JP2001270544A - Method and sealing strip for shipping game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively and surely confirm if a game machine has been unlawfully remodeled during a shipping process from a shipper to an orderer. SOLUTION: A packing member 20 storing a play machine 10 is sealed with a sealing strip 1 having stamps 4 and 5 each of which is stamped by a shipper and an orderer in shipping to the orderer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for shipping a gaming machine in response to a request from an orderer and a sealing strip applied when shipping the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that controls a game using a control circuit, damage due to unauthorized remodeling is frequent, and it is important to consider how to prevent this. It is an important issue. In particular, when a game machine is sent from a manufacturer to a game store, the game machine is separated from the control of the game machine and the chance of unauthorized modification of the game machine by a third party is increased.

In order to prevent the damage caused by such unauthorized modification, generally, a method of packing a gaming machine with a packing member, pasting a sealing paper to the packing machine, and sending it out is used.
That is, in the case where the seal is attached to the packing member and sent, if the seal is opened halfway, the seal will be damaged. Therefore, by inspecting the state of the paper seal when it arrives at the game store, it is possible to confirm whether or not the packaging member has been opened, that is, whether or not the gaming machine has been tampered with. Only a gaming machine can be installed in a game arcade.

[0004]

However, the generalization of the above-mentioned shipping method using a paper seal causes a new problem of forgery of the paper seal by a third party. That is, even after the packaging member is once opened in order to make unauthorized modifications to the gaming machine, it is difficult to confirm that the packaging member has been opened if the forged sealing paper prepared in advance is reattached. A situation occurs in which the remodeled gaming machine is installed in the gaming shop as it is.

In order to solve such a problem, conventionally, a method of using a sealing paper having a thermochromic liquid crystal display which is difficult to obtain (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-43167), or a packing member using a lock device is conventionally used. And the like have been proposed. However, in the former case, there is a problem in terms of application cost due to the particularity of the thermochromic liquid crystal, and the fact is that it has not yet been realized. In the latter case, not only does the problem of key management remain, but it is not always an effective method in the present situation where unlocking technology is being generalized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides a method and a method for shipping a gaming machine, which can reliably and inexpensively ascertain whether or not a gaming machine has been tampered with in the course of transportation from a sender to an orderer. The task is to provide strips.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of shipping a gaming machine in response to a request from an orderer, wherein the gaming machine is sealed with a sealing strip having a unique identification of the orderer added thereto. This is sent to the ordering party concerned.

[0008] It is preferable that a unique identification of the sender is further added to the sealing strip.

Further, in the present invention, a sealing strip applied when a gaming machine is sent to an ordering source, wherein a unique identification of the ordering source is additionally recorded.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 2A conceptually shows one embodiment of a sealing strip according to the present invention. The sealing strip 1 exemplified here is applied to a case where a game machine 10 such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine is shipped to a game store where a manufacturer that is a shipping source is an ordering source. It is shaped like a strip.

On the surface of the sealing strip 1, a manufacturer name 2 and a serial number 3 of the sealing strip 1 are vertically arranged at the center of the surface. The manufacturer name 2 and the serial number 3 are printed using a printing device, that is, displayed using a general-purpose font.

On the other hand, on the surface of the sealing strip 1, a mark 4 of a game store is written at one end, and a mark 5 of a manufacturer is written at the other end. These marks 4, 5
Unlike the manufacturer name 2 and the serial number 3 described above, persons involved in both the game store and the manufacturer, for example, the manager of the game store, and the sales representative of the manufacturer actually seals the seal. It is written by
This part constitutes each unique identification display.

Hereinafter, a gaming machine 1 to which the sealing strip 1 is applied.
The shipping method of 0 will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS.

First, when a business negotiation is concluded between the salesperson of the manufacturer and the manager of the amusement store, the type and number of gaming machines 10 to be delivered to the amusement store are determined.
Based on this, an order is issued to the manufacturer (step 100).

Next, at the time when the negotiation is concluded, or thereafter, the sales staff of the manufacturer and the manager of the amusement store put stamps 4 and 5 on the unfinished sealing strips 1 'prepared in advance, respectively. The sealing strip 1 is created (step 101), and the sales representative takes it back to the manufacturer (step 102).

Here, the unfinished sealing strip 1 'before the stamps 4 and 5 are applied is, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the sealing strip 1 described above which is stamped by both a game store and a manufacturer. This is the stage before applying 4,5. That is, the unfinished sealing strip 1 ′ is obtained by printing the manufacturer name 2 and the serial number 3 on the surface of the paper material by the printing device. Therefore, by applying the manufacturing method of the sealing strip which has been widely and conventionally used, the unfinished sealing strip 1 'can be easily and inexpensively produced, and the supply amount can be sufficiently reduced. Can be secured.

Imprints 4 and 5 applied to unfinished sealing strip 1 '
Is only attended by the manufacturers and amusement stores,
And it is preferable to perform in a closed room. Also, at this time, one more sealing strip 1 is created than the number required when actually sending out the gaming machine 10, and the management of the amusement store possesses it for confirmation or stores it in the amusement store. Is also good.

Next, the manufacturer who brought back the sealing strip 1 first manufactures the ordered number of gaming machines 10 and packs them in the packing member 20 (step 103).

When packing the gaming machine 10, it is preferable to apply a packing member 20 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and store it inside. The packing member 20 includes a box-shaped housing 21 having an open upper surface, and a lid 22 hinged so as to open and close the opening of the housing 21. Molded with a synthetic resin such as The housing 21 is provided with a rotatable locking means 23 on the upper part of the front surface, and when the lid 22 is closed, it can be easily locked. It is preferable that the sizes of the storage body 21 and the lid 22 be large enough to pack a plurality of gaming machines 10.

The packing member 20 includes a housing 21
A plurality of recesses 24 are provided at a plurality of positions from the front surface of the cover 22 to the front surface of the lid 22. These recesses 24 have a rectangular shape slightly larger than the sealing strip 1 described above, and have a depth greater than the plate thickness of the sealing strip 1.

The gaming machine 10 is provided by the packing member 20 described above.
After packing, the sealing strip 1 brought back by the salesperson is pasted between the storage body 21 and the lid 22 to seal the gaming machine 10 (step 104), and this is sent to the game store. It is dispatched (step 105). The place where the sealing strip 1 is attached is the plurality of recesses 24 described above. When the gaming machine 10 is shipped, it is preferable that a shipping person in charge of the manufacturer confirms whether or not the sealing strip 1 is securely attached immediately before the shipment. Gaming machine 10
As with the past, the transportation of the game may be left to a special contractor separate from the game store and the manufacturer.

Next, when the gaming machine 10 sent from the manufacturer is received (step 106), first, the sealing strip 1 attached to the packing member 20 is inspected at the game store (step 107). That is, the packing member 20
Whether the sealing strip 1 stuck on the product is damaged or not, and the official seals 4 and 5 of both the game store and the manufacturer.
Check if there are any. In this case, as described above,
When the sealing strips 1 are stamped 4 and 5, one of them can be stored in a game store, and the two can be compared. Therefore, the inspection work of the sealing strips 1 is easy, and Be accurate.

Here, the gaming machine 10 is separated from the control of the manufacturer and the game store from the time the manufacturer sends the game to the time the game machine arrives at the game store. However,
The sealing strip 1 affixed to the packing member 20 is obtained by adding stamps 4 and 5, which are unique identifications of both the game store and the manufacturer, to the unfinished sealing strip 1 '. Moreover, the contents of the seals 4 and 5 can be known only by the game store and the manufacturer before the gaming machine 10 is sent out, and there is no room for a third party to know at all. In other words, it is impossible for a third party to forge and prepare the sealing strip 1 in advance, and once the packing member 20 has been opened in order to perform unauthorized modification to the gaming machine 10, Cannot be undone. Further, since the sealing strip 1 is attached to the recess 24 by forming the recess 24 in the packing member 20, the sealing strip 1 may peel off due to external force such as rubbing applied during transportation. In addition, there is no fear that a breakage situation may occur, and it is also possible to prevent a third party from intentionally peeling off the sealing strip 1 using a cutter knife or the like.

Therefore, in the above-described inspection, the seals 4, 5
If the sealing strip 1 is found to have an abnormality such as a different content, damaged, or the like, it means that the packing member 20 has been opened during transportation, while the sealing strip 1 has no abnormality. Thus, it can be ensured that the packing member 20 is not opened. As a result, the sealing strip 1
Only the packing member 20 having no abnormality is opened (step 10).
8) If the game machine 10 packed in this is installed (step 109), a new store can be opened only with the regular game machine 10 (step 110).

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a seal is applied as the unique identification display is exemplified. However, the unique identification display does not necessarily have to be a seal. , Or other things. In the case of stamping, a thumbprint may be used. Furthermore, since the unique identification of the sender is also added, the security can be further improved, but the unique identification of the orderer is sufficient. In addition,
The manufacturer name and serial number are printed on the sealing strip, but these are not always necessary.

In the above-described embodiment, the gaming machine is sealed via the packing member. However, a sealing strip may be directly attached to the gaming machine.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When shipping a gaming machine, a sealing strip with the unique identification of the ordering party added is applied, making forgery by a third party extremely difficult and ensuring that the package has been opened. it can. Moreover, the one before the unique identification display is added can be easily created by the conventional technique, and it is possible to secure an inexpensive and sufficient supply amount.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a gaming machine shipping method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a sealing strip according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram showing an unfinished sealing strip before a unique identification mark is added.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a packing method of the gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sealing strip 1 'Incomplete sealing strip 2 Manufacturer name 3 Serial number 4, 5 Imprint 10 Game machine 20 Packing member 21 Storage body 22 Lid 23 Lock means 24 Concave part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for shipping a gaming machine in response to a request from an ordering party, wherein the gaming machine is sealed with a sealing strip on which a unique identification of the ordering party is added, and this is sent to the ordering party. A method of shipping a gaming machine, characterized in that: 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising adding a unique identification of a sender to the sealing strip. 3. A sealing strip applied to a case where a gaming machine is sent to an orderer, wherein a unique identification of the orderer is added thereto.