JP4565176B2 - Monitoring system for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring system for monitoring whether or not a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is cheating.

  In a pachinko machine that is a kind of gaming machine, there is a case where a fraudulent act is performed in which a control element such as a ROM for controlling the operation content is replaced with a forged one. In addition, a fraudulent act may be performed in which a glass frame attached to the front surface of the game board is forcibly opened to win a lot of game balls in a winning device on the game board surface.

  In order to prevent such an illegal act, the applicant installs the IC tag and the antenna separately on the glass frame and the game board surface, or attaches the IC tag and the antenna to the split storage case of the control board storage box. In addition to being installed separately, the monitoring control device is used to monitor the presence or absence of unauthorized opening of the control board storage box by repeatedly performing wireless communication between the IC tag and the antenna in a short period of time. Proposed an automatic monitoring system (Patent Document 1).

  Further, the applicant shall temporarily stop the generation of an alarm when a pachinko hall clerk performs maintenance work on a pachinko machine in an automatic monitoring system for a gaming machine using such an IC tag and an antenna. In order to enable authentication, an authentication antenna that can be wirelessly communicated with an authentication tag built in a card of a store clerk is installed on the front surface of the pachinko machine, and ID information in the authentication tag is used in wireless communication between the authentication tag and the authentication antenna. Has also been proposed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-276164), in which the monitoring mode by the monitoring control device is switched to the non-notification mode when it matches the one previously stored in the management computer.

JP 2004-65801 A

  According to the fraud monitoring system that monitors the presence / absence of fraud using the IC tag and the antenna, the presence / absence of fraud can be efficiently monitored. In addition, in this fraud monitoring system, it is possible to achieve efficient fraud monitoring and easy maintenance at the same time by introducing a technology that installs an authentication antenna that can communicate wirelessly with the authentication IC tag on the front of the pachinko machine. It becomes. However, in the fraud monitoring system in which an authentication antenna capable of wireless communication with such an authentication IC tag is installed on the front of the pachinko machine, the use of the new authentication IC tag is started when introducing the system or hiring a new store clerk. In this case, it is not always easy to register (store) the ID information in the authentication IC tag in the management computer. Further, in order to increase security safety, the more detailed the ID information of the authentication IC tag is, the more time is required for such initial registration.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional fraud monitoring system and to start using a new authentication IC tag when introducing the system or hiring a new store clerk. It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring system for gaming machines capable of easily registering the ID information in a management computer.

Among the present inventions, the configuration of the invention described in claim 1 includes a gaming machine in which a monitoring IC tag is installed in one of two parts provided so as to be close to or away from each other; A monitoring control device that periodically executes wireless communication with the monitoring IC tag using an antenna for the antenna, and outputs a first detection signal to the outside when the wireless communication state changes; An authentication IC tag storing predetermined ID information, and an authentication antenna capable of reading the ID information from the authentication IC tag by wireless communication when the authentication IC tag is disposed within a predetermined distance; A management device capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the monitoring control device and storing ID information of a plurality of authentication IC tags in advance, wherein the authentication IC tag is a predetermined distance from the authentication antenna. Placed in During the ID information read from the authentication IC tag by Rukoto is if it matches with any of the ID information stored in advance in the management apparatus, and said IC tag for monitoring and the monitoring antenna If the wireless communication state has changed, the monitoring control device is a gaming machine monitoring system to be output to the outside of the different second detection signal from said first detection signal, combining the authentication IC tag An information display device that is built in a resin card and is installed above a gaming machine and displays a player's game information is provided with a card insertion part into which the card can be inserted. when the card is inserted into the card insertion portion, while incorporated in the information display device so as to be capable of wireless communication between the authentication IC tag, disposed the authentication IC tag within a predetermined distance In this case, an ID registration antenna that can read the ID information from the authentication IC tag by wireless communication is connected to the management device via the registration control device, and the ID information of the authentication IC tag is ID When read by the registration antenna, the ID information is transmitted to the management device and stored in the storage means of the management device.

  The configuration of the invention described in claim 2 is that in the invention described in claim 1, the ID information of the authentication IC tag is stored in the management device only when predetermined permission information is input to the registration control device. It is to be stored in the means.

  According to the gaming machine monitoring system described in claim 1, when the use of a new authentication IC tag is started when the system is introduced or a new store clerk is hired, the ID information in the authentication IC tag is It can be registered (stored) in the management computer very easily.

  According to the gaming machine monitoring system described in claim 2, the ID information of the unauthorized authentication IC tag different from the regular authentication IC tag managed by the gaming hall is registered in the management computer, and the unauthorized It is possible to prevent a situation where the monitoring mode is arbitrarily switched to a non-notification mode (a mode in which no alarm is reported) by the authentication IC tag.

Hereinafter, a monitoring system for a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings in the order of the following table of contents.
(1) Overview of the monitoring system (2) Configuration of the monitoring system (3) Operational contents of the monitoring system (4) Effects of the monitoring system (5) Examples of changes to the monitoring system

(1) Overview of Monitoring System FIG. 1 shows a monitoring system for a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of a pachinko hall in which a monitoring system S is introduced. It is. The pachinko machines 1, 1,... Are arranged in two rows in a back-to-back manner on each installation base (installation island) 203, 203,. In addition, an information display device 201 for displaying game information and calling a pachinko hall clerk is installed on each installation table 203, 203,... Above and adjacent to each pachinko machine 1, 1,. . The information display device 201 incorporates an R / W unit 66 that is a monitoring control device for monitoring the pachinko machine 1 and is connected to the main control board 37 of the pachinko machine 1. Yes. Furthermore, the information display device 201 incorporates a store clerk card antenna 206 for executing RFID communication with a store clerk card, which will be described later, and is connected to the R / W unit 66.

  In addition, each R / W unit 66, 66... Is connected to an alarm display 45 having an indicator 46 and an alarm lamp 47 installed at the end of the installation table 203 via a wiring such as a LAN cable, and a pachinko hall. It is connected to a management device 300 which is a hall computer that manages the whole. Furthermore, a registration control device 221 is connected to the management device 300, and the registration control device 221 includes an ID for executing RFID communication with an authentication IC tag (a clerk card tag described later) of a clerk card. A registration antenna 229 is connected.

  In this monitoring system S, the R / W units 66, 66,... Installed on the installation table 203 are connected to the IC tags (glass frame tags 40) and the monitoring antennas (the glass frame tags 40) installed in the pachinko machines 1, 1,. Using the glass frame antenna 41), the presence or absence of unauthorized opening of the glass frame 4 of each pachinko machine 1, 1,. The pachinko hall clerk inserts a clerk card into a predetermined part of the information display device 201 and brings it close to the built-in clerk card antenna 206, thereby monitoring the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41. Is switched to a non-notification mode (“authentication state” to be described later) to stop the generation of an alarm when the maintenance work of the pachinko machine 1 is performed and manage “work history information” to be described later during the maintenance work To do. Further, by inputting a predetermined “password” to the registration control device 221 and bringing an unused clerk card close to the ID registration antenna 229, an authentication IC tag for the clerk card (a clerk card tag to be described later) ID information stored therein can be initially registered in the management apparatus 300.

(2) Configuration of monitoring system a. Configuration of Pachinko Machine FIGS. 3 to 5 show the pachinko machine 1. The periphery of the pachinko machine 1 is supported by a machine frame 2, and a middle frame 10 formed by bending a metal plate is detachably attached to the front surface of the machine frame 2 with the left end edge as an axis. An approximately square game board 9 is provided on the upper front side of the middle frame 10, and a glass frame 4 is detachably hinged around the left edge so as to cover the game board 9. A glass plate is fitted in the center of the glass frame 4.

  In addition, on the board surface of the game board 9, there is provided a symbol display device 14 capable of displaying various moving images, messages, and the like on a liquid crystal screen. In addition, a symbol starting port 16 is provided below the symbol display device 14, and a big winning device 17 for opening and closing the door member 61 is provided below the symbol starting port 16. In addition, the board surface of the game board 9 is provided with a number of obstacle nails for changing the fall of the game ball and game members such as a windmill.

  Further, a glass frame tag 40 is fixed to the back surface of the open side of the glass frame 4, and is located on the upper right side of the game board 9 and in a portion facing the glass frame tag 40 when the glass frame 4 is closed. A glass frame antenna 41 that performs RF transmission / reception with the glass frame tag 40 is fixed.

  The glass frame tag 40 is provided with an RF circuit, a storage means (EEPROM, etc.), a transmission / reception circuit, etc. on a glass composite substrate such as CEM3. Identification information for identifying 40 from other IC tags is stored.

  On the other hand, the glass frame antenna 41 has a transmission / reception circuit spirally formed on the surface of a thin plate-like substrate formed of a glass composite such as CEM3, and the cable 30 is connected to terminals at both ends of the transmission / reception circuit. It is connected. The glass frame antenna 41 is connected to the R / W unit 66 in the information display device 201 via a cable.

  The glass frame tag 40 can transmit and receive RF (Radio Frequency) using a predetermined frequency (for example, 13.56 MHz) with the glass frame antenna 41. A reflected wave including identification information stored in advance is set so as to be output (returned) within a predetermined communication range (about 3 mm).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a synthetic resin mechanism plate 36 is provided on the back surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the mechanism plate 36 stores a main control board 37 for controlling the operation content. A control board box 38, a game ball payout device 63 for paying out prize balls and rental balls, and the like are installed.

b. Configuration of Information Display Device FIGS. 6 and 7 show an information display device 201 installed above each pachinko machine 1, 1,..., And the information display device 201 is a table formed of a synthetic resin. In the cover 54 and the back cover 55, the light emitters 102, 102,..., The LCD unit 52, the R / W unit 66, the salesclerk card antenna 206, and the like are installed.

  On the front right side of the front cover 54 of the information display device 201, a clerk card insertion portion 88 for inserting a clerk card is provided in a flat hole shape. Further, a clerk card antenna 206 is built under the clerk card insertion portion 88. When a clerk card (described later) is inserted into the clerk card insertion portion 88, the clerk card is used for the clerk card. The antenna 206 is close to the antenna 206. Note that the clerk card antenna 206 is formed by forming a transmission / reception circuit in a spiral shape on the surface of the substrate, similarly to the glass frame antenna 41 provided in the pachinko machine 1. Further, the store clerk card antenna 206 is connected to the R / W unit 66 by a cable.

c. Configuration of R / W Unit FIG. 8 shows a control mechanism of the R / W unit 66. The R / W unit 66 includes a CPU 68, a RAM 69, a ROM 70, an EEPROM 71, a timer 72, an RF circuit 73 for executing RF transmission / reception between the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 installed in the pachinko machine 1. have. The RF circuit 73 is connected to the cable of the glass frame antenna 41 installed in the pachinko machine 1. In the EEPROM 71, identification information registered in the glass frame tag 40 of the pachinko machine 1 is stored in advance.

d. Configuration of Clerk Card FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a clerk card control mechanism for performing RF transmission / reception with the clerk card antenna 206. The clerk card 249 is obtained by embedding a clerk card tag 250 as an authentication IC tag in a synthetic resin card. The clerk card tag 250 is configured in the same manner as the glass frame tag 40 installed in the pachinko machine 1, and includes a transmission / reception circuit 252 and an IC chip 253 with a built-in RF circuit 267 and storage means 266 such as an EEPROM. is doing. In the storage unit 266, “store clerk card tag ID” which is an ID unique to each store clerk card is stored.

e. Configuration of Management Device FIG. 10 shows the management device 300. The management apparatus 300 includes a CPU 292, storage means 291 including RAM, ROM, EEPROM, and the like, a timer 297, a warning lamp 295, a display 296, a communication circuit 294, an I / O interface 293, and the like. The CPU 292 is connected to the warning lamp 295 and the display 296 via the I / O interface 293. Further, the CPU 292 is connected to the communication circuit 294 via the I / O interface 293, and the communication circuit 294 is connected to the external alarm indicators 45, 45,. ing. Also, in the storage means 291, as shown in FIG. 11, the “clerk card tag ID” of each clerk card 249 is stored in a state associated with the clerk name of the pachinko hall. In other words, the NO. “4852... 79AX” is stored as the “clerk card tag ID” of the clerk card 249 of No. 1, and the NO. “6957... 31HY” is stored as the “clerk card tag ID” of the second clerk card 249.

f. Configuration of Registration Control Device and ID Registration Antenna FIG. 12 shows a control mechanism of the registration control device 221. The registration control device 221 includes a CPU 222, a RAM 224, a ROM 223, an EEPROM 227, a timer 228, an RF circuit 225 for executing RF transmission / reception between the store clerk card tag 250 built in the store clerk card and the ID registration antenna 229, a numeric keypad. Input means 220, I / O interface 226, display means 219, and the like. The RF circuit 225 is connected to the ID registration antenna 229 by a cable. The structure of the ID registration antenna 229 is the same as that of the glass frame antenna or the store clerk antenna provided in the pachinko machine 1, and a transmitting / receiving circuit is spirally formed on the surface of the substrate.

(3) Operation contents of the monitoring system a. Operation contents of the pachinko machine The pachinko machine 1 executes the main game operation according to the program stored in the main control board 37. When a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when a game ball wins the symbol start port 16), a “lottery” is executed on the main control board 37, and a “hit” is obtained in the “lottery”. In such a case, a preset “hit symbol” is displayed on the symbol display device 14 and a “hit state” is caused to open the door member 61 of the big winning device 17 intermittently a predetermined number of times. Further, when a game ball wins a big winning opening inside the door member 61 or various winning devices, the winning is detected by a sensor (not shown) inside the winning device, and the game ball payout device 63 is operated. The predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the supply tray 6 as prize balls.

b. Unauthorized behavior monitoring operation The R / W unit 66 incorporated in each information display device 201, 201... Uses RF transmission / reception between the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 installed in the pachinko machine 1. Thus, a monitoring operation is performed to determine whether or not the glass frame 4 has been illegally opened in the pachinko machine 1. That is, when the R / W unit 66 transmits a calling wave to the glass frame tag 40 via the glass frame antenna 41, the glass frame tag 40 immediately returns a reflected wave including the stored “identification information”. To do. When the R / W unit 66 receives the reflected wave by the glass frame antenna 41, whether or not the “identification information” included in the reflected wave from the glass frame tag 40 matches that stored in the EEPROM 71 in advance. When it is confirmed that the stored data is the same as the stored one (when it is determined to be normal), the ringing wave is immediately transmitted again. However, when the reflected wave is not received within a predetermined time (for example, 50 ms) after the ringing wave is transmitted, the “identification information” included in the reflected wave from the glass frame tag 40 is registered in the EEPROM 71 in advance. If it does not match the detected signal, it is determined that the state is abnormal, and the time when the reflected wave is received is stored in the EEPROM 71 as “abnormality detection information” and an “abnormal signal” is output to the outside. .

  Then, the R / W unit 66 repeatedly performs the monitoring operation as described above for 24 hours with a short period (about several tens of ms). The glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 are set so that RF transmission / reception can be performed only when the distance is within about 3 mm. Therefore, even if the glass frame 4 is slightly opened for a short time, the fraud can be detected.

  Upon receiving the “abnormal signal” output from the R / W unit 66, the alarm indicator 45 displays a predetermined message on the display 46 and causes the alarm lamp 47 to emit light in a predetermined manner. The light emitted from the alarm lamp 47 prompts the pachinko hall clerk to pay attention. In addition, upon receiving the “abnormal signal” output from the R / W unit 66, the alarm indicator 45 transmits an “abnormal signal” to the management apparatus 300. When the management apparatus 300 receives the “abnormal signal” transmitted from the alarm indicator 45, the management apparatus 300 displays the reception time and the “identification symbol” (the machine number of the pachinko machine 1) of the transmission source as “abnormality detection information”. Display on a device (not shown). In addition, the monitoring mode of the pachinko machine 1 by the R / W unit 66, the alarm indicator 45, and the management device 300 in such a normal state is referred to as “normal mode”.

c. Authentication and Work History Management Operation During Clerk Work When the clerk card 249 is inserted into the clerk card insertion section 88, RF transmission / reception between the clerk card antenna 206 and the clerk card tag 250 becomes possible. Then, when a call wave is transmitted from the clerk card antenna 206 in accordance with a command of the CPU 68 of the R / W unit 66, the clerk card tag 250 that has received the call wave receives a “clerk card tag ID unique to the clerk card 249. ] Is transmitted to the clerk card antenna 206 (note that the clerk card antenna 206 always transmits a ringing wave in response to a command from the CPU 68 of the R / W unit 66). The transmitted reflected wave is transmitted from the store clerk card antenna 206 to the R / W unit 66.

  Similarly to the management device 300, the R / W unit 66 stores the “clerk card tag ID” stored in the clerk card tag 250 of the clerk card 249 in the RAM 69 for each valid clerk card 249 number. (See FIG. 11). The “store clerk card tag ID” is called from the storage unit 291 of the management apparatus 300 and transmitted to the R / W units 66 and 66 when the daily monitoring system S is started. The R / W unit 66 that has received the reflected wave from the clerk card tag 250 determines whether or not the “clerk card tag ID” included in the reflected wave is stored in the RAM 69.

  If the R / W unit 66 determines that the “clerk card tag ID” included in the reflected wave received from the clerk card tag 250 is stored in the EEPROM 71, the pachinko machine thereafter. Even if the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 of the machine 1 become unable to transmit and receive, control is performed so that an “abnormal signal” is not transmitted to the alarm indicator 45 and the management device 300. By performing such control, when the pachinko hall clerk opens the main control board box 38 of the pachinko machine 1 for maintenance work or the like, an “abnormal signal” is transmitted to the alarm display 45 and the management device 300. Situation is avoided.

  When the R / W unit 66 determines that the “clerk card tag ID” included in the reflected wave transmitted from the clerk card tag 250 is stored in the EEPROM 71, the reflected wave Is stored in the EEPROM 71 as “access history information”. With this operation, it becomes possible to know at what time the clerk card has been checked against the “clerk card tag ID”. Note that the monitoring mode of the pachinko machine 1 by the R / W unit 66, the alarm indicator 45, and the management device 300 in the case where such “clerk card tag ID” is collated is referred to as “authentication mode”.

  Furthermore, the R / W unit 66 switches the monitoring mode to the “authentication mode”, and when the transmission / reception between the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 of the pachinko machine 1 is disconnected, the disconnection time Is stored in the EEPROM 71 as “work history information” in association with the authenticated “clerk card tag ID”, and the “work history information” is transmitted to the management apparatus 300. The management apparatus 300 that has received the “work history information” from the R / W unit 66 stores the “work history information” in the storage unit 291 for each machine of the pachinko machine 1.

  In addition, after switching the monitoring mode to “authentication mode”, when transmission / reception between the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 of the pachinko machine is restored (when normal transmission / reception continues for a predetermined time) The monitoring mode is again switched to the “normal mode”, and thereafter, when the transmission and reception of the glass frame tag 40 and the glass frame antenna 41 of the pachinko machine 1 becomes impossible, the alarm indicator 45 and the management device 300 are notified. Control to transmit “abnormal signal”.

d. Initial registration of ID information When a new clerk card 249 is used (for example, when a new clerk wants to carry an unused clerk card 249), the registration controller 221 and the ID registration antenna 229 are used. Thus, the identification information stored in the clerk card tag 250 of the clerk card 249 (ie, “clerk card tag ID”) needs to be registered in the management device 300.

  When it is desired to register the “clerk card tag ID” in the management apparatus 300, the “password” is input using the numeric keypad of the input means 220 of the registration control apparatus 221. When the “password” is input, the CPU 222 of the registration control device 221 determines whether or not the “password” is stored in the EEPROM 227. If it is determined that the “password” is stored in the EEPROM 227, the display means 219 displays that the “password” matches. Furthermore, the new clerk card 249 is brought close to the ID registration antenna 229 and the input means 220 is used to prompt the user to input the name of the clerk to be registered (the clerk who owns the new clerk card 249). Display a message.

  Thereafter, signals are transmitted to and received from the management apparatus 300 by the functions of the timer 228 and the CPU 222, and the storage unit 291 of the management apparatus 300 is validated for a predetermined time. Then, when the new clerk card 249 comes close to the ID registration antenna 229 within the predetermined time, the ID registration antenna 229 transmits a calling wave to the clerk card tag 250, and the “clerk card” A wave including the “card tag ID” is received (note that the ID registration antenna 229 always transmits a ringing wave in response to a command from the CPU 222). In addition, when the name of the clerk to be registered is input by the input unit 220 within the predetermined time described above, the registration control device 221 immediately receives the “store clerk card tag ID” included in the received reflected wave. Along with “name”, it is transmitted to the management apparatus 300 as “registration information”.

  Upon receiving the “registration information”, the management device 300 stores the “clerk card tag ID” included in the “registration information” in the storage unit 291 in association with the “name” (see FIG. 11). Therefore, in the management system S, when the “clerk card tag ID” is initially registered in the management apparatus 300, only the name of the clerk who owns the new clerk card 249 is input, and “ Since the “clerk card tag ID” is stored in a state associated with the clerk name, it is not necessary to manually input alphabets and numbers constituting the “clerk card tag ID”.

(4) Effect of Monitoring System As described above, the monitoring system S reads the “clerk card tag ID” from the clerk card tag 250 by wireless communication when the clerk card tag 250 is disposed within a predetermined distance. ID registration antenna 229 is connected to management device 300 via registration control device 221, and the ID information of store clerk card tag 250 (ie, “store clerk card tag ID”) is an ID registration antenna. When read by 229, the ID information is transmitted to the management apparatus 300 and stored in the storage means 291 of the management apparatus 300. Therefore, according to the monitoring system S, the ID information in the clerk card tag 250 of the clerk card 249 is very easy to use when introducing the system or hiring a new clerk. Can be registered (stored) in the management apparatus 300.

  Further, the monitoring system S stores the “clerk card tag ID” of the clerk card tag 250 in the storage unit of the management device 300 only when a predetermined password is input to the registration control device 221. ing. Therefore, according to the monitoring system S, the ID information of an unauthorized store clerk card different from the regular store clerk card 249 managed by the pachinko hall is registered in the management device 300, and the monitoring mode is automatically set to “normal” by the unauthorized store clerk card. It is possible to prevent a situation where the “mode” is switched to the “authentication mode”.

(5) Example of change of monitoring system of embodiment The configuration of the monitoring system of the present invention is not limited to the aspect of the above embodiment, but is a gaming machine, an R / W unit, an antenna for a clerk card, a clerk The configuration of the shape / structure of the card tag (authentication IC tag), IC tag, antenna (monitoring antenna), information display device, alarm indicator, management device, registration control device, ID registration antenna, etc. The present invention can be changed as needed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  For example, the monitoring system is not limited to a glass frame that is attached to the front surface of a pachinko machine so that it can be freely opened and closed, and is not limited to a machine frame that covers the periphery of a pachinko machine, or a main control board for a pachinko machine. An IC tag and a monitoring antenna may be provided in a part such as a box storage case or a door member of a prize winning device. In addition, the monitoring system is not limited to the one in which the monitoring control device transmits the monitoring history information such as the abnormality detection information, the access history information, and the work history information to the alarm display device or the management device. It may be one that sends monitoring history information to the outside.

  On the other hand, the monitoring system is not limited to one in which the main control board of the pachinko machine, the monitoring control device, the alarm indicator, and the management device are connected by wire, and it is possible to change these devices to those connected wirelessly. It is. Further, the monitoring system is not limited to the one in which the main control board of the pachinko machine and the alarm display or the management apparatus are connected via the monitoring control apparatus, but the alarm control apparatus or the management apparatus is directly connected to the main control board of the pachinko machine. It is also possible to change it to the one connected to. In addition, the monitoring system is not necessarily limited to the one having the alarm indicator, and may be one in which only the main control board, the monitoring control device, and the management device of the pachinko machine are connected.

  The monitoring system is not limited to the one in which the ID information of the authentication IC tag is stored in the storage unit of the management device only when a predetermined password is input as permission information to the registration control device. The ID information of the authentication IC tag can be changed to one stored in the storage means of the management device only when the ID in the specific authentication IC tag held by the ID is collated by the ID registration antenna It is. In addition, the monitoring system stores the ID information of the authentication IC tag in the storage unit of the management device only when image information such as a fingerprint registered in advance as permission information is input (that is, fingerprint etc. The ID registration antenna can be changed to a wireless communication with the authentication IC tag). Further, the monitoring system can be changed to a wireless communication between the authentication IC tag and the ID registration antenna only when permission information is input to the registration control device.

  On the other hand, the monitoring system is not limited to the one provided with the input means in the registration control device, but is changed to one capable of inputting permission information to the registration control device using the input means provided in the management device. Is also possible. In addition, the monitoring system is not limited to inputting the attribute information such as the name of the store clerk by the input means provided in the registration control device, but can also input such attribute information directly to the management device. good.

  Note that the monitoring system of the present invention is not limited to the one that monitors the pachinko machine as in the above embodiment, and can be changed to one that monitors other gaming machines such as a slot machine and a slot machine type pachinko machine. is there.

  The gaming machine monitoring system of the present invention can be suitably used as a monitoring system for various gaming machines.

It is a block diagram which shows a monitoring system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of the pachinko hall which introduced the monitoring system. It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a front perspective view of the pachinko machine which opened the glass frame. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of an information display device. It is a rear view of an information display device. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of a R / W unit. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of a salesclerk card. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of a management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which "clerk card tag ID" is memorize | stored in the management apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of a registration control apparatus.

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  1 ・ ・ Pachinko machine, 40 ・ ・ Glass frame tag, 41 ・ ・ Glass frame antenna, 66 ・ ・ R / W unit (monitoring control device), 206 ・ ・ Clercle card antenna, 221 ・ ・ Registration control device, 229 ・· ID registration antenna, 250 · · Sales clerk card tag (IC tag for authentication), 291 · · Storage means, 300 · · Management device, S · · Monitoring system,

Claims (2)

A gaming machine in which an IC tag for monitoring is installed in one of two parts provided so as to be close to or away from each other;
A monitoring control device that periodically executes wireless communication with the monitoring IC tag using a monitoring antenna and outputs a first detection signal to the outside when the wireless communication state changes; and ,
An authentication IC tag storing predetermined ID information;
An authentication antenna capable of reading the ID information from the authentication IC tag by wireless communication when the authentication IC tag is disposed within a predetermined distance;
It has a management device capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the monitoring control device and storing ID information of a plurality of authentication IC tags in advance.
The ID information read from the authentication IC tag matches the ID information stored in the management apparatus in advance by arranging the authentication IC tag within a predetermined distance from the authentication antenna. when, the when the wireless communication state between the monitoring antenna and the IC tag for monitoring changes, the second detection signal different from the monitoring control device is the first detection signal to the outside A gaming machine monitoring system for output,
The authentication IC tag is built in a synthetic resin card, and is provided above a gaming machine, and an information display device that displays a player's game information is provided with a card insertion portion into which the card can be inserted, While the authentication IC antenna is incorporated in the information display device so that wireless communication is possible with the authentication IC tag when the card is inserted into the card insertion portion,
An ID registration antenna capable of reading the ID information from the authentication IC tag by wireless communication when the authentication IC tag is disposed within a predetermined distance is connected to the management device via the registration control device. And
When the ID information of the authentication IC tag is read by the ID registration antenna, the ID information is transmitted to the management device and stored in the storage means of the management device. system. 2. The gaming machine monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the ID information of the authentication IC tag is stored in the storage means of the management device only when predetermined permission information is input to the registration control device.

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