JP4878792B2 - Game machine configuration information acquisition method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to identification information of a recording medium in which a program affecting a gaming result of the gaming machine is recorded and identification information of a circuit board on which the recording medium is mounted in the manufacturing process of the gaming machine. The present invention relates to a gaming machine configuration information acquisition method that is acquired in correspondence with the above.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a swivel-type gaming machine (slot machine) is configured by incorporating a plurality of units such as various control boards and power supply units. In order to grasp the distribution route of the unit after shipment, an ID (Identification) tag or the like in which the identification number of each unit is recorded in the manufacturing process of the gaming machine is attached to each unit, and the individual unit is used by using the code after product shipment. Has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, in the gaming machine industry, from the viewpoint of fraud prevention, management obligations to gaming machine manufacturers are strengthened in accordance with the 2004 revision of the Rules for the Enforcement of the Wind Management Law, so a recording medium on which a program for controlling probability control of gaming machines is recorded Distribution management of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (hereinafter simply referred to as a CPU for convenience) incorporating a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a main board which is a circuit board on which the CPU is mounted It is very important to strictly manage the CPU and the main board in the manufacturing stage of the gaming machine.

By the way, the CPU of the gaming machine records CPU identification information, which is identification information unique to the CPU, in an internal ROM, and the CPU is managed by this CPU identification information. The CPU identification information is read from a connector on the main board using a dedicated jig in a state where the CPU is mounted on the main board.
In addition, a stamp printed on a predetermined position is attached to a gaming machine that has been assembled at a manufacturing factory managed by the manufacturer and has passed a predetermined inspection, and the stamp number described on the stamp is It is used as a solid identification number of the game machine thereafter. In other words, the certificate affixed to the gaming machine also serves as an inspection certificate for the gaming machine and is issued after the gaming machine is completed.
JP 2004-30008 (paragraphs 0013-0027, FIG. 1)

In order to apply a system such as the product information management system described in Patent Document 1 to the management of gaming machines, the individual identification number of the gaming machine, the CPU identification information recorded in the CPU, and the identification number of each unit It is necessary to record in association.
For this reason, conventionally, after a gaming machine is completed and a certificate number is issued, the CPU identification information, the identification number of each unit, and the like are read and associated.
However, as described above, the CPU identification information is read from the connector of the main board attached to the gaming machine, and the handleability is poor, so the connector for reading the CPU identification number may be damaged. In addition, there is a problem that the CPU failure may be found after the assembly to the gaming machine is completed, and the manufacturing process becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. In the manufacturing process of the gaming machine, when the identification information of the recording medium mounted on the circuit board is acquired through the connector of the circuit board, the connector is damaged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine configuration information acquisition method that can suppress the complexity of the manufacturing process.

This onset bright has been made to solve the aforementioned problems, the gaming machine identification information is a unique identification information of the gaming machine, specific recorded on a recording medium recording the affect program to a game result of the game machine Game machine configuration information in association with recording medium identification information, which is identification information, and circuit board identification information, which is unique identification information recorded on a tag attached to a circuit board having a recording medium, incorporated in the gaming machine In the gaming machine management device for recording in the storage unit, a recording medium reading device for reading the recording medium identification information from the recording medium and a tag reading device for reading the circuit board identification information from the tag are connected to the gaming machine management device. A gaming machine configuration information acquisition method in a gaming machine management system configured as described above, wherein the gaming machine is composed of a plurality of units including a circuit board, and each unit includes a unit. A tag that records unit identification information that is unique identification information is attached to each of the mobile stations, and unit identification information is assigned so that there is no correlation between each unit identification information and the unit. reader, a state where the recording medium in the circuit board is assembled, via a connection terminal that is configured on the circuit board is configured to be able to read the recording medium identification information, the gaming machine management system, records When the medium is assembled on the circuit board, the recording medium identification information read by the recording medium reader from the recording medium via the connection terminal, and the circuit board identification read by the tag reader from the tag attached to the circuit board It obtains the information, a step of recording in the storage unit as the main board configuration information in association with both information, after assembling a circuit board recording medium is assembled to the gaming machine, the circuit When reading the tag from the tag associated with the plate unit again obtains the circuit board identification information read, searched from the acquired circuit main board configuration information recorded records medium identification information corresponding to the substrate identification information in the storage unit In association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine , a procedure for recording the acquired circuit board identification information and the retrieved recording medium identification information in the storage unit as gaming machine configuration information, and after assembling the unit to the gaming machine When the unit identification information read by the tag reader is acquired from the tag attached to the unit, the acquired unit identification information is further recorded in the storage unit as gaming machine configuration information in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine. And a procedure to be executed.

According to this gaming machine configuration information acquisition method, before assembling the circuit board to the gaming machine, the recording medium identification information recorded on the recording medium is read and then recorded on the gaming machine management device in association with the gaming machine identification information. it can be.

  According to the present invention, at the time of assembling the main board unit, the CPU identification information and the information for identifying the main board unit can be stored in association with each other, whereby the CPU identification is completed after the assembly of the gaming machine is completed. Since it is not necessary to acquire information, damage to the connector for acquiring CPU identification information configured on the main board can be suppressed. In addition, since the recording medium can be inspected before assembling the gaming machine, the recording medium can be easily recombined, and the manufacturing process can be prevented from becoming complicated.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine configuration information acquisition method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the gaming machine configuration information acquisition method of the present embodiment, at the manufacturing stage of the gaming machine, a program that controls the probability control of the gaming machine and CPU identification information that is identification information unique to this CPU (recording medium identification information in the claims) A CPU (hereinafter simply referred to as a CPU for convenience) in which a recording medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) in which the CPU is recorded is a circuit on which the CPU is mounted. CPU identification information and a tag ID recorded on an ID tag attached to the main board unit (corresponding to the circuit board identification information in the claims) when the main board unit including the main board is incorporated After the main board unit is assembled to the gaming machine, the gaming machine identification information unique to the gaming machine is associated with the CPU identification information and the tag ID described above. Record.
In the present embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine whose specifications are restricted by legal regulations such as the wind management law is exemplified. However, as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a circuit generally called a slot machine (pachislot) is also provided. It is controlled by a control device (main board), such as a torso game machine or arcade game machine, and has a stake between the player and the sales person via the game machine.

(Configuration of pachinko machines)
Hereinafter, in this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine. Therefore, the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine will be described in detail next.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a management target gaming machine in the present embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board 4.

  The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 1, a front frame 2, a glass door 3, an upper tray 5, a lower tray 6 and a launcher handle 7. The outer frame 1 is a rectangular frame having an opening, and is fixed at a position where a pachinko gaming machine 10 such as a hole is to be installed. The front frame 2 is a frame body that matches the opening of the outer frame 1 and is attached to the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable.

The glass door 3 is attached to the front frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed. On the inner side of the lower right side of the glass door 3, a stamp sticking position 21 to which a stamp issued when the pachinko gaming machine 10 passes product inspection in the manufacturing process is provided. Further, an ID tag 20 in which a tag ID for identifying the housing of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is recorded is attached to the lower part.
The prize balls stored in a prize ball tank 14 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, and paid out from the payout unit 13 are supplied to the upper tray 5 or the lower tray 6 via a predetermined flow path. The upper tray 5 has mechanisms such as storage of game balls, delivery of game balls to a launch rail (not shown), and withdrawal of game balls from the lower tray 6. The lower tray 6 has mechanisms such as storage and extraction of game balls. When the player rotates the launcher handle 7, the game ball is launched.

  The game board 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a symbol display device 8, a first type start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as "start opening") 9, a large winning opening 19 and the like as game parts. For example, the symbol display device 8 displays on the screen while changing a symbol called a first type special symbol (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol”) and a decorative symbol linked to the special symbol. Here, the special symbol is a symbol for indicating whether or not to generate a jackpot according to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 9, and the decorative symbol is the result of the lottery. It is a design for producing visually. The symbol display device 8 is constituted by a liquid crystal display, for example. The big winning opening 19 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that becomes an open state as a “big hit” when the special symbol stops in a specific manner.

Next, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. With reference to FIG. 2, the basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described (see FIG. 1 as appropriate).
The main board unit 11 is a unit including a main board that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and this main board processes all game operations such as a lottery especially when a winning is made to the start port 9. The liquid crystal unit 12 displays the symbols on the symbol display device 8 by changing the display contents according to the lottery result by the main board unit 11. The payout unit 13 pays out the game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 14 to the upper tray 5 in accordance with the winnings at the winning holes. The payout control board unit 15 includes a payout control board for controlling the payout operation by the payout unit 13. The launching device 16 launches the stored balls in the upper tray 5 one by one into the game area with strength according to the operation amount of the launching device handle 7. The launch control board unit 17 includes a launch control board that controls the launch operation of the launcher 16. The power supply unit 18 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

In addition, the ID tag 20 which memorize | stored each unique tag ID is affixed to each unit which comprises the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. Also, in the lower right part of the outer frame 1 and the central portion of the main board unit 11, a stamp sticking position 21 is provided in which a stamp issued when the pachinko gaming machine 10 passes product inspection in the manufacturing process. In addition, when the product inspection is passed together with the certificate sticking position 21 (see FIG. 1) provided inside the lower right part of the glass door 3, the certificate indicating the inspection pass is attached to three places.
These stamps have the same three stamp numbers (corresponding to the gaming machine identification information in the claims) as identification numbers for each pachinko gaming machine 10 and are shipped to halls etc. through the manufacturing process. Thereafter, the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be identified using this certificate number.

(Configuration of main board unit)
Next, the configuration of the main board unit 11 equipped with a CPU incorporating a recording medium on which a program for controlling the probability of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and CPU identification information is recorded will be described in detail. Here, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the main board unit 11. The main board unit 11 shown in FIG. 3 includes a main board 150 on which the CPU 160 is mounted, a base part 119 that is fixed to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and houses the main board 150, and a cover part that covers the base part 119. 120 is mainly composed.

  The main board 150, which is a circuit board on which the CPU 160 is mounted, is an IC for I / O, driver, etc., including the CPU 160 described above, with a printed board having wiring printed on a glass epoxy resin as a base body. Various electronic components such as (Integrated Circuit), resistors (not shown), and connectors 152 are mounted, and the electrical devices can be appropriately controlled by wiring connection with the electrical devices of the pachinko gaming machine 10 through the connectors 152. It has become. Further, the main board 150 stores a code unique to the CPU 160, a program stored in a ROM built in the CPU 160, a check connection terminal 151 from which a checksum can be read, and a tag ID for identifying the main board 150. An ID tag 20 is provided. As described above, the tag ID here corresponds to the circuit board identification information in the claims.

  The base portion 119 and the cover portion 120 are formed of a transparent or translucent resin plate, and are formed so that the main substrate 150 housed inside as a whole can be distinguished from the outside. The base part 119 is fixed to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 by screws or the like (not shown) (see FIG. 2), and in order to store the main board 150, a main board storage part 121 formed in the shape of a frame, Four base-side fixing portions 123 each projecting from the left side surface and the lower side surface, and two locking holes 125 provided on the upper side surface are formed. The cover portion 120 is formed with four cover-side fixing portions 122 that protrude from the left side surface and the lower side surface, and two locking pieces 124 that protrude in an arc shape from the end portion of the upper surface. .

The locking piece 124 of the cover part 120 penetrates and engages the locking hole 125 of the base part 119, whereby the base part 119 and the upper end part of the cover part 120 are locked.
The cover side fixing portion 122 has a cylindrical shape whose inner diameter is smaller than the diameter of the head of a set screw (not shown), and this set screw is screwed into the base side fixing portion 123 through the cover side fixing portion 122. Thus, the cover-side fixing portion 122 and the base-side fixing portion 123 are fixed. Further, in the manufacturing process, a stamp sticking position 21 to which a stamp issued when the pachinko gaming machine 10 on which the main board unit 11 is mounted passes the product inspection is pasted is provided at the lower left portion. An ID tag 20 in which a tag ID is recorded is affixed.

  The set screw that passes through the cover side fixing portion 122 and is screwed into the base side fixing portion 123 is a one-way screw having a head formed so that torque is applied only in one direction in the clockwise direction, which is the direction in which the set screw is tightened. With this, once the cover side fixing part 122 and the base side fixing part 123 are fixed, the set screw cannot be loosened. Further, in the main board unit 11, when the cover side fixing portion 122 and the base side fixing portion 123 are fixed, of the eight fixing portions (122, 123) in all, the left side and the lower side are fixed. Secure one location with a set screw. Therefore, in order to remove the main board 150 from the main board unit 11, it is necessary to break two sets of fixing parts (122, 123). Thereby, opening of the main board | substrate unit 11 can be confirmed visually, and the injustice by replacement of the main board | substrate 150 or CPU160 can be prevented.

  The main board unit 11 configured as described above fixes the main board 150 to which the CPU 160 is attached to the main board storage part 121 of the base part 119, and engages the locking pieces 124 with the locking holes 125. The cover side fixing portion 122 is penetrated one by one on the left side surface and the lower side surface, and the set screw is screwed into the base side fixing portion 123 for assembly.

Under such a premise, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, in order to efficiently perform the production and recovery, each part is appropriately unitized, assembled, managed, and the like.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, one pachinko gaming machine 10 is composed of a gaming machine main body 100X, a unit 100A as a frame unit, a unit 100B as a gaming board unit, a unit 100C as a main board unit 11, and the like. Divide and manage. ID tags 20x, 20a, 20b, and 20c (hereinafter collectively referred to as ID tags 20) are affixed to the gaming machine main body 100X and units 100A, 100B, and 100C (hereinafter collectively referred to as units 100). Yes. Here, the ID tag 20 is a non-contact IC chip in which a unique tag ID is recorded, for example, when the ID tag 20 is manufactured, and an antenna is built in, and is preferably a non-rewritable type. Further, in order to prevent the analogy of the tag ID, it is desirable that there is no correlation between the tag ID recorded on each ID tag 20 and the unit 100. By using such an ID tag 20, data unity and system reliability can be improved, and information can be prevented from being falsified. Further, by using the non-rewritable ID tag 20, it is possible to improve security without taking steps to prevent the unauthorized unit 100 from being normalized by rewriting the ID tag 20.

(Outline of manufacturing process of gaming machines)
Next, a schematic flow in the manufacturing process of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 which is an explanatory diagram of the manufacturing process (see FIGS. 1 to 4 as appropriate). In the manufacturing process of the pachinko gaming machine 10 described below, the gaming machine configuration information indicating the configuration of the unit 100 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is acquired by the gaming machine configuration information acquisition system. Details of the acquisition system will be described later.

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured by combining a plurality of unitized parts (unit 100). Therefore, first, the main board unit 11 and the other units 100 are manufactured up to unitization in the main board manufacturing factory S and the unit factory (U1 to Un), respectively. (A).
Here, in the case of the main board unit 11, electronic components such as an IC, a resistor, a capacitor, a connector, and a CPU socket are mounted on the circuit board at the main board manufacturing factory S, and soldering is performed. After being formed and subjected to a predetermined inspection, as shown in FIG. 3, it is shipped as a main board unit 11 by performing a process up to a process of being housed in a casing made of a base part 119 and a cover part 120 and temporarily fixed. The
In addition, in the ROM of the CPU 160, the control program for the pachinko gaming machine 10 is written in the CPU manufacturing factory C. Further, in the ROM, the type of the control program (model name of the pachinko gaming machine 10), the writing It is also possible to record information such as the date of entry, the type of writing device, and the person in charge of writing.

  Then, the unitized unit 100, the main board unit 11, and the CPU 160 are delivered to the manufacturing factory P managed by the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 10 (b). Each unit 100 other than the delivered main board unit 11 is pasted with an ID tag 20 in which a unique tag ID is recorded in advance by an administrator of the unit factory (U1 to Un). The manager of U1 to Un) delivers the tag ID information recorded on the ID tag 20 affixed to the unit 100 together with the information about the delivered unit 100 to the manager of the manufacturing plant P. The manager or the like of the manufacturing plant P that acquired these information records this information in a gaming machine management device (see FIG. 6) described later. Details of information recorded at this time will be described later.

  Next, (b) the main board unit 11 and the CPU 160 delivered to the manufacturing factory P are mounted on the main board 150 by an operator of the manufacturing factory P in the main board unit assembly step (c). The main board unit 11 is completed. This is for avoiding risks during transportation, etc., because the CPU 160 requires strict management. When the main board unit 11 is completed, an ID tag 20 is attached to a predetermined position of the main board unit 11 by an operator of the manufacturing factory P. The ID tag 20 is a unique identification information, and a tag ID serving as main board identification information is recorded. The tag ID recorded in the ID tag 20 and the CPU identification number recorded in the CPU 160 are the same. Are collected and recorded as main board configuration information in a gaming machine management device to be described later. The detailed procedure of the main board unit assembly step (c) and the details of the main board configuration information acquisition procedure will be described later.

  The main board unit 11 and the unit 100 are assembled to the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the assembly step (d). Here, the reusable unit 100 collected from the used second-hand pachinko machine 10 is sorted and received at a collection factory (not shown) and stored in the reuse warehouse (j). In some cases, this may be reused (k) for use in assembling a new pachinko gaming machine 10.

Next, the pachinko gaming machine 10 assembled in the assembly step (d) is subjected to a predetermined inspection in the product inspection step (e), and when it passes this inspection, it is temporarily stored in the warehouse (f). When there is a shipment request from the game hall, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is subjected to a visual inspection again before shipment from the manufacturing factory P to the game hall, and a stamp that is an inspection pass certificate for each pachinko gaming machine 10. Is issued, and a stamp pasting step (g) is performed in which this stamp is pasted at a predetermined stamp pasting position 21 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of each pachinko gaming machine 10.
In the stamp pasting step (g), the stamp number, which is a unique number for the pachinko gaming machine 10 described on the stamp to be pasted, is used as key information to be pasted on each unit 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10. The tag IDs recorded on the ID tag 20 are read, collected for each pachinko gaming machine 10, and recorded as gaming machine configuration information in a gaming machine management device described later.
Then, the pachinko gaming machine 10 on which the stamp is pasted and the gaming machine configuration information is recorded in the stamp pasting step (g) is then shipped to a game hall (not shown) by the hand of a carrier or the like in response to a shipping request. (H).

Next, the pachinko gaming machine 10 shipped (h) from the manufacturing factory P to the amusement hall by a carrier or the like is installed by a person in charge of installation for a predetermined period (3 to 12 months). The unit 100 that is used in the game, collected at the collection factory, and reusable after a predetermined inspection is sent to the reuse warehouse (j) for the assembly process (d) (k). .
Note that the CPU 160 mounted in the pachinko gaming machine 10 collected in the collection factory is obliged to be discarded under the management of the manufacturer, and is therefore separately separated and discarded in the manufacturing factory P.

  Through the above process, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is assembled at the manufacturing factory P and shipped to the game arcade, and information for identifying the CPU 160, the main board unit 11 and the other units 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided. Are collected and recorded in the gaming machine management device.

(System configuration)
Next, in the manufacturing process of the pachinko gaming machine 10 described above, the gaming machine configuration information acquisition system that collects and records information for identifying the units 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 is shown in FIG. This will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram showing the configuration of the machine configuration information acquisition system (see FIGS. 1 to 5 as appropriate).
In the gaming machine configuration information acquisition system shown in FIG. 6, a gaming machine management device 200 and a manager terminal 210 installed in a gaming machine manufacturing company that is a manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 10 are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 220. Are connected to each other through the LAN 220, the first local server 230 and the second local server 231 installed in the main board unit assembly process (c) of the manufacturing plant P, and the first installed in the product inspection process (e). 3 local servers 232 are connected via a communication network 240.

(Amusement machine management device)
The gaming machine management device 200 is installed in a gaming machine manufacturing company or the like, which is a gaming machine manufacturer, and records information on the CPU 160, the main board unit 11 and each unit 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10, and each pachinko gaming machine 10 is recorded. Is a device for recording the gaming machine configuration information used for distribution management of the pachinko gaming machine 10 after the manufacturing process.
As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine management device 200 includes a storage device 201 and a processing device 202, and is implemented by a general computer including a CPU and a memory. The storage device 201 is a memory or the like, and the processing device 202 is a CPU or the like. In the storage device 201, gaming machine configuration information d1 (see FIG. 7), CPU correspondence information d2 (see FIG. 8), main board correspondence information d3 (see FIG. 9), main board configuration information d4 (see FIG. 10), unit Correspondence information d5 (see FIG. 11) and position correspondence information d6 (see FIG. 12) are recorded. The data structures of the gaming machine configuration information d1, CPU correspondence information d2, main board correspondence information d3, main board configuration information d4, unit correspondence information d5, and position correspondence information d6 will be described later.

(Administrator terminal)
The manager terminal 210 is a terminal used by a person in charge of managing the recycling of the pachinko gaming machine 10 or the unit 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 for use of information from the gaming machine management device 200. It is embodied by a personal computer equipped with a microprocessor.

(Local server, ID tag reader, CPU reader)
An ID tag reader 250 is connected to the first local server 230 and the third local server 232, and a CPU reader 260 is connected to the second local server 231. The ID tag reader 250 connected to the first local server 230 and the third local server 232 communicates with the ID tag 20 affixed to each unit 100 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and stores the ID tag 20 in advance. A tag ID which is a recorded unique ID is read. The ID tag reading device 250 includes a power supply unit that drives the ID tag reading device 250, a clock unit that issues a time stamp, and a storage unit that records a reader ID unique to the ID tag reading device 250, not shown. In addition, it includes a data transmission means for transmitting a tag ID read from the ID tag 20 to the first local server 230 or the third local server 232, an operation display information display unit, and the like.
By using the ID tag reader 250 configured as described above, when the tag ID is read from the ID tag 20 and transmitted to the first local server 230 or the third local server 232, the ID tag reader 250. A unique reader ID and a time stamp indicating the read time can be transmitted together.

  The CPU reader 260 connected to the second local server 231 is connected to the check connection terminal 151 (see FIG. 3) of the main board 150 with the CPU 160 mounted on the main board 150. The CPU identification information recorded inside the CPU 160 can be read through the main board 150 by connecting the CPU. The CPU reading device 260 includes a power supply unit that drives the CPU reading device 260, a clock unit that issues a time stamp, a storage unit that records a reader ID unique to the CPU reading device 260, and a CPU 160 (not shown). The CPU identification information and the like read from the data including the data transmission means for transmitting to the second local server 231 and the operation confirmation information display unit. When the CPU identification information is read from the CPU 160 and transmitted to the second local server 231, the reader ID for CPU 260 and a time stamp indicating the read time can be transmitted together. The CPU reader 260 corresponds to the recording medium reader in the claims.

  The first local server 230, the ID tag reading device 250 connected to the first local server 230, the second local server 231 and the CPU reading device 260 connected to the first local server 230 are as follows. The third local server 232 and the ID tag reader 250 connected to the third local server 232 are installed at a place where the product inspection process (e) of the manufacturing plant P is executed. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the ID tag reader 250 and the CPU reader 260 transmit time stamps, but the first local server to which the ID tag reader 250 and the CPU reader 260 are connected. 230, the second local server 231 or the third local server 232 may transmit the time stamp at the time when the tag ID or the CPU identification information is acquired from the ID tag reader 250 or the CPU reader 260.

(Game machine configuration information)
Next, the gaming machine configuration information d1 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. In the gaming machine configuration information d1, as shown in FIG. 7, one record is made to correspond to one pachinko gaming machine 10, and on the certificate stamp which is an inspection pass certificate in the product inspection process (e) of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The “main board” item, which is the tag ID recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11, in association with the “invoice number” item, which is described and is the identification number of the pachinko gaming machine 10; The tag IDs recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 and the plurality of units 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 are recorded for each type of unit 100. In the “CPU” item, CPU identification information unique to the CPU 160 is recorded. The gaming machine configuration information d1 shown in FIG. 7 is generated in the manufacturing factory P by being associated with the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the stamp pasting process ( g ) for pasting the stamp on the pachinko gaming machine 10, and recorded in the gaming machine management device 200 It is.
The item of “certificate number” corresponds to the gaming machine identification information in the claims.

(CPU compatibility information)
Next, the CPU correspondence information d2 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. The CPU correspondence information d2 is information registered in the gaming machine management apparatus 200 by an administrator of the CPU manufacturing factory C, and information related to specifications of each delivered CPU 160 and information related to manufacturing are recorded. In the CPU correspondence information d2, as shown in FIG. 8, the “model number” item of the CPU 160 and the CPU 160 are manufactured in association with the “CPU identification information” item recorded in the CPU 160. It includes an item of “factory name”, an item of “manufacturing date” when the CPU 160 is manufactured, and an item of “arrival date” which is the date when the CPU 160 arrives at the manufacturing factory P. . Here, the item of “arrival date” is input by the person in charge at the manufacturing plant P from the manager terminal 210 or by using the CPU reader 260 in the main board unit assembly step (c). It is also possible to input the date when the CPU identification information recorded inside is read.

(Main board information)
Next, the main board correspondence information d3 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. The main board correspondence information d3 is information registered in the gaming machine management apparatus 200 by an administrator of the main board manufacturing factory S, and records information about specifications of each main board unit 11 delivered and information about manufacturing. Yes. As shown in FIG. 9, the main board correspondence information d <b> 3 is associated with the item “Production Number” of the main board unit 11, and the “tag ID” recorded in the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11. Item, “model number” item of the main board unit 11, “factory name” item where the main board unit 11 is manufactured, and “manufacturing date” where the main board unit 11 is manufactured It is composed of items.
Here, the tag ID recorded in the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 is recorded in the “tag ID” item using the ID tag reader 250 in the main board unit assembly step (c). The procedure for recording the “tag ID” will be described later.

(Main board configuration information)
Next, the main board configuration information d4 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. The main board configuration information d4 is stored in the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 read by the ID tag reader 250 when the CPU 160 is incorporated into the main board 150 in the main board unit assembly step (c). The recorded tag ID and the CPU identification information recorded in the CPU 160 read by the CPU reader 260 are recorded in association with each other. As shown in FIG. 10, the main board configuration information d4 includes an item “tag ID” recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 and the “reader ID (a) of the ID tag reader 250. , An item “read date and time (a)” in which a time stamp transmitted by the ID tag reader 250 is recorded, an item “CPU identification number” recorded in the CPU 160, and a CPU read It consists of an item “reader ID (b)” of the device 260 and an item “reading date (b)” in which the time stamp transmitted by the CPU reader 260 is recorded.
The procedure for generating the main board configuration information d4 will be described later.

(Unit correspondence information)
Next, the unit correspondence information d5 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. Units corresponding information d5 is information to be registered in the gaming machine management device 200 by the administrator of the unit plant (U1-Un), and information about the specifications of each unit 100 is delivered, information on manufacturing is recorded ing. As shown in FIG. 11, the unit correspondence information d5 is associated with the item “tag ID” recorded in the ID tag 20 attached to each unit 100, and the “unit name” that is the name of the unit 100. Item, “factory name” item where the unit 100 is manufactured, “manufacturing date” item of the unit 100, and “arrival date” which is the date when the unit 100 arrives at the manufacturing plant P It is comprised including the item. Here, the item of “arrival date” is input from the manager terminal 210 by the person in charge at the manufacturing plant P, or an ID tag reader (not shown) is separately provided at the inspection location when the unit 100 is received. Then, the ID tag 20 attached to each unit 100 may be read, and the time stamp information at this time may be recorded as the “arrival date”.

(Location correspondence information)
Next, the position correspondence information d6 recorded in the storage device 201 of the gaming machine management device 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the position correspondence information d6 corresponds to the “reader ID” sent from the ID tag reading device 250 or the CPU reading device 260, and corresponds to the item “position ID” and this position ID. And the address of the first local server 230, second local server 231 or third local server 232 to which the ID tag reader 250 or CPU reader 260 having this reader ID is connected. It is configured by recording certain “connection information” items. The information recorded in the position correspondence information d6 is previously recorded in the gaming machine management device 200 by the administrator of the manufacturing factory P. The item “connection information” of the position correspondence information d6 includes the administrator terminal 210 and other terminals not shown in addition to the address of the first local server 230, the second local server 231 or the third local server 232. It is also possible to record the addresses.

(Processing of gaming machine management device)
Next, the processing of the gaming machine management device 200 in the gaming machine configuration information acquisition system described above will be described in correspondence with the manufacturing process of the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 5 (see FIGS. 6 to 12 as appropriate).

First, each unit 100 assembled in the unit factory (U1 to Un) is delivered to the manufacturing factory P managed by the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 10 (b).
Here, each unit 100 delivered to the manufacturing factory P is pasted with an ID tag 20 in which a unique tag ID is recorded in advance by an administrator of the unit factory (U1 to Un), and the unit factory (U1). The administrator of (Un) passes the information on the tag ID recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the unit 100 together with the information on the unit 100 to be delivered to the manager of the manufacturing plant P. The manager or the like of the manufacturing plant P that has acquired the information records the information as unit correspondence information d5 (see FIG. 11) in the gaming machine management apparatus 200.

The main board unit 11 assembled at the main board manufacturing factory S and the CPU 160 manufactured at the CPU manufacturing factory C are also delivered to the manufacturing factory P managed by the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 10 (b).
Here, CPU identification information that is identification information unique to each CPU 160 is recorded in the CPU 160 delivered to the manufacturing factory P, and an administrator of the CPU manufacturing factory C, together with information on the CPU 160 to be delivered, The CPU identification information recorded in the CPU 160 is handed over to the manager of the manufacturing plant P. The manager or the like of the manufacturing plant P that has acquired the information records the information as CPU correspondence information d2 (see FIG. 8) in the gaming machine management device 200.
Further, as described above, the main board unit 11 delivered to the manufacturing factory P is delivered in a state where the main board 150 is casing with the base part 119 and the cover part 120 (see FIG. 3) and temporarily fixed, The manager of the main board manufacturing factory S passes information on the main board unit 11 to be delivered to the manager of the manufacturing factory P. The manager or the like of the manufacturing plant P that has acquired this information records these information in the gaming machine management apparatus 200 as main board correspondence information d3 (see FIG. 9). At this stage, since the ID tag 20 is not affixed to the main board unit 11, the item “tag ID” is not recorded in the main board correspondence information d3 shown in FIG.

Next, the CPU 160 and the main board unit 11 received in the manufacturing factory P assemble the CPU 160 to the main board 150 in the main board unit assembly step (c) to complete the main board unit 11.
Here, FIG. 13 is a drawing for explaining the detailed procedure of the main board unit assembly step (c). The main board unit assembly step (c) will be described in detail with reference to the explanatory view shown in FIG.

First, the worker of the manufacturing factory P takes out the main board 150 from the main board unit 11 received from the main board manufacturing factory S (A). Then, the CPU 160 is mounted on the main board 150 that has been taken out (b), the casing is again performed by the cover part 120 and the base part 119, the casing is sealed by a set screw, and the front part of the cover part 120 is placed at a predetermined position. The main board unit 11 is fully assembled by attaching the ID tag 20 in which the tag ID, which is unique identification information, is recorded (c).
Then, the worker of the manufacturing factory P holds the ID tag reader 250 over the pasted ID tag 20, reads the tag ID recorded on the ID tag, and opens the CPU reader 260 in the opening of the cover 120. The CPU identification information recorded in the CPU 160 is read by connecting to the check connection terminal 151 exposed from the section (D), and the main board configuration information d4 (see FIG. 10) is associated with these identification information. Is recorded in the gaming machine management apparatus 200.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine management apparatus 200 in the above-described identification information acquisition (d) procedure will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart illustrating the operation of the gaming machine management apparatus 200 shown in FIG.
First, in order to read the tag ID recorded on the ID tag 20 affixed to the completed main board unit 11, an operator of the manufacturing factory P uses an ID tag connected to the first local server 230 shown in FIG. The reading device 250 is held over the ID tag 20. By this operation of the operator, the ID tag reading device 250 reads the tag ID recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11, the reader ID unique to the ID tag reading device 250, and the tag The time stamp, which is the time when the ID is read, is sent to the first local server 230 together. Then, the first local server 230 that has acquired the tag ID, the reader ID, and the time stamp from the ID tag reading device 250 transmits these pieces of information to the gaming machine management device 200 via the communication network 240.

The gaming machine management device 200 that has acquired the tag ID, reader ID, and time stamp from the first local server 230 (step S101), from the position correspondence information d6, the position name corresponding to the reader ID acquired in step S101 and Connection information is extracted (step S102). Then, the gaming machine management device 200 creates a list screen (not shown) of the main board correspondence information d3 (see FIG. 9) and transmits it to the first local server 230 using the connection information extracted in step S102 ( Step S103).
The first local server 230 that has acquired the list screen of the main board correspondence information d3 transmitted from the gaming machine management device 200 displays the list screen on a display device or the like (not shown). Looking at the screen, the record that matches the serial number of the main board unit 11 that has read the tag ID is selected from the main board correspondence information d3. When the worker of the manufacturing plant P selects a specific record of the main board correspondence information d3, the first local server 230 transmits selection information indicating which record has been selected to the gaming machine management apparatus 200.

  Next, the gaming machine management apparatus 200 that acquired the selection information records the tag ID acquired in step S101 in the item “tag ID” of the record of the selected main board correspondence information d3 (step S104). Then, a new record is created in the main board configuration information d4 (see FIG. 10) using the tag ID acquired in step S101 as key information (step S105), and the “reader ID (a)” of this created record is created. In addition, the reader ID and time stamp acquired in step S101 are recorded in the items of “reading date and time (a)” (step S106).

  Next, in order to read the CPU identification information recorded in the CPU 160 attached to the completed main board unit 11, an operator of the manufacturing factory P uses the CPU connected to the second local server 231 shown in FIG. The reading device 260 is connected to the check connection terminal 151 exposed from the cover portion 120 of the completed main board unit 11. By this operation of the operator, the CPU reading device 260 reads the CPU identification information recorded in the CPU 160 through the main board 150, and obtains the reader ID unique to the CPU reading device 260 and the CPU identification information. The time stamp which is the read time is combined and transmitted to the second local server 231. Then, the second local server 231 that acquired the CPU identification information, the reader ID, and the time stamp from the CPU reading device 260 transmits these pieces of information to the gaming machine management device 200 via the communication network 240.

Then, the gaming machine management device 200 having acquired the CPU identification information, the reader ID, and the time stamp from the second local server 231 (step S107), the position name corresponding to the reader ID acquired in step S107 from the position correspondence information d6. And connection information is extracted (step S108). Then, the gaming machine management device 200 determines whether or not there is a record corresponding to the CPU identification information acquired in step S107 in the CPU correspondence information d2 (see FIG. 8) (step S109).
Here, if there is a record corresponding to the CPU correspondence information d2 (in the case of “Yes” in step S109), the “CPU identification information”, “reader ID (b)” and “ The CPU identification information, reader ID, and time stamp acquired in step S107 are recorded in the item “reading date and time (b)” (step S110).
On the other hand, when there is no record corresponding to the CPU correspondence information d2 (in the case of “No” in step S109), a record corresponding to the CPU correspondence information is stored in the second local server 231 using the connection information extracted in step S108. The second local server 231 displays the received information on a display device (not shown).
By the above procedure, the item “tag ID” of the main board correspondence information d3 is recorded and the main board configuration information d4 is created.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the main board unit 11 completed in the main board unit assembly step (c), the unit 100 received from the unit factory (U1 to Un), and the unit 100 stored in the reuse warehouse (j) are as follows. In the assembly step (d), the operator assembles the pachinko gaming machine 10 and sends it to the product inspection step (e) for a predetermined inspection. The pachinko gaming machine 10 that has passed the inspection in the product inspection step (e) is stored in the warehouse (f) until a shipping request is received from the amusement hall. When there is a shipping request from the game hall, the pachinko gaming machine 10 to be shipped is sent to the certificate sticking step (g), and a visual inspection is performed again. Certificates are issued, and the operator issues them to the inside of the lower right part of the glass door 3 shown in FIG. 1, the lower right part of the outer frame shown in FIG. Affix the printed stamp. The three certificate sheets have the same certificate number, and this certificate number is used as an identification number for identifying the pachinko game machine 10 in the process of distributing the pachinko game machine 10 thereafter.

Further, in the stamp sticking step (g), the worker of the manufacturing factory P, in the product inspection step (e), passes the inspection and has the main board unit 11 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 to which the stamp number is attached and others. By holding the ID tag reader 250 connected to the third local server 232 over the ID tag 20 attached to the unit 100, the main board unit 11 and the other units 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 The tag ID, which is identification information, is collected and recorded by the gaming machine management device 200 as gaming machine configuration information d1.
Here, FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the gaming machine management device 200 creates the gaming machine configuration information d1. The operation of the gaming machine management apparatus 200 when creating the gaming machine configuration information d1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the worker of the manufacturing plant P inputs the stamp number described on the stamp of the pachinko gaming machine 10 for which the gaming machine configuration information d1 is created to the third local server 232, and the third local server 232 This certificate number is transmitted to the gaming machine management apparatus 200 via the communication network 240. Having acquired this certificate number (step S201), the gaming machine management device 200 creates a new record using the certificate number as key information in the gaming machine configuration information d1 (step S202). The combination of the units 100 constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 is registered in the gaming machine management apparatus 200 in advance.

  Next, the worker of the manufacturing factory P connects the ID tag 20 attached to the arbitrary unit 100 including the main board unit 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 to which the certificate number is input, to the ID connected to the third local server 232. Hold the tag reader 250. By this operation of the operator, the ID tag reader 250 reads the tag ID recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 or other unit 100, and is unique to the ID tag reader 250. The reader ID and the time stamp that is the time when the tag ID is read are combined and transmitted to the third local server 232. Then, the third local server 232 that has acquired the tag ID, reader ID, and time stamp from the ID tag reader 250 transmits these pieces of information to the gaming machine management device 200 via the communication network 240.

  Next, the gaming machine management device 200 that has acquired the tag ID, reader ID, and time stamp from the third local server 232 (step S203), the position name corresponding to the reader ID acquired in step S203 from the position correspondence information d6. And connection information is extracted (step S204). Then, the gaming machine management device 200 determines whether or not the unit correspondence information d5 (see FIG. 11) or the main board configuration information d4 (see FIG. 10) includes the unit 100 corresponding to the tag ID acquired in step S203. (Step S205). Here, if there is no unit corresponding to the tag ID (“No” in step S205), the connection information extracted in step S204 is used to indicate that there is no corresponding unit 100 in the third local server 232. Information is transmitted (step S206). Receiving this information, the third local server 232 displays this information on a display device (not shown) to warn the operator.

On the other hand, if there is a unit 100 corresponding to the tag ID (“Yes” in step S205), the unit 100 corresponding to this tag ID is referred to as the main board by referring to the unit correspondence information d5 and the main board configuration information d4. It is determined whether or not it is a unit 11 (step S207). If the unit 100 corresponding to the tag ID is the main board unit 11 (“Yes” in step S207), a record of the main board configuration information d4 corresponding to this tag ID is extracted (step S208). ), The “tag ID” and “CPU identification information” items of the extracted record are recorded in the “main board” and “CPU” items of the record created in step S202 of the gaming machine configuration information d1 (step S209). .
On the other hand, when the unit 100 corresponding to the tag ID is not the main board unit 11 (in the case of “No” in step S207), the “unit name” corresponding to the tag ID is extracted from the unit correspondence information d5, By recording the tag ID in the item of the gaming machine configuration information d1 that matches the “unit name”, the tag ID is recorded in the item of the corresponding unit 100 of the gaming machine configuration information d1 (step S210).

  Next, the gaming machine management device 200 determines whether or not tag IDs are recorded in all items of the record of the gaming machine configuration information d1 (step S211), and tag IDs are recorded in all items. If not (“No” in step S211), the process returns to step S203 to acquire the next tag ID. If tag IDs are recorded in all items (“Yes” in step S211), the process ends.

  Through the above procedure, the gaming machine configuration information d1 is generated and recorded in the gaming machine management apparatus 200. In this procedure, since the CPU identification information recorded in the gaming machine configuration information d1 uses the information recorded in the main board configuration information d4 previously recorded in the gaming machine management device 200, the main board unit 11 is in a pachinko machine. Since it is not necessary to perform reading in a state where it is incorporated in the gaming machine 10, an excessive force is not applied to the check connection terminal 151, and damage to the main board 150 can be prevented. Further, the unit 100 constituting each pachinko gaming machine 10 can be specified by the gaming machine configuration information d1 created by the above procedure, and can be used for strict distribution management and recycling management of the pachinko gaming machine 10. it can.

Next, the stamp is pasted in the stamp pasting step (g), the gaming machine configuration information d1 is created, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 is then shipped to the amusement hall by the hand of the carrier in response to the shipping request (h ).
After that, the pachinko gaming machine 10 shipped to the amusement hall is installed by a person in charge of installation and is used for a predetermined period (3 to 12 months) of the game. At the gaming hall H, the pachinko gaming machine 10 If it is determined that replacement is necessary, the pachinko machine 10 is replaced by the person in charge of installation who installs the new pachinko machine 10 and installed in the collection factory by the carrier, etc. for recycling. It is collected by being transported.
In the recovery factory, the reusable unit 100 is selected, and the unit 100 determined to be reusable is received again at the manufacturing factory P (i) and stored in the reuse warehouse (j). Then, it is provided to the assembly process (d) (k).

As described above, according to the gaming machine configuration information acquisition method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, before assembling the pachinko gaming machine 10, the CPU identification information for identifying the CPU is associated with the tag ID for identifying the main board unit. The machine configuration information d1 can be created using this recorded information, and during the stamp pasting step (g) in which the stamp pasting operation is performed according to the stamp number determined immediately before shipment. The tag recorded on the ID tag 20 attached to the main board unit 11 without connecting the check connection terminal 151 for reading the CPU identification information of the CPU 160 mounted on the main board 150 and the CPU reader 260. Since the CPU identification information can be acquired from the ID, it is possible to suppress trouble immediately before shipment due to damage to the check connection terminal 151. It can be.
Further, by reading the CPU identification information in the main board unit assembling process (c), it is possible to inspect the CPU 160 for a failure in the main board unit assembling process (c). As compared with the case where the CPU 160 is inspected in the state where the CPU 160 is assembled, it becomes easier to deal with the failure of the CPU 160.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, the above-described gaming machine configuration information acquisition system can be incorporated as a part of a system that performs manufacturing management, distribution management, or recycling management of gaming machines.
In the present embodiment, the example in which the ID tag 20 is attached to each unit 100 including the main board unit 11 has been described. However, a code such as a two-dimensional code is attached to each unit 100 to read the ID tag reader. It is also possible to replace 250 with a code reader.
In the present embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the gaming machine to which the main board 150 is attached using the main board unit 11 is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 10, for example, a spinning type It may be a gaming machine or the like.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the connection information recorded in the position correspondence information d6 is extracted based on the reader ID transmitted by the ID tag reading device 250 or the CPU reading device 260, and the connection information is used for the first. The information indicating the error is transmitted to the second local server 231 or the third local server 232. For example, the information indicating the error is transmitted to the address of the tag ID transmission source, or the information indicating the error is played. It can also be displayed on the machine management apparatus 200.

  Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but is defined by the technical idea described in the claims.

It is a front view which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a rear view which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a main board | substrate unit. It is drawing which shows schematic structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the schematic example of the manufacturing process of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game machine structure information acquisition system. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in game machine structure information. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in CPU corresponding | compatible information. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in main board | substrate corresponding | compatible information. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in main board structure information. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in unit correspondence information. It is drawing which shows the example of the information contained in position corresponding | compatible information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure in a main board | substrate unit assembly process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the game machine management apparatus in a main board | substrate unit assembly process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the game machine management apparatus in a certificate sticking process.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines 11 Main board unit 100 Unit 150 Main board 151 Connection terminal for checking 160 CPU
200 gaming machine management device 240 communication network 250 ID tag reader 260 CPU reader

Claims (1)

Gaming machine identification information that is unique identification information of the gaming machine;
And recording medium identification information which is unique identification information recorded on the recording medium recording the affect program to a game result of the game machine,
Built into the gaming machine, and the circuit board identification information which is unique identification information recorded on the filter grayed be attached to the circuit substrate having the recording medium,
In the gaming machine management device that records in the storage unit as gaming machine configuration information in association with
A gaming machine management comprising: a recording medium reading device for reading the recording medium identification information from the recording medium; and a tag reading device for reading the circuit board identification information from the tag , connected to the gaming machine management device. A gaming machine configuration information acquisition method in a system,
The gaming machine is
It is composed of a plurality of units including the circuit board, and each of the plurality of units is accompanied by a tag recording unit identification information which is identification information unique to each unit,
The unit identification information is given so that there is no correlation between each unit identification information and the unit,
The recording medium reader comprises:
The recording medium identification information is configured to be readable through a connection terminal configured on the circuit board in a state where the recording medium is assembled to the circuit board.
The gaming machine management device is
a) When the recording medium is assembled to the circuit board, the recording medium identification information read by the recording medium reader from the recording medium via the connection terminal, and the tag attached to the circuit board A procedure for acquiring the circuit board identification information read by the tag reader , and associating both pieces of information and recording them as main board configuration information in the storage unit,
b) After reassembling the circuit board identification information read by the tag reader from a tag attached to the circuit board after assembling the circuit board on which the recording medium is assembled to the gaming machine, The circuit board identification information obtained by retrieving the recording medium identification information corresponding to the circuit board identification information from the main board configuration information recorded in the storage unit , in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine And recording the retrieved recording medium identification information as the gaming machine configuration information in the storage unit,
c) When the unit identification information read by the tag reader is acquired from the tag attached to the unit after the unit is assembled to the gaming machine, the unit identification information is associated with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine. , A procedure for further recording the acquired unit identification information as the gaming machine configuration information in the storage unit;
Performing including,
A game machine configuration information acquisition method characterized by the above.

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