JP2704847B2 - Game machine unauthorized use confirmation system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine or a ball lending machine, which issues a receipt in which information such as the number of balls held is written, and issues a PO based on the information written in the receipt.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine unauthorized use confirmation system in which an S terminal device pays out a premium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a system for confirming unauthorized use of a game machine, for example, a clerk periodically looks around a game hall,
They tried to detect and prevent unauthorized use of pachinko machines. In addition, for example, when there is a pachinko machine in which the number of balls possessed abnormally increases in a short time, the central management device specifies the pachinko machine and an attendant walks around the pachinko machine. As illegal use of pachinko machines, insert a special light emitting device into the ball counter and blink it, illegally increase the number of balls held, replace with a modified ROM with an abnormally high ball rate, shock the circuit with a high voltage current gun To increase the payout rate fraudulently. On the other hand, in the amusement arcade, labor saving and labor cost reduction are being promoted.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, a number of attendants are arranged in a game arcade to detect and prevent unauthorized use of a pachinko machine. In spite of labor saving and labor cost reduction, if the discovery is delayed, there is a problem that the game arcade suffers a great deal of damage. The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and accurately determines the unauthorized use of a pachinko machine, records the evidence of the unauthorized use on a receipt issued from the pachinko machine, and By outputting the illegal use information to the output means of the POS terminal device at the time of payout, it is possible to properly cope with the illegal use of the pachinko machine at the game hall, and to prevent the game hall from being damaged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine unauthorized use confirmation system.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a receipt in which information such as the number of possessed balls is written from a gaming machine (P) or a ball lending machine (10). Is issued, and based on the information written on the receipt, the POS terminal device (20) pays out a prize.
When an illegal use of the gaming machine (P) for increasing the number of balls is performed under an unauthorized means, an unauthorized use detecting section (14) for outputting an unauthorized use detection signal, Unauthorized use element storage unit (1) in which unauthorized use data is recorded
2) and when the unauthorized use detection section (14) outputs an unauthorized use detection signal, reads out the unauthorized use data recorded in the unauthorized use element storage section (12), and reads the unauthorized use detection signal and the unauthorized use. And an unauthorized use determination processing unit (13) that outputs an unauthorized use determination signal when it is determined that the unauthorized use detection signal corresponds to the unauthorized use data, and an unauthorized use determination processing unit ( 13) outputs the unauthorized use determination signal, the unauthorized use evidence recording means (1) records the unauthorized use evidence on the issued receipt.
The drive circuit (16) for driving the POS terminal (5) and the POS terminal (20) read the evidence of unauthorized use recorded on the receipt and output the output means (2) of the POS terminal (20).
6) Recording / reproducing means (2) capable of outputting unauthorized use information
1) A system for confirming unauthorized use of a gaming machine.

[0005]

A POS terminal (20) is installed in a game arcade, and pays out prizes with, for example, a central management device. The gaming machine (P), the ball lending machine (10), or the unauthorized use element storage unit (12) in, for example, a centralized management device, increases the number of balls possessed under an unauthorized means (P)
A variety of data on unauthorized use is recorded.

[0006] Unauthorized use detection section (14) in the gaming machine (P)
Outputs an unauthorized use detection signal when unauthorized use of the gaming machine (P) is performed. When the unauthorized use detection unit (14) outputs the unauthorized use detection signal, the unauthorized use determination processing unit (1)
3) reads out various data of unauthorized use recorded in the unauthorized use element storage unit (12), compares the various data of the unauthorized use with the unauthorized use detection signal, and outputs the unauthorized use detection signal. If the data coincides with the unauthorized use data, an unauthorized use determination signal is output.

When the unauthorized use determination processing section (13) outputs an unauthorized use determination signal, the drive circuit (16) supplies a predetermined current to the unauthorized use evidence recording means (15). The unauthorized use evidence recording means (15) records the unauthorized use evidence on the receipt when the receipt is issued from the ball lending machine (10), for example. Records of evidence of unauthorized use include magnetic records, barcode records, punch hole records,
An improper mark printing record or the like is used. The improper use evidence recorded on the receipt is read by the recording / reproducing means (21) of the POS terminal device (20), and is read by the POS terminal device (2).
The unauthorized use information can be output to the output means (26) of (0). Thereby, the attendant can confirm the illegal use of the gaming machine (P) without having to look around the gaming machine (P), and can appropriately deal with it.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A plurality of gaming islands each including a number of the pachinko machines P shown in FIG. 1 are arranged in the amusement arcade, and a POS terminal device 20 is installed in a prize exchange in the amusement arcade. As shown in FIG. 1, a ball lending machine 10 is provided in a gap between adjacent pachinko machines P.
Is interposed. On the front part of the ball lending machine 10, a money slot 17, a lending ball supply unit 18, and a receipt issuing unit 1
9 are provided. The receipt issued by the receipt issuing unit 19 records “issuer number”, “receipt serial number”, “issue date”, “number of balls”, and the like.

[0009] A host computer 30 as a centralized control device is installed in a place away from the game hall or in a separate room adjacent to the game hall. The POS terminal device 20 transmits and receives management data to and from the host computer 30, manages payout of prizes, for example, mainly checks the authenticity of sheets issued by a game arcade, and determines the number of balls held in a receipt. Confirmation, prize payout processing, and the like are performed. The pachinko machine P is provided with an unauthorized use detecting unit 14 therein.
The unauthorized use detection unit 14 detects a high energy wave from a special light emitting device inserted into the ball counter, a modified ROM that has been replaced, a high-voltage current gun, or the like. The detection signal from the unauthorized use detection section 14 is output to the unauthorized use element storage section 12 via an amplifier circuit, an A / D conversion circuit, and a sample hold circuit.

A control unit 11, an unauthorized use element storage unit 12 in which data on unauthorized use regarding the pachinko machine P is recorded,
Comparing the detection signal from the unauthorized use detection unit 14 with the unauthorized use data in the unauthorized use element storage unit 12 to determine which unauthorized use data the output signal corresponds to,
An unauthorized use determination processing unit 13 that outputs an unauthorized use determination signal is provided. The data of the illegal use includes “illegal input of the number of held balls”, “illegal use of remodeling ROM”, “illegal alteration of payout rate”, and the like. When an unauthorized use determination signal is output from the unauthorized use determination processing unit 13 to the ball lending machine 10, the corresponding unauthorized use data is transmitted to the ball lending machine 10 via an interface by the control signal of the control unit 11.
, A driving circuit 16 for outputting the signal is provided. The improper use evidence recording means 15 includes a printer that prints digits including “digits” for identifying “authorized use” and “illegal use” provided in a large number of digits of the barcode, and an improper mark on a predetermined portion of the receipt. Printers that perform ink printing, printers that also perform thermal printing, writers for magnetic recording that record evidence of unauthorized use in the magnetic recording section of the receipt, and punches that punch punch holes in the receipt. What is printed or magnetically recorded on the receipt by the unauthorized use evidence recording means 15 becomes the unauthorized use evidence.

The POS terminal device 20 has a recording / reading circuit 21 which is a recording / reproducing circuit for reading the improper use evidence recorded on the receipt and displaying the improper use information on a display 26 which is an output means of the POS terminal device 20. Is provided. The recording / reading means 21 includes an O such as a barcode reader according to the means for recording unauthorized use information on the receipt.
A CR (optical character reader), a reader for magnetic recording, light detection means, etc. are used.
It comprises an amplifier circuit, a signal detection circuit, and the like. The output means of the POS terminal device 20 may be not only a display output but also a print output means such as a printer. According to the control signal from the control unit 22, the signal input from the recording / reading unit 21 is output to the signal processing unit 23, and the signal processing unit 23 amplifies the input signal, performs A / D conversion, and performs A / D conversion. The unauthorized use information, which is an input signal, is written into the RAM 24. The RAM 24 also records “illegal input of the number of possessed balls”, “illegal use of remodeling ROM”, “illegal alteration of payout rate”, and the like as data of illegal use. Control unit 22
In response to the control signal, the illegal use information recorded in the RAM 24 is output to the arithmetic unit 25. The arithmetic unit 25 compares the illegal use information with the unauthorized use data recorded in the RAM 24, Is identified from the abuse data. The specified unauthorized use information is output to the display 26 via the interface 27, the control circuit 28, and a drive circuit (not shown).

On the display 26, information recorded on the receipt, that is, "receipt issuing machine number", "receipt serial number", "issue date", "number of balls", "person in charge number", and , "Payout premium item item" is displayed, and when the record reading means 21 reads the illegal use information, items such as "Improper input of the number of possessed balls", "Improper use of remodeled ROM", and "Illegal modification of the payout rate" Is displayed. Control unit 2
2. The signal processing unit 23, the RAM 24, and the arithmetic unit 25 may be provided in the host computer 30.

Next, the operation will be described. A POS terminal 20 is installed in the game arcade, and a host computer 30 is provided.
And prize payout management. The prize payout management is performed based on a message displayed on the display 26 of the POS terminal device 20. On the other hand, the ball lending machine 10 records various data of the illegal use of the pachinko machine P which increases the number of balls possessed by the illegal means. A special light emitting device is inserted into the ball counter in the pachinko machine P (not shown) and blinks to illegally increase the number of balls held, or a formal RO set to a fair ball rate.
If M is replaced with a remodeled ROM with an abnormally high payout rate, or a high-energy gun emits a high-energy wave to a circuit that sets the payout rate to illegally increase the payout rate, the pachinko machine P
The unauthorized use detecting section 14 detects the unauthorized use and outputs an unauthorized use detection signal. The fraud detection signal is amplified, A / D converted, and written into the fraudulent use element storage unit 12 by the control signal of the control unit 11.

When the unauthorized use detection section 14 outputs an unauthorized use detection signal, the unauthorized use determination processing section 13 uses the control signal of the control section 11 to control various types of unauthorized use recorded in the unauthorized use element storage section 12. The data is read and the various data of the unauthorized use is compared with the unauthorized use detection signal written in the unauthorized use element storage unit 12. If the unauthorized use detection signal matches the unauthorized use data, the unauthorized use determination is made. Output a signal. When the unauthorized use determination processing unit 13 outputs the unauthorized use determination signal, the unauthorized use element storage unit 12 outputs specific unauthorized use data to the drive circuit 16 by the control signal of the control unit 11, and the drive circuit 16 For example, a predetermined drive signal is output to the unauthorized use evidence recording unit 15. If the unauthorized use evidence recording means 15 is ink jet recording, a piezo drive signal is output to the print head, and if the unauthorized use evidence recording means 15 is magnetic recording, a recording current is output to the coil of the magnetic head. You. When the drive circuit 16 outputs a drive signal to the unauthorized use evidence recording unit 15, the unauthorized use evidence recording unit 15 records the unauthorized use evidence on the receipt, for example, when a receipt is issued from the ball lending machine 10. If the unauthorized use evidence recording unit 15 is an inkjet recording, the record of the unauthorized use evidence is a barcode record or an improper mark print record.

The evidence of unauthorized use recorded on the receipt is P
The data is read by the record reading means 21 of the OS terminal device 20.
When the recording of the illicit use evidence is a barcode recording, for example, it is a barcode reader, and when it is a magnetic recording, it is a magnetic reader. The unauthorized use evidence record read by the record reading means 21 is amplified and A / D-converted by the signal processing unit 23 and written into the RAM 24 by the control signal of the control unit 22. The unauthorized use proof record written in the RAM 24 is controlled by the control signal of the control unit 22.
The information is read by the arithmetic unit 25 and compared with the illegal use information similarly recorded in the RAM 24, whereby the contents of the illegal use information are specified. The specified unauthorized use information is output to the control circuit 28 via the interface 27, and the unauthorized use information output to the control circuit 28 is output to the display 26 of the POS terminal device 20 together with predetermined display information.

When the output means of the POS terminal 20 is a printer, the contents of the unauthorized use are printed together with the predetermined items. Thereby, the staff of the POS terminal device 20 can check the pachinko machine P for unauthorized use without having to look around the pachinko machine P, and can appropriately deal with the unauthorized use. In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 11, the unauthorized use element recording unit 12, and the unauthorized use process determination unit 13 are shown incorporated in the pachinko machine P, but may be provided in the host computer 30. . Although the present system has been described as applied to the pachinko machine P, for example, the number of game media such as coins in a slot machine is written on a receipt, and based on the number of game media written on the receipt. It can be widely applied to gift exchange.

[0017]

According to the system for confirming unauthorized use of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the unauthorized use of a gaming machine can be accurately determined,
Evidence of unauthorized use is recorded on a receipt issued from a gaming machine or a ball rental machine, etc., and when the premium is paid out, the unauthorized use information is output to the output means of the POS terminal device. It is possible to appropriately cope with unauthorized use, and it is possible to prevent the game arcade from being damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine and the like showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system for confirming unauthorized use of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P: Pachinko machine 10: Ball lending machine 11: Control unit 12: Unauthorized use element storage unit 13: Unauthorized use determination processing unit 14: Unauthorized use detection unit 15: Unauthorized use evidence recording means 16 ... Drive circuit 20 ... POS terminal device 21 ... Recording / reading means (recording / reproducing means) 22 ... Control unit 23 ... Processing unit 24 ... RAM 25 ... Calculation unit 26 ... Display (output means) 27 ... Interface 28 ... Control circuit 30

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A receipt in which information such as the number of possessed balls is written is issued from a gaming machine or a ball lending machine or the like, and a POS terminal device pays out a premium based on the information written in the receipt. An unauthorized use detection unit that outputs an unauthorized use detection signal when an unauthorized use of a pachinko machine that increases the number of balls is performed under an unauthorized means in the unauthorized use confirmation system for a gaming machine; An unauthorized use element storage unit in which unauthorized use data is recorded, and when the unauthorized use detection unit outputs an unauthorized use detection signal,
Reading the unauthorized use data recorded in the unauthorized use element storage unit, comparing the unauthorized use detection signal with the unauthorized use data, and determining that the unauthorized use detection signal corresponds to the unauthorized use data; An unauthorized use determination processing unit for outputting an unauthorized use determination signal; and when the unauthorized use determination processing unit outputs an unauthorized use determination signal, an unauthorized use evidence recording unit for recording the unauthorized use evidence on the issued receipt. A drive circuit for driving the POS terminal device; and a recording / reproducing means for reading the evidence of unauthorized use recorded on the receipt and outputting the unauthorized use information to the output means of the POS terminal device. System for confirming unauthorized use of gaming machines.