WO1996021787A1 - Security system for opening and closing entertainment machines - Google Patents
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- WO1996021787A1 WO1996021787A1 PCT/DE1996/000033 DE9600033W WO9621787A1 WO 1996021787 A1 WO1996021787 A1 WO 1996021787A1 DE 9600033 W DE9600033 W DE 9600033W WO 9621787 A1 WO9621787 A1 WO 9621787A1
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
- G07F9/001—Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
- G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
- G07C9/00182—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
- G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
- G07C2009/00753—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys
- G07C2009/00769—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means
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- the invention relates to a security system for opening and closing entertainment devices, such as gaming machines, music machines, dart game machines, pinball machines and the like, which are fed with a voltage source.
- Security devices of this type have the decisive disadvantage that they can be opened very easily, partly by using force or by emulating second keys or other auxiliary tools, so that unauthorized persons can access the interior of the entertainment device with more or less great effort can procure.
- Such unauthorized persons may intend to influence the mode of operation, for example to play the game, or to destroy the interior of the entertainment device.
- it is often intended to break open these entertainment devices and to remove the amounts of money or gaming chips accumulated therein.
- locks that function electronically are increasingly being installed and can be operated by means of the remote control belonging to the device, for example to prevent children from accessing the video recorder.
- motor vehicles are already equipped with electronic immobilizers or door locks. stet, which can be operated via an associated, partially codable remote control.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to create a security system for opening and closing entertainment devices, which mainly serves to prevent unauthorized access to these entertainment devices by persons.
- the object is achieved by a sensor which can be activated by means of a coded or codable electronic remote control which emits a pulse at the push of a button; an electromagnet connected to the voltage source and activated by the sensor; and a door locking device which can be actuated by the electromagnet.
- entertainment devices such as gaming machines, music machines, dart game machines, flip-per machines and the like
- gaming machines such as gaming machines, music machines, dart game machines, flip-per machines and the like
- the remote control can be designed in the manner of an electronic key coded for an individual entertainment device.
- the remote control is coded in such a way that only this one entertainment device responds to the button actuation of the remote control and permits the entertainment device to be opened or closed.
- the remote control can be programmable or codable as an electronic key for a plurality of entertainment devices.
- the remote control is provided with a series of function keys that are used to program the codes of several entertainment devices. It is preferred that the codings can be changed by the device operator or device manufacturer at any time if this is necessary.
- the voltage source can be a rechargeable or replaceable accumulator arranged in the housing of the entertainment device, so that such voltage-independent entertainment devices can also be operated with a remote control as a safety measure can.
- the door locking device can be designed as a spring-loaded locking linkage.
- door means all closing and covering devices, such as housings, flaps, hoods, etc.
- tension or compression springs, helical, spiral or leaf springs, etc. can be used as spring means.
- the locking linkage can be designed such that it extends along at least one long side of the door of the entertainment device and forms at least two spaced-apart locking points with the door. As a result, larger distances, which are formed, for example, by the length of the door, are overcome.
- the door lock gelungs appeared in a further embodiment of the invention, the door lock gelungs appeared an additional security lock that can be operated independently of the remote control.
- the additional security lock is connected to the door locking device. This should make it possible to open the door of the entertainment device if, for example, the battery of the remote control has become unusable or the remote control has even been moved. It is also conceivable that the additional security lock serves as a further security measure, so that both the locking device formed by the sensor in connection with the remote control and the additional security lock have to be actuated in order to open or close the door of the entertainment device.
- the additional security lock is preferably arranged on the top of the entertainment device. It is important that the additional security lock is located at a point on the entertainment device that is not readily visible or accessible and, if possible, only known to authorized persons.
- the additional security lock can be designed as a mechanically actuated lock and can have a lock cylinder which can be actuated by means of a key.
- the security lock can be actuated by a wire-like tool, which is then possible in particular is when the security lock on the entertainment device can be safely hidden.
- the installer of the entertainment device has the general key function.
- this general key function is stored in a remote control or on a data carrier, which can be a chip card or a magnetic card, for example, and is in the possession of the device installer.
- the operator of the entertainment device can also have such a remote control or a data carrier with partial access authorization, in or on which the data (partial codes) for this partial access authorization are stored.
- These corresponding recognition data for the remote control or the data carriers can be stored by a special operator memory located in the main memory of the entertainment device.
- the senor which can be influenced by the remote control is preferably arranged on the front of the entertainment device, for example on the viewing window, in or on the housing frame or the payment tray.
- the senor is coupled to a memory unit located in the entertainment device for storing the codes of the remote control.
- a memory unit located in the entertainment device for storing the codes of the remote control.
- This can be a memory unit which is an integral part of a microprocessor controlling the overall function of the entertainment device.
- the storage unit can also be an independent component which is fed by the accumulator located in the entertainment device.
- the security system can furthermore be designed in such a way that the actuation of the remote control when the entertainment device is opened triggers a predetermined control program for checking the entertainment device.
- the remote control can be used to control the operating functions, such as the course of the game, the functionality of all or some of the components, or to check whether manipulations or attempts to manipulate the entertainment device were used.
- the remote control has a transmitter and the storage unit has a receiver in order to receive monodirectional signals from the remote control.
- the memory unit is able to store the results of the above-mentioned operating sequences upon receipt of a pulse sent by the remote control.
- the storage unit can have a transmitter and the remote control can have a receiver in order to receive signals from the transmitter of the storage unit. As a result, the exchange of pulses between the remote control and the memory unit takes place in a bidirectional manner.
- the storage unit can, for example, store the results of interrupted game sequences by several players who were working on the same game device with a time delay and transmit them on demand by the respective remote control of the respective player and, at the interrupted point, the game device again under the respective conditions Bring in use, for example the next day.
- practically every player can be provided with a remote control specially coded for him or a code known only to him can be assigned to the player.
- Such a game interruption and the storage of the current results is necessary, for example, if the game has to be stopped for reasons of time and / or the number of special games increases and an end of the game continues is not foreseeable at the moment.
- Possible storage options are the current state of all money, free spins and points. Special game and other counters as well as the state of any jackpots or other features such as bonus ladders, permanent displays, any increased chances of winning or other discount systems as well as levels reached by the player. If the remote control itself is equipped with a memory option, a RAM, these states can be stored in the remote control and can be taken along in this form by the player. The game device is reset to its standard state for the next player.
- the remote control is expediently an infrared, ultrasound or radio remote control.
- the security lock can be designed as a lock which can be actuated with a chip card or magnetic card be, so that unauthorized persons access to the entertainment device is considerably more difficult.
- FIG. 1 a front view of an entertainment device using the security system according to the invention in a first embodiment
- Fig. 2 a front view of the entertainment device according to Fig.l in a second embodiment.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 relate to an entertainment device 1, which represents a money-operated gaming machine, the invention, however, being applicable to all other entertainment devices.
- the front side 2 of its housing 3 is usually designed as a door 4 which closes the housing 3 and covers the interior of the entertainment device 1.
- the door 4 of the housing 3 consists at least partially of a transparent material, such as glass, so that it is located inside the housing 3 of the entertainment device 1 Parts are visible.
- a symbol game device 5 can be seen in the door 4, which in the present exemplary embodiment is only indicated symbolically.
- a screen display 6 and further additional game elements 7, which are not the subject of the invention and are therefore also only indicated schematically, and a coin ejection tray 8 can be provided on the door 4.
- FIG. 1 shows the entertainment device 1, which has a sensor 9 on the front side 2 of the housing 3 in the door 4, which sensor 9 is provided for detecting an impulse from a remote control 10.
- the pulse emitted by the remote control 10 is transmitted to an electromagnet 11.
- a door locking device 12 is arranged on the one long side of the door 4 in the interior of the housing 3.
- This door locking device 12 has a locking linkage 13 which is attached to locking points 14 at the top and bottom of the housing 3.
- the locking linkage 13 is mechanically connected to the electromagnet 11, for example by pin contact 15.
- the door locking device 12 also has an additional security lock 16 in its upper area, which is also connected to the locking linkage 13 engaged.
- the entertainment device 1 is provided with an accumulator 17 and a storage unit 18.
- the storage unit 18 serves to permanently store the coding of the remote control 10, for example also when the entertainment device 1 is switched off or in the event of a mains failure of the primary voltage source 19, if the entertainment device 1 is supplied with voltage via such a source.
- the storage unit 18 is coupled to the accumulator 17, the accumulator 17 being designed to be exchangeable or rechargeable.
- the embodiment according to FIG. 2 relates to the entertainment device 1, in which the associated remote control 10 is provided as a programmable remote control.
- This programmable remote control 10 can optionally be used to control the door locking devices 12 of a number of entertainment devices 1 and to influence the operating functions of the entertainment device 1.
- the keyboard of the remote control 10 according to FIG. 2 is therefore provided with more extensive keys and features than the remote control 10 according to FIG. 1.
- the door locking device 12 with the associated electromagnet 11 according to FIG. 1 is also included in the embodiment according to FIG. 2, but is not shown in detail here.
- the embodiment according to FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment according to FIG. 1 in that the additional security lock 16 is designed as a chip card or magnetic card lock 20 which can be actuated with the corresponding cards in order to operate together with the remote control 10 to open or close the door 4 of the entertainment device 1.
- the difference compared to the embodiment according to FIG. 1 is that no separate storage unit or an accumulator is provided, since the entertainment device 1 has an external voltage source 19 and the storage of codes by the overall function of the entertainment device 1 controlling, not shown microprocessor takes place, while in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, an external voltage source may be omitted.
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EP0099762A1 (en) * | 1982-06-04 | 1984-02-01 | Jacques Lewiner | Coded remote control devices |
WO1987005069A1 (en) * | 1986-02-21 | 1987-08-27 | Supra Products, Inc. | Electronic real estate lockbox system |
EP0436259A2 (en) * | 1990-01-04 | 1991-07-10 | Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH | Coin-actuated gaming machine |
EP0472032A1 (en) * | 1990-08-18 | 1992-02-26 | HARTING ELEKTRONIK GmbH | Device for electronically releasing the door latch of a vending machine |
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EP0099762A1 (en) * | 1982-06-04 | 1984-02-01 | Jacques Lewiner | Coded remote control devices |
WO1987005069A1 (en) * | 1986-02-21 | 1987-08-27 | Supra Products, Inc. | Electronic real estate lockbox system |
EP0436259A2 (en) * | 1990-01-04 | 1991-07-10 | Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH | Coin-actuated gaming machine |
EP0472032A1 (en) * | 1990-08-18 | 1992-02-26 | HARTING ELEKTRONIK GmbH | Device for electronically releasing the door latch of a vending machine |
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