JP4507868B2 - Amusement machine model composition grasping system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for grasping the model configuration of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines installed in each game hall.

  There is Patent Document 1 as a known example of this type of system. There, one computer is arranged for each gaming device installed in the game hall, and the model configuration information of the gaming device installed in the gaming hall by the communication terminal is transmitted from these computers to the communication terminal. To be able to grasp.

JP 2000-65747 A

  The problem with the above system is that the game machine has a model change because the computer corresponding to the game machine stores not only information for identifying the game hall but also information on the type (model) of the game machine. It is indispensable to manually input information to the computer each time the game is performed. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and effort to change the model on the amusement hall side. There is nothing.

  In addition, the introduction of this type of pachinko machine or pachislot machine into the amusement hall requires the approval of the prefectural public safety committee (hereinafter referred to as the Public Security Committee). The officer in charge must go to the amusement hall and check if the gaming device is installed as requested. More specifically, the above confirmation is required when purchasing and installing a gaming machine as a new machine, when moving an installation place in a game hall, or when moving to a chain store or reselling a used machine. The Public Safety Commission is an independent organization of 47 prefectures nationwide, and are there any errors or injustices in application contents from the amusement halls in the area under the jurisdiction of the local jurisdiction under each Public Safety Commission? The actual situation is that the work has been completed, and there is no way to confirm even if any fraud is involved after checking once. In addition, the actual situation is that the installation status of these gaming devices at the jurisdiction level, the single public security commission level, and the national level has not been grasped, so it is possible to easily and reliably grasp the model at any timing from a remote location. The construction of a system capable of performing work has been desired. However, if a system such as Patent Document 1 is used, the model configuration of the game arcade can be grasped via the Internet. However, entrusting the input operation of information to the game arcade side as in the system is prone to fraud. Therefore, it has been desired to construct a safer and more reliable system that is less susceptible to fraud.

  Furthermore, from a gaming device manufacturer, even if the gaming device sold by itself is resold in the second-hand market as described above, it is possible to grasp how many game machines are installed in real time, It is possible to obtain extremely useful information for conducting sales activities.

  The purpose of the present invention is that there is no need for any information input work on the amusement hall side, so there is no increase in the cost of introducing the model on the amusement hall side, and a highly reliable model by the Public Safety Commission or a gaming machine manufacturer It is an object of the present invention to provide a new amusement machine model configuration grasping system that can perform confirmation and grasping work in real time from a remote location.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the present invention is directed to a system for grasping the model configuration of a gaming apparatus 1 such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine installed in a game hall via the Internet 25. This system is mounted on the main board 7 of each gaming device 1, and stores a ROM 12 for storing model information such as a model identification code corresponding to the gaming device 1 and a model number of the Public Safety Commission, and each gaming device 1. A ROM board 46 that is mounted on the fixed frame 2 for installation and stores the code number of the game hall, a first interface 26 that functions to connect to the Internet 25, the main board 7 and the ROM of the gaming apparatus 1 The terminal device 5 for information collection provided with the 2nd interface 27 which bears a connection function with the board | substrate 46, and the management server 30 installed on the internet 25 and receiving the information from the said terminal device 5 are comprised. Yes. A connector 35 for connecting the terminal device 5 to the fixed frame 2 is provided. A connecting cable 36 is attached to the connector 35. The connection cable 36 and the main board 7 of the gaming device 1 are connected via a main board cable 39 and a main board cord 37. The main board cable 39 and the main board cord 37 are The connector 45 is detachably connected through the connector 45. The terminal device 5 is a portable portable type and includes a connector 29 for connecting to the connector 35 of the fixed frame 2 and a display screen 52. When the connectors 29 and 35 are connected, the terminal device 5 reads the model information from the ROM 12 of the main board 7 and also reads the code number of the game arcade from the ROM board 46. The information is transmitted to the management server 30, and the model information is displayed on the display screen 52.

  The “amusement hall” mentioned here means a pachinko amusement hall. “Pachinko machine” means “Pachinko machine”. “Pachi-slot machine” is a popular name for a spinning machine. The management server 30 may be managed by the Public Safety Commission, or may be managed by a game machine development manufacturer (pachinko maker or pastillo maker). Furthermore, the management server 30 may be managed by a management company or an information provider other than the public safety committee and the pachislot manufacturer. The first interface is a concept including a wireless connection function (so-called wireless LAN). The model information may be stored in an existing ROM 12 in which game programs, game sound data, image data, and the like are stored, or may be stored in a different ROM. In addition to the above-mentioned model identification code and Public Safety Commission type certification number, the model information includes an identification code that can be used to identify the individual program of the gaming machine, sales information for each gaming machine, Information can also be included.

The terminal device 5 can be unitized by incorporating various components including the interfaces 26 and 27 into the main body case 16 . End terminal apparatus 5 is provided with a history storage means for storing historical information about the connected model of the gaming machine 1, it is possible to be able to send history information to the management server 30.

  In the game machine model configuration grasping system according to the present invention, the model information stored in the ROM 12 of the main board 7 and the game hall stored in the ROM board 46 from the terminal device 5 for information collection to the management server 30. Are sent via the Internet 25. Therefore, if the management server 30 stores this information in a database, it is possible to access the management server 30 with a personal computer or a portable terminal typified by a PDA, and without having to go to the game arcade, Such information can be obtained from a remote location. If the terminal device 5 is configured to collect information and send information to the management server 30 in response to a request from the management server 30, the model configuration of the gaming device 1 installed in the game hall can be grasped at an arbitrary timing. It becomes possible to do. It is possible to grasp the model configuration of one game in real time. When the Public Safety Commission uses this system, the installation status of the gaming device 1 can be grasped at any timing or in real time at the national level, not limited to the jurisdiction level or the single Public Safety Commission level. But it ’s excellent.

  Moreover, if the said system is used, the check work by the officer in charge of a public safety committee will be possible, without opening the housing | casing of the game device 1. FIG. In other words, this type of gaming device 1 is installed so as to be swingable with respect to the fixed frame 2 via a hinge, and conventionally, a model that has been approved by the officer in charge of the Public Safety Commission has been properly introduced. In order to check whether or not the game apparatus 1 is in the open posture, it is necessary to check the model identification code or the like attached to the back of the game apparatus 1 one by one. On the other hand, if the system according to the present invention is used, it is excellent in that the check operation can be performed in the closed posture without setting the gaming device 1 in the open posture.

In the system configuration shown in FIG. 4, in order to perform the check work, the officer in charge needs to go to the amusement hall for the time being, but only connects the connector 29 of the terminal device 5 to the connector 35 of the fixed frame 2. Therefore, it is excellent in that the check work can be proceeded much more quickly. That is, only by connecting the connector 29 of the terminal device 5 to the connector 35 of the fixed frame 2, the model information is displayed on the display screen 52 of the terminal device 5. It is excellent in that the work can proceed. Of course, in the system configuration shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 5 is given to the game hall side, and various information is transmitted to the public security committee side using the device 5, so that the check work and the model can be performed from a remote place. The confirmation / grasping work may be advanced.

  If the terminal device 5 is provided with a function for automatically collecting model information and a code number of a game hall, it is possible to completely abolish information input to the computer, which is unavoidable in a system using a conventional computer. it can. Therefore, there is no risk of an increase in game machine side model introduction cost, and the system is excellent in that respect. In addition, if all the information collection is automatically performed by the terminal device 5 without entrusting it manually, a highly reliable system in which erroneous information may not be input can be constructed. Above all, it is difficult for fraud such as intentionally entering wrong information, and a system with high safety and reliability can be constructed. This can be said to be extremely useful for the National Police Agency and the Public Safety Commission, which are supervisory agencies that use the system.

If the model information is stored in the ROM 12 of the main board 7 of the gaming apparatus 1 and the code number of the game hall is stored in the ROM board 46 mounted on the fixed frame 2 for installing the gaming apparatus 1, all information is stored in the gaming apparatus. Compared to the form stored in one ROM 12 or the like, the model change (replacement) of the gaming apparatus 1 can be performed remarkably smoothly. That is, in the form in which the code number of the game hall is stored in the gaming apparatus 1, the code number information input work for the gaming apparatus 1 is required, but in the form according to the present invention, the input work is not required at all. Excellent in terms. This can be said to be a very useful action and effect in the field of gaming machines 1 that are frequently resold in the secondhand market .

As shown in FIG. 4, a connector 35 for connecting the terminal device 5 to the fixed frame 2 is provided. If necessary, the portable type terminal device 5 is connected to the connector 35 to collect information. In the embodiment , it is sufficient to install the ROM board 46 on the fixed frame 2 in order to additionally introduce the system to the game arcade.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of a game machine type configuration grasping system according to the present invention. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine (game device), reference numeral 2 denotes a fixed frame with a ball lending device 3 on which the pachinko machine 1 is fixedly installed, and reference numeral 5 denotes information attached to the fixed frame 2. A terminal device for collection (hereinafter simply referred to as a terminal device) is shown. The pachinko machine 1 is a game device called a so-called fever stand that is in a “hit state” under certain conditions. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 controls the entire pachinko machine 1 to “ The main board 7 that generates the signal, the control signal from the main board 7, the video card 9 that controls the liquid crystal screen provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the control signal from the main board 7 A sound card 10 that controls the sound output from the speaker, and a prize ball device 11 that performs a paying operation of the game ball when the “winning state” is reached.

  The main board 7 includes a ROM 12 for storing a game program, game sound data, image data, and the like, and a CPU 13 for controlling a pachinko machine based on the game program stored in the ROM 12 and generating a hit signal under a predetermined condition. In addition, a RAM 15 or the like that is a program execution area is mounted. In addition, in this embodiment, in addition to the above-described program, the ROM 12 stores model information including a model identification code unique to the pachinko machine 1 and a model certification number of the Public Safety Commission. The

  As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 5 for collecting information has a plastic square box-shaped main body case 16 as a base, and a front lid 17 formed in a protruding shape on the front surface of the main body case 16. Thus, the main body case 16 is fixed to a housing 19 that houses the main body case 16 inside the fixed frame 2 with screws. As shown in FIG. 1, inside the main body case 16, a CPU 20 responsible for overall control of the terminal device 5, a ROM 21 storing a control program, a RAM 22 serving as a program execution area, and an Internet 25 via a router 23. An interface (first interface) 26 that bears a connection function to the PC, a main board 7 of the pachinko machine 1 and an interface (second interface) 27 that bears a connection function to the ROM board 46 described later are assembled. The first and second interfaces 26 and 27 are connected to the main board 7, the ROM board 46, and the management server 30 on the Internet 25 via a connector 29 (see FIG. 3) provided on the rear end surface of the main body case 16. Various kinds of information can be transmitted to and received from etc. The terminal device 5 is supplied with power from a commercial power source via a power cord (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 19 is a square plate-like plastic molded product having an opening serving as a loading port for the terminal device 5 on the front side, and a flange 32 formed to project outward from the side wall 31. The screw is fixed to the back side of the front plate of the solid frame 2 in the shape of a backing. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 33 denotes a decorative panel that is attached to the front plate of the fixed frame 2 and hides a screw for fixing the housing 19. A connector 35 for connecting the connector 29 on the terminal device 5 side is fixed to the rear end surface of the housing 19. When the terminal device 5 is inserted into the housing 19 from the front side and loaded, both connectors 29 and 35 are connected. It is a specification that the two are connected in a male and female form so that they cannot be removed.

  A connecting cable 36 is attached to the rear side of the connector 35. The connection cable 36 includes a first cable 39 to which a cord 37 that connects the terminal device 5 and the main board 7 of the pachinko machine 1 is connected, and a LAN cable 40 to which the terminal device 5 and the router 23 are connected. 2, and a third cable 43 to which a cord 42 that connects the terminal device 5 and the ROM board 46 is connected. The cords 37 and 42, the LAN cable 40, and the cables 39, 41, and 43 are detachably connected via a connector 45.

  On the back surface of the front plate of the fixed frame 2 at the lower position of the terminal device 5, a ROM substrate 46 is fixed with screws. A code number allocated in advance for each game hall is stored in a ROM 47 mounted on the ROM board 46.

  In the gaming machine model grasping system configured as described above, the terminal device 5 for collecting information responds to a request from the management server 30 such as a model identification code and an approval number stored in the ROM 12 of the pachinko machine 1. The game machine code number stored in the ROM 47 of the ROM board 46 is read out and transmitted to the management server 30 via the router 23 and the Internet 25. Even if there is no request from the management server 30, information may be periodically transmitted to the management server 30 once a day or once a week. Further, history information regarding the model of the connected pachinko machine 1 may be stored in the ROM 21 of the terminal device 5, and the history information may be transmitted to the management server 30. According to this, the supervisory government office and the manufacturer can grasp the type of the pachinko machine 1 that has been introduced in the past by the gaming machine. This information is extremely useful information for management and sales activities.

  FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the system according to the present invention. Here, the terminal device 5 is different from the previous illustrated example in that it is a portable portable type instead of the fixed type installed for each gaming device 5. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 50 denotes a cover that covers the connector 35 attached to the housing 19. The cover 50 is configured to be openable and swayable via a hinge (not shown) between an open posture in which the connector 35 is exposed on the surface and a closed posture in which the connector 35 is not exposed, as in the illustrated example. In a normal state, it is a closed posture. When the officer in charge of the public safety committee performs the check work, the cover 50 is opened and the connector 35 is exposed as shown in FIG. 4, and the connector 29 of the terminal device 5 can be inserted and connected to the connector 35. It is a specification. Reference numeral 51 denotes a code connecting the connector and the terminal device 5. Reference numeral 52 denotes a liquid crystal display screen provided on the front surface of the terminal device. Other than that, since it is the same as the previous FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same members, and the description thereof is omitted. The terminal device 5 is provided with a wireless connection function to the Internet 25 (see FIG. 1).

1 is a system configuration diagram of a game machine model configuration grasping system according to the present invention. FIG. It is a front view of the pachinko machine with which the terminal unit which constitutes a system was equipped. It is a vertical side view of the principal part for demonstrating the mounting | wearing form of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows another embodiment of the system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 2 Fixed frame 5 Terminal device 7 for information collection Main board 12 of game device ROM
25 Internet 26 First interface 27 Second interface 30 Management server 46 ROM board

Claims (1)

A system for grasping the model configuration of gaming machines (1) such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines installed in a game hall via the Internet (25),
A ROM (12) mounted on the main board (7) of each gaming device (1) and storing model information such as a model identification code corresponding to the gaming device (1) and a model number of the Public Safety Commission;
A ROM board (46) that is mounted on a fixed frame (2) for installing each gaming device (1) and stores a code number of the game hall;
The first interface (26) responsible for the connection function to the Internet (25) and the second interface (27) responsible for the connection function between the main board (7) and the ROM board (46) of the gaming machine (1) A terminal device (5) for collecting information comprising:
A management server (30) installed on the Internet (25) and receiving information from the terminal device (5);
A connector (35) for connecting the terminal device (5) to the fixed frame (2) is provided,
A connector cable (36) is attached to the connector (35).
The connection cable (36) and the main board (7) of the gaming apparatus (1) are connected via a main board cable (39) and a main board cord (37). (39) and the main board cord (37) are detachably connected via a connector (45),
The terminal device (5) is a portable portable type, and includes a connector (29) for connecting to the connector (35) of the fixed frame (2), and a display screen (52).
When both connectors (29, 35) are connected, the terminal device (5) reads the model information from the ROM (12) of the main board (7) and the game board code number from the ROM board (46). A game machine model configuration grasping system characterized in that the read information is transmitted to the management server (30) via the Internet (25), and the model information is further displayed on the display screen (52). .

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