Currency control system and portable safe
First Claim
1. A currency control system comprising:
- a game-related device having a currency holding section for holding currency;
a portable safe to be attached to or removed from said game-related device, functioning as said currency holding section when attached to said game-related device; and
a currency control device capable of attaching and removing said portable safe, said currency control device having at least one of the two functions of holding currency in said portable safe and of retrieving currency held in said portable safe from said portable safe.
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Abstract
To provide a currency control system replete with security functions for currency against theft or the like. A currency control system according to the present invention is characterized by being made up of at least (1) a game-related device (such as a game card vending machine) having a currency holding section which holds currency inserted from outside the device and/or currency to be dispensed out of the device, (2) a portable safe that may be attached to or removed from said game-related device as required and when attached to the game-related device, serves as the currency holding section, and (3) a currency control device (such as a cash control machine) to or from which the portable safe may be attached or removed as required, and when the portable safe is attached, causes said portable safe to hold currency and/or retrieves currency held in the portable safe.
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1. A currency control system comprising:
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a game-related device having a currency holding section for holding currency;
a portable safe to be attached to or removed from said game-related device, functioning as said currency holding section when attached to said game-related device; and
a currency control device capable of attaching and removing said portable safe, said currency control device having at least one of the two functions of holding currency in said portable safe and of retrieving currency held in said portable safe from said portable safe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable safe capable of attaching to and removing from a game-related device used by players and capable of attaching to and removing from a currency control device for dispensing and retrieving currency, comprising:
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a housing for holding currency; and
an antenna provided on said housing to exchange information in wireless communication with said game-related device or said currency control device;
wherein said housing is provided with a currency insertion window section and a currency discharging window section and has a shutter plate capable of closing said currency insertion window section and a shutter plate capable of closing said currency discharging window section, a lock mechanism for locking said shutter plates, an unlocking mechanism for unlocking said lock mechanism upon detecting the attachment of said portable safe to said game-related device or said currency control device; and
wherein said portable safe functions as a currency holding section of said game-related device when attached to said game-related device and as a currency holding section of said currency control device when attached to said currency control device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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