information reading means is also used for a plurality of specific gaming machines, it is possible to reduce the number of information reading means in a game hall or the like and to reduce costs. It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to better confirm fraud based on reading the identification information.

Means 24. In any one of the means 1 to 23, the information reading means includes a call wave output means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for outputting a call wave for calling the identification information; Response wave input means (the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543) for inputting the response wave from the means,
Furthermore, response period measurement means (response time measurement timer provided in the scanner SC) for measuring a response period from when the ringing wave is output until the response wave is input,
The determination means compares a preset reference response period with the response period measured by the response period measurement means, and determines whether or not the measured response period is normal based on the comparison result Period determining means (step S2007 in the fraud detection processing of the hall computer HC),
The fraud monitoring system characterized in that the abnormal process executing means executes an abnormal process when the response period determining means determines that the measured response period is not normal.

  According to the means 24, a response period from when a call wave is output from the information reading means to when a response wave is input by the information reading means is measured, and if the measured response period is not normal, abnormal processing is performed. Executed. As an illegal act against a gaming machine, an illegal act of replacing a control device that controls the gaming machine with an unauthorized device is assumed, and even if the identification means is attached to the control device at the time of such an illegal act, regular control is performed. It is assumed that the identification means attached to the apparatus is removed and the identification means is attached to an unauthorized apparatus as a dummy product for outputting identification information. However, when such a fraudulent act is performed, it is considered that the relative distance between the identification unit and the information reading unit changes when the identification unit is attached to an unauthorized device as a dummy product. On the other hand, as described above, even if a fraudulent act using the identification means as a dummy product is performed by measuring the response period and executing an abnormal process when the measured response period is not normal , It becomes possible to discover that such a fraudulent act has been carried out.

  Means 25. In any one of the means 1 to 24, the abnormality processing execution means notifies the abnormality processing so as to execute abnormality notification in a mode in which a gaming machine that cannot collect the identification information or the correspondence information is specified as the abnormality processing. A fraud monitoring system characterized by controlling the (display device 535).

  According to the means 25, when the identification information or the corresponding information corresponding thereto is not collected, the gaming machine in which the cheating is performed is specified by executing the abnormality notification. Thereby, the manager of the game hall can easily grasp the gaming machine in which the illegal act has been performed, and can appropriately handle the illegal act.

Means 26. Each of the media grant-related devices provided in each gaming machine is provided with an identification unit that stores identification information, and is a fraud monitoring system that monitors fraud against the gaming machine by reading the identification information,
In addition to providing information reading means for reading the identification information in a non-contact state, the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read,
Furthermore, a reading control means for reading and controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently;
Identification information read by the information reading means, or information collecting means for collecting corresponding information corresponding to the identification information;
Determining means for determining whether or not the information collecting means has collected the information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed;
A fraud monitoring system comprising: an abnormal process executing unit configured to execute an abnormal process when the determining unit determines that the information is not collected.

  In the fraud monitoring system of means 26, since the identification means storing the identification information is provided in the medium addition-related device of the gaming machine, the identification information is read to exchange for an illegal medium addition-related device, etc. It is confirmed whether an illegal act against the gaming machine has been performed.

  In this case, the fraud monitoring system includes information reading means, and the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read. The identification information or correspondence information read by the information reading means is collected, and if no information is collected from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed, abnormal processing is executed. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read the identification information, and the cheating based on the reading of the identification information can be confirmed satisfactorily.

  Further, the identification information is read continuously or intermittently. For example, if the reading control means is supplied with power different from the gaming machine, the gaming machine is turned off or the game is turned off. The identification information can be read even if no power is supplied to the machine. As a result, when a gaming machine is installed in the gaming hall, the gaming hall is closed, and the gaming machine is turned off, the gaming machine may be illegally exchanged with an unauthorized control device. You can discover it even if it was done.

  The “configuration for reading the identification information in a non-contact manner” is as follows: “The information reading means outputs a call wave that outputs a call wave that calls the identification information; and a response wave input that inputs a response wave from the identification means A configuration comprising means ”is conceivable. In addition, “the identification unit includes a storage unit that stores the identification information, and an output unit that reads and outputs the stored identification information, and the information reading unit outputs a call signal to the identification unit. A configuration comprising a calling unit that causes the output unit to output the identification information and an input unit that inputs the output identification information is conceivable.

  In addition, as the “medium grant-related device”, a payout device that pays out game media can be considered. In a so-called pachinko gaming machine, a ball detection device that detects a game ball that has entered a ball entering portion provided in a game area can be considered.

  Further, by applying any one of the above-described means 2 to 25 to the means 26, the effect of each means can be obtained.

Means 27. Identification means (identification information (ID information)) is stored in the control devices (main control devices 271, 582, payout control device 311) or medium application-related devices provided in the gaming machines (pachinko machines P, slot machines S). A fraud monitoring system that includes IC chips with antennas 303 and 320a) and monitors fraud against gaming machines by acquiring the identification information;
An information reading means (scanner SC) for reading the identification information in a non-contact state is installed at a position where the identification information can be read,
Further, a reading control means for controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently (Hall computer HC fraud detection setting processing step S1302 to step S1306, step S1602 to step S1607, step S1702). Step S1703)
Determining means for determining whether or not the information collecting means has collected the information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed (Steps S1307 to S1312, and Steps S1608 to S1610 in the fraud detection determination process of the hall computer HC) , Step S1704 to step S1708),
And an abnormality process execution means (step S1313, step S1611, and step S1709 of the hall computer HC) that executes an abnormality process when the determination means determines that the information is not collected. Fraud monitoring system.

  In the fraud monitoring system of the means 27, since the identification means storing the identification information is provided in the control device of the gaming machine or the medium addition related device, the identification information is read to exchange for the unauthorized control device, Alternatively, it is confirmed whether or not a fraudulent act has been performed on the gaming machine such as replacement with an unauthorized medium addition related device.

  In this case, the fraud monitoring system includes information reading means at a position where identification information can be read, and identification information reading processing is performed. If the identification information is not read in this reading process, an abnormal process is executed. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read the identification information, and the cheating based on the reading of the identification information can be confirmed satisfactorily.

  Further, the identification information is read continuously or intermittently. For example, if the reading control means is supplied with power different from the gaming machine, the gaming machine is turned off or the game is turned off. The identification information can be read even if no power is supplied to the machine. As a result, when a gaming machine is installed in the gaming hall, the gaming hall is closed, and the gaming machine is turned off, the gaming machine may be illegally exchanged with an unauthorized control device. You can discover it even if it was done.

  As the “configuration for reading identification information in a non-contact manner”, “the information reading means is a call wave output means for outputting a call wave for calling the identification information (the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543). And a configuration including response wave input means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for inputting a response wave from the identification means. “The identification means includes storage means (IC chips 305, 320b, 585a) for storing the identification information, and output means (antenna units 306, 320c, 585b) for reading and outputting the stored identification information. The information reading means further includes a calling means (the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543) for outputting the identification information to the output means by outputting a calling signal to the identifying means, and its output. A configuration including input means (a CPU 541 of the scanner SC, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543) for inputting the identification information thus obtained is conceivable.

  Further, as the “medium granting related device”, payout devices (payout devices 358 and 573) for paying out game media can be considered. In a so-called pachinko gaming machine, a ball detection device (such as a prize opening switch 221) that detects a game ball that has entered a ball entering part (such as the general prize opening 31) provided in the game area can be considered.

  Means 28. A gaming machine comprising the identification means for use in the fraud monitoring system according to any one of means 1 to 27.

  By providing the identification means in the gaming machine, the effect of any one of the above means 1 to 27 can be achieved.

Means 29. The means 28 includes an opening / closing body (front door frame 13) supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the gaming machine body,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the identification means is provided on an open front end side of the opening / closing body.

  According to the means 29, the identification means is provided on the open front end side of the opening / closing body in the gaming machine. Thereby, compared with the case where an identification means is provided in the open base end side of an opening-closing body, when an opening-closing body is open | released, an identification means will move largely with opening of an opening-closing body.

  As a method for monitoring fraud in this means, the information reading means can read the identification information when the opening / closing body is closed, and the identification information output from the identification means when the opening / closing body is opened. It is conceivable that the information reading unit is set so that the information cannot be read. Further, if the identification means is set to determine whether or not the identification information can be read by moving the identification means as the opening / closing body is opened or closed, the identification means is moved to the open proximal end side. If it is provided, the position of the identification means does not move much even if the opening / closing body is opened compared to the case where the identification means is provided on the open front end side. It may be difficult to set the information so that it cannot be read. Therefore, compared to the case where the identification means is provided on the open proximal end side, the identification information cannot be read when the open / close body is opened when the identification means is provided on the open distal end side. As a result, it is possible to obtain a good result, and it is possible to perform a good monitoring of fraud.

  Means 30. A game machine according to claim 28 or 29, comprising the information reading means.

  According to the means 30, the identification means and the information reading means are provided in the gaming machine. Thereby, for example, when installing a gaming machine in a game hall, it is not necessary to provide a place for installing information reading means.

  Further, in the configuration including the means 4 or 5, the identification information is read when the identification means and the information reading means are installed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine, or when the opening / closing body is closed. It is possible to set in advance that the identification information cannot be read when the opening / closing body is opened, and the identification information when the opening / closing body is opened for each gaming machine. There is no need to make a setting to disable reading.

Means 31. The gaming machine (pachinko machine P, slot machine S) is provided with an identification means (IC chip with antenna 303, 320a) in which identification information (ID information) is stored, and the identification information is read to monitor fraud against the gaming machine. A fraud monitoring system,
The gaming machine includes an opening / closing body (front door frame 13) that is supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the gaming machine body.
The identification means is provided in the opening / closing body,
Information reading means (scanner SC) for reading the identification information in a non-contact state;
Reading control means for reading and controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently (injustice detection setting processing step S1302 to step S1306 of the hall computer HC, step S1602 to step S1607, step S1702 to step 1702) S1703)
Information collection means (hall computer HC, network HN in hall) for collecting identification information read by the information reading means or corresponding information corresponding thereto;
Determining means for determining whether or not the information collecting means has collected the information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed (Steps S1307 to S1312, and Steps S1608 to S1610 in the fraud detection determination process of the hall computer HC) , Step S1704 to step S1708),
An abnormality process execution unit (step S1313, step S1611, step S1709 of the hall computer HC) that executes an abnormality process when the determination unit determines that the information is not collected;
The information reading means is set so that the identification information can be read when the opening / closing body is closed, and the identification information cannot be read when the opening / closing body is opened. A fraud monitoring system characterized by being set.

  In the fraud monitoring system of the means 31, whether the identification means storing the identification information is provided in the opening / closing body of the gaming machine, and whether the opening / closing body was opened illegally by reading the identification information continuously or intermittently It is confirmed whether or not the gaming machine has been cheated.

  In this case, the fraud monitoring system includes information reading means, and an identification means corresponding to the information reading means is provided in the opening / closing body of the gaming machine. The identification information or correspondence information read by the information reading means is collected, and if no information is collected from the information reading means for which reading control has been executed, abnormal processing is executed. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read the identification information, and the cheating based on the reading of the identification information can be confirmed satisfactorily.

  Further, the identification information is read continuously or intermittently. For example, if the reading control means is supplied with power different from the gaming machine, the gaming machine is turned off or the game is turned off. Even if no power is supplied to the machine, the identification information can be read. As a result, when a gaming machine is installed in the gaming hall, when the gaming hall is closed and the gaming machine is turned off, the opening / closing body is illegally opened and replaced with an unauthorized control device. Even if a fraudulent act against a gaming machine such as is performed, it can be detected.

  Further, when the front door is opened, the reading means is set so as not to read the identification information. Also in this case, the abnormal process can be executed by collecting the correspondence information that the reading means could not read the identification information.

  Further, by applying any one of the above-described means 2 to 30 to the means 31, the effect of each means can be obtained.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment relating to a fraud monitoring system for a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a system configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of pachinko machines P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4,... Pm, Pn are installed in the game hall. Each pachinko machine P is connected to a hall computer HC via a network HN in the hall. Thereby, the game situation in each pachinko machine P is managed in the hall computer HC.

  In the game hall, one scanner SC-1, SC-2,... SC-k is installed in correspondence with the two pachinko machines P. Each of these scanners SC is also connected to the hall computer HC via the intra-hall network HN. The hall computer HC monitors the pachinko machine P for fraud based on information input from each scanner SC. Therefore, a configuration relating to the unauthorized monitoring will be described below.

  First, the configuration of the pachinko machine P will be described below. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine P, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an exploded or exploded main configuration of the pachinko machine P, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing a front structure of the main body frame 12 constituting the pachinko machine P. is there. 3 and 4, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine P is left blank for convenience.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the pachinko machine P includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine P. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility when installed in the game hall. The outer frame 11 is in a state in which wooden plate members are combined in a rectangular frame shape as a whole, and is configured by fixing each plate member with a detachable fastening member such as a small screw. Therefore, the structure can be easily reused (reused) as compared with the conventional structure in which the plates are assembled using nails and rivets. In addition, you may comprise the outer frame 11 with metals, such as a synthetic resin and aluminum.

  A body frame 12 is supported at one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing axis is set to extend vertically to the left as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine P, and the main body frame 12 can be opened to the front side with the opening / closing axis serving as an axis. Furthermore, since this pachinko machine P is provided with a game ball launch handle 18 on the right side, the body frame 12 can be opened and closed around the side opposite to the game ball launch handle 18. It can be said.

  A front plate 14 is provided at a lower position on the front side of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 includes a base portion 15 having a bulging portion 15a that bulges to the near side in a substantially central portion in the width direction, and a ball tray that is provided inside the bulging portion 15a of the base portion 15 and has a dish shape recessed downward. And a back wall panel 17 that forms a wall surface on the back side of the bottom plate 16 and has a ball discharge port 17a to the bottom plate 16. Since the base portion 15 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by a fastening member such as a screw, the base portion 15 constitutes an attachment portion for the main body frame 12. A game ball launching handle 18 is provided on the base portion 15 so as to protrude to the right side of the bulging portion 15a.

  The game ball launch handle 18 includes an operation handle 18a and a support base 18b. Since the support pedestal 18b is a well-known configuration, a description thereof is omitted, but a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 18a and detecting that the operation handle 18a is operated are detected. A dial variable resistor for detecting the amount of operation of the firing switch and the operation handle 18a is provided. Furthermore, a stop switch is provided that is operated to stop the launch of the game ball in a state where the operation handle 18a is operated. The signal lines of these touch sensor, firing switch, dial variable resistor, and stop switch are connected to a power source and firing control device 313 described later.

  A slide-type ball removal lever 19 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 15 a of the base portion 15. When the ball removal lever 19 is operated, the stored balls in the lower plate 16 are discharged downward. A speaker cover portion 17b in which a large number of small holes are gathered is formed at a position different from the ball discharge port 17a of the back wall panel 17, and the output sound of the speaker 20 installed behind the panel 17 is the speaker cover. It is emitted forward through the portion 17b.

  A front door frame 13 as a front door is provided in a range excluding the front plate 14 on the front side of the main body frame 12 so as to cover the main body frame 12. The front door frame 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the main body frame 12, the front door frame 13 can be opened to the front side with an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine P. It is like that.

  A lower portion of the front door frame 13 is provided with a bulging portion 22 that bulges to the near side above the lower plate 16, and an upper plate 23 that opens upward is provided inside the bulging portion 22. . The upper plate 23 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to a game ball launching mechanism 160 described later while aligning them in a line. A ball removal lever 24 for the upper plate 23 is provided on the front surface side of the bulging portion 22, and when this ball removal lever 24 is operated, a ball removal passage (not shown) provided near the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23. Is opened, and the stored balls in the upper plate 23 are discharged to the lower plate 16. The front door frame 13 is provided with glass 137.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main body frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 25 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and a substantially circular window hole 26 is formed at the center of the resin base 25. Is formed. A game board 30 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the resin base 25. As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 30 is made of a substantially square plywood, and is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the resin base 25.

  Next, the structure of the game board 30 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 30 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, an operating port 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, and the like. Actually, the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the operating port 33, the through gate 34, and the variable display unit 35 are attached to the surface of the game board by wood screws or the like.

  The operating port 33 is additionally provided with an electric accessory that is activated (opened) under a predetermined condition. When a game ball enters the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operating port 33, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and based on the detection result, the upper plate 23 (in some cases, the lower plate 16) is detected. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 30 so that game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are guided through the out port 36 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). It has become. The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (functions) such as a windmill 37 are disposed. Notches 38 as recesses are formed at a plurality of locations on the left and right sides of the game board 30 so as to avoid interference with the protruding regions from the left and right sides of the body frame 12 that is the assembly partner.

  The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 for variably displaying the first symbol (special symbol) with a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger. A center frame 43 is disposed in the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. In the upper center of the center frame 43, a first specific lamp portion 47 and a second specific lamp portion 48 are provided side by side. In addition, a holding lamp 44 corresponding to the first specific lamp section 47 and the symbol display device 41 is provided so as to sandwich the area where both the specific lamp sections 47 and 48 are disposed. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the operating port 33 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the holding number is displayed by turning on the holding lamp 44. A holding lamp 46 corresponding to the second specific lamp portion 48 is provided below the center frame 43. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the holding number is displayed by turning on the holding lamp 46.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including an 8-inch size liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, the first symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol variation display will be described in detail later.

  The first specific lamp unit 47 is provided with a red, green, and blue three-color emission type LED lamp. Then, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger. Specifically, red light is turned on with a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger, and the emission color is switched to green light when a predetermined time elapses in that state. Then, when the predetermined time elapses with the green light turned on, the emission color is switched to blue light. Thereafter, the emission color is repeatedly switched in the order of red, green, and blue until the emission color switching stop time comes. Accordingly, red, green, and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order on the first specific lamp unit 47. And finally, when red or green is stopped and displayed, a big hit is generated, and when blue is stopped and displayed, no big win is generated. In addition, the type of jackpot is different between the case where the stop is finally displayed in red and the case where the stop is finally displayed in green, and the former is a jackpot that is more advantageous to the player (so-called probabilistic variation). Jackpot).

  On the other hand, the second specific lamp portion 48 is provided with a red and green two-color light emitting type LED lamp inside thereof. In the second specific lamp unit 48, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order with the passage of the through gate 34 as a trigger.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or is difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win. As an opening mode of the variable prize winning device 32, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, ten) of winnings is defined as one round, and the following is performed on condition that a winning is made to a continuous prize opening in the variable prize winning device 32. In general, it is assumed that the condition for shifting to a round is satisfied, and the variable prize-winning device 32 is repeatedly opened with a maximum of a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds).

  The game board 30 is provided with a rail unit 50 as a rail member for guiding a game ball launched from a game ball launching mechanism 160, which will be described later, to the upper part of the game board 30 and is launched from the game ball launching mechanism 160. The game balls are guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 includes an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 that are provided in an inner and outer double.

  The inner rail portion 51 is integrally formed with other resin portions, and is provided to stand substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30. The outer rail portion 52 has a support portion 52a that is integrally formed with other resin portions in the same manner as the inner rail portion 51, and is provided upright substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30. A sliding plate 52b is attached to the inner surface of 52a to make the flight of the game ball smoother. The sliding plate 52b is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, and is supported by the support portion 52a at a plurality of locations. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52, and a ball guide passage is formed by a portion where these rail portions 51 and 52 face each other with a predetermined interval. In addition, in the site | part which the inner and outer rail parts 51 and 52 oppose, each rail part 51 and 52 is connected by the contact part 53 with the game board 30, and a ball | bowl guide channel | path is formed in the groove shape opened to the near side. Has been.

  In the rail unit 50, a return ball prevention member 54 is attached to a portion (the upper left portion in FIG. 5) from which the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage, and a portion corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the jumped game ball (FIG. 5). In the upper right part), a return rubber 55 is attached. The return ball prevention member 54 prevents a situation in which a game ball that has once jumped from the ball guide passage to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage. In addition, the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 55 and is rebounded toward the center of the game area.

  An arc-shaped flange 56 projecting outward is formed on the outer periphery of the rail unit 50. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30.

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is formed so as to extend downward from the outer peripheral portion of the inner rail portion 51, and has a function of guiding a foul ball that does not reach the game area and flows backward in the ball guide passage to the foul ball passage 76 (see FIG. 4). Have The lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces (Sa, Sb in the figure) for attaching seals and plates such as certificate stamps, and in order to secure this attachment space, the flange 56 Notches 58a and 58b are formed in the upper and lower portions. By adopting a configuration in which a sticker such as a stamp is directly pasted on the game board 30, it is difficult to improperly paste the stamp or the like.

  In the game board 30, a relay terminal hole 59 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided in the upper left portion outside the rail unit 50, and through this relay terminal hole 59, a connector for connecting a relay terminal plate installed on the back of the game board 60 is exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine P.

  A game ball launching mechanism 160 is attached below the window hole 26 (game board 30) of the resin base 25. As shown in FIG. 6, the game ball launching mechanism 160 includes a metal plate 161 as a base member, and an electromagnetic solenoid 162 and a launch rail 163 are attached to the metal plate 161.

  The solenoid 162 includes a main body portion 162a and an output shaft 162b as main components, and is energized based on the input of an electrical signal to the main body portion 161a, so that the output shaft 162b moves in the expansion / contraction direction. The solenoid 162 is arranged so that the output shaft 162b protrudes obliquely upward to the left when energized. The firing rail 163 guides the game ball launched by the solenoid 162, and is arranged so that its longitudinal direction extends in the expansion and contraction direction of the output shaft 162b. Note that the game balls B are supplied one by one from the ball exit on the front door frame 13 side (the ball exit leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23) on the launch rail 163. The game balls B are supplied to the launch rail 163. A stopper 164 for holding it on is mounted on the metal plate 161.

  In the above configuration, when the solenoid 162 is energized based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the output shaft 162b protrudes and the game ball held by the stopper 164 is launched on the launch rail 163. It is. Then, the game ball moves on the launch rail 163 and is launched into the game area.

  There is a predetermined gap between the firing rail 163 and the ball guide passage, and a foul ball passage 76 is provided below the gap. Therefore, if the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 160 does not reach the return ball prevention member 54 and returns as a foul ball in the ball guide passage, the foul ball passes through the foul ball passage 76 to the lower plate. 16 is discharged.

  A pair of left and right discharge ports 66 and 67 are formed on the left side of the launch rail 163 on the front surface of the main body frame 12, and the game balls discharged from the discharge ports 66 and 67 are placed in front of the upper plate 23 or the lower plate. A game ball guide unit 70 for guiding to any one of 16 is attached. For convenience, in the following description, the discharge port 66 is also referred to as a first discharge port, and the discharge port 67 is also referred to as a second discharge port. These discharge ports 66 and 67 communicate with a game ball distribution unit 245 (see FIG. 11) provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12, and game balls are basically discharged from the first discharge port 66. When the passage leading to the upper plate 23 including the first outlet 66 is filled with game balls, the game balls are discharged from the second outlet 67 instead of the first outlet 66.

  The game ball guide unit 70 is integrally formed with the foul ball passage 76 described above. The game ball guide unit 70 is formed with a ball discharge passage 71 for communicating the discharge ports 66 and 67 with the lower plate 16. In the game ball guide unit 70, a communication port 72 communicating with the upper plate 23 is formed on the front side of the first discharge port 66 of the main body frame 12, and an opening / closing plate 73 is attached so as to close the communication port 72. ing. The opening / closing plate 73 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 74 and is always urged to a position where the communication port 72 is closed by a spring 75 as urging means.

  According to the above configuration of the game ball guide unit 70, the open / close plate 73 rises as shown in the figure by the urging force of the spring 75 when the front door frame 13 is opened, and the communication port 72 is closed. In this state, the game ball discharged from the first discharge port 66 is guided to the lower plate 16 through the ball discharge passage 71. Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is opened in a state where game balls are stored upstream of the communication port 72, the stored balls flow down to the lower plate 16 through the ball discharge passage 71 without spilling from the communication port 72. To do. That is, even in the present pachinko machine P configured such that the front decorative frame is omitted and the upper plate 23 is directly provided to the front door frame 13, the game on the upstream side of the communication port 72 when the front door frame 13 is opened. The inconvenience of spilling a ball can be prevented. On the other hand, in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed, the opening / closing plate 73 is pushed open against the biasing force of the spring 75 by a ball passage rod 138 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 13. . In this state, the game ball discharged from the first discharge port 66 is guided to the upper plate 23 through the communication port 72. Accordingly, the game ball upstream of the communication port 72 is paid out to the upper plate 23.

  The resin base 25 is provided with a substantially rectangular small window 78 at the lower right portion of the window hole 26. Therefore, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner space (Sa in FIG. 5) of the game board 30 can be viewed through the small window 78. It is also possible to directly paste a stamp or the like on the game board 30 from the small window 78.

  A small window 79 is also provided in the resin base 25 at the upper left portion of the window hole 26. This small window 79 is provided in a position corresponding to the relay terminal hole 59 of the game board 30 described in FIG. 5 in substantially the same shape as that, and through the relay terminal hole 59 and the small window 79, the relay installed on the back of the game board. The connection connector 60 of the terminal board is exposed on the front side of the main body frame 12. In such a configuration, various lamps provided on the front door frame 13 side are electrically connected via the connection connector 60 exposed from the small window 79 of the main body frame 12 (resin base 25).

  A front door frame opening switch 27 for detecting the open state of the front door frame 13 is provided on the top of the resin base 25. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the resin base 25 comes into contact with metal fittings (reinforcing plates 131 to 134 shown in FIG. 7) on the back of the front door frame 13, and Metal pieces 28a and 28b are attached to connect the metal fittings to the main body frame 12 side for grounding.

  A pair of upper and lower support brackets 81 and 82 are attached to the left end side (opening / closing axis line side) of the main body frame 12 as a support mechanism for supporting the front door frame 13 so that it can be opened and closed. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a protruding shaft 84 protruding upward. The specific configuration of the front door frame 13 supported by the support fittings 81 and 82 will be described later. Further, a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 155 and 156 (see FIG. 3) provided on the open end side on the back side of the front door frame 13 is inserted into the right end side (the side opposite to the opening / closing axis) of the main body frame 12. Insertion holes 87 and 88 are provided, respectively. In the pachinko machine P, a locking device for locking the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 is hidden behind the main body frame 12. Therefore, the front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so that it cannot be opened by locking the metal fittings 155 and 156 to the locking device through the insertion holes 87 and 88.

  A cylinder lock 91 as a key member for locking and unlocking the main frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 with respect to the main frame 12 is installed at the lower right corner of the main frame 12. Has been. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the locking device, and only the cylinder lock 91 of the locking device is provided in a state of protruding in front of the main body frame 12. The cylinder lock 91 has a function to cover both the locking and unlocking of the main body frame 12 and the locking and unlocking of the front door frame 13, and when the key inserted into the key hole is turned counterclockwise (counterclockwise direction) When the key is unlocked and the key is turned to the right (clockwise direction), the front door frame 13 is unlocked.

  Next, the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the front door frame 13.

  The front door frame 13 is formed with a window portion 101 as a viewing window so that almost the entire game area can be viewed from the front. The window portion 101 has a substantially oval shape that is nearly circular, and more specifically, a substantially central portion on the left and right sides of the window portion 101 is gently curved as compared to the upper and lower sides.

  Small windows 107 to which a transparent resin is attached are provided on both the left and right sides of the lower end portion of the front door frame 13 so that a part of the surface of the main body frame 12 and the surface of the game board 30 (including certificate paper) can be visually recognized. The transparent resin attached to the small window 107 is formed in a flat shape so that the internal certificate paper or the like can be easily machine-read in a factory or the like. However, the small window 107 can be provided with a magnifying lens portion so that the hall operator or the like can easily see the internal certificate paper or the like.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, an annular lamp 102 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs is provided symmetrically along the periphery of the window 101, and light emitting means such as LEDs are provided at the top of the pachinko machine P at the center of the annular lamp 102. A built-in central lamp 103 is provided. In the pachinko machine P, the central lamp 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and notifies that the jackpot is being hit by turning on or blinking in the jackpot state. In addition, an upper pan lamp 104 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is also provided around the upper pan 23. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central lamp 103, a prize ball lamp 105 that is turned on during the payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is turned on when a predetermined error occurs are provided.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with a ball rental operation portion 120 at a position below the window portion 101. The ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. In the state where a bill or a card is inserted into the CR unit arranged on the side of the pachinko machine P, the ball lending operation unit 120 can check the ball lending operation, the card returning operation, and the card frequency.

  On the back side of the front door frame 13, various metal reinforcing members are provided so as to surround the window portion 101. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, reinforcing plates 131, 132, 133, and 134 are attached to the back side of the front door frame 13 and to the left and right and upper and lower outer sides of the window portion 101, respectively. These reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected in contact with each other, but resin parts 135 for avoiding direct contact are interposed at the connecting portions of the left and upper reinforcing plates 132 and 133 in the drawing. Thereby, the closed loop of the electric path by the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is cut, and the generation of a magnetic field causing noise is prevented.

  7 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the reinforcing plate 131 on the opening / closing axis side on the right side of FIG. 7 as an assembly mechanism for the main body frame 12. And the assembly | attachment metal fittings 151 and 152 by the side of the front door frame 13 are attached with respect to the support metal fittings 81 and 82 (refer FIG. 4) by the side of the main body frame 12. FIG. That is, a shaft hole that opens to the lower surface is formed in the lower mounting bracket 152, and the protruding shaft 84 of the lower support bracket 82 is inserted into the shaft hole, while the upper mounting bracket 151 By inserting the shaft portion into the support hole 83 of the upper support fitting 81, the front door frame 13 is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 12. Further, the reinforcing plate 131 is provided with an engaging claw 131a having a hook shape at an intermediate position thereof, and the engaging claw 131a is formed in the hole 12a ( (See FIG. 4). Accordingly, even in the pachinko machine P in which the front door frame 13 is configured in a form including the upper plate 23 and the upper and lower shaft support intervals are increased, the front door frame 13 can be prevented from being lifted at the intermediate position. Therefore, an illegal act or the like floating the front door frame 13 is suppressed.

  A pair of upper and lower hook metal fittings 155 and 156 having a hook shape are attached to the reinforcing plate 132 opposite to the opening / closing axis line on the left side of FIG. These metal fittings 155 and 156 are provided so as to extend rearward and correspond to insertion holes 87 and 88 (see FIG. 4) provided in the main body frame 12. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the metal fittings 155 and 156 are inserted into the insertion holes 87 and 88 on the main body frame 12 side and are locked by the locking device.

  A resin case 136 is attached to the lower reinforcing plate 134 at a position facing the firing rail 163. The resin case 136 accommodates a circuit board for the ball rental operation unit 120. The back surface of the resin case 136 (the surface visible in FIG. 7) is flat, and constitutes the side wall of the firing rail 163 when the front door frame 13 is closed. Therefore, the game ball is prevented from spilling forward from the launch rail 163.

  A ball passage rod 138 is installed at a part of the lower reinforcing plate 134 cut out toward the back of the pachinko machine P, and at least above the ball passage rod 138, also behind the pachinko machine P. An eaves portion 139 extending toward the surface is provided. In this case, in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed on the main body frame 12 side, a ridge extending along the upper side of the communication port 72 on the main body frame 12 side enters between the ball passage rod 138 and the flange portion 139. Arranged. Therefore, even if a wire, a film, or the like is invaded from the ball passage rod 138 to perform an illegal act, it is very difficult to infiltrate the wire, the film, or the like to the game area. As a result, fraudulent acts performed using a wire, a film, or the like can be prevented.

  The reinforcing plates 131 to 134 described above also have a function as a metal frame for supporting the glass, and the inside of these reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is folded back to form a glass holding groove. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows on the front and rear sides, and a pair of front and rear glasses 137 having a rectangular shape are held in each glass holding groove. Thereby, the two glass 137 is attached to the front and back at a predetermined interval.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine P will be described. 8 is a rear view of the pachinko machine P, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine P disassembled for each main part.

  First, an overall outline of the back configuration of the pachinko machine P will be described. On the back side of the pachinko machine P, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged so as to be lined up and down, left and right, or stacked in front and back, and a game ball supply device for supplying game balls (Discharge mechanism), a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In the present embodiment, various control devices are separately mounted on two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the main body frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main control device 271 (main control board) and the sound lamp control device 272 (sound lamp control board) are mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and the payout control device 311 (payout control board), power supply The launch control device 313 (power source and launch control board) is mounted on the other mounting base to form a unit. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the former unit is referred to as a “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit is referred to as a “second control board unit 202”. Further, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured to be detachable without using any tools or the like in units of units, and are provided with a support shaft part in a part so that the main body frame 12 Or it has the composition which can be developed to the back of game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden portion when the units 201 to 203 and other components are arranged one behind the other. Actually, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 10, the first control board unit 201 having a substantially L-shape is arranged at substantially the center of the pachinko machine P, and the second control board unit 202 is arranged therebelow. Yes. Further, the back pack unit 203 is disposed in a region partially overlapping with the first control board unit 201.

  The first control board unit 201 is provided with a support shaft part M1 at the left end as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine P, and the first control board unit 201 can be rotated around the axis A by the support shaft part M1. ing. Further, the first control board unit 201 is provided with a fastening portion M2 made of Nylatch (registered trademark) on the right end portion thereof, that is, on the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M1, and with a locking claw at the upper end portion. A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 201 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine P main body by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft part M4 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine P, and the second control board unit 202 can be rotated around the axis B by the support shaft part M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4, and the second control board unit 202 performs the second control. The substrate unit 202 is held in a state along the back surface of the pachinko machine P main body. Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft portion M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine P, and the back pack unit 203 is rotatable about an axis C by the support shaft portion M6. . Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 made of a ny latch or the like on the left end portion thereof, that is, on the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and at the upper end portion and the lower end portion, respectively, a rotating engagement member. Stop portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 203 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine P main body by the fastening portions M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9.

  Next, the back surface structure of the main body frame 12 and the game board 30 is demonstrated. 11 is a rear view showing a configuration in a state in which the game board 30 is assembled to the main body frame 12 and the units 201 to 203 are removed, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the main body frame 12 as viewed from the rear. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear.

  The game board 30 is installed in a square frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 25 from the back side, and a plurality (four in this embodiment) of locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the main body frame 12. It is fixed so as not to fall backward. The locking fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlock position). FIG. 11 shows the locked state. The left and right three locking fixtures 211 are L-shaped fittings formed by bending metal pieces, and are configured not to protrude outward from the main body frame 12 when the game board 30 is fixed.

  The variable display unit 35 disposed in the center of the game board 30 is provided with a synthetic resin frame cover 213 that covers the center frame 43 (see FIG. 5) from the rear side. A symbol display device 41 and a display control device 214 as display control means are detachably attached to the rear end in a state where they are overlapped in the front-rear direction. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving LEDs and the like built in the center frame 43 are disposed.

  A collective board unit 215 is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 so as to surround the variable display unit 35. The collective board unit 215 has a base formed of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin as a thin plate-like frame body, and is attached so that the base surface is in contact with the back surface of the game board 30. The collective board unit 215 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. .

  The game ball collecting mechanism will be described. Below the collective plate unit 215, a collecting passage corresponding to the game board opening of the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operating port 33 and collecting at one place on the downstream side. 216 is formed. A discharge passage board 217 made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin is attached to the main body frame 12 below the game board 30, and a discharge ball is attached to the discharge passage board 217, for example, in a game hall outside the pachinko machine P. A discharge passage 218 is formed to guide the island facility or the like. Therefore, as illustrated in phantom lines in FIG. 11, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 31 and the like are gathered through the collection passage 216 of the gathering plate unit 215, and the discharge passage 218 of the discharge passage board 217 is further collected. Through the pachinko machine P. In addition, the out port 36 is similarly connected to the discharge passage 218, and the game balls that have not won any of the winning ports are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine P through the discharge passage 218.

  Explaining the winning detection mechanism, the collective board unit 215 is provided with a winning port switch 221 at a position corresponding to the general winning port 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and a specific area switch 222 and a position corresponding to the variable winning device 32. A count switch 223 is provided. The specific area switch 222 is a switch that determines that the game ball that has won the variable winning device 32 during the jackpot has entered the specific area. The specific area is an area for determining whether or not a round can be updated, and is also referred to as a V zone. The count switch 223 is a switch that counts the number of game balls won in the variable winning device 32. In addition, an operation port switch 224 that detects a winning of a game ball to the operation port 33 is provided at a position corresponding to the operation port 33, and a passage of the game ball of the through gate 34 is detected at a position corresponding to the through gate 34. A gate switch 225 is provided. The prize opening switch 221 and the gate switch 225 are connected to the board relay board 226 through electric wiring, and the specific area switch 222 and the count switch 223 are connected to the big prize opening relay board 227. The board surface relay board 226 and the special winning opening relay board 227 are connected to the main controller 271 (main control board). The operation port switch 224 is directly connected to the main controller 271 (main control board) without going through the relay board. Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is driven with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the opening / closing door of the large winning opening and a distribution plate for distributing the winning balls to a specific area or other areas. A winning ball sorting plate solenoid is provided, and the operating port 33 is provided with an operating port solenoid for opening an electric accessory attached thereto.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into the main control device 271 (main control board), and the main control device 271 (main control board) issues a payout command (game ball) according to the winning situation at each time. Is output to the payout control device 311 (payout control board). A predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control device 311 (payout control board).

  The collective plate unit 215 is provided with a relay terminal plate 276 at the center upper portion thereof, and further has a panel external terminal plate 230 provided at the upper right portion thereof. The relay terminal board 276 relays signal lines from the main control device 271 (main control board) and the power source / launch control device 313 (power source and launch control board) to the sound lamp control device 272. The panel external terminal board 230 is provided with an output terminal for outputting a variable display signal from the display control device 214 and an output terminal for outputting a firing permission signal from the power supply and launch control device 313. ing. In addition to this, there are provided an output terminal for outputting a signal during a jackpot or reducing the variation time of the first symbol, and an output terminal for outputting a signal during the jackpot. Through these output terminals, a signal relating to the game (the state on the game board 30 side) is output to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. The board external terminal board 230 is attached to the collective board unit 215 in an easily removable state.

  The assembly plate unit 215 is provided with an attachment mechanism for attaching the first control board unit 201. Specifically, as this attachment mechanism, a bearing bracket 231 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the lower left corner when viewed from the back surface of the game board 30, and a pair of upper and lower bearing holes 231a on the same axis is provided in the bearing bracket 231. Is formed. In the game board 30, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, a mounting hole for a ny latch) 232 is provided to the right of the bearing fitting 231, and a locking claw piece 233 is provided above the bearing fitting 231. It has been.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12. Specifically, a long bearing fitting 235 is attached to the right end of the main body frame 12. The bearing fitting 235 also functions as a reinforcing member. As shown in FIG. 14, the bearing fitting 235 has a long plate-like fitting main body 236 extending downward from the game board 30, and the second lower portion is set up at two lower portions so as to stand up backward from the fitting main body 236. Bearing portions 237 for the control board unit 202 are formed, and bearing portions 238 for the back pack unit 203 are formed in two upper portions. Coaxial bearing holes are formed in the bearing portions 237 and 238, respectively. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the main body frame 12 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for a ny latch) 239 at the left end below the game board 30 installation area. Is provided. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the main body frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for a ny latch) 240 at the left end of the game board 30 installation area. . Rotating fixtures 241, 242 for sandwiching and supporting the back pack unit 203 with the game board 30 at positions on the upper left, upper right and lower right of the game board 30 in the main body frame 12. 243 is provided.

  As described above, a long bearing fitting 235 is provided on one of the left and right sides (the right side in FIG. 11) of the main body frame 12, while the left and right other sides (the left side in FIG. 11) of the main body frame 12 are locked. A device is provided. The locking device includes a base frame 247 that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the main body frame 12, and a long interlocking rod 248 that is assembled to the base frame 247 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated in the lower part of the cylinder. The interlocking rod 248 moves in either the up or down direction by operating the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking bar 248 is provided with a pair of upper and lower bar brackets 249 having a hook shape. When the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 249 is attached to the support bracket ( (Not shown) and locked by a locking device. In this case, when the interlocking rod 248 moves upward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released. On the contrary, when the interlocking rod 248 moves downward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the front door frame 13 with respect to the main body frame 12 is released.

  In the lower right portion of the game board 30 on the back surface of the main body frame 12, there is provided a game ball distribution unit 245 for distributing a game ball paid out by a payout mechanism, which will be described later, to one of the upper plate 23, the lower plate 16 or the discharge passage 218. It has been. The game ball distribution unit 245 has a left opening 245a that communicates with the upper plate 23 through the first discharge port 66, and a central opening 245b that communicates with the lower plate 16 through the second discharge port 67, and the right opening. Each passage is formed so that the portion 245c communicates with the discharge passage 218.

  Next, the configuration of the first control board unit 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the unit 201, FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201, and FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201 viewed from the back. .

  The first control board unit 201 has a mounting base 251 having a substantially L shape, and the main control device 271 and the sound lamp control device 272 are mounted on the mounting base 251. The main control device 271 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power supply monitoring circuit) that monitors supplied power, and the main control board is a transparent resin. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 273 as an encapsulating means made of a material or the like. The main controller 271 is provided with a plurality of connectors, and by connecting a harness or a signal line to each connector, electrical connection with other boards (payout control board, board surface relay board 226, etc.) is achieved. It has been made. The detailed configuration of main controller 271 will be described later.

  The sound lamp control device 272 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound and lamp display in accordance with instructions from the display control device 214. The sound lamp control board is accommodated in a substrate box 274 made of a transparent resin material or the like. Configured.

  The mounting base 251 is made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin, and two flat substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are provided on the surface of the mounting base 251. These substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in a direction orthogonal to the length and breadth, and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. Standing portions 254 erected from the substrate mounting surface 252 are integrally formed on the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion of the substrate mounting surface 252, respectively. The main controller 271 is disposed on the horizontally long substrate mounting surface 252 and the sound lamp controller 272 is disposed on the vertically long substrate mounting surface 253. At this time, the upper and lower sides of main controller 271 are supported by upright portions 254. The sound lamp control device 272 is fixed to the substrate mounting surface 253 with screws or the like at a plurality of locations.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 18, the substrate mounting surface 252 is formed with horizontally-long through holes 256 at two places on the left and right. On the other hand, the substrate box 273 of the main controller 271 is provided with a rotationally operable fixture 275 at two places on the left and right sides of the back surface thereof. When the main controller 271 is mounted on the board mounting surface 252, the main controller 271 is placed so that the fixing tool 275 is inserted into the through hole 256 of the board mounting surface 252, and the fixing tool 275 is placed in this state. The main control device 271 is locked by the turning operation. Therefore, the main control device 271 cannot be removed unless the lock 275 is unlocked from the back side of the first control board unit 201, so that a deterrent effect such as board removal can be obtained.

  In addition, in the mount 251, a shielding part 257 for shielding an opening leading to the back space of the substrate mounting surface 252 is provided below the substrate mounting surface 252 for the main control board. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a hand or the like from being inserted into the back surface of the mounting base 251 from below the board mounting surface 252 so that the locked state of the fixture 275 cannot be illegally released. In addition, in the state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the back surface of the pachinko machine P, the upper portion of the unit 201 is covered with the back pack unit 203, so that it is also prevented that a hand or the like is inserted into the back surface of the mounting base 251. The locked state of the fixture 275 cannot be illegally released.

  A pair of upper and lower retaining pins 261 is provided on the left end surface of the mounting base 251, and the first control board unit 201 can be rotated with respect to the game board 30 by attaching the retaining pins 261 to the bearing fitting 231. Cantilevered so that it can move. A pair of upper and lower nai latches 262 are provided at the right end portion of the mounting base 251 as fasteners to be fitted into the fastening holes 232. A long hole 263 in which the locking claw piece 233 is locked is provided at the upper end portion of the mounting base 251. Therefore, the first control board unit 201 is fixed to the game board 30 by fitting the nai latch 262 into the tightened hole 232 and locking the locking claw piece 233 in the long hole 263.

  Next, the configuration of the main controller 271 will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 is a perspective view of the main control device 271, FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the main control device 271, FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the board box 273 of the main control device 271, and FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a part.

  The main controller 271 includes the substrate box 273 as described above. The board box 273 includes a box base 276 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover 277 covering the opening of the box base 276. The board box 273 is mainly controlled in an internal space formed by the box base 276 and the box cover 277. A substrate 278 is accommodated.

  The main control board 278 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port for communicating with various devices, and a random number used in various lotteries. A generator, a clock pulse generating circuit used for time counting and synchronization, and the like are provided. In the present embodiment, the CPU, ROM, and RAM are integrated into one chip on the CPU chip 278a. Although not described in detail, an input / output driver IC chip 278b and a latching IC chip 278c are mounted.

  The box base 276 and the box cover 277 are made of a synthetic resin having transparency such as a polycarbonate resin. In the box base 276, a side plate portion 276b is formed on the long side of the bottom plate portion 276a, and a step portion 276c is formed on one side of the short side so as to be continuous with the side plate portion 276b. The front end of the side plate portion 276b is bent inward. The right end portion of the side plate portion 276b serves as a mounting opening 276d for slidingly mounting the box cover 277. In this case, as shown in FIG. 21, the box cover 277 is attached from the attachment opening 276d and is slid until it contacts the stepped portion 276c, so that the box cover 277 is attached at a predetermined position on the box base 276. ing.

  The box cover 277 is formed with an extending portion 277 a so as to overlap the stepped portion 276 c of the box base 276. The extension part 277a constitutes a sealing unit 279 (so-called caulking structure) as a sealing means together with the step part 276c of the box base 276. The box base 276 and the box cover 277 are connected by the sealing unit 279, and the substrate Box 273 is sealed.

  As the sealing unit 279, any configuration can be applied as long as it connects the box base 276 and the box cover 277. Here, as shown in FIG. 20 and the like, a configuration in which five sealing members 279a and 279b are formed. The box base 276 and the box cover 277 are connected by inserting a locking claw into the long holes of the sealing members 279a and 279b. In this case, since the latching claw cannot be removed from the sealing members 279a and 279b, it is necessary to destroy the sealing members 279a and 279b in order to open the substrate box 273. Therefore, it is possible to leave a history that the board box 273 has been unlawfully opened, and to discover that the board control 278 has been tampered with.

  The box cover 277 and the box base 276 are provided with adhesive plate portions 281 and 282 on the side opposite to the side where the sealing unit 279 is provided. It is fastened (connected) by metal screws 283 and 284 as a connector. By fastening with the metal screws 283 and 284 in this way, the act of separating the fasteners that fasten the two pasting plate portions 281 and 282 to remove the main control board 278 illegally is suppressed.

  A configuration relating to such fastening will be described with reference to longitudinal sectional views of the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 shown in FIG. Screw holes 285a, 285b, 286a, and 286b are formed in the respective sticking plate portions 281 and 282 so as to penetrate the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 on both ends in the long side direction. The screw hole 285a and the screw hole 285b are formed so that the axes thereof are positioned on the same axis, and the first screw hole 285 is formed by communicating with each other. On the other hand, the screw hole 286a and the screw hole 286b are formed so that the axes thereof are located on the same axis, and these are communicated to form a second screw hole 286. In addition, the 1st screw hole 285 and the 2nd screw hole 286 are located in a line up and down in each sticking board part 281,282.

  In the first screw hole 285, a head accommodating portion 287 is formed by expanding the surface 281a (hereinafter also referred to as the first pasting surface 281a) facing the back of the pachinko machine P in the pasting plate portion 281 in a step shape. . On the other hand, in the second screw hole 286, the side of the surface 282a facing the front of the pachinko machine P (hereinafter also referred to as the second pasting surface 282a) in the sticking plate portion 282 is enlarged in a stepped shape, and the head accommodating portion 288 is formed. Is formed. The screws 283 and 284 are screwed into the head accommodating portions 287 and 288 so that the heads 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284 are accommodated. That is, one screw 283 (hereinafter also referred to as the first screw 283) is screwed from the first sticking surface 281a side, while the other screw 284 (hereinafter also referred to as the second screw 284) is the first screw 283. 2 It is screwed from the sticking surface 282a side.

  When the screws 283 and 284 are screwed, the heads 283a and 284a are screwed until they come into contact with the step portions 287a and 288a of the head accommodating portions 287 and 288, respectively. In this case, when the heads 283a and 284a are in contact with the stepped portions 287a and 288a (that is, when the fastening is completed), the heads 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284 have openings 289 and 290 (hereinafter referred to as “opening”). , Also referred to as removal side openings 289 and 290) at a position inside by a distance of X1. That is, the positions of the tops (tips) of the heads 283a and 284a are intermediate positions in the axial direction of the screw holes 285 and 286, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 22 and the like, a seal seal 300 is affixed to the affixing plate portions 281 and 282 fastened by the screws 283 and 284. In this case, as shown in FIG. 22, FIG. 23, etc., a series of upper ridges 291a and 292a are integrally formed on the upper edges of the respective sticking plate portions 281 and 282, and a series of them are also formed on the lower edges. Lower ridges 291b and 292b are integrally formed. And since each sticking board part 281 and 282 are fastened, while the front-end | tip of each upper side protrusion 291a and 292a mutually contact | abut, the front-end | tip of each lower side protrusion 291b and 292b mutually contact | abuts. . In addition, each of the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 is formed continuously to the side end portion 293 of the box cover 277 and the side end portion 294 of the box base 276, and these side end portions 293 and 294 are formed. A partition wall on the proximal end side of each of the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 is configured. That is, the upper ridges 291a and 292a, the lower ridges 291b and 292b, and the side end portions 293 and 294 function as a surrounding portion C, and the application surfaces 281a, 281b, 282a, and 282b of the application plate portions 281 and 282 are It is surrounded by the surrounding part C.

  A sealing seal 300 is bent and attached in a substantially U-shape to the application surfaces 281a, 281b, 282a, and 282b surrounded by the encircling portion C. In this case, the peripheral edge of the seal seal 300 is close to the encircling portion C, and even if the seal seal 300 is to be peeled off, it is very difficult to remove the seal. By sticking the seal seal 300, almost the entire area of the sticking surfaces 281a, 281b, 282a, 282b is covered. Therefore, the removal side openings 289 and 290 in the screw holes 285 and 286 are covered with the seal seal 300.

  Next, the configuration of the seal seal 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the seal seal 300, FIG. 25A is a front view showing the configuration of the seal seal 300, FIG. 25B is a rear view showing the configuration of the seal seal 300, and FIG. 281a, 281b, 282a, 282b is an explanatory diagram for explaining the positional relationship of the seal seal 300, FIG. 27A is an enlarged front view showing the periphery of the seal seal 300, FIG. 27B is a periphery of the seal seal 300 FIG. 27C is a rear view showing the periphery of the seal seal 300 in an enlarged manner. In FIG. 26, notches 307, 308, and 309 described later are omitted.

  The seal seal 300 includes a substantially rectangular base sheet 301, and an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the base sheet 301 to form an adhesive layer 302. An IC chip 303 with an antenna is attached to the adhesive layer 302 as identification means for fraud monitoring. In FIG. 24, a release sheet 304 is shown on the back side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 302. The release sheet 304 is peeled off when the seal seal 300 is attached to the substrate box 273.

  The base sheet 301 is formed of a flexible resin film such as a polyester film, has moderate brittleness, and is reactive to solvents and heat. Specifically, when toluene or the like having solubility with respect to the pressure-sensitive adhesive constituting the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 302 is applied to the base sheet 301, the base sheet 301 changes color. The base sheet 301 also changes color when heat equal to or higher than the temperature at which the adhesive strength of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is reduced (for example, 50 ° C.). As a result, when the solvent is applied or heat is applied to illegally peel off the sealing seal 300 from the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 of the substrate box 273, the base sheet 301 is discolored to cause a trace of the fraud. Can leave.

  As shown in FIG. 25A, an ink application part 301a, an identification number part 301b, and a model information part 301c are provided on the surface of the base sheet 301. The ink application part 301a is applied with special ink that shows a pattern when irradiated with light of a specific wavelength such as ultraviolet rays. A plurality of numbers are described in the identification number portion 301b, and the numbers described in the identification number portion 301b are different for each pachinko machine. In the model information section 301c, a model name of the gaming machine, a manufacturer name of the gaming machine, and the like are described. The upper region R1 in which the ink application part 301a and the identification number part 301b are provided is located on the first attaching surface 281a of the attaching plate part 281, and the intermediate region R2 in which the model information part 301c is provided is the both attaching plate parts 281. , 282 and the lower region R3 is located on the second pasting surface 282a of the pasting plate portion 282.

  The adhesive of the adhesive layer 302 has an adhesive force that can be removed from the base sheet 301 when it is peeled off after being applied once, as in the case of a conventional seal. Therefore, when the seal seal 300 is peeled off, it cannot be attached again, and a part of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is left on the sticking plate portions 281 and 282. Therefore, it is possible to leave a trace of the seal seal 300 being removed illegally.

  The IC chip with antenna 303 includes an IC chip 305 and an antenna unit 306, and the IC chip 305 is disposed near the center of the long antenna unit 306. The IC chip 305 is formed as an integrated circuit and has a control unit and a memory area. ID information as identification information is stored in the memory area. The antenna portion 306 is formed of a thin metal layer such as aluminum, and the thickness thereof is thinner than the thickness of the IC chip 305. The antenna unit 306 is manufactured as an antenna pattern so that the resonance frequency is a constant frequency such as 2.45 GHz.

  The ID information of the IC chip 305 is configured to be called by the control unit and transmitted from the antenna unit 306. The ID information transmitted from the antenna unit 306 is input by a scanner formed as a reader / writer. Can be read. The reading of the ID information will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the IC chip with antenna 303 (antenna portion 306) has a diagonal direction from one corner of the base sheet 301 to the base sheet 301 on which the adhesive layer 302 is formed. It is arranged diagonally over the corner side. In this case, the long antenna portion 306 has its longitudinal direction intersecting all the side directions of the base sheet 301. As the seal seal 300 is affixed across both the affixing plate portions 281 and 282, the antenna portion 306 also straddles both the affixing plate portions 281 and 282. Further, the IC chip with antenna 303 is arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center of the rectangular base sheet 301.

  The sealing seal 300 is formed with a large number of antenna cuts 307 arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the antenna portion 306. The antenna notch 307 is a straight line extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the antenna portion 306 and penetrates from the surface side of the base sheet 301 to the back side of the adhesive layer 302 (FIG. 25). In (a), the antenna cut 307 is omitted).

  The direction in which the antenna cut 307 extends is a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the antenna unit 306, and thus intersects with all the side directions of the base sheet 301. Further, the antenna cut 307 is slightly hung on the antenna unit 306. In this case, since the antenna unit 306 is not divided by the antenna cut 307, no adverse effect is caused on the output of the ID information. Further, the antenna notch 307 located on one side of the antenna unit 306 and the antenna notch 307 located on the other side of the antenna unit 306 are arranged so that the antenna notch 307 is not arranged in a straight line across the antenna unit 306. Are shifted in the longitudinal direction.

  Corner cuts 308 are formed at the four corners of the seal seal 300 so as to penetrate from the surface side of the base sheet 301 to the back side of the adhesive layer 302. The corner-side cut 308 is formed in an L shape so as to follow the corner angle of the seal seal 300. Further, as shown in FIG. 25, a large number of outer edge notches 309 are formed on the outer edge of the seal seal 300 from the outer end portion toward the inner side. These outer edge notches 309 are formed in an acute V shape so as to open from the inside toward the outside, and are formed at equal intervals along the outer periphery of the seal seal 300.

  When the seal seal 300 is to be peeled off from the sticking plate portions 281 and 282, there are assumed a case where the seal seal 300 is peeled from the corner and a case where the seal seal 300 is peeled in a direction along one side of the seal seal 300. In the former case, the stress associated with the peeling force concentrates on the corner-side cut 308 and the outer-edge cut 309, so that the seal seal 300 is easily broken. On the other hand, in the latter case, the peeling direction is a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the antenna unit 306. Therefore, the stress accompanying the peeling force concentrates on the end portion of the antenna cut 307, whereby the base sheet 301 is broken via the antenna cut 307, and the antenna portion 306 is divided. When the antenna unit 306 is divided, the ID information is not output, so that the ID information cannot be read by the scanner. Therefore, if an illegal act is performed on the main control board 278, it can be easily detected.

  Next, the positional relationship between the antenna portion 306 of the seal seal 300 and the screws 283 and 284 for fastening the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 27 and the like, both end portions 306a and 306b of the antenna portion 306 straddle the removal-side openings 289 and 290 in the screw holes 285 and 286 on the first attaching surface 281a and the second attaching surface 282a. Has been placed. Specifically, the dimension of the antenna portion 306 in the short direction is smaller than the hole diameter of the openings 289 and 290, and the antenna portion 306 has both ends 306 a and 306 b sandwiching the removal side openings 289 and 290. It arrange | positions so that the peripheral part of opening 289,290 may be spanned. By arranging the antenna portion 306 in this way, both end portions 306a and 306b of the antenna portion 306 are opposed to the head portions 283a and 284a of the corresponding screws 283 and 284, respectively.

  In this configuration, as described above, the top positions of the heads 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284 are midway positions in the axial direction of the screw holes 285 and 286, respectively. In other words, the top positions of the heads 283 a and 284 a are positions that enter the screw holes 285 and 286 with respect to the seal seal 300. Therefore, the antenna unit 306 and the screws 283 and 284 are separated as shown in FIG. In addition, no interposition member is provided between the antenna portion 306 and the screws 283 and 284. That is, a space BS is provided between the antenna unit 306 and the screws 283 and 284. Thereby, it is prevented that the antenna part 306 contacts each screw 283,284. In particular, as described above, the antenna portion 306 is arranged so as to bridge the peripheral edge portions of the openings 289 and 290 with the removal side openings 289 and 290 interposed therebetween, so that the antenna portion 306 faces the screw holes 285 and 286. It becomes difficult to bend, and in the configuration in which the antenna portion 306 and the head portions 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284 are opposed to each other, both can be reliably separated. For example, when the antenna unit 306 comes into contact with the screws 283 and 284, the set resonance frequency (2.45 GHz in this embodiment) changes, and the ID information stored in the IC chip 305 is changed by the scanner SC. Although there is a possibility of being unable to read, according to the configuration in the present embodiment, such inconvenience can be prevented.

  As described above, the encircling portion C is formed in each of the sticking plate portions 281 and 282, and the peripheral edge of the seal seal 300 is close to the encircling portion C. Therefore, when the sealing seal 300 is applied, the both ends 306a and 306b of the antenna portion 306 are attached to the removal side openings 289, by sticking so that the sealing seal 300 does not protrude from the region surrounded by the surrounding portion C. 290 and straddle the heads 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the area surrounded by the encircling portion C is wider than the area of the seal seal 300. As a result, when the seal sticker 300 is attached, a predetermined clearance is created at the attachment position, and the workability of the attachment work is improved. In this case, the clearance of the attachment position is formed in a range where both end portions 306a and 306b of the antenna portion 306 straddle the removal side openings 289 and 290 and face the head portions 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284, respectively. Has been. Furthermore, as described above, the IC chip 303 with the antenna is arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center of the rectangular base sheet 301. Both end portions 306a and 306b of the screw straddle the removal side openings 289 and 290, and face the heads 283a and 284a of the screws 283 and 284, respectively.

  Next, the configuration of the second control board unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the unit 202, and FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 202.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base 325 on which a payout control device 311, a power source and firing control device 313, and a CR unit connection board 314 are mounted.

  The payout control device 311 includes a payout control board that controls the payout of prize balls and lending balls, and the payout control board is accommodated in a substrate box 315 as an enclosing means made of a transparent resin material or the like. ing. The substrate box 315 includes a box base 317 and a box cover 318, and the box base 317 and the box cover 318 are provided with a sealing unit 319 as sealing means. Further, a seal seal 320 is attached so as to straddle the box base 317 and the box cover 318.

  The seal sticker 320 includes an IC chip 320a with an antenna having an IC chip 320b and an antenna part 320c, as in the case of the seal sticker 300 attached to the main controller 271 (see FIG. 29). The ID information stored in the IC chip 320b is different from the ID information stored in the IC chip 305 of the main controller 271. On the other hand, the pattern of the antenna unit 320 c is formed so that the resonance frequency thereof is the same as that of the antenna unit 306 of the main controller 271.

  Further, the payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball clogging of a payout motor, which will be described later, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse so that the ball clogging is eliminated (return to the normal state). It has become.

  The power supply and launch control device 313 includes a power supply and launch control board housed in a board box 316. The board generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and the like, and a game ball played by a player. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 18 is performed. The power supply and launch control device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323. This pachinko machine P has a memory retention function for various data. Even if a power failure occurs, the pachinko machine P maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and returns to the state at the time of the power failure when returning from the power failure (power recovery). You can return. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the power supply is stored and held. However, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323, the RAM data is initialized. It is like that.

  The CR unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball rental operation unit 120 on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a CR unit (not shown), and mainly receives a command for a ball rental operation by a player and outputs it to the payout control device 311. It is.

  The mounting base 325 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and a flat substrate mounting surface 326 is provided on the surface thereof. On the board mounting surface 326, the power supply and launch control device 313 and the CR unit connection board 314 are mounted side by side and fixed with screws or the like. A substantially flat pedestal plate 327 is placed on the substrate box 316 of the power supply and launch control device 313, and a payout control device 311 is mounted on the pedestal plate 327 and fixed with screws or the like.

  The mounting base 325 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 328 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine P, and the second control board unit is inserted into the bearing portion 237 from above. 202 is cantilevered so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body frame 12. A pair of upper and lower nai latches 329 are provided as fasteners at the left end of the mounting base 325, and the second control board unit 202 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by fitting the nai latch 329 into the fastening hole 239.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 is a front view of the back pack unit 203, and FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 203.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured by integrating a back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism 352. The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and includes a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine P and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 35. A large number of ventilation holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354.

  On the base portion 353 of the back pack 351, a payout mechanism portion 352 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 that opens upward is provided at the top of the back pack 351, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, tank rails 356 having two rows (two rows) of spherical passages and gently inclined toward the downstream side are connected. The tank rails 356 extend in the vertical direction on the downstream side. A case rail 357 is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and the payout motor 358a is driven by the control of the payout control device 311 so that a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 23 and the like through the payout passage 359 and the like.

  The payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a backpack control board 381 that relays a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358. The back pack control board 381 plays a role of taking in the main power from the outside (external power). That is, the backpack control board 381 is supplied with, for example, a main power of 24 volts AC from an external power supply, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 381a.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a frame external terminal plate 390 on the upper right portion thereof. The frame external terminal plate 390 has an output terminal for outputting a drive signal from the payout motor 358 a, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the game balls are insufficient in the tank 355 and the tank rail 356, An output terminal for outputting a signal when the door is opened and an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 13 is opened are provided. And the signal regarding the state of a frame side is output with respect to the hall computer HC of the game hall side through these output terminals.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a substantially rectangular window 391 adjacent to the frame external terminal plate 390. Therefore, in a state where the back pack unit 203 is attached to the main body frame 12, the board external terminal plate 230 on the back surface of the game board 30 is exposed through the window 391, and the board external terminal plate 230 remains attached with the back pack unit 203 attached. Can be operated. As described above, the board external terminal plate 230 is attached to the collective board unit 215 in an easily removable state. The external terminal plate 230 can be taken out. A main body frame opening switch 392 for detecting the open state of the main body frame 12 is provided at the upper right portion of the back pack 351. When the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal of the switch 392 is provided. The contact is closed and the closing of the main body frame 12 is detected. When the main body frame 12 is opened relative to the outer frame 11, the metal contact is opened and the opening of the main body frame 12 is detected.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 385 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine P. By inserting the retaining pins 385 into the bearing portion 238 from above, the back pack unit 203 is The body frame 12 is cantilevered so as to be rotatable. The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 386 as fasteners at the left end portion, and is provided with a locking hole 387 at the upper end portion. The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by rotating the fixing tool 242 after inserting the fixing tool 242 into 387. Further, the back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the main body frame 12 by the fixtures 241 and 243.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine P will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 33, the power supply line is indicated by a double arrow, and the signal line is indicated by a solid arrow.

  A main control board 278 provided in the main controller 271 includes a main control circuit 500 and a power failure monitoring circuit 508. The main control circuit 500 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain data by supplying data storage holding power from the power supply and launch control board 313a provided in the power supply and launch control device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine P is shut off. Specifically, the power supply and launch control board 313a is provided with a data storage holding capacitor, and the data storage holding power is supplied from the capacitor.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 501 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input side of the main control circuit 500 are a power supply monitoring circuit 508 provided on the main control board 278, a payout control board 311a provided on the payout control apparatus 311 and other switch groups (not shown). In this case, a power source and launch control board 313 a is connected to the power source monitoring circuit 508, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 500 via the power source monitoring circuit 508.

  On the other hand, a power supply monitoring circuit 508, a payout control board 311a, and a relay terminal board 276 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 500. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 311a. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 500 to the sound lamp control board 272a provided in the sound lamp control device 272 via the relay terminal plate 276.

  The power supply monitoring circuit 508 relays the main control circuit 500 and the power supply and launch control board 313a, and monitors the DC stable 24 volt power that is the maximum power output from the power supply and launch control board 313a.

  The payout control board 311a performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  Similarly to the RAM 503 of the main control circuit 500, the RAM 513 of the payout control board 311a can hold data by supplying data storage holding power from the power supply and launch control board 313a even after the power of the pachinko machine P is shut off. It has become. In addition, in the work area where various counters and the like in the RAM 513 are stored, a command buffer 513a for storing commands output from the main control circuit 500 is provided together with various flag storage areas such as a command input flag storage area. Yes.

  The command buffer 513a is configured by a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands output from the main control circuit 500. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, and commands are stored with regularity from the beginning to the end of the storage area. When commands are stored in all storage areas, the ring buffer is at the start of the storage area. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer 513a are updated, and the command is stored and read based on each pointer.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 511 of the payout control board 311a via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 500, a power source and launch control board 313a, and a backpack connection board 381 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 311a. The main control circuit 500 and the backpack connection board 381 are connected to the output side of the payout control board 311a. In this case, a payout mechanism 352 including a payout device 358 and the like is connected via the back pack connection board 381.

  The power supply and launch control board 313a includes a power supply unit and a launch control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to the main control circuit 500, the payout control board 311a, and the like through a path indicated by a double line arrow.

  The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the launch solenoid 162 according to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, and the launch solenoid 162 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied. Specifically, a launch switch 331, a touch sensor 332, and a stop switch 333 provided on the game ball launch handle 18 are connected to the launch controller, and the launch switch 331 and the touch sensor 332 are turned on and the stop switch Only when 333 is turned off, the firing permission signal is output to the main control circuit 500 (via the power supply monitoring circuit 508). The main control circuit 500 outputs a firing control signal with a predetermined period to the firing control unit (via the power supply monitoring circuit 508) based on the input of the firing permission signal. Thereby, the firing control unit drives the firing solenoid 162 according to the input period of the firing control signal. In this case, the game ball launching handle 18 is provided with a dial variable resistor for determining the amount of handle operation, and the firing control unit launches by the firing solenoid 162 based on a change in resistance value in the dial variable resistor. Determine the speed. The launch permission signal is output not only to the main control circuit 500 but also to the hall computer HC on the game hall side.

  Note that the power supply unit is provided with a RAM erase switch circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing the data stored in the RAM 503 of the main control circuit 500 according to the state of the switch 323. The RAM erase signal is output. That is, when the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit outputs a RAM erase signal to the main control circuit 500. Accordingly, when the power of the pachinko machine P is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main control circuit 500. At this time, a payout initialization command is output from the main control circuit 500 to the payout control board 311a, and the data in the RAM 513 is also cleared in the payout control board 311a.

  The sound lamp control board 272a controls the speaker 20, the various lamps 102 to 106, and the display control device 214. The CPU 521 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 522 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 521, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 523 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 521 of the sound lamp control board 272a through a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. The main control circuit 500 is connected to the relay terminal board 276 on the input side of the sound lamp control board 272a and is connected to the speaker 20 and the various lamps 102 to 106 based on various commands output from the main control circuit 500. , And the display control device 214 is controlled. The display control device 214 controls the symbol display device 41 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 272a.

  Next, display contents of the symbol display device 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the symbol display device 41, three symbol columns of left, middle, and right are set. Each symbol row is composed of, for example, a main symbol with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-symbol made of, for example, a diamond-shaped picture. Each main symbol and sub-design constitute a first symbol. In each symbol row, main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending order of numbers, and sub symbols are arranged between the main symbols. That is, each symbol row is provided with a total of 20 first symbols of 10 main symbols and 10 sub symbols. In this case, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to “high probability symbols”, and when the high probability symbols are aligned, the big game state that is a special gaming state is entered. After that, the state shifts to a state with a high probability. The main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) correspond to “low-probability symbols”. When the low-probability symbols are aligned, the game shifts to a jackpot state. Does not transition to the time state. Moreover, in the 1st specific lamp part 47, red is displayed at the time of the big hit which becomes a probability change state, and green is displayed at the big hit which becomes a normal state.

  On the symbol display device 41, 20 first symbols for each symbol row are variably displayed so as to scroll from top to bottom with periodicity. The symbol display device 41 is configured to display the upper, middle, and lower three first symbols for each symbol row. Therefore, the symbol display device 41 displays a total of nine first symbols of 3 rows × 3 columns. The symbol display device 41 has five effective lines, that is, an upper line L1, a middle line L2, a lower line L3, a right rising line L4, and a left rising line L5. Then, the variable display stops in the order of left symbol sequence → right symbol sequence → middle symbol sequence, and at the time of the stop, it is a combination of jackpot symbols on any active line (in this embodiment, the same main symbol combination) If you arrange it, a big hit video will be displayed as a big hit.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine P configured as described above will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 501 of the main control circuit 500 uses various counter information during the game to perform jackpot lottery, setting of the emission color of the first specific lamp unit 47, setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 41, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 35, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type, and the symbol display device 41 are disconnected. Reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery at the time of fluctuation, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter C1, and first fluctuation type counter CS1 used for fluctuation pattern selection of the symbol display device 41 And a second variation type counter CS2 for determining a period for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47; Left column, the middle column and the right column the off each off symbol counters in the left-and right to use the setting symbol CL of, CM, it has decided to use a CR.

  Among these, the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS1, and CS2 are loop counters that each add 1 to the previous value and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, the out symbol counters CL, CM, CR are configured such that register values are added using an R register (refresh register) in the CPU 501, and as a result, numerical values change randomly. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503. The RAM 503 is provided with a holding ball storage area composed of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). In each of these areas, a game ball to the operation port 33 is provided. The values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are stored in time series according to the winning history.

  For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that, for example, 1 is sequentially added within a range of 0 to 676, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 676), it returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 676), and is updated once for each timer interruption and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of normal processing. The jackpot random number counter C1 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment) and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the operating port 33. The number of random number values that are jackpots is set at low probability and high probability, and the number of random numbers that are jackpots at low probability is 2, and the value is “337,673”. There are 10 random numbers that are big hits at high probability, and the values are “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523, 601, 661”.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 49, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 49) and then returns to 0. In the present embodiment, the jackpot type counter C2 determines whether the probability change state or the normal state is set after the jackpot is finished. For example, the jackpot that C2 = 0 to 24 becomes the probability change state. In this case, C2 = 25 to 49 corresponds to a jackpot that is in a normal state. The jackpot type counter C2 also determines the symbol combination when the symbol display device 41 stops changing and the position at which the symbol combination is stopped. The big hit type counter C2 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment) and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the operation port 33.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 238) and then returns to 0. In the present embodiment, the reach random number counter C3 causes the final stop symbol after the occurrence of reach to stop by shifting the last stop symbol by one before and after the reach symbol, and the final stop symbol after the occurrence of reach also reaches the reach symbol. “Reach other than front / rear off” that stops other than before and “completely out” that does not generate reach, for example, C3 = 0, 1 corresponds to front / rear reach, and C3 = 2-21 It corresponds to reach other than front / rear detachment and C3 = 22 to 238 corresponds to complete detachment. The reach random number counter C3 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the operation port 33.

  The first variation type counter CS1 is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 198) and then returns to 0. The second variation type counter CS2 includes, for example, Within the range of 0 to 240, 1 is added in order, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 240), it returns to 0. The first variation type counter CS1 determines the display mode of the symbol display device 41, such as so-called normal reach, super reach, premium reach, etc., the first symbol reach type and other rough symbol variation modes, and the second variation type counter CS2 The switching display time is determined as a period for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. The switching display time corresponds to the symbol variation time of the symbol display device 41. Both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer values of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are acquired when switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 and when determining the variation pattern at the time of starting the variation of the first symbol by the symbol display device 41.

  The left, middle and right off symbol counters CL, CM, CR determine the stop symbol of the left row 1 symbol, the middle row 1 symbol, and the right row 1 symbol when the big hit lottery is missed. In each column, any one of the 20 first symbols is displayed in combination with the main symbol and the sub symbol, so 20 counter values (0 to 19) are prepared for each.

  In the present embodiment, the values of the counters CL, CM, and CR are randomly updated by using the value of the R register built in the CPU 501. That is, when each outlier symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous value, and when the addition result exceeds the maximum value, 20 is subtracted to determine the current value. The Each outlier symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated within the normal processing so that the update times do not overlap, and the combination of these outlier symbol counters CL, CM, CR is the reach of the RAM 503 front / rear out symbol buffer, reach other than front / rear out It is stored in either the symbol buffer or the completely off symbol buffer. Then, when determining the variation pattern at the time of starting the variation of the first symbol, the buffer value of any one of the front and rear outreach symbol buffer, the reach symbol buffer other than front and rear outlier, and the complete out symbol symbol buffer is acquired according to the value of the reach random number counter C3. The

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the 2nd specific lamp random number counter C4 is used for the lottery of the 2nd specific lamp part 48. FIG. The second symbol random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter that is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 250, for example, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The second specific lamp counter C4 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment), and is acquired when it is detected that the game ball has passed through either the left or right through gate 34. The number of random number values to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 of the main control circuit 500 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 501 is broadly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and power failure to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There is an NMI interrupt process activated by signal input. For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 36 shows an NMI interrupt process, which is executed when the power of the pachinko machine P is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal is output from the power monitoring circuit 508 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501, and the CPU 501 interrupts the control being executed and starts NMI interrupt processing. . In the NMI interrupt processing, the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 503 in step S101, and this processing is terminated. Thereafter, when it is confirmed that the power failure flag is set in the normal processing described later, the power failure processing is executed. This process will be described later.

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed, for example, every 2 msec by the CPU 501 of the main control circuit 500 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, signal reading processing from various winning switches and payout control board 311a is executed. That is, the state of various switches connected to the main control circuit 500 and signals from the payout control board 311a are read, and the detection information is stored by determining the state of the switches and signals (however, the RAM erase switch 323). Status and power failure signal).

  Thereafter, in step S202, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. In subsequent step S203, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 are updated.

  Thereafter, the start winning process is executed in step S204, and then the present process is terminated. Here, the start winning process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S301, it is determined based on the detection information of the operation port switch 224 whether or not the game ball has won a prize (start prize). If it is determined that the game ball has won the operating port 33, in the subsequent step S302, the number N of the operation holding balls of the first specific lamp unit 47 and the symbol display device 41 is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). It is determined whether or not there is. The process proceeds to step S303 on the condition that there is a winning at the operation port 33 and the number N of activated balls is <4, and the number N of activated balls is incremented by one. In the subsequent step S304, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S203 are stored in the first area of the free storage area of the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503. Then, after the start winning process, the CPU 501 once ends the timer interrupt process.

  Next, the main process started by reset at the time of power-on is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S401, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, in order to wait for the slave control board (such as the payout control board 311a and the sound lamp control board 272a) to become operable, a wait process is executed for about 1 second, for example. In the subsequent step S402, access to the RAM 503 is permitted.

  Thereafter, in step S403, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply and launch control device 313 is turned on. In subsequent step S404, whether or not the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area of the RAM 503 is determined. Determine. In step S405, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S406, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 503, for example.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine P, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to steps S409 to S411. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shut-off is not set, or when an abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to steps S409 to S411.

  In step S409, in order to initialize the payout control board 311a (and the voice lamp control board 272a and the like) as the slave control board, a payout initialization command (and a voice lamp initialization command and the like) is output. In subsequent step S410, the used area of the RAM 503 is cleared to 0, and in step S411, initialization processing of the RAM 503 is executed. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S412, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, the power failure flag is stored in step S407 on the condition that the power failure flag is set and that the RAM judgment value (checksum value, etc.) is normal. Clear the power failure flag stored in the area. After that, in step S408, a power recovery command for returning the slave control board (such as the payout control board 311a and the display control board 214a) to the gaming state before the power-off is output. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S412, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later. Thereby, it returns to the state before power-off.

  Next, normal processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As its outline, the processing of steps S501 to S509 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S510 and S511 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S501, output data such as a command updated in the previous process is output to each control board on the slave side. Next, in step S502, both the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated. In the subsequent step S503, updating of each outlier symbol counter CL, CM, CR of the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is executed.

  In the update process of the out symbol counters CL, CM, CR, it is determined whether or not it is the update time of any of the left, middle, and right symbol sequences, and the out symbol counter CL, CM, CR of the symbol sequence that has reached the update time is determined. Update. And, when the combination of the updated out symbol counters CL, CM, CR is a combination of outreach symbols that are front / rear out of reach, a combination of reach symbols other than front / rear out of reach, a combination of completely out symbols that do not become reach In some cases, the combination is stored in a corresponding buffer. If the combination of the updated off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is a combination of jackpot symbols, the update process is terminated as it is.

  After the update process of the off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is executed in step S504. In the first specific lamp unit control process, jackpot determination, on / off control of a light source switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47, and the like are performed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, the symbol display device 41 also sets the variable display of the first symbol.

  Specifically, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and further determines the type of jackpot based on the value of the jackpot type counter C2 (determines whether or not it is a so-called probabilistic jackpot). . At this time, the type of jackpot symbol in the first symbol and the stop line for the combination of jackpot symbols are also determined and set as a stop symbol command. If it is determined that no jackpot will occur, the combination of outlier symbols in the first symbol is determined based on the value of the reach random number counter C3. In such a case, the combination of symbols updated in the outlier symbol counter updating process and stored in the buffer is set as a stop symbol command. Further, based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2, the color switching display time displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 and the variation display time of the first symbol are determined. Further, the reach type in the first symbol and its rough symbol variation mode are determined based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1, and set as a variation mode command. Each time the on / off control of the first specific lamp section 47 is started in the first specific lamp section control process, the number N of operation reservation balls is decremented. When the number of operation reservation balls N is 0, the on / off control is performed. Does not start.

  After the first specific lamp unit control process, a special winning opening opening / closing process is executed in step S505. In the big prize opening / closing process, the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 32 is opened or closed in the case of a big hit state. That is, it is determined whether the big winning opening is opened for each round of the big hit state, and whether the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has elapsed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the big winning opening. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the special winning opening is closed.

  Thereafter, in step S506, a second specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48 is executed. Briefly, on the condition that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34, the value of the second specific lamp counter C4 is acquired and the color switching process displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48 is performed each time. To be implemented. Then, when the lottery of the color displayed by the value of the second specific lamp random number counter C4 is performed and red is selected, the electric accessory attached to the operation port 33 is released for a predetermined time.

  After step S506, a game ball launch control process is executed in step S507. In the game ball launch control process, as shown in FIG. 41, first, the launch counter LC is incremented by 1 in step S601, and in the subsequent step S602, it is determined whether or not the value of the launch counter LC after the addition is 150 or more. judge. In such a case, in the normal process, the game ball launch control process is executed every 4 msec, and a time of 0.6 sec is required while the launch counter LC reaches from 0 to 150.

  If the value of the launch counter LC is less than 150 in step S602, this process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the value of the firing counter LC is 150 or more, the firing counter LC is cleared to 0 in step S603, and the process proceeds to step S604. In step S604, it is determined whether or not the launch permission flag is set in the launch permission flag storage area of the RAM 503. The launch permission flag is a flag that is set when a launch permission signal is output from the power supply and launch control board 313a. If the launch permission flag is set, a launch control signal is output to the power source and launch control board 313a in step S605, and if the launch permission flag is not set, a launch control signal is output. This process is finished without. The power supply and launch control board 313a inputs one launch control signal, thereby exciting the launch solenoid 162 once to launch one game ball.

  That is, in this pachinko machine P, the game ball is fired on condition that the player operates the game ball launch handle 18. In addition, as described above, since the time of 0.6 sec is required while the firing counter LC reaches 0 to 150, basically, the firing control signal is output 100 times per minute, and 100 pieces per minute. Game balls are fired.

  Returning to the description of the normal process (FIG. 40), after the game ball launch control process, it is determined in step S508 whether or not a power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. If the power failure flag is not set, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached in step S509, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. The random number initial value counter CINI and both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing is reached (steps S510 and S511). That is, in step S510, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. In step S511, both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S508 that the power failure flag is set, the power supply is shut off due to the power failure, so the power failure processing from step S512 is executed. That is, in step S512, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited, and then a power failure signal indicating that the power supply is shut off in step S513 is sent to another control board (such as the payout control board 311a and the sound lamp control board 272a). Output. In step S514, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored, and after the access to the RAM 503 is prohibited in step S515, the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 511 of the payout control board 311a will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 511 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and power failure to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There are NMI interrupt processing activated by signal input and input interrupt processing activated by input of a command output from the main control circuit 500. For convenience of explanation, first, NMI interrupt processing and input interrupt processing are performed. After that, description will be given in the order of timer interrupt processing and main processing.

  The NMI interrupt process is executed by inputting a power failure signal when the power of the pachinko machine P is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. However, in this embodiment, the power failure signal is input from the main control circuit 500 instead of being input from the power supply monitoring circuit 508 that monitors the power supply. In the NMI interrupt processing, similarly to the NMI interrupt processing in the main control circuit 500, a power outage flag is set in the power outage flag storage area provided in the RAM 513 of the payout control board 311a, and this processing ends. Thereafter, when it is confirmed that the power failure flag is set in the main processing described later, the power failure processing is executed. This process will be described later.

  Next, an interruption process at the time of input executed by interrupting other processes when a command is input from the main control circuit 500 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the interrupt process at the time of input, first, the command output from the main control circuit 500 is stored in the command buffer 513a of the RAM 513 in step S701, and then the command input flag is stored in the command input flag storage area provided in the RAM 513 in step S702. Is set and the process is terminated. As described above, when a command is stored in the command buffer 513a, the storage pointer is referred to and stored in a predetermined storage area, and the next input command is stored to be stored in the next storage area. The pointer is updated.

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 511 of the payout control board 311a, for example, every 2 msec will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S801, a command determination process for determining a command input from the main control circuit 500 is executed. In this command determination process, as shown in FIG. 44, it is determined whether or not a command input flag is set in the command input flag storage area of the RAM 513 in step S901. If the command input flag is not set, a new command has not been output from the main control circuit 500, so this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the command input flag is set, command read processing is executed in step S902. In the command read process, the input command is read from the command buffer 513a of the RAM 513, and the command input flag is cleared. In such a case, the read pointer of the command buffer 513a is updated.

  Thereafter, the type of the read command is determined in each process of step S903, step S908, and step S909, and a process corresponding to each command is executed. That is, in step S903, it is determined whether the command is a payout initialization command. If the command is the command, initialization of the RAM 513 is instructed from the main control circuit 500 when the power is turned on. After executing the processes of S904 to S906, the present process is terminated. In step S904, it is determined whether or not a payout permission flag is set in the payout permission flag storage area provided in the RAM 513. If the flag is not set, the work area of the RAM 513 is set to 0 in step S905. Then, the initial value of the RAM 513 is set in step S906. Thereafter, in step S907, the payout permission flag is set, thereby permitting the payout of prize balls.

  If the payout permission flag is set in step S904, the process ends without performing steps S905 and S906. With this configuration, even if the input of the payout initialization command is recognized due to noise or the like even though the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, the remaining prize balls are paid out to the player. Can be prevented without being erased.

  In step S908, it is determined whether or not the command is a power recovery command. If the command is the command, the payout control board 311a returns to the state before the power cut-off due to a power failure, so that the payout permission flag is set in step S907. After setting, this process is terminated. With such a configuration, when a prize ball remains before the power is turned off, the prize ball can be paid out immediately.

  In step S909, it is determined whether or not the command is a prize ball command. If it is the command, the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball command is added to the total number of prize balls in step S910, and then in step S907. The payout permission flag is set and the process is terminated.

  If the command read from the command buffer 513a is neither a payout initialization command, a power recovery command, or a prize ball command, the command is recognized as a command caused by noise or the like, and the read pointer of the command buffer 513a is set. This process is ended without performing other processes only by updating.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 43), after executing the command determination process, it is determined whether or not the payout permission flag is set in step S802. If the payout permission flag is not set, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the payout permission flag is set, the state return switch 321 is checked in step S803, and the state return operation is executed when it is determined that the state return operation has started.

  In step S804, setting of a tank ball absence state or a tank ball absence release state is executed in accordance with a change in the state of the tank ball. Thereafter, in step S805, the presence / absence of a state to be notified is determined. If there is a state to be notified, the 7-segment LED provided in the payout control device 311 is notified.

  In steps S806 to S808, prize ball payout processing is executed. In this case, if the prize ball is not payable and the total number of prize balls stored in the command determination process in step S801 is not 0 (both NO in steps S806 and S807), the process proceeds to step S808 and is shown in FIG. The prize ball control process is started. Further, if the prize ball is not paid out or the total number of prize balls is 0 (YES in any of steps S806 and S807), the process proceeds to the rental payout process in steps S809 to S811.

  In the rental ball payout process, if the rental ball payout is not possible and a rental ball payout request is input from the CR unit (NO in step S809, YES in step S810), the process proceeds to step S811, and is shown in FIG. The lending control process is started. Further, if a rental ball payout disabled state or a rental ball payout request has not been input (YES in step S809 or NO in step S810), subsequent ball removal processing is executed.

  In step S812, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the ball removal process on the condition that the state return switch 321 is checked to check that the ball removal is not disabled and the ball removal operation is not started. In the subsequent step S813, the control of the vibrator 360 (vibration motor control) is executed on condition that the ball is clogged. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  Here, in the prize ball control process shown in FIG. 45, in step S1001, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the prize ball payout. In the subsequent step S1002, it is determined from the detection result of the dispensing rotation sensor whether the rotation of the dispensing motor 358a is normal. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process advances to step S1003 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1004, and it is determined from the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the game ball is normally counted. If the game ball count is not normal, the process advances to step S1005 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then returns to the timer interrupt process of FIG.

  If the game ball count is normal, the process advances to step S1006 to determine whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached the total number of prize balls and the payout has been completed. If the payout has been completed, a stop process for the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1007, and then the process returns to the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  In the ball lending control process shown in FIG. 46, in step S1101, the payout motor 358a is driven to pay out the lending ball. In subsequent step S1102, whether the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process advances to step S1103 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1104, and whether or not the game ball is normally counted is determined based on the detection result of the payout count switch. If the game ball count is not normal, the process advances to step S1105 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  Further, if the game ball count is normal, the process proceeds to step S1106, where it is determined whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached a predetermined number of rented balls (25) and the payout is completed. If the payout has been completed, a stop process for the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1107, and then the process returns to the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  Next, the main process of the payout control board 311a will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main process is started upon reset at power-on.

  First, in step S1201, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, the interrupt mode is set. In step S1202, RAM access is permitted, and an external interrupt vector is set in step S1203.

  Thereafter, in step S1204, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area of the RAM 513. In step S1205, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S1206, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data is determined. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 513. It is also possible to determine the validity of the stored data based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 are correctly stored.

  When the power failure flag is not set, or when abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing (steps S1211 to S1213) of the RAM 513. That is, in step S1211, the entire area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S1212, initialization processing of the RAM 513 is executed. In step S1213, the CPU peripheral device is initialized.

  On the other hand, when the power failure flag is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like) is normal, processing at power recovery (processing at recovery after power interruption due to power failure) is executed. That is, in step S1207, the power failure flag is cleared, and in step S1208, the payout permission flag for permitting the payout of prize balls is cleared. In step S1209, the CPU peripheral device is initialized.

  After the process of step S1209 or step S1213, an interrupt is permitted in step S1210, and it is further determined in step S1214 whether or not a power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area of the RAM 513. As a result, if the power failure flag is not set, the process waits until the power failure flag is set.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is set, it means that a power failure has occurred. Therefore, the process of step S1215 is executed as a power failure process. In the power failure process, first, in step S1215, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited. Thereafter, the above-described command determination process (see FIG. 44) is executed in step S1216, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S1217, and access to the RAM 513 is prohibited in step S1218. Shut off and continue the infinite loop until the process cannot be executed.

  Next, an electrical configuration related to the fraud monitoring system will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 48 shows the electrical configuration of two pachinko machines P and the hall computer HC of one scanner SC corresponding to these pachinko machines P, but other pachinko machines P and other scanners SC are also shown. It is the same.

  The hall computer HC includes a CPU 531 which is an arithmetic processing means. The CPU 531 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 531, ROM 532 storing fixed value data such as ID information of the IC chips 305 and 320 b provided in each pachinko machine P, and the ROM 532. When executing the control program, a RAM 533 for securing a work area for temporarily storing various data is incorporated. An input / output port 534 for inputting / outputting various signals is connected to the CPU 531. The hall computer HC is provided with a display device 535, and the display device 535 is connected to the output side of the CPU 531. That is, various displays are performed on the display device 535 based on the processing in the CPU 531.

  A scanner SC is connected to the input side and output side of the CPU 531. The scanner SC includes a CPU 541, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543 therein. The CPU 541 is connected to the RF circuit 542, and the RF circuit 542 is connected to the reader antenna 543. The CPU 541 includes a ROM that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 541 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM is executed. Some RAM is built-in.

  In addition, each pachinko machine P is connected to the input side of the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC, and various signals are output from each pachinko machine P to the hall computer HC. Specifically, the CPU 531 is connected to the display control device 214 of each pachinko machine P, the power source and launch control device 313, and the payout motor 358a of the payout device 358. From the display control device 214, a variable display in-progress signal indicating that the symbol variable display is being performed is input. From the power supply and launch control device 313, the above-described launch permission signal indicating that the game ball launch handle 18 is being operated is input. From the payout motor 358a, a drive signal indicating that it is driven is input. And CPU531 outputs a radio wave output signal in the fraud detection process (FIG. 49) mentioned later on condition that these variable display signals, the emission permission signal, and the drive signal are not input.

  The CPU 541 of the scanner SC inputs a radio wave output signal from the hall computer HC, thereby driving the RF circuit 542 to output a calling wave having a predetermined frequency from the reader antenna 543. An induction electromagnetic field is formed by the ringing wave output from the reader antenna 543. The main control devices 271 and 271 and the payout control devices 311 and 311 provided in the corresponding pachinko machines P are included in the range where the induction electromagnetic field is formed. That is, the seal seals 300, 320, 300, and 320 attached to the main control devices 271 and 271 and the payout control devices 311 and 311 are included.

  The antenna units 306, 320c, 306, and 320c provided on the seal seals 300, 320, 300, and 320 of each pachinko machine P are manufactured according to the frequency of the ringing wave that is output from the corresponding scanner SC. For example, in FIG. 1, the antenna units 306, 320c, 306, and 320c of the pachinko machine P1 and the pachinko machine P2 are manufactured according to the first frequency of the ringing wave output from the scanner SC1, and the pachinko machine P3 and the pachinko machine The antenna portions 306, 320c, 306, and 320c of P4 are manufactured according to the second frequency of the ringing wave output from the scanner SC2.

  By forming an induction electromagnetic field by the ringing wave output from the scanner SC, an electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction in each of the antenna units 306, 320c, 306, and 320c. In each IC chip 305, 320b, 305, 320b of each seal seal 300, 320, 300, 320, ID information stored in the memory area is called by using this electromotive force as a power source, and each antenna unit 306, 320c, 306, A response wave including ID information is output from 320b, and the output response wave is input by the reader antenna 543. The ID information inherent in the input response wave is read by the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, and the CPU 541 outputs the ID information to the hall computer HC.

  However, when the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 of each pachinko machine P is replaced with an unauthorized control device, no response wave is output. When the board boxes 273 and 315 of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 are illegally opened, the antenna portions 306 and 320c of the seal seals 300 and 320 are divided, and responses from the antenna portions 306 and 320c are received. There is no wave output. In these cases, in the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC, based on the fact that ID information corresponding to the pachinko machine P for which fraud has been performed is not output from the scanner SC, the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 in the pachinko machine P. Understand that fraudulent activity has been conducted against Then, an error is displayed on the display device 535 provided in the hall computer HC.

  Next, fraud detection processing executed by the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, as described above, the game hall is provided with a plurality of scanners SC, and the fraud detection process is set for each scanner SC. That is, the fraud detection process is executed for each scanner SC. Each fraud detection process is executed every 4 msec, for example. In the following description, the IC chip 305 of the seal seal 300 affixed to the main controller 271 is also referred to as the main IC chip 305, and the IC chip 320b of the seal seal 320 affixed to the dispense controller 311 is dispensed. Also referred to as a side IC chip 320b.

  In the fraud detection process, first, in step S1301, it is determined whether or not a waiting flag is set in a waiting flag storage area provided in the RAM 533. The waiting flag is a flag that is set when the hall computer HC outputs a radio wave output signal to the scanner SC, and is cleared when an output stop signal is output. Then, the scanner SC outputs a ringing wave having a predetermined frequency by inputting the radio wave output signal, and stops outputting the ringing wave by inputting an output stop signal. Accordingly, while the waiting flag is set, the input information ID waiting state from the scanner SC is awaited.

  If the waiting flag is not set, the fraud detection setting process in steps S1302 to S1306 is executed. On the other hand, if the waiting flag is set, the fraud detection determination process in steps S1307 to S1313 is executed.

  In the fraud detection setting process, first, in step S1302, it is determined whether or not the in-game flag is set in the in-game flag storage area of the RAM 533. The in-game flag is a flag that is set while the variable display in-progress signal, the launch permission signal, or the drive signal is input from any of the corresponding pachinko machines P. That is, the in-game flag is a flag indicating whether or not a game is progressing in any of the corresponding pachinko machines P.

  If the in-game flag is not set, 1 is added to the cycle counter FC in step S1303, and then it is determined in step S1304 whether the cycle counter FC has reached 15000 or more. In such a case, if the waiting flag is not set, the fraud detection setting process is executed every 4 msec, and a time of 1 min is required while the period counter FC reaches 0 to 15000.

  If the value of the cycle counter FC is less than 15000 in step S1304, this process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the value of the cycle counter FC is 15000 or more, the process proceeds to step S1305. In step S1305, a radio wave output signal is output to the scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of the scanner SC drives the RF circuit 542 and outputs a calling wave having a predetermined frequency via the reader antenna 543. In step S1305, the standby flag is set and the cycle counter FC is cleared to zero. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the in-game flag is set and an affirmative determination is made in step S1302, the cycle counter FC is cleared to 0 in step S1306, and then this process ends.

  That is, in this fraud monitoring system, in each pachinko machine P corresponding to one scanner SC, the player does not operate the game ball handle 18 and the symbol display device 41 performs variable display of symbols. In addition, a state where the game ball is not paid out by the payout device 358 continues for 1 min, so that a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC. Thus, the ringing wave can be output at a predetermined frequency while preventing the ringing wave from being output from the scanner SC in a situation where a game is being performed.

  When the waiting flag is set in the fraud detection setting process, an affirmative determination is made in step S1301 in the next fraud detection process. Thereby, the fraud detection determination process is started. In the fraud detection determination process, it is first determined in step S1307 whether or not ID information has been input from the scanner SC. If ID information has been input, ID information confirmation processing is executed in step S1308.

  In the ID information confirmation processing, as shown in FIG. 50, in step S1401, step S1404, step S1407, and step S1410, it is determined whether the input ID information is the first ID information to the fourth ID information. The first ID information and the third ID information are ID information stored in the main IC chip 305, and the second ID information and the fourth ID information are ID information stored in the payout IC chip 302b. As described above, each ID information is stored in the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC. In each determination, the input ID information is compared with each ID information stored in the ROM 532 to determine which ID information is the ID information. To do.

  After determining the input ID information, in steps S1402, S1405, S1408, and S1411, the ID flag corresponding to the ID information determined to be input is set in the ID flag storage area of the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. It is determined whether or not it has been done. If the corresponding ID flag is not set, the ID flag corresponding to the ID information determined to have been input in step S1403, step S1406, step S1409, and step S1412 is set. On the other hand, if the ID flag is already set, the process proceeds to the next process. As described above, whether or not the ID flag corresponding to the ID information input in step S1402, step S1405, step S1408, and step S1411 is set is determined by inputting predetermined ID information before inputting all ID information. This is because it may be repeatedly input.

  In the fraud detection determination process, after the ID information confirmation process in step S1308 is executed, it is determined in step S1309 whether all ID information has been input. That is, it is determined whether or not the first ID flag to the fourth ID flag are set. If all the flags are set, it means that an illegal act has not been performed on the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 of each corresponding pachinko machine P, and the process proceeds to step S1310.

  In step S1310, first, an output stop signal is output to the scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of the scanner SC stops driving the RF circuit 542 and stops the output of the ringing wave via the reader antenna 543. In step S1310, the first to fourth ID flags and the waiting flag are cleared, and the waiting counter WC is cleared to zero. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1307 or step S1309, the process proceeds to step S1311. That is, if no ID information is input, or if all ID information is not input, the process proceeds to step S1311. In step S1311, 1 is added to the standby counter WC. Thereafter, in step S1312, it is determined whether or not the standby counter WC has reached 10 or more. In such a case, if ID information is not input or if all ID information is not input, the processing in steps S1311 and S1312 is executed every 4 msec. Accordingly, in step S1312, it is determined whether or not 40 msec has elapsed since the radio wave output signal was output to the scanner SC.

  If the standby counter WC is less than 10 in step S1312, a negative determination is made, and the present process ends. On the other hand, when the standby counter WC is 10 or more, it means that an illegal act has been performed on either the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 of each corresponding pachinko machine P. After executing the error display process, this process is terminated.

  In the error display process, the display device 535 of the hall computer HC displays a mode in which the machine number of the pachinko machine P for which ID information has not been input and the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 is specified. I do. For example, a display such as “found error in j-th main controller” is displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall and the like can easily detect the presence or absence of fraud. Such error display is continued until a confirmation button provided on the hall computer HC is operated.

  According to the first embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  By providing the IC chips 305 and 320b in which ID information is stored in the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311, an illegal act such as replacement to an unauthorized control device is performed by reading the ID information. It can be confirmed whether or not. In this case, the scanner SC is installed at a position where the ID information of the corresponding pachinko machine P can be read, and a calling wave for calling the ID information from each scanner SC is output at a predetermined timing. If the ID information is not input from the pachinko machine P corresponding to the scanner SC that has output the call wave within a predetermined period after the call wave is output, the display device 535 of the hall computer HC is used. Error display. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read ID information, and it is possible to satisfactorily confirm fraud based on reading ID information.

  Assuming that a game hall administrator or the like performs ID information reading work, since there are many pachinko machines P installed in the game hall, even if such work is performed once a day, The workload is large. Further, if the reading operation is performed only once a day, the game is performed in a state in which the cheating is performed for at least one day. Therefore, it is preferable to shorten the confirmation operation interval. In this case, the work load becomes larger. Moreover, in order to shorten the interval of the confirmation work, it is necessary to perform the confirmation work during the operation of the game hall, which is difficult. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to perform the ID information reading operation as described above. Based on this, it is possible to satisfactorily confirm fraud.

  The IC chips 305 and 320b are provided on the seal seals 300 and 320 as IC chips 303 and 320a with antennas. The IC chips with antennas 303 and 320a are configured to output ID information by response waves output from the antenna units 306 and 320c. When the antenna units 306 and 320c are divided, the response waves are not output. The antenna portions 306 and 320c are brittle enough to be partially broken by the stress associated with the peeling force of the seal seals 300 and 320. Further, in order to open the substrate boxes 273 and 315 of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311, the seal seals 300 and 320 need to be peeled off. That is, according to the above configuration, when the substrate boxes 273 and 315 are opened, the ID information is not output from the IC chips 305 and 320b, and an error display is performed. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether or not the substrate boxes 273 and 315 have been opened illegally, as well as replacement with an unauthorized control device.

  In each pachinko machine P, the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 are provided with IC chips 305 and 320b, and the presence or absence of fraudulent acts on the control devices 271 and 311 is confirmed collectively. As a result, it is possible to better confirm fraud based on reading the ID information.

  The fraud detection process is executed in the hall computer HC. That is, the hall computer HC that manages the game hall also functions as a fraud confirmation function by confirming the ID information. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified as compared with a configuration in which a control device for confirming the fraud is separately provided.

  Identification information is read from a plurality of pachinko machines P by one scanner SC. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of scanners SC in the game hall and to reduce the cost.

  If the input of ID information cannot be confirmed in the fraud detection process, the pachinko machine P that could not be confirmed is identified, and an error is identified in the form of identifying either the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 An announcement was made. Thereby, the manager of the game hall and the like can easily grasp the pachinko machine P where the fraudulent act was performed and the place where the fraudulent act was performed, and can appropriately cope with the fraudulent act. .

  Corresponding to the pachinko machine P while the game ball launching handle 18 is being operated, while the symbol display device 41 is performing variable display of the symbol, and while the game ball is being paid out from the payout device 358. The ringing wave is not output from the scanner SC. As a result, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output in a situation where a game is being performed in the pachinko machine P. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output in a situation where a game is being performed, for example, for a detection sensor that detects a game ball, a symbol display device 41, a payout device 358, and various control devices, There is a possibility that the ringing wave or the response wave becomes noise and the game does not proceed accurately. More specifically, for example, the jackpot determination may not be performed normally, or the display on the symbol display device 41 may be hindered. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed.

  The hall computer HC directly inputs a firing permission signal, a variable display in-progress signal, and a drive signal from the power source and firing control device 313, the display control device 214, and the payout motor 358a, respectively. Assuming a configuration in which these signals are input via the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311, it is crafted to always output the above signals when the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 are illegal. Wave output will not start. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed.

(Second Embodiment)
The second embodiment related to the slot machine fraud monitoring system will be described in detail below. Although description by illustration is abbreviate | omitted, many slot machines are installed in the game hall in this Embodiment, These slot machines are connected to the hall computer via the network in a hall | hole. In the game hall, one scanner is installed corresponding to one slot machine. Each of these scanners is also connected to the hall computer via a network in the hall. The hall computer monitors fraud for each slot machine based on information input from each scanner. Therefore, a configuration relating to the unauthorized monitoring will be described below.

  First, the configuration of the slot machine S will be described below. 51 is a perspective view of the slot machine S with the front door 552 closed, FIG. 52 is a perspective view of the slot machine S with the front door 552 opened, and FIG. 53 is a front view of the housing 551.

  The slot machine S includes a housing 551 that forms an outer shell thereof. The housing 551 is formed in a box shape opened forward. A front door 552 is attached to the front side of the housing 551 so as to be openable and closable. A game panel 553 is provided near the center of the front door 552, and the game panel 553 is formed with three vertically long display windows 554L, 554M, and 554R arranged side by side. The display windows 554L, 554M, and 554R are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the variable display of symbols by the reel unit 555 provided inside the housing 551 is visible through the display windows 554L, 554M, and 554R. It has become.

  The reel unit 555 includes a plurality of (three) reels 556L, 556M, and 556R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of these reels 556L, 556M, and 556R has a one-to-one correspondence with each display window 554L, 554M, and 554R. Each of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R is rotatably supported so that the center axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. A plurality of symbols are attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R in the rotation direction. Each reel 556L, 556M, 556R is connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and each reel 556L, 556M, 556R rotates individually by driving the stepping motor. As the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R rotate, the above-described variable display of symbols is executed.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 553, a start lever 561 that is operated to start rotation of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R all at once is provided. Further, on the right side of the start lever 561, stop switches 562L, 562M, 562R that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 556L, 556M, 556R are provided. In addition, a medal insertion slot 563 for inserting a medal as an investment value is provided on the lower right side of the display windows 554L, 554M, and 554R.

  The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 563 are guided to either the storage passage 566 or the discharge passage 567 by the selector 565 provided on the back surface of the front door 552. That is, the selector 565 is provided with a medal path switching solenoid, which is set to the discharge path 567 side when the medal path switching solenoid is not excited, and switched to the storage path 566 side when excited. The medal guided to the storage passage 566 is guided to the hopper device 571 stored in the housing 551. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 567 is guided to the medal tray 575 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 552 and returned to the player. The selector 565 is provided with a medal detection sensor, and the medal guided to the storage passage 566 is detected by the sensor.

  The hopper device 571 for granting medals to a player includes a storage tank 572 for storing medals and a payout device 573 for paying out medals to the player. The payout device 573 discharges medals to the discharge passage 567 by rotating a medal payout rotating plate (not shown), and pays out medals to the medal tray 575 via the discharge passage 567.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 554L, 554M, and 554R, a Max bet switch 576 for inserting three credited virtual medals as investment values at a time is provided. The number of inserted sheets when the max bet switch 576 is operated is not limited to three.

  On the upper part of the front door 552, there are an upper lamp 577 that lights up and flashes as the game progresses, and a pair of left and right sounds that sound various sounds as the game progresses and inform the player of the game state Speaker 578 and an auxiliary display unit 579 for providing various information to the player. A display controller 581 for driving the upper lamp 577, the speaker 578, and the auxiliary display unit 579 is provided on the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 579.

  A main controller 582 is provided above the reel unit 555 in the housing 551. The main controller 582 includes a main board including a CPU that performs main control, and the main board is housed in a board box 583. The substrate box 583 includes a box base and a box cover. These box base and box cover are connected by a sealing unit 584 so that they cannot be opened. Further, a seal seal 585 is attached to the substrate box 583 so as to straddle the box base and the box cover. The seal seal 585 is provided with an IC chip with an antenna as identification means for fraud monitoring like the seal seals 300 and 320 in the first embodiment.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine S will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main controller 582 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 591 which is an arithmetic processing means. The CPU 591 has a ROM 592 storing various control programs executed by the CPU 591 and fixed value data, and a work area for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 592. A RAM 593 and the like for securing are incorporated. An input / output port (not shown) is connected to the CPU 591.

  A start lever 561, a stop switch 562, a max bet switch 576, a reel unit 555, a selector 565, a hopper device 571, and the like are connected to the input side of the main controller 582. In this case, the reel unit 555 is connected to a reel index sensor that individually detects the rotational position (origin position) of each of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R, and the selector 565 is a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 563. An inserted medal detection sensor for detecting medals is connected to the hopper device 571, and a payout detection sensor for detecting medals paid out from the hopper device 571 is connected.

  A reel unit 555, a selector 565, a hopper device 571, and the like are connected to the output side of the main controller 582. In this case, the reel unit 555 is connected to each stepping motor for rotating the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R, and the selector 565 is connected to a passage switching solenoid provided in the selector 565. The hopper device 571 is connected to a drive unit for a medal payout rotating plate for paying out medals. A display control device 581 is connected to the output side of the main control device 582.

  The display control device 581 controls the upper lamp 577, the speaker 578, and the auxiliary display unit 579. The CPU 596, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 597 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 596, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 598 that is used as a work memory or the like. An input / output port (not shown) is connected to the CPU 596. A main control device 582 is connected to the input side of the display control device 581, and an upper lamp 577, a speaker 578, and an auxiliary display unit 579 are connected to the output side of the display control device 581. The display control device 581 controls the upper lamp 577, the speaker 578, and the auxiliary display unit 579 based on various commands output from the main control device 582.

  Next, normal processing executed by the CPU 591 of the main controller 582 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the normal process, first, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not a medal is bet. That is, it is determined whether or not a virtual medal is bet by operating the max bet switch 576 or a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 563. If a medal is bet, it is determined in step S1502 whether the start lever 561 has been operated. If a negative determination is made in step S1501 or step S1502, the process returns to step S1501. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1501 and step S1502, a medal insertion non-permission process is performed in step S1503.

  Specifically, the solenoid of the medal path switching member provided in the selector 565 is de-energized, and even if a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 563, the medal for the player is returned through the discharge path 567. So that In addition, processing for invalidating the ON operation of the max bet switch 576 is also performed.

  Thereafter, a lottery process in step S1504, a reel control process in step S1505, a medal payout process in step S1506, and a special game state process in step S1507 are executed in this order, and a medal insertion permission process is performed in step S1508.

  In the lottery process, a winning combination lottery based on the operation of the start lever 561 is performed, and in the reel control process, rotation and stop control of each reel 556L, 556M, 556R is performed. In this case, the reel unit 555 outputs a reel stop signal to the hall computer HC after all the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R are stopped. In the medal payout process, the hopper device 571 is driven so that a predetermined number of medals are paid out when the winning symbol corresponding to the payout of medals is stopped on the active line after the rotation of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R is stopped. Control. In this case, the hopper device 571 outputs a drive signal to the hall computer HC while driving the medal payout rotating plate. In the special game state process, a transition process to a so-called bonus game and an end process are executed. In the medal insertion permission process, the solenoid of the medal path switching member provided in the selector 565 is excited to be guided to the storage path 566 when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion port 563, and the max bet switch 576. The processing to validate the ON operation of is performed.

  By performing the above processing, one game time is completed, and the process returns to step S1501. Here, in this slot machine S, a predetermined period (for example, 0.1 sec) is secured from the completion of the medal payout process in step S1506 to the execution of the medal insertion permission process in step S1508. During this time, a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC.

  Next, an electrical configuration related to the fraud monitoring system will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 56 shows the electrical configuration of one slot machine S and one scanner SC corresponding to the slot machine S with respect to the hall computer HC. However, other slot machines S and other scanners SC may also be used. It is the same.

  The hall computer HC includes a CPU 531, a ROM 532, a RAM 533, an input / output port 534, and a display device 535, as in the first embodiment. In the ROM 532, ID information of each IC chip 585a provided in each slot machine S is stored.

  A scanner SC is connected to the input side and output side of the CPU 531. As in the first embodiment, the scanner SC includes a CPU 541, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543. A slot machine S is connected to the input side of the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC, and various signals are output from the slot machine S to the hall computer HC. In detail regarding this signal, the reel unit 555 of the slot machine S and the hopper device 571 are connected to the CPU 531. From the reel unit 555, a reel stop signal indicating that the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R have stopped after rotation is input. From the hopper device 571, a drive signal indicating that the medal payout rotating plate is driven is input. Then, the CPU 531 outputs a radio wave output signal in a fraud detection process (FIG. 57) to be described later on condition that the reel stop signal is input and the drive signal is not input.

  The CPU 541 of the scanner SC inputs a radio wave output signal from the hall computer HC, thereby driving the RF circuit 542 to output a calling wave having a predetermined frequency from the reader antenna 543. An induction electromagnetic field is formed by the ringing wave output from the reader antenna 543. The main controller 582 provided in the corresponding slot machine S is included in the range where the induction electromagnetic field is formed. That is, the seal seal 585 affixed to the main controller 582 is included.

  The antenna portion 585b provided on the seal seal 585 of the slot machine S is manufactured according to the frequency of the ringing wave output from the corresponding scanner SC. Therefore, an induced electromagnetic field is formed by the ringing wave output from the scanner SC, and an electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction in the antenna unit 585b. The IC chip 585a of the seal seal 585 calls the ID information stored in the memory area using this electromotive force as a power source and outputs a response wave including the ID information from the antenna unit 585b. The output response wave is a reader This is input through the antenna 543. The ID information inherent in the input response wave is read by the CPU 541 of the scanner SC, and the CPU 541 outputs the ID information to the hall computer HC.

  However, when the main controller 582 is replaced with an unauthorized controller, no response wave is output. Further, when the board box 583 of the main controller 582 is illegally opened, the antenna portion 585b of the seal seal 585 is cut off, and no response wave is output from the antenna portion 585b. In these cases, the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC recognizes that an illegal act has been performed on the main controller 582 based on the fact that the ID information is not output from the scanner SC. Then, an error is displayed on the display device 535 provided in the hall computer HC.

  Next, fraud detection processing executed by the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, as described above, the game hall is provided with a plurality of scanners SC, and the fraud detection process is set for each scanner SC. That is, the fraud detection process is executed for each scanner SC. Each fraud detection process is executed every 4 msec, for example.

  In the fraud detection process, first, in step S1601, it is determined whether or not a waiting flag is set in a waiting flag storage area provided in the RAM 533. The waiting flag is a flag that is set when the hall computer HC outputs a radio wave output signal to the scanner SC, and is cleared when an output stop signal is output. Then, the scanner SC outputs a ringing wave having a predetermined frequency by inputting the radio wave output signal, and stops outputting the ringing wave by inputting an output stop signal. Therefore, while the waiting flag is set, the apparatus waits for input of ID information from the scanner SC.

  If the waiting flag is not set, the fraud detection setting process in steps S1602 to S1607 is executed. On the other hand, if the waiting flag is set, the fraud detection determination process in steps S1608 to S1611 is executed.

  In the fraud detection setting process, first, in step S1602, it is determined whether or not the reel stop flag is set in the reel stop flag storage area provided in the RAM 533. If the reel stop flag is not set, it is determined in step S1603 whether a reel stop signal is input from the reel unit 555. If the reel stop signal is not input, this processing is terminated as it is. If the reel stop signal is input, the reel stop flag is set in step S1604, and 20 msec is set in the measurement timer, and then this process is terminated. That is, the reel stop flag is a flag indicating that the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R have just stopped rotating.

  If the reel stop flag is set, an affirmative determination is made in step S1602, and the process proceeds to step S1605. In step S1605, it is determined whether or not a medal has been paid out by determining whether or not a drive signal has been input from the hopper device 572. If medals have been paid out, this process is terminated. If no medal has been paid out, it is determined in step S1606 whether or not the measurement timer set to 20 msec in the process of step S1604 has become “0”. By making such a determination, a time from when the rotation of each of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R stops until the payout of medals is secured is secured.

  If the measurement timer is not “0”, the process is terminated as it is. If the measurement timer is “0”, the process ends after executing step S1607. In step S1607, a radio wave output signal is output to the scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of the scanner SC drives the RF circuit 542 and outputs a calling wave having a predetermined frequency via the reader antenna 543. In step S1607, the standby flag is set and the reel stop flag is cleared, and 10 msec is set in the measurement timer.

  That is, in this fraud monitoring system, in the slot machine S corresponding to one scanner SC, the payout is completed immediately after the rotation of each reel 556L, 556M, 556R is stopped or when the payout of medals is executed. Immediately after this, a ringing wave is output from the corresponding scanner SC. Also, when a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC, basically, ID information is input from the IC chip 585a before 10 msec elapses, and the ringing wave is output by inputting ID information as will be described later. Stopped. In the normal process executed by the CPU 591 of the main controller 582, as described above, a predetermined period is secured from the completion of the medal payout process in step S1506 to the execution of the medal insertion permission process in step S1508. Therefore, the output of the ringing wave is stopped during this period. Therefore, in a situation where a game (insertion of medals, rotation of the reels 556L, 556M, and 556R, and payout of medals) is being performed, a ringing wave is prevented from being output from the scanner SC at a predetermined frequency. The ringing wave can be output (every game).

  When the waiting flag is set in the fraud detection setting process, an affirmative determination is made in step S1601 in the next fraud detection process. Thereby, the fraud detection determination process is started. In the fraud detection determination process, it is first determined in step S1608 whether or not ID information has been input from the scanner SC. If ID information is input, this means that fraudulent acts have not been performed on the main control device 582, and thus the process proceeds to step S1609.

  In step S1609, an output stop signal is first output to the scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of the scanner SC stops driving the RF circuit 542 and stops the output of the ringing wave via the reader antenna 543. In step S1609, the waiting flag is cleared. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if no ID information is input and a negative determination is made in step S1608, it is determined in step S1610 whether or not the measurement timer is “0”. If the measurement timer is not “0”, a negative determination is made, and this processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the measurement timer is “0”, this means that an illegal act has been performed on the main control device 582, and thus this processing is terminated after executing the error display processing.

  In the error display process, the display device 535 of the hall computer HC displays a mode in which the machine number of the slot machine S for which no ID information is input is specified. For example, a display such as “found error in k-th slot machine S” is displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall and the like can easily detect the presence or absence of fraud. Such error display is continued until a confirmation button provided on the hall computer HC is operated.

  According to the second embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  In the medal insertion permission state, the calling wave is not output from the scanner SC. As a result, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output under a situation where a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 563. Assuming a configuration in which a ringing wave or a response wave is output in a situation where a medal is inserted, the ringing wave or the response wave becomes noise for the medal detection sensor provided in the selector 565, and the inserted medal is There is a possibility that the counting is not performed accurately. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed.

  The CPU 591 of the main control device 582 outputs the call wave and the response wave by the scanner SC after the medal payout process (step S1506) is completed and the medal insertion permission process (step S1508) is executed. did. In other words, the output of the ringing wave and the input of the response wave are performed at the stage before the end of one game round and the cancellation of the acceptance of medals. As a result, it is possible to prevent a ringing wave or a response wave from being output in a situation in which a game is in progress, and it is possible to satisfactorily confirm fraud based on reading ID information.

  The second embodiment has the same or similar configuration as the characteristic configuration in the first embodiment, and the effect based on this configuration is the same in the second embodiment. To play.

(Third embodiment)
In the fraud monitoring system in the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment and the second embodiment, regardless of whether or not a game is being performed on a gaming machine corresponding to the scanner SC, A ringing wave is output from all the scanners SC at a predetermined cycle. The fraud detection process in the hall computer HC of the fraud monitoring system will be described below by taking the arrangement mode of the pachinko machine P and the scanner SC in the first embodiment as an example. FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing the fraud detection process.

  In the fraud detection process, first, in step S1701, it is determined whether or not the waiting flag is set in the waiting flag storage area provided in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. The waiting flag is a flag that is set when the hall computer HC outputs a radio wave output signal to each scanner SC, and is cleared when an output stop signal is output. Each scanner SC outputs a ringing wave having a different frequency by inputting a radio wave output signal, and stops outputting the ringing wave by inputting an output stop signal. Accordingly, the ID information from each scanner SC is awaited while the waiting flag is set.

  If the waiting flag is not set, the fraud detection setting process in steps S1702 and S1703 is executed. On the other hand, if the waiting flag is set, the fraud detection determination process in steps S1704 to S1709 is executed.

  In the fraud detection setting process, first, in step S1702, it is determined whether or not 5 min has elapsed since the previous waiting flag clear process was executed. If it has not elapsed, the present process is terminated as it is. If it has elapsed, after executing step S1703, the present process is terminated. In step S1703, a radio wave output signal is output to each scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of each scanner SC drives the RF circuit 542 and outputs a ringing wave having a predetermined frequency via the reader antenna 543. In step S1703, a waiting flag is set. That is, in this fraud monitoring system, a ringing wave is output from each scanner SC at a predetermined cycle.

  When the waiting flag is set in the fraud detection setting process, an affirmative determination is made in step S1701 in the next fraud detection process. Thereby, the fraud detection determination process is started. In the fraud detection determination process, it is first determined in step S1704 whether or not ID information is input from each scanner SC. If ID information has been input, ID information confirmation processing is executed in step S1705.

  In the ID information confirmation process, as in the ID information confirmation process (see FIG. 50) in the first embodiment, whether the ID information is input from the main control device and the payout control device of each pachinko machine P is individually determined. If it has been input, the corresponding flag is set.

  That is, in the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC, ID information is stored in association with the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 of each pachinko machine P as shown in FIG. For example, the ID information of the main control device of the pachinko machine P1 is “1001”, and the ID information of the payout control device is “2001”. The RAM 533 of the hall computer HC is provided with a confirmation flag storage area corresponding to the main control device and the payout control device of each pachinko machine P as shown in FIG. 59 (b). In the ID information confirmation process, a confirmation flag corresponding to the input ID information is set.

  After executing the ID information confirmation processing in step S1705, it is determined in step S1706 whether all ID information has been input. That is, it is determined whether or not the all confirmation flag is set. If all the flags are set, it means that fraudulent acts have not been performed on all the pachinko machines P, and the process proceeds to step S1707.

  In step S1707, first, an output stop signal is output to each scanner SC. As a result, the CPU 541 of the scanner SC stops driving the RF circuit 542 and stops the output of the ringing wave via the reader antenna 543. In step S1707, the waiting flag is cleared. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1704 or step S1706, the process proceeds to step S1708. That is, if no ID information is input or if all ID information is not input, the process proceeds to step S1708. In step S1708, it is determined whether 1 sec has elapsed since the standby flag was set in step S1703.

  If 1 sec has not elapsed in step S1708, a negative determination is made, and the present process ends. On the other hand, if 1 sec has elapsed, it means that an illegal act has been performed on the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 of any of the pachinko machines P. Therefore, an error display process is performed in step S1709. After executing this process, the present process is terminated.

  In the error display process, the display device 535 of the hall computer HC displays a mode in which the machine number of the pachinko machine P for which ID information has not been input and the main control device 271 or the payout control device 311 is specified. I do. For example, a display such as “found error in j-th main controller” is displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall and the like can easily detect the presence or absence of fraud. Such error display processing is continued until a confirmation button provided in the hall computer HC is operated.

  According to the third embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are produced.

  Since an IC chip storing ID information is provided in the control device of the pachinko machine P, whether or not an illegal act on the pachinko machine P such as replacement to an unauthorized control device was performed by reading the ID information You can check whether or not. In this case, one scanner SC is provided for a plurality of pachinko machines P in the game hall, and a ringing wave is output from each scanner SC at a predetermined cycle by being controlled by the hall computer HC. . When the hall computer HC does not input each ID information within a predetermined period after outputting the calling wave, an error display is performed. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary for the game hall manager or the like to read ID information, and it is possible to satisfactorily confirm fraud based on reading ID information.

  The hall computer HC outputs a calling wave from each scanner SC at a predetermined specific cycle. With such a configuration, the above-described effect can be achieved without performing complicated processing.

  The third embodiment has the same or similar configuration as the characteristic configuration in the first embodiment, and the effects based on this configuration are the same in the third embodiment. To play.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the present embodiment, the configuration of the fraud monitoring system is different from those in the above embodiments. Therefore, a configuration in which the fraud monitoring system according to the following is applied to the pachinko machine P will be described.

  First, in this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment and the third embodiment, an IC chip 303 with an antenna (also referred to as an IC tag or an electronic tag) is attached only to the main controller 271. The payout control device 311 is not attached with an IC chip with an antenna. In addition, the scanner SC (also referred to as a reader device) that reads ID information stored in the IC chip 303 with the antenna is not installed on the island facility side of the game hall, but each pachinko machine installed in the game hall. It is mounted on P.

  A configuration relating to attachment of the scanner SC in the pachinko machine P will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 60 is a cross-sectional view of the main control device 271 and the periphery of the mounting base 601 of the main control device 271 for explaining the configuration related to the attachment of the scanner SC.

  The mounting base 601 is formed of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin, and a substrate mounting surface 602 is formed in the same manner as the mounting base 251 in the first embodiment. The main controller 271 is mounted on the mounting base 601 so as to be mounted on the board mounting surface 602. In this case, the main control device 271 is attached so that the sticking plate portions 281 and 282 formed in the board box 273 of the main control device 271 are positioned on one end side in the left-right direction of the mounting base 601. As in the first embodiment, the sealing sticker 300 is attached to the sticking plate portions 281 and 282, and the IC chip 303 with an antenna is attached to the sealing sticker 300 (embedded). )

  A boss 603 projecting toward the game board 30 is integrally formed on the back surface of the end of the mounting base 601 on which the IC chip with antenna 303 is disposed, and the scanner is secured to the boss 603 by screwing. The SC is fixed to the mounting base 601. That is, the scanner SC is fixed to the back side of the mounting base 601.

  The scanner SC includes a box-shaped housing 605, and a reader antenna 543 is provided on one end side of the housing 605. The scanner SC is arranged so that the reader antenna 543 faces the IC chip with antenna 303 with the mounting base 601 interposed therebetween. That is, the reader antenna 543 and the IC chip 303 with the antenna are arranged in the thickness direction of the pachinko machine P, and no metal member is interposed therebetween.

  In the above configuration, when a ringing wave having the same frequency as the resonance frequency set in the IC chip with antenna 303 is output (transmitted) from the scanner SC, the ringing wave is transmitted through the mount 601 and formed by the ringing wave. An IC chip 303 with an antenna is included in the range of the induction electromagnetic field. By forming the induction electromagnetic field, a response wave including ID information is output (transmitted) from the IC chip 303 with the antenna. This response wave passes through the mount 601 and is input (received) at the reader antenna 543 of the scanner SC. Thereby, the ID information can be read by the scanner SC. The radio wave intensity of the ringing wave output from the scanner SC is set so that the propagation range of the ringing wave is a minimum range when reading ID information from the IC chip 303 with the antenna.

  Next, an electrical configuration related to the fraud monitoring system will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 61 shows the electrical configuration of one pachinko machine P with respect to the hall computer HC, but the same applies to other pachinko machines P installed in the game hall.

  The hall computer HC includes a CPU 531, a ROM 532, a RAM 533, an input / output port 534, and a display device 535, as in the first embodiment. In the ROM 532, ID information of each IC chip 303 with an antenna provided in each pachinko machine P is stored.

  A scanner SC mounted on the pachinko machine P is connected to the input side of the CPU 531. That is, information is output from the scanner SC to the hall computer HC by wired communication. Note that such information may be output by wireless communication.

  As in the first embodiment, the scanner SC includes a CPU 541, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543. The CPU 541 of the scanner SC drives the RF circuit 542 so as to output a ringing wave from the reader antenna 543 at a preset specified period.

  Here, in the present embodiment, operating power is supplied to the scanner SC via the power supply and launch control device 313. In this case, the operating power is supplied to the scanner SC even after the power of the pachinko machine P is turned off.

  Specifically, the power supply and launch control device 313 is provided with a data storage holding capacitor 607 (data storage holding power supply unit) for supplying the above-described data storage holding power to the RAM 503 of the main control device 271. It has been. The data storage and holding capacitor 607 is connected to the power source and the power supply unit of the launch control device 313. When the power of the pachinko machine P is in the ON state, the data storage and holding capacitor 607 is charged. Further, the data storage holding capacitor 607 is electrically connected to the VBB terminal of the CPU 501 of the main controller 271. Therefore, when the power of the pachinko machine P is in an OFF state (a state where the power supply from the external power supply is cut off), the data storage holding capacitor 607 is discharged, and the data storage holding power is supplied to the RAM 503. .

  In this case, the data storage holding capacitor 607 is also electrically connected to the scanner SC. When the power of the pachinko machine P is in the OFF state, the data storage holding capacitor 607 is discharged and the scanner SC Is supplied with operating power. Thereby, even when the power of the pachinko machine P is in the OFF state, reading of the ID information by the scanner SC is continued. Incidentally, the capacity of the data storage and holding capacitor 607 is relatively large, and information stored in the RAM 503 before the power is turned off is held within a predetermined period (for example, 1 day or 2 days). In addition, the operating power is supplied to the scanner SC over a predetermined period (for example, one day or two days). The data storage holding power supply unit that supplies the data storage holding power is not limited to the capacitor, and may be a battery, a battery, or the like.

  Further, the hall computer HC is maintained in the ON state even when the game hall is closed when the power of each pachinko machine P is in the OFF state. Thereby, the reading result of the ID information in the scanner SC is input by the hall computer HC even when the game hall is closed, and the fraud detection process described later is executed.

  Next, ID information reading processing executed by the CPU 541 of the scanner SC will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The ID information reading process is repeatedly executed periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In the ID information reading process, first, in step S1801, it is determined whether or not the output cycle timer has reached the reading time Ta (reading cycle). The output cycle timer is composed of a timer circuit provided in the scanner SC. In addition, the reading time Ta is set as about half of the expected work time for performing an unauthorized act when an unauthorized act is performed on the main control device 271 that is a monitoring target in the fraud monitoring system. Has been.

  The relationship between the reading time Ta and fraud will be described in detail. As an illegal act against the main controller 271, an illegal act of replacing the entire main controller 271 with an unauthorized device (hereinafter also referred to as a first illegal act), opening the board box 273 of the main controller 271 and opening the main control board 278. A fraudulent act (hereinafter also referred to as a second fraudulent act) of replacing the CPU chip 278a with a fraudulent chip (hereinafter referred to as a third fraudulent act). And an unauthorized act of opening the board box 273 of the main control device 271 and attaching an unauthorized electronic component to the main control board 278 (hereinafter also referred to as a fourth illegal action) is assumed.

  In each of these fraudulent acts, it is assumed that even after the fraudulent act, the scanner SC can read legitimate ID information. Specifically, in the case of the first fraud, an act of attaching an IC chip with an illegal antenna in which the same ID information as the ID information stored in the IC chip with an authorized antenna 303 is stored to an unauthorized device Is assumed. In addition, in the second to fourth frauds, the same ID information as the ID information stored in the IC chip 303 with the regular antenna is put on the board box sealed again after exchanging with an unauthorized control board. An act of attaching a stored illegal IC chip with an antenna is assumed. Further, in the third fraud and the fourth fraud, the fraudulent board box is accommodated and sealed with the fraudulent main control board 278, and the IC box 303 with a regular antenna is attached to the board box. An act of attaching an unauthorized IC chip with an antenna that stores the same ID information as the ID information stored in is assumed.

  For these actions, the reading time Ta is set as about half the working time that is the shortest of the working times that are assumed for performing each of these fraudulent acts. More specifically, among the above fraudulent acts, the work time of the first fraudulent act is considered to be the shortest, and the reading time Ta is set so as to be about half the estimated work time. In this pachinko machine P, since the work time of the first fraud is 2 min (experimental value), the reading time Ta is set to 1 min. As a result, it is possible to read the ID information by the scanner SC during the fraudulent work, and it is possible to specify that the fraudulent act has been performed in the fraud detection process described later. This will be described later.

  Returning to the description of the ID information reading process, if the output cycle timer is equal to or longer than the reading time Ta in step S1801, an affirmative determination is made. In step S1802, the CPU 541 drives the RF circuit 542, and the reader antenna 543 The ringing wave is output. In step S1802, the output cycle timer is cleared to “0”. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1803. On the other hand, if the output cycle timer is less than the reading time Ta in step S1801, a negative determination is made, and the process directly proceeds to step S1803.

  In step S1803, it is determined whether a response wave is input from the IC chip with antenna 303. If no response wave is input, this process is terminated. On the other hand, if a response wave has been input, the ID information read based on the response wave is output to the hall computer HC in step S1804. In step S1804, identification information for specifying the ID information output source scanner SC (pachinko machine P) is output together with the ID information. As the identification unique information, for example, unique information previously assigned to each scanner SC (for example, the serial number of the scanner SC) can be considered, and unique information of the pachinko machine P on which the scanner SC is mounted (for example, a table). Number). Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  Next, fraud detection processing executed by the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the fraud detection process is repeatedly executed periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In the fraud detection process, first, in step S1901, it is determined whether or not ID information is input from any of the pachinko machines P (that is, the scanner SC mounted on the pachinko machine P). If ID information is input from any of the pachinko machines P, the process proceeds to step S1902.

  In step S1902, management ID information read processing is executed. In the management ID information reading process, the pachinko machine P (scanner SC) that is the output source of the ID information is specified based on the identification specific information input together with the ID information, and registered for management of the specified pachinko machine P. Read ID information. More specifically, management data is created in advance in the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC. In such management data, the identification unique information of each pachinko machine P and the corresponding management ID information are registered as a set. Then, in the management ID information reading process, the management ID information corresponding to the identification specific information of the input ID information is read.

  Thereafter, in step S1903, it is determined whether or not the input ID information matches the management ID information. If they match, in step S1904, the monitoring timer of the confirmed ID information is cleared to “0”, and then this process ends. Here, the monitoring timer is composed of a timer circuit provided in the hall computer HC, and the monitoring timer is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine P on a one-to-one basis. It is possible to determine whether the pachinko machine P is fraudulent by timing the input timing of the ID information using this monitoring timer. The determination of the presence / absence of fraud based on such a monitoring timer will be described in steps S1906 to S1907.

  Since a large number of pachinko machines P are installed in the game hall, ID information may be input from two or more pachinko machines P at the same timing. In this case, the processes in steps S1902 to S1904 are collectively executed for all input ID information.

  If the ID information input in step S1903 does not match the management ID information, the process advances to step S1905 to execute the abnormality process, and then the present process is terminated. In the abnormal process, the machine number of the pachinko machine P whose ID information does not match the management ID information is stored in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC as error data. At this time, the fact that the ID information does not match is also stored. This makes it possible to store and manage in detail that fraud has been performed on the pachinko machine P.

  Further, the display device 535 displays the machine number of the pachinko machine P whose ID information does not match the management ID information. At this time, the fact that the ID information does not match is also displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall, etc. can check the display device 535 to understand the occurrence of fraud, the pachinko machine P in which the fraud has occurred, and what kind of error has occurred.

  On the other hand, if ID information has not been input in step S1901, monitoring timer confirmation processing is executed in step S1906. In the monitoring timer confirmation process, it is determined whether or not there is a monitoring timer that exceeds a preset time Tb among all the monitoring timers provided in the hall computer HC.

  Here, the specified time Tb is set to be slightly longer than the above-described reading time Ta. Specifically, as described above, the reading time Ta is set to be about half of the shortest working time among the assumed working times of fraud. On the other hand, the specified time Tb is slightly longer than the reading time Ta (for example, 1 sec than the reading time Ta) in consideration of an output timing error that occurs when the ID information is output from the scanner SC to the hall computer HC. Long time).

  If there is no monitoring timer exceeding the specified time Tb, this process is terminated as it is. If there is a monitoring timer that exceeds the specified time Tb, the abnormal process is executed in step S1905, and then this process is terminated. In such abnormality processing, the machine number of the pachinko machine P corresponding to the monitoring timer exceeding the specified time Tb is stored as error data in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. At this time, the fact that the specified time Tb has been exceeded is also stored. This makes it possible to store and manage in detail that fraud has been performed on the pachinko machine P.

  Further, the display device 535 displays the machine number of the pachinko machine P corresponding to the monitoring timer exceeding the specified time Tb. At this time, the fact that the specified time Tb has been exceeded is also displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall, etc. can check the display device 535 to understand the occurrence of fraud, the pachinko machine P in which the fraud has occurred, and what kind of error has occurred.

  The seal seal 300 is affixed to the open front end side of the front door frame 13 in the main controller 271. As a result, when the front door frame 13 is opened in order to perform an illegal act, the sealing seal is accompanied with the opening of the front door frame 13 as compared with the case where the front door frame 13 is attached to the open base end side. The position of the IC chip 303 with the antenna embedded in 300 greatly fluctuates.

  Next, various assumed frauds and aspects of fraud detection for them will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. FIG. 64 is a time chart showing the input timing of ID information in the hall computer HC when paying attention to one pachinko machine P.

  If no fraud is made to the main controller 271, the hall computer HC repeatedly inputs ID information at intervals of reading time Ta (reading cycle) as shown in FIG. 64 (a).

  When the main controller 271 is fraudulent and ID information is no longer input at the hall computer HC, or when ID information identical to management ID information is no longer input at the hall computer HC As shown in FIG. 64B, ID information is not input after the timing t1. In this case, the abnormality process described above is executed when the monitoring timer provided in the hall computer HC exceeds the specified time Tb.

  When such an abnormality occurs, if the IC chip with the antenna is not provided in the unauthorized device in the unauthorized operation of replacing the entire main control device 271 with an unauthorized device, the substrate in the unauthorized operation performed by opening the substrate box 273 If the IC chip 303 with an antenna is destroyed when the box 273 is opened, and the IC chip with an antenna is not provided, the antenna is used in an illegal act of attaching an IC chip with an illegal antenna to an unauthorized device or an unauthorized substrate box 273. The case where the ID information stored in the attached IC chip is different from the ID information stored in the regular IC chip 303 with an antenna is considered.

  In addition to the above fraudulent act, as described above, an act of allowing the scanner SC to read the legitimate ID information even after the fraudulent act is assumed. When such an illegal act is performed, as shown in FIG. 64 (c), the ID information is not read after the timing t2, but then the ID information is again read at the timing t3. Reading resumes. On the other hand, as described above, the ID information reading interval (reading time Ta) is set to be approximately half of the shortest working time among the assumed working hours of each fraud. Accordingly, the time of the monitoring timer of the hall computer HC exceeds the specified time Tb between the timing t2 and the timing t3. In this case, the abnormality processing described above is executed in the hall computer HC.

  According to the fourth embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are achieved.

  The seal seal 300 is affixed to the open front end side of the front door frame 13 in the main controller 271. When the front door frame 13 is opened to perform an illegal act, the IC chip 300 with the antenna embedded in the seal seal 300 is attached to the open base end side of the front door frame 13 when the front door frame 13 is opened. The position of the IC chip 303 with the antenna greatly fluctuates as compared with the case where it is. Thereby, when the front door frame 13 is opened, it is possible to easily obtain a confirmation result that the monitoring timer exceeds the specified time Tb in the monitoring timer confirmation processing. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily monitor fraud.

  Since the IC chip 303 with the antenna is provided in the main control device 271 of the pachinko machine P, whether or not an illegal act such as replacement to an unauthorized main control device 271 has been performed by reading the ID information. Can be confirmed. In this case, the scanner SC that reads the ID information is mounted on each pachinko machine P, and the fraud detection process is executed in the hall computer HC based on the ID information read by each scanner SC. Thereby, it is not necessary for the manager of the game hall to read the ID information, and the fraud based on the reading of the ID information can be confirmed satisfactorily.

  The reading period of ID information was set to be about half of the shortest working time among the expected working hours of each fraud. Therefore, even if an action (for example, replacement of the main control device 271 with an unauthorized device) is performed that allows the scanner SC to read legitimate ID information even after an unauthorized activity. The ID information is read once while the fraudulent work (replacement of the main controller 271) is being performed, and the abnormal processing is executed because the ID information cannot be read at that time. Is done. Therefore, even the above-mentioned clever fraud can be detected.

  The scanner SC is supplied with operating power even when the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF. As a result, the ID information can be read even when the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF. Further, the hall computer HC as the management apparatus is in the ON state even when the game hall is closed when the pachinko machine P is in the OFF state. Thus, the fraud detection process can be executed even when the game hall is closed.

  In particular, in this embodiment, as described above, the ID information is read during the fraud work so that the scanner SC can read the legitimate ID information even after the fraud. It is now possible to discover that fraudulent acts have occurred. In this case, if the ID information is not read and the fraud detection process is not executed when the game hall is closed, it is not possible to find the above-mentioned clever fraud. On the other hand, as described above, since the ID information is read and the fraud detection process is executed even when the game hall is closed, it is possible to surely detect the above-mentioned clever fraud.

  Further, the operating power is supplied to the scanner SC even when the power of the pachinko machine P is turned off by supplying the operating power from the data storage holding capacitor 607 provided in the power source and launch control device 313. I made it. That is, the data storage holding capacitor 607 for supplying data storage holding power to the RAM 503 of the main controller 271 is also used as means for supplying operating power to the scanner SC when the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF. be able to. Therefore, the above effects can be achieved while simplifying the configuration.

  The fourth embodiment has the same or similar configuration as the characteristic configuration in the first embodiment or the third embodiment, and the effect based on this configuration is the fourth. The same is true in the embodiment.

(Fifth embodiment)
In the present embodiment, the processing configuration for detecting fraud in the fraud monitoring system is different from that in the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the processing configuration according to the following will be described. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing fraud detection processing executed by the CPU 531 of the hall computer HC. Note that the fraud detection process is repeatedly executed periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In the fraud detection process, first, in step S2001, it is determined whether or not the waiting flag is set in the waiting flag storage area provided in the RAM 533. The waiting flag is a flag that is set by outputting a radio wave output signal to each scanner SC of each pachinko machine P, and is cleared when there is a response from all the scanners SC. In other words, while the waiting flag is set, it is in a state of waiting for input of ID information from each scanner SC.

  If the waiting flag is not set, the fraud detection setting process in steps S2002 to S2003 is executed. On the other hand, if the waiting flag is set, the fraud detection determination process in steps S2004 to S2009 is executed.

  In the fraud detection setting process, it is first determined in step S2002 whether or not the fraud detection start time has come. Here, in the present embodiment, when a predetermined specific period (for example, 30 min) has elapsed with the standby flag not set, an affirmative determination is made in step S2002, and when it has not elapsed. Makes a negative determination in step S2002. If a negative determination is made in step S2002, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2002, a radio wave output signal is output to each scanner SC of all the pachinko machines P provided in the game hall in step S2003, and after the standby flag is set. This process ends.

  Each scanner SC starts reading ID information from the IC chip 303 with an antenna by inputting a radio wave output signal from the hall computer HC. Here, the ID information reading process executed by the CPU 541 of each scanner SC will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The ID information reading process is repeatedly executed periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In the ID information reading process, it is first determined in step S2101 whether or not a radio wave output signal has been input from the hall computer HC. If no radio wave output signal is input, the process proceeds to step S2103. If a radio wave output signal is input, the RF circuit 543 is driven in step S2102 and a ringing wave is output via the reader antenna 543. In this case, a ringing wave having a short output period is output as one pulse. In step S2102, the count-up response time measurement timer is turned on. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S2103.

  In step S2103, it is determined whether a response wave is input from the IC chip with antenna 303. If no response wave is input, this process is terminated. If a response wave is input, the ID information read from the response wave is output to the hall computer HC in step S2104. At this time, identification information for identifying the scanner SC (pachinko machine P) as the ID information output source is output together with the ID information. As the identification unique information, for example, unique information previously assigned to each scanner SC (for example, the serial number of the scanner SC) can be considered, and unique information of the pachinko machine P on which the scanner SC is mounted (for example, a table). Number).

  In step S2104, the value of the response time measurement timer at the timing when the response wave is input is output to the hall computer HC as the response time. In step S2104, the response time measurement timer is turned off. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the fraud detection process in FIG. 65, an affirmative determination is made in step S2001 in the next fraud detection process by setting the waiting flag in step S2003. Thereby, the fraud detection determination process is started. In the fraud detection determination process, first, in step S2004, it is determined whether or not ID information is input from any of the pachinko machines P (that is, the scanner SC mounted on the pachinko machine P). If ID information is input from any of the pachinko machines P, the process proceeds to step S2005.

  In step S2005, management ID information read processing is executed. In the management ID information reading process, the pachinko machine P (scanner SC) that is the output source of the ID information is specified based on the identification specific information input together with the ID information, and registered for management of the specified pachinko machine P. Read ID information. More specifically, management data is created in advance in the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC. In such management data, the identification unique information of each pachinko machine P and the corresponding management ID information are registered as a set. Then, in the management ID information reading process, the management ID information corresponding to the identification specific information of the input ID information is read.

  Thereafter, in step S2006, it is determined whether or not the input ID information matches the management ID information. If they match, the process proceeds to step S2007, and it is determined whether or not the response time input together with the ID information matches the reference response time preset in the ROM 532. Here, the reference response time is set with a predetermined range. If the input response time matches the reference response time (if the input response time falls within the range of the reference response time), it is determined in step S2008 whether or not all ID information has been input. To do. If the input of ID information is incomplete, this process is terminated. If the input of ID information has been completed, the process ends after the waiting flag is cleared in step S2009.

  When the ID information input at step S2006 does not match the management ID information, or when the response time input at step S2007 does not match the reference response time (the input response time of the reference response time If it does not fall within the range), the abnormal process is executed in step S2010, and then this process ends.

  In the abnormality processing, the machine number of the pachinko machine P whose ID information does not match the management ID information, or the machine number of the pachinko machine P whose response time does not match the reference response time is stored in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. Is stored as error data. At this time, the fact that the ID information does not match or the response time does not match is also stored. This makes it possible to store and manage in detail that fraud has been performed on the pachinko machine P.

  In addition, the display device 535 displays the pachinko machine P machine ID or the like whose ID information does not match the management ID information, or the pachinko machine P machine ID or the like whose response time does not match the reference response time. . At this time, it is also displayed that the ID information does not match or the response time does not match. Thereby, the manager of the game hall, etc. can check the display device 535 to understand the occurrence of fraud, the pachinko machine P in which the fraud has occurred, and what kind of error has occurred.

  On the other hand, if no ID information is input in step S2004, the process proceeds to step S2011. In step S2011, it is determined whether a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the output of the radio wave output signal in step S2003. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, this processing is terminated as it is. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the abnormality process is executed in step S2010, and then this process is terminated.

  In such an abnormality process, the machine number of the pachinko machine P for which ID information has not yet been input is stored as error data in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. At this time, the fact that the ID information is not input is also stored. This makes it possible to store and manage in detail that fraud has been performed on the pachinko machine P.

  Further, the display device 535 displays the machine number and the like of the pachinko machine P for which ID information has not yet been input. At this time, the fact that the ID information is not input is also displayed. Thereby, the manager of the game hall, etc. can check the display device 535 to understand the occurrence of fraud, the pachinko machine P in which the fraud has occurred, and what kind of error has occurred.

  Here, as described in the fraud detection process, in this embodiment, the response time from the output of the ringing wave from the scanner SC to the input of the response wave is measured, and the abnormality process is performed based on the measurement result. Execute. Such fraud detection processing is executed for the following reason.

  In other words, as described in the fourth embodiment, the cheating act for the main control device 271 is an act of cheating to replace the main control device 271 with a cheating device (hereinafter also referred to as a first cheating act). Unauthorized act of opening the board box 273 of the main controller 271 and replacing the main control board 278 with an unauthorized board (hereinafter also referred to as a second illegal act), opening the board box 273 of the main controller 271 and removing the CPU chip 278a An illegal act of exchanging with an illegal chip (hereinafter also referred to as a third illegal act), and an illegal act of opening the board box 273 of the main controller 271 and attaching an illegal electronic component to the main control board 278 (hereinafter referred to as a fourth illegal act) It is also assumed to be an act).

  In each of these fraudulent acts, even after fraudulent acts, an act that allows the scanner SC to read legitimate ID information in a manner different from the manner described in the fourth embodiment. Is assumed. Specifically, at the time of the first fraud, the pasting plate portions 281 and 282 are cut from the board box 273 without destroying the IC chip 303 with the antenna, and the cut pasting plate portion 281 is cut as shown in FIG. , 282 is assumed to be housed in the substrate box 612 of the unauthorized device 611. In the third and fourth frauds, the fraudulent board box is housed with the fraudulent main control board 278 and sealed, and the cut pasting plate portions 281 and 282 are placed in the fraudulent board box. It is assumed to be contained. In these actions, the IC chip 303 with the antenna of the seal sticker 300 provided on the cut sticking plate portions 281 and 282 is used as a dummy product for outputting regular ID information.

  On the other hand, the IC chip 303 with an antenna is used as a dummy product for outputting regular ID information by measuring the response time from the output of the ringing wave to the input of the response wave as described above. It becomes possible to detect cheating. The correlation between the measurement of the response time and the discovery of fraud will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

  When an illegal act using the IC chip with antenna 303 as a dummy product is not performed, as shown in FIG. 68 (a), a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC at the timing of t4. A response wave is input to the scanner SC at the timing t5, and the response time is Tc. A range of ± Tα with respect to the response time Tc corresponds to the reference response time.

  On the other hand, an illegal act using the IC chip with antenna 303 as a dummy product is performed, and the position of the IC chip with antenna 303 is farther from the initial position than the reader antenna 543 of the scanner SC (specifically In particular, in the case of FIG. 67), as shown in FIG. 68 (b), the ringing wave is output from the scanner SC at the timing t4, whereas the scanner SC at the timing t6. A response wave is input and the response time is Td. This response time Td has a relationship of Td> (Tc + Tα) with respect to the reference response time Tc. Therefore, abnormality processing is executed in the above-described fraud detection processing.

  Further, when an illegal act using the IC chip with antenna 303 as a dummy product is performed and the position of the IC chip with antenna 303 is closer to the reader antenna 543 of the scanner SC than the initial position, As shown in 68 (c), the ringing wave is output from the scanner SC at the timing t4, whereas the response wave is input from the scanner SC at the timing t7, and the response time is Te. The response time Te has a relationship of Te <(Tc−Tα) with respect to the reference response time. Therefore, abnormality processing is executed in the above-described fraud detection processing.

  According to the fifth embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  The response time from when the ringing wave is output from the scanner SC to when the response wave from the IC chip 303 with the antenna is input by the scanner SC is measured. If the response time does not coincide with a preset reference response time, an abnormality process is executed. As a result, even if an illegal act using the IC chip with antenna 303 as a dummy product for outputting regular ID information is performed, the difference in the actual response time with respect to the reference response time can be confirmed. , Such fraud can be discovered.

  The fifth embodiment has the same or similar configuration as the characteristic configuration in the fourth embodiment, and the effect based on this configuration is the same in the fifth embodiment. Play.

(Sixth embodiment)
In the present embodiment, unlike the first to fifth embodiments described above, an IC chip with antenna 303 is attached to the front door frame 13. Thereby, it can be confirmed whether the front door frame 13 and the resin base 25 were opened illegally.

  The fraud detection process and the ID information reading process in the present embodiment are the same as the fraud detection process and the ID information reading process in the fifth embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. Also, unlike the fifth embodiment, in this embodiment, in order to detect whether or not the front door frame 13 has been opened, the specification used for determining whether or not the detection start time of step S2002 in FIG. 65 has come. As in the fourth embodiment, it is desirable that the period is set to 1 min or as short as possible as about half the working time in the first fraud.

  First, the electrical configuration related to the fraud monitoring system in the sixth embodiment will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. 69 shows the electrical configuration of one pachinko machine P with respect to the hall computer HC, the same applies to other pachinko machines P installed in the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 69, the hall computer HC includes a CPU 531, a ROM 532, a RAM 533, an input / output port 534, and a display device 535, as in the first embodiment. In the ROM 532, ID information of each IC chip 303 with an antenna provided in each pachinko machine P is stored.

  A scanner SC mounted on the pachinko machine P is connected to the input side of the CPU 531. That is, information is output from the scanner SC to the hall computer HC by wired communication. Note that such information may be output by wireless communication.

  Further, the hall computer HC is maintained in the ON state even when the game hall is closed when the power of each pachinko machine P is in the OFF state. Thereby, the reading result of the ID information in the scanner SC is input by the hall computer HC even when the game hall is closed, and the fraud detection process described in the fifth embodiment is executed.

  As in the first embodiment, the scanner SC includes a CPU 541, an RF circuit 542, and a reader antenna 543. The CPU 541 of the scanner SC drives the RF circuit 542 so as to output a ringing wave from the reader antenna 543 at a preset specified period.

  Here, unlike the pachinko machine P, the scanner SC receives power supply. In the present embodiment, the scanner SC is supplied with power from the hall computer HC. This makes it possible to perform fraud detection processing regardless of whether the power of the pachinko machine P is turned off.

  Next, the IC chip 303 with the antenna provided in the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIG. A seal 330 in which an IC chip 303 with an antenna is embedded is affixed to the open front end side of the front door frame 13 and the lower part on the inside of the gaming machine. Specifically, a seal 330 is attached to the front door frame 13 below the game board 30 and almost directly above the game ball launch handle 18. The seal 330 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 13. By sticking the seal 330 on the back surface side of the front door frame 13, it is possible to prevent an illegal act from being performed on the seal 330 when the front door frame 13 is closed. In the present embodiment, a planar space is provided on the back side of the front door frame 13 in order to attach the seal 330.

  Since the seal 330 is affixed to the open front end side of the front door frame 13, when the front door frame 13 is opened compared to the case where it is affixed to the open base end side of the front door frame 13, the front As the door frame 13 is opened, the IC chip with antenna 303 moves greatly. Thereby, it becomes possible to satisfactorily detect that the front door frame 13 has been opened illegally. The seal 330 is the same as the seal seal 300 described above.

  The reach of the ringing wave and the response wave will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the scanner SC is connected to the hall computer HC. FIG. 71A shows a state where the front door frame 13 of the pachinko machine P is closed, and FIG. 71B shows a state where the front door frame 13 of the pachinko machine P is open.

  71 (a) and 71 (b), the hatched wave range output from the scanner SC reaches the IC chip with antenna 303, and the response wave is transmitted from the IC chip with antenna 303 to the scanner SC. It is the response possible range inputted in. As shown in FIG. 71 (a), when the IC chip with antenna 303 is within the response possible range, the ringing wave output from the scanner SC is input to the IC chip with antenna 303, and from the IC chip with antenna 303. Since a response wave is input to the scanner SC, it is determined that no fraud has been performed, and the abnormality process is not executed. However, as shown in FIG. 71 (b), when the IC chip with antenna 303 is outside the response range, the ringing wave output from the scanner SC is not input to the IC chip with antenna 303 or is output from the scanner SC. Even if the received ringing wave is input to the IC chip 303 with an antenna, the response wave output from the IC chip 303 with an antenna is not input to the scanner SC. Thereby, it is determined that a response wave is not input to the scanner SC even if a predetermined time has elapsed in step S2011 in the fraud detection process of FIG. 65 described above, and an abnormality process is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the resin base 25 is disposed on the back side of the front door frame 13. Further, the front door frame 13 and the resin base 25 are opened to the same side (front side). Thus, it can be said that the front door frame 13 must be opened in order to open the resin base 25. Since the seal 330 is affixed to the front door frame 13, even when the resin base 25 is opened, the front door frame 13 is opened, and the IC chip 303 with the antenna moves outside the response range. End up. Thereby, by sticking the seal 330 to the front door frame 13, the abnormality process can be executed not only when the front door frame 13 is opened but also when the resin base 25 is opened. .

  In this embodiment, when the front door frame 13 is opened by a certain angle (for example, 3 degrees) or more, the IC chip with antenna 303 is set to be out of the response possible range. Further, when the IC chip 303 with the antenna is in the response possible range, the response possible range is set so that the front door frame 13 is not opened or hardly opened. As a result, when the IC chip 303 with the antenna is within the response possible range, at least the front door frame 13 is hardly opened, and an illegal act cannot be performed.

  Next, the correlation between response time measurement and fraud discovery in this embodiment will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 72, when a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC at timing t8, if the front door frame 13 is closed, a response wave is input at timing t9 and the response time becomes Tc. ing. A range of ± Tα with respect to the response time Tc corresponds to the reference response time.

  On the other hand, when a ringing wave is output from the scanner SC at the timing t10 when the front door frame 13 is opened, a response wave is input from the IC chip with antenna 303 to the scanner SC even if the predetermined time Tc + Tα has elapsed. Not. Therefore, the abnormality process described in the fifth embodiment is executed.

  According to the sixth embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  By sticking the seal 330 on the front door frame 13, it can be confirmed well whether or not the front door frame 13 is opened. In addition, when the front door frame 13 is opened because the seal 330 is attached to the open front end side of the front door frame 13, the seal 330 moves with the opening of the front door frame 13, and the seal 330 is Whether or not the front door frame 13 is opened can be detected well depending on whether or not it is outside the response possible range. Further, since the seal 330 is attached to the front door frame 13, even when the resin base 25 is opened, the IC chip 303 with the antenna moves out of the responsive range. Thereby, by sticking the seal 330 to the front door frame 13, the abnormality process can be executed not only when the front door frame 13 is opened but also when the resin base 25 is opened. .

  Further, since the seal 330 is attached to the open front end side of the front door frame 13, the front door frame 13 is opened as compared with the case where the front door frame 13 is provided on the open base end side. The seal 330 moves greatly. Therefore, compared to the case where the seal 330 is provided on the open base end side of the front door frame 13, is the front door frame 13 open when the front door frame 13 is provided on the open front end side? Whether or not can be detected well.

  Electric power is supplied from the hall computer HC to the scanner SC. Accordingly, the fraud detection process can be performed regardless of whether or not the power of the pachinko machine P is turned off. Thus, for example, even if the game hall business hours have ended and the power of the gaming machine is turned off, it is confirmed whether the front door frame 13 has been opened illegally, It can be confirmed well.

  In addition, a ringing wave is output at a predetermined cycle. Thereby, fraudulent acts can be monitored intermittently.

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In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In each of the above embodiments, the identification means is not limited to an IC chip with an antenna. However, the identification means stores identification information, and it is necessary that the identification information can be read by an information reading means such as a scanner. Further, the sealing seals 300, 320, and 585 may be attached to only one of the box base and the box cover or attached to the control board instead of being attached so as to straddle the plurality of case bodies. Further, the IC chip with the antenna does not need to be provided on the seal seals 300, 320, and 585, and may be configured to be provided alone on the control board or the board box.

  Furthermore, the location where the IC chip with the antenna is installed may be stored as position information as identification information. That is, it is determined whether an illegal act is being performed based on whether or not the IC chip with the antenna is moving, and if it is determined that an illegal act is being performed, an abnormal process may be performed. As for grasping the position where the IC chip is installed, for example, a device that generates a sound wave in the IC chip with an antenna and specifies the position of the IC chip with the antenna by reflection of the sound wave can be considered.

  (2) The period from when the scanner SC outputs a ringing wave until it is determined that an error has occurred is not limited to the period in each of the above embodiments. However, it is preferable to shorten the determination period as much as possible so that the progress of the game is not hindered by noise due to the ringing wave.

  (3) In each of the above embodiments, the IC chip with an antenna, which is an identification means, is provided for the control devices 271, 311, 582. For example, the payout devices 358 and 573 for paying out game media may be provided. In this case, it can be easily confirmed whether or not it has been replaced with an unauthorized dispensing device.

  In the first embodiment, the power supply and launch control device 313 may be provided with an IC chip with an antenna. It is assumed that a fraudulent act of changing the launch cycle of the game ball by cheating on the power supply and launch control device 313. Therefore, by providing an IC chip with an antenna on the power supply and launch control device 313, such cheating It is possible to easily confirm the action.

  (4) The mode of abnormality processing is not limited to that in each of the above embodiments. For example, the pachinko machine P or the slot machine S in which an error is found may be configured to perform error notification using a speaker or a lamp.

  (5) In each of the above embodiments, when the scanner SC is removed, an abnormality process may be executed. For example, the hall computer HC is configured to input a connection confirmation signal from each scanner SC. When the input of the connection confirmation signal is stopped, an abnormality process such as an error display is performed.

  (6) In each of the above embodiments, the scanner SC may execute the fraud detection process instead of the hall computer HC executing the fraud detection process. In this case, in the first embodiment, a variable display signal, a firing permission signal, and a drive signal are input to the scanner SC. In the second embodiment, a reel stop signal and a drive signal are input to the scanner SC. In this case, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a ringing wave is prevented from being output from the scanner SC while a game is being performed in the pachinko machine P or the slot machine S. Is done.

  (7) In each of the above embodiments, the hall computer HC does not input the ID information of the corresponding pachinko machine P or slot machine S from each scanner SC, but the pachinko machine P or slot machine S to which each scanner SC corresponds. It is good also as a structure which inputs the correspondence information showing whether ID information was input from. In this case, since it is necessary to determine whether or not the ID information is input from the corresponding pachinko machine P or slot machine S in each scanner SC, the ID of the pachinko machine P or slot machine S corresponding to the ROM of each scanner SC. It is necessary to memorize information.

  (8) In each of the above embodiments, the arrangement position of each scanner SC is arbitrary. For example, each scanner SC may be arranged in an island facility where the pachinko machine P and the slot machine S are provided. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which mounts each scanner SC in the game ball rental operation apparatus provided in the side part of the pachinko machine P or the slot machine S. For example, in the sixth embodiment, the IC chip 303 with the antenna is installed by sticking the seal 330 to the lower part of the open front end side of the front door frame 13 and the inside of the gaming machine. It may be embedded in the front door frame 13, or a seal 330 may be attached to the open base end side of the front door frame 13. That is, the place where the IC chip with antenna 303 is installed is not specified, and the IC chip with antenna 303 may not be embedded in the seal 330. However, if the front door frame 13 is installed on the open base end side, the position of the IC chip 303 with the antenna is higher than that when the front door frame 13 is closed even when the front door frame 13 is open. Since it does not move, it may be difficult to set the response range.

  (9) In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, each scanner SC may be provided on each pachinko machine P on a one-to-one basis. In this configuration, each scanner SC may be mounted on each pachinko machine P. Similarly, in the second embodiment, each scanner SC may be mounted on each slot machine S.

  In each embodiment, one scanner SC may be provided for three, four, or five or more gaming machines.

  (10) In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, when the ID information (first ID information) is not input from the main IC chip 305, the ID information (from the payout IC chip 320b ( It is good also as a structure which performs alerting | reporting which is different, respectively, when not inputting 2nd ID information. For example, it is good also as a structure which provides the alerting | reporting part for 1st ID information, and the alerting | reporting part for 2nd ID information separately. More specifically, a lamp portion for first ID information and a lamp portion for second ID information are provided on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 or the like. As a result, when an error notification is made, the manager of the game hall or the like can easily grasp which of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 has been fraudulent.

  (11) In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, the pattern of the antenna unit 306 of the IC chip with antenna 303 in the main control device 271 and the antenna of the IC chip with antenna 320a in the payout control device 311 Although the pattern of the part 320c is the same, it may be a different pattern. However, in this case, since the operating frequencies of the IC chips 303 and 320a with antennas are different, it is necessary to provide a scanner SC that can output a ringing wave having an operating frequency corresponding to each. In the fraud detection process, it is necessary to provide a main-side detection process for reading ID information corresponding to the main control device 271 and a payout-side detection process for reading ID information corresponding to the payout control device 311. .

  (12) In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, the patterns of the antenna units 306 and 320c in the pachinko machines P corresponding to one scanner SC may be different patterns. However, in this case, since the operating frequency for calling the ID information is different for each pachinko machine P, it is necessary to provide a scanner SC that can output a calling wave of the corresponding operating frequency.

  (13) In the first embodiment, the contents of the first ID information stored in the main IC chip 305 and the second ID information stored in the payout IC chip 320b are arbitrary. For example, the first ID information may be “12345” and the second ID information may be “98765”.

  Also, the first ID information and the second ID information have the same specific information (here, “00A”) such that the first ID information is “100A” and the second ID information is “200A”. It is good. In this case, the hall computer HC does not determine fraud by determining whether the ID information input with respect to each pachinko machine P is the first ID information or the second ID information stored in the ROM 532, but the same specific information. It is good also as a structure which determines fraud by determining whether two ID information which has is input. With this configuration, since it is not necessary to store all ID information in the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC, the storage capacity of the ROM 532 can be reduced. Such a configuration may be applied to the hall computer HC in the third embodiment.

  (14) In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, the first ID information stored in the main-side IC chip 305 in the one pachinko machine P and the first ID information stored in the payout-side IC chip 320b. The 2ID information may be the same information. However, in this configuration, in order to distinguish and recognize the illegal act on the main control device 271 and the illegal act on the payout control device 311, the call wave output from the scanner SC is referred to as the first call wave of the first frequency. Two types are set for the second ringing wave of the second frequency, and the antenna unit 306 of the main control device 271 is formed corresponding to the first frequency, and the antenna unit 320c of the payout control device 311 is made to correspond to the second frequency. Need to be formed.

  (15) In the game ball launch control process (FIG. 41) in the first embodiment, the launch counter LC is cleared to 0 when it is determined in step S604 that the launch permission flag is not set. Also good. In this case, the game ball is not fired until a predetermined period elapses after the game ball launch handle 18 is operated by the player. The predetermined period is a period required from the time when the scanner SC outputs a ringing wave to inputting each ID information and the ID information is input in the hall computer HC (that is, executed from step S1305 in the fraud detection process). It is possible to prevent the game ball from being launched while the ringing wave is being output, by making it longer than the period required for the step S1310 to be executed.

  (16) In the first embodiment, when the number of game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 160 and the number of game balls that have finished flowing down the game area are counted, and the difference between them is not “0” Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a ringing wave is not output from the scanner SC. In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent the output of the calling wave while the game ball is flowing down the game area.

  (17) In the first embodiment, the hall computer HC inputs a variable display in-progress signal from the display control device 214 to determine whether or not the symbol is variably displayed on the symbol display device 41. However, the variable display signal may be input from the main control device 271 or the sound lamp control device 272. Alternatively, a drive signal for the payout device 358 may be input from the payout control device 311.

  (18) In the first embodiment, the hall computer HC does not input a firing permission signal from the power supply and firing control device 313, but directly receives signals from the firing switch 331, the touch sensor 332, and the stop switch 333. It is good also as a structure which inputs.

  (19) In the first embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 10 including the symbol display device 41. However, the present invention may be applied to other types of pachinko machines. For example, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine equipped with a winning combination device provided with a game ball rolling part or an advantageous opening.

  (20) In the second embodiment, each slot machine S is configured to output a ringing wave from the scanner SC and check the ID information once per game time. A configuration may be adopted in which a ringing wave is output from each scanner SC and ID information is confirmed once per game.

  (21) In the second embodiment described above, the ringing wave may not be output from the scanner SC while the auxiliary display unit 579 performs various effects in the game. In this case, it is possible to prevent the ringing wave from the scanner SC and the response wave from the IC chip 585a from becoming noise with respect to the display on the auxiliary display unit 579.

  (22) In the second embodiment, the excitation status of the medal path switching solenoid may be output from the selector 565 to the hall computer HC. In this case, it is possible to make the hall computer HC know whether or not the medal is not permitted.

  (23) A pachinko machine and a slot machine which have a take-in device and start rotation of a reel by operating a start lever after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device The fraud monitoring system in the second embodiment may be applied to a gaming machine in which and are combined.

  (24) In the third embodiment, the output timing of the ringing wave from each scanner SC may be varied. For example, the scanner SC-2 outputs a ringing wave after a specific time (for example, 1 min) after the scanner SC-1 outputs a ringing wave, and the scanner SC-2 outputs the ringing wave after a specific time. The SC-3 may be configured to output a ringing wave.

  (25) In the third embodiment, the scanner SC may be provided with an output cycle measurement timer, and the scanner SC may independently output a ringing wave by referring to the timer.

  (26) The configuration of the fraud monitoring system in the third embodiment may be applied not to the pachinko machine P but to the slot machine S. Further, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are combined. Furthermore, you may apply collectively with respect to the said various game machines.

  Similarly, the configuration of the fraud monitoring system in the sixth embodiment may be applied not to the pachinko machine P but to the slot machine S. Further, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are combined. When applied to the slot machine S, for example, the seal 330 or the IC chip 303 with the antenna may be installed on the open front end side of the front door 552. Further, the scanner SC is placed behind the slot machine S or the housing 551. May be installed on the rear side of the slot machine S. Even in this case, since the IC chip 303 with the antenna moves in accordance with the opening of the front door 552, the opening of the front door 552 can be detected and it can be well confirmed that an illegal act has been performed.

  (27) In each of the above embodiments, the ROM 532 of the hall computer HC may store the game machine information of each pachinko machine P and the slot machine S together with each ID information of each pachinko machine P and each slot machine S. . As an example of the gaming machine information in the first embodiment, information described on a sticker attached to the spaces Sa and Sb at the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the gaming board 30 can be considered.

  (28) In gaming halls where a large number of gaming machines such as pachinko machines P and slot machines S are installed, a number of island facilities are provided, and a plurality of gaming machines are installed on both sides of each island facility. Has been. In this case, a management device is provided for each island facility, and start control to each scanner SC (each scanner SC installed in the pachinko machine P installed in each island facility) or each scanner It is good also as a structure which collects ID information from SC by the management apparatus of a corresponding island installation. And it is good also as a structure which each management apparatus performs an error display process etc. based on the collection result of the ID information. Further, the ID information collection result may be output to the hall computer HC, and an error display process or the like may be performed in the hall computer HC.

  (29) In the fourth embodiment, the ID information reading time Ta is set to be half of the shortest working time among the assumed cheating work times. Thus, it may be set to be 1/4 or 3/4 of the shortest working time. That is, if the reading of the ID information occurs at least once during the fraudulent work, the setting value of the reading time Ta is arbitrary. Note that the reading time Ta is set to be less than or equal to half of the shortest working time among the assumed cheating work times in order to ensure that the reading of the ID information occurs during the cheating work. It is preferable to do this.

  (30) In the fourth embodiment, the scanner SC is provided with the output cycle timer, and the output timing of the ringing wave is determined by the scanner SC. Instead, an output cycle timer is provided in the hall computer HC. The output timing of the ringing wave may be determined by the hall computer HC.

  (31) In the fourth embodiment, by supplying operating power from the data storage and holding capacitor 607 to the scanner SC, the ID information is obtained by the scanner SC even when the pachinko machine P is turned off. However, it may be changed. For example, operating power may be supplied from the hall computer HC to the scanner SC even when the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF. Further, a power supply unit unique to the scanner SC may be mounted.

  Further, when the power of the pachinko machine P is in an OFF state, the operating power may not be supplied to the scanner SC. That is, the ID information reading process may not be executed in the scanner SC after the game hall is closed. Even in this configuration, the ID information reading process is resumed in the scanner SC when the power of the pachinko machine P is turned on. In the ID information reading process, the ID information stored in the IC chip with an antenna (electronic tag) is read and output to the hall computer HC. Therefore, even if the main control device or the like is illegal while the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF, it can be detected. Further, even if the scanner SC is replaced with an unauthorized scanner, since the identification unique information is output from the regular scanner SC, the presence / absence of the identification unique information and the identification unique information are not included. It is possible to find fraud with the scanner SC by checking with the hall computer HC whether or not it is legitimate. In order to detect fraud more reliably, the scanner SC can be detected even when the power of the pachinko machine P is OFF, as in the fourth and fifth embodiments. It is preferable to supply the operating power and execute the ID information reading process.

  (32) In the fourth embodiment, the scanner SC is attached to the mounting base 251. However, the scanner SC may be accommodated in the board box 273 of the main controller 271. Further, instead of the scanner SC, an electronic component for reading ID information may be mounted on the main control board 278, and a wiring pattern may be formed to provide a scanner unit (reader unit).

  (33) In the fourth embodiment, when the game hall where the power of the pachinko machine P is turned off is closed, the ID information read by the scanner SC and the reading time are stored and held in the scanner SC. The ID information stored and held and the reading time thereof may be output to the hall computer HC when the game hall where the power source of P is turned on is opened. In this case, when the game hall is closed, the same effect as in the fourth embodiment can be obtained without turning on the power of the hall computer HC.

  (34) In the fourth embodiment and the fifth embodiment described above, when executing the abnormality process, the time for fraud detection may be stored in the RAM 533 of the hall computer HC. In addition, the time of fraud detection may be displayed on the display device 535 of the hall computer HC.

  (35) In the fourth embodiment, the output cycle timer in the scanner SC may be configured as a counter. That is, since the ID information reading process is periodically executed, for example, at a cycle of 2 msec, the counter value is incremented by 1 each time the ID information reading process is executed. The output cycle can be specified by the value. The configuration of this counter may be applied to the monitoring timer in the hall computer HC, and may be applied to the response time measurement timer of the scanner SC in the fifth embodiment.

  (36) It is good also as a structure which has both the process structure regarding the fraud detection in the said 4th Embodiment, and the process structure regarding the fraud detection in the said 5th Embodiment. In other words, the ID information reading cycle is set to be approximately half of the shortest working time among the assumed cheating work times, and the response time is measured when reading the ID information. . Thereby, the fraudulent act with respect to the pachinko machine P can be discovered more reliably.

  (37) In each of the above embodiments, a scanner having only a reader function may be used instead of a scanner having a reader / writer function.

  (38) In the sixth embodiment, a call wave is output from the scanner SC at a predetermined cycle regardless of whether the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off. When the is entered, it may be set so that the ringing wave is not output, or it may be set so that the ringing wave is not output during the game.

  (39) In the sixth embodiment, fraudulent acts are monitored based on whether or not the front door frame 13 is opened. In addition to this, for example, the main control device as in the fifth embodiment Alternatively, the seal seal 300 may be attached to the H.271.

  In this case, it is possible not only to monitor whether or not the front door frame 13 has been opened, but also to monitor whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the main controller 271.

  By monitoring whether the front door frame 13 has been opened and whether or not the main controller 271 has been cheated, the cheating can be well suppressed.

  (40) In the sixth embodiment, the scanner SC is installed outside the pachinko machine P. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.

  The scanner SC may be installed inside the pachinko machine P. In this case, it is desirable to set so that power is supplied to the scanner SC even if the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off. As a method of supplying power different from the pachinko machine P, for example, a method in which the scanner SC includes a battery or a capacitor and power is supplied from the battery or capacitor to the scanner SC is conceivable. Even if the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off, the power is supplied to the scanner SC, so that the business hours of the game hall are ended, and even if the power of the pachinko machine P is cut off, an illegal act is performed. It is possible to satisfactorily monitor whether or not.

  (41) In the fifth and sixth embodiments, the radio wave output signal is output to the scanner SC when the specific period has elapsed, and the ID information from the IC chip 303 with the antenna is input when the radio wave output signal is input. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.

  The scanner SC always reads ID information from the IC chip 303 with an antenna, and monitors the fraud by inputting ID information corresponding to the reading from the IC chip 303 with an antenna to the scanner SC. It is done. In other words, it can be said that the scanner SC continuously reads ID information and continuously monitors fraud. In this case, when the ID information corresponding to the reading of one ID information is not input from the IC chip with antenna 303 to the scanner SC within a predetermined period, the abnormality process may be executed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Outer frame, 12 ... Main body frame, 13 ... Front door frame, 18 ... Game ball launching handle as launching operation means, 31 ... General winning opening as prize ball entry part, 32 ... As prize ball entry part Variable winning device, 33... Operation opening as starting ball entering portion, 41... Symbol display device, 160... Game ball launching mechanism, 271... Main control device, 273 ... substrate box, 276 ... box base, 277. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Main control board, 300 ... Sealing stick, 301 ... Base sheet, 303 ... IC chip with antenna as identification means, 305 ... IC chip, 306 ... Antenna part, 311 ... Discharge control device, 311a ... Discharge control board, 315 ... Substrate box, 320 ... Seal seal, 320a ... IC chip with antenna as identification means, 320b ... IC chip, 320c ... Antenna part, 330 ... , 358 ... Dispensing device, 531 ... CPU, 532 ... ROM, 533 ... RAM, 534 ... Input / output port, 535 ... Display device as notification means, 541 ... CPU, 542 ... RF circuit, 543 ... Reader antenna, 555 ... Reel unit as a picture display device, 561. Start lever as start operation means, 562. Stop switch as stop operation means, 563. Medal insertion slot constituting receiving means, 565. Selector as acceptance prevention means, 566 ... reservoir passage constituting receiving means, 573 ... dispensing device, 582 ... main control device, 585 ... sealing seal, 585a ... IC chip, 585b ... antenna unit, HC ... hall computer as management terminal device, HN ... information collecting Network in the hall that constitutes the means, P ... pachinko machine as a gaming machine, ... scanner as a slot machine, SC ... information reading means as a game machine.

Claims (1)

A fraud monitoring system that includes identification means in which identification information is stored in a gaming machine, and monitors the gaming machine for fraud by reading the identification information,
In addition to providing information reading means for reading the identification information in a non-contact state, the information reading means is installed at a position where the identification information of the corresponding gaming machine can be read,
Furthermore, a reading control means for reading and controlling the information reading means so as to read the identification information continuously or intermittently;
Identification information read by the information reading means, or information collecting means for collecting corresponding information corresponding to the identification information;
Determining means for determining whether the information collecting means has collected at least one of the identification information and the correspondence information from the information reading means for which the reading control has been executed;
When it is determined by the determination means that neither the identification information nor the correspondence information is collected, an abnormality process execution means for executing an abnormality process is provided,
The gaming machine is provided as the identification means in a first identification means provided in the control device of the gaming machine, a control device different from the control device, or a medium addition-related device related to the provision of game media. Second identification means,
The first identification information stored in the first identification means and the second identification information stored in the second identification means are set to have the same specific information,
The information reading means is configured to read identification information of both the first identification means and the second identification means from the gaming machine,
The determination means is configured to determine whether or not the information collection means has collected two pieces of identification information having the specific information regarding the gaming machine, or information corresponding thereto.
The gaming machine is provided with an opening / closing body supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the gaming machine main body,
Each of the identification means is arranged on the open front end side of the opening and closing body,
The information reading means is set so that the identification information can be read when the opening / closing body is closed, and the identification information cannot be read when the opening / closing body is opened. Is set,
The gaming machine includes a game area provided with a ball entrance portion into which a game ball can enter, a game ball launching means for launching a game ball toward the game area, and a game ball launching by the game ball launching means. A firing operation means that is operated to perform the following, and a picture display means for variably displaying the picture based on the entrance to the entrance part,
The information reading means includes a call wave output means for outputting a call wave for calling each identification information, and a response wave input means for inputting a response wave from each identification means,
The reading control means includes
The reading control is not performed on the information reading unit corresponding to the gaming machine on which the firing operation unit is operated, and the number of game balls fired from the game ball launching unit after the launching operation is completed. Means for not performing the reading control until the difference from the number of game balls that have flowed down the game area becomes zero;
Means for preventing the reading control for the information reading means corresponding to the gaming machine in which the variable display of the picture is performed by the picture display means,
Response period measuring means for measuring a response period from when the ringing wave is output until the response wave is input,
The determination means includes a response timing determined based on a distance between the ringing wave output means and the response wave input means, and is set to extend before and after the response timing based on the response timing. A response period determination unit that compares the reference response period with the response period measured by the response period measurement unit and determines whether the measured response period is normal based on the comparison result;
The fraud monitoring system characterized in that the abnormal process executing means executes an abnormal process when the response period determining means determines that the measured response period is not normal.

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