Game machine door locking apparatus control system

• US 20030100373A1
• Filed: 11/26/2002
• Published: 05/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp., SETA Corporation (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Nonaka, Nobuyuki, Fujimoto, Jun
• Application Number:
  US10/303,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20030100373A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00642 by battery
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/0069 actuated in a predetermined sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects

Abstract

A game machine door locking apparatus control system 1 of this invention controls opening/closing log 94 of a door 61 of a game machine 60 and a confirmation result 95 indicating whether the door 61 of the game machine 60 is opened/closed for every game machine door locking apparatus 20 in order to specify the game machine 60 whose door 61 is opened/closed improperly. The game machine door locking apparatus control system for controlling the game machine door locking apparatus 20 provided on the door 61 of the game machine 60 comprises: a detecting unit 23 for detecting opening/closing of the door 61, a confirming unit 10 for confirming whether the door 61 is opened/closed by an administrator who has a privilege of opening/closing the door 61, a log information storage 26 provided in the game machine door locking apparatus 20 for storing the log information 90 which includes opening/closing log 94 of the door 61 detected by the detecting unit 23, a confirmation result 95 indicating whether the door 61 is opened/closed by the administrator and a device ID 92 uniquely identifying the game machine door locking apparatus 20, and a first log information manager 40 for collecting and controlling the log information 90 of game machine door locking apparatuses 20.

Claims

1. A game machine door locking apparatus control system for controlling the game machine door locking apparatus provided on the door of a game machine, comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting opening/closing of the door of the game machine;

a confirming unit for confirming whether the door of the game machine was opened/closed by an administrator who has the privilege of opening/closing the door of the game machine;

a log information storage provided on the game machine door locking apparatus for storing the log information which includes the opening/closing log of the door of the game machine detected by the detecting unit, the confirmation result indicating whether the door of the game machine was opened/closed by the administrator and a device ID uniquely identifying the game machine door locking apparatus; and

a first log information manager for collecting and controlling log information about game machine door locking apparatuses.

2. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said log information storage stores said log information which includes a time when opening/closing of the door of the game machine is detected by said detecting unit, said opening/closing log of a door of a game machine, said confirmation result indicating whether a door of a game machine was opened/closed by the administrator and said device ID uniquely identifying said game machine door locking apparatus.

3. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said confirming unit confirms whether a door of a game machine was opened/closed by an administrator by using an administrator code put into said confirming unit.

4. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a battery supplying electric power to said game machine door locking apparatus instead of a main power supply unit, when said main power supply unit stops supplying electric power to the game machine door locking apparatus control system; and

a verifying unit verifying said log information stored in said log information storage with said log information controlled by said first log information manager, when said main power supply unit stops supplying electric power to said game machine door locking apparatus control system.

5. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said log information storage compresses and stores said log information.

6. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said log information storage divides said log information into plural pieces and stores said plural log information pieces divided by said log information storage in plural storage spaces of said log information storage.

7. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said log information storage stores a time when said log information stored said log information storage is erased.

8. A game machine door locking apparatus control system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a second log information manager which stores and controls said log information controlled by said first log information manager and functions as a substitute for said first log information manager.