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`US008095990B2
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`c12) United States Patent
`Tanimura
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`(IO) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,095,990 B2
`Jan.10,2012
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`(54) GAMING MACHINE, GAMING
`INFORMATION AUTHENTICATION
`LOADING DEVICE AND GAMING
`INFORMATION LOADING DEVICE
`
`(75)
`
`Inventor: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Tokyo (JP)
`
`(73) Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation,
`Tokyo (JP)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 1181 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/406,404
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Apr. 19, 2006
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`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
`
`US 2006/0240888 Al
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`Oct. 26, 2006
`
`(30)
`
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`
`Apr. 25, 2005
`Apr. 25, 2005
`
`(JP) ................................. 2005-126990
`(JP) ................................. 2005-126999
`
`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`G06F 7104
`(2006.01)
`G06F 17130
`(2006.01)
`A63F 9124
`(2006.01)
`G06F 17/00
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl. .......... 726/30; 713/165; 713/169; 713/176;
`713/192; 713/193; 713/194; 380/251; 463/20;
`463/29
`(58) Field of Classification Search .................. 380/251;
`713/165, 169,176,192,193,194;
`726/30;
`463/20, 29
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`6,149,522 A
`11/2000 Alcorn et al.
`6,722,986 Bl *
`.................... 463/29
`4/2004 Lyons et al.
`7,188,255 Bl*
`713/191
`3/2007 Toh et al .......................
`7,454,169 B2 *
`11/2008 Soerensen et al. ........... 455/26.1
`2003/0037239 Al *
`713/169
`2/2003 Leung et al ...................
`3/2003 Gauselmann
`2003/0045351 Al
`11/2003 LeMay et al.
`2003/0216172 Al
`
`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`08-241194
`9/1996
`JP
`2001-344096
`12/2001
`JP
`2002-341957
`11/2002
`JP
`WO 99/65579
`12/1999
`WO
`* cited by examiner
`
`Primary Examiner - Michael Simitoski
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Oliff & Berridge, PLC
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`A gaming machine comprises a gaming board and a mother
`board. The gaming board comprises a boot ROM and a card
`slot. The boot ROM stores therein an authentication program
`for authenticating a gaming program and a gaming system
`program stored in a memory card. The card slot receives the
`memory card therein. The mother board comprises a main
`CPU and a RAM. The main CPU reads the authentication
`program from the boot ROM and the gaming program and
`gaming system program from the memory card received in
`the card slot. The main CPU executes an authentication pro(cid:173)
`cess for the read gaming program and gaming system pro(cid:173)
`gram according to the read authentication program. The main
`CPU writes the authenticated gaming program and gaming
`system program to the RAM. The main CPU controls a game
`proceeding according to the written gaming program and
`gaming system program.
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`10 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets
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`MOTHER BOARD 20
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`GAMING BOARD
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`16
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`CPU
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`U.S. Patent
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`Sheet 2 of 13
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`Sheet 3 of 13
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`FIG. 3
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`Sheet 4 of 13
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`FIG. 4
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`MOTHER BOARD ~ 20
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`Sheet 5 of 13
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`FIG. 5
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`20
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`MOTHER BOARD
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`GAMING BOARD
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`TURNING ON POWER SOURCE
`SWITCH OF POWER SOURCE UNIT
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`---(cid:173)
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`READING GAMING INFORMATION
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`FROM MEMORY CARD 30 AND
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`Sheet 7 of 13
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`FIG. 7
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`Sheet 8 of 13
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`FIG. 8
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`25
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`MOTHER BOARD
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`INFORMATION TO RAM 23
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`Sheet 10 of 13
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`FIG. 10
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`MOTHER BOARD
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`Sheet 11 of 13
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`FIG. 11
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`Sheet 12 of 13
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`FIG. 12
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`MOTHER BOARD
`TURNING ON POWER SOURCE
`SWITCH OF POWER SOURCE UNIT
`RECEIVING RESET SIGNAL
`TO BECOME RESET STATE
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`GAMING BOARD
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`16
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`OUTPUTTING RESET SIGNAL
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`AUTHENTICATING AUTHENTICATION
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`PROGRAM 11 a ACCORDING TO
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`PRELIMINARY AUTHENTICATION
`PCI ,..___ ______
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`PROGRAM lib
`BUS.-----~~------.
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`OUTPUTTING RELEASE ORDER
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`RECEIVING RELEASE ORDER
`TO RELEASE RESET STATE
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`EXTRACTING COMPRESSED
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`PROGRAM INCORPORATED
`INTO BIOS ON RAM 23
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`EXECUTING EXTRACTED PROGRAM
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`READING AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM
`PCI BUS
`11 a FROM BOOT ROM 11 AND
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`STORING AUTHENTICATION
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`PROGRAM I la IN RAM 23
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`READING GAMING INFORMATION
`FROM MEMORY CARD 30·-AND
`IDE BUS
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`AUTHENTICATING GAMING SYSTEM-----
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`PROGRAM 30b ACCORDING TO
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`AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM Ila
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`AUTHENTICATING GAMING
`__ ID_E B_US_ MEMORY CARD
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`PROGRAM 30a ACCORDING TO
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`AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM I la
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`GENERATING AUTHENTICATION
`LOG INFORMATION
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`AUTHENTICATION
`11a
`PROGRAM
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`MEMORY CARD 30
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`S10
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`S2
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`S3
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`S4
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`S12
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`S13
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`READING GAMING INFORMATION IDE BUS
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`FROM MEMORY CARD 30 AND
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`WRITING GAMING INFORMATION
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`TO RAM 23
`CHECKING AUTHENTICATION
`LOG INFORMATION
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`E O
`M M RY CARD
`----
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`READING AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM
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`1 la FROM BOOT ROM 11 AND
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`AUTHENTICATING AUTHENTICATION
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`PROGRAM I la ACCORDING TO
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`GAMING SYSTEM PROGRAM 30b
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`Jan.10,2012
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`Sheet 13 of 13
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`US 8,095,990 B2
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`FIG. 13
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`GAMING MACHINE, GAMING
`INFORMATION AUTHENTICATION
`LOADING DEVICE AND GAMING
`INFORMATION LOADING DEVICE
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION
`
`This application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-126990, filed
`on Apr. 25, 2005, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-
`126999, filed on Apr. 25, 2005, the entire contents of which
`are incorporated by reference herein.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`2
`other, the gaming machine reads a gaming program stored in
`the storage means. This security check is repeatedly con(cid:173)
`ducted during a gaming procedure.
`However, these prevention methods for the fraud act have
`the problem that the stored gaming information is not authen(cid:173)
`ticated. More specifically, none of these prevention methods
`certifies that a falsification of the stored gaming information
`is not made.
`The prevention method disclosed in the first reference can
`10 prevent a malicious third party from making a copy of the
`stored gaming information and using it on the gaming
`machine by means of another storage medium, however, can
`not prevent the malicious third party from making a falsifi(cid:173)
`cation of the stored gaming information. The prevention
`15 method disclosed in the second reference can authenticate the
`removal unit, however can not prevent a malicious third party
`from making a falsification of the stored gaming information
`because data stored in the removal unit are not authenticated.
`The prevention method disclosed in the third reference can
`20 prevent a malicious third party from replacing the gaming
`program stored in one storage medium by a fraudulent gam(cid:173)
`ing program stored in another storage medium and using it on
`the gaming machine after the security check is started, how(cid:173)
`ever, can not prevent the malicious third party from making a
`25 falsification of the gaming program stored in the one storage
`medium.
`
`1. Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a
`gaming information authentication loading device configured
`to authenticate and load gaming information stored in a por(cid:173)
`table storage medium, and a gaming information loading
`device configured to load the gaming information stored in
`the portable storage medium.
`2. Description of the Related Art
`There have been conventionally various gaming machines
`such as a video gaming machine, a slot machine, a pachi-slot
`machine and a pachinko gaming machine. Recently, a por(cid:173)
`table storage medium such as a compact flash memory card ( a
`registered trade name of "CF card") is employed to feed a
`gaming program and gaming information into each of these 30
`gaming machines. The gaming program is used to control a
`gaming procedure, a gaming image display, a gaming action
`and the like to be executed in the gaming machine. The
`gaming information is used in a game to be played in the
`gaming machine.
`In a case where the portable storage medium is employed in
`the gaming machine, the portable storage medium stores the
`gaming information therein and then is attached to the gaming
`machine to feed the gaming information into the gaming
`machine. In this configuration, a malicious third party can 40
`carry out a fraud act such as making a copy or a falsification
`of the stored gaming information because the portable storage
`medium is not incorporated into the gaming machine and is
`easily detached from the gaming machine. Therefore, it is
`very important to prevent the malicious third party from car- 45
`rying out the fraud act when the gaming information is fed
`into the gaming machine by means of the portable storage
`medium.
`Conventional prevention methods for the fraud act are dis(cid:173)
`closed in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publications No. 2001-
`344096, No. 2002-341957 and No. H0S-241194.
`In the first reference, when a storage medium is attached to
`a gaming machine, the gaming machine stores unique iden(cid:173)
`tification information for the gaming machine in the storage
`medium, and the storage medium stores unique identification 55
`information for the storage medium in the gaming machine. If
`the unique identification information for the gaming machine
`matches the unique identification information for the storage
`medium, software stored in the storage medium is executed.
`In the second reference, when a removal unit is attached to 60
`a computer main body, a user code stored in the removal unit
`is compared with a unit code stored in the computer main
`body. If the user code matches the unit code, the computer
`main body boots up a system.
`In the third reference, a security code stored in a storage 65
`means (storage medium) is compared with a security code
`stored in a gaming machine. Ifboth security codes match each
`
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming
`machine and a gaming information authentication loading
`device capable of authenticating and loading gaming infor(cid:173)
`mation stored in a storage medium, and a gaming information
`loading device capable of loading the gaming information
`35 stored in the storage medium.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a gaming machine comprising: a game action executing
`device configured to execute a game action; a loading device
`comprising: a program storage unit configured to store
`therein an authentication program for authenticating gaming
`information stored in a storage medium; and a connection
`unit configured to be connected to the storage medium, and a
`process device comprising: a readable and rewritable storage
`unit; a reading unit configured to read the authentication
`program from the program storage unit and the gaming infor(cid:173)
`mation from the storage medium connected to the connection
`unit; an authentication unit configured to execute an authen(cid:173)
`tication process for the read gaming information according to
`the read authentication program; a writing unit configured to
`write the gaming information authenticated by the authenti(cid:173)
`cation unit to the readable and rewritable storage unit; and an
`action controlling unit configured to control the game action
`executing device according to the written gaming information
`so that the game action executing device executes the game
`action.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming machine,
`the loading device is connected to the process device, which
`can easily load and store the gaming information stored in the
`storage medium to the readable and rewritable storage unit by
`only connecting the storage medium to the connection unit of
`the loading device. Further, the program storage unit of the
`loading device stores therein the authentication program for
`authenticating the gaming information, which can load the
`gaming information that is not falsified by a malicious third
`party to the readable and rewritable storage unit by executing
`the authentication process for the gaming
`information
`according to the authentication program.
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`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a gaming machine comprising: a game action executing
`device configured to execute a game action; a loading device
`comprising: a connection unit configured to be connected to a
`storage medium, and a process device comprising: a readable
`and rewritable storage unit; a program storage unit configured
`to store therein an authentication program for authenticating
`gaming information stored in the storage medium; a reading
`unit configured to read the authentication program from the
`program storage unit and the gaming information from the 10
`storage medium connected to the connection unit; an authen(cid:173)
`tication unit configured to execute an authentication process
`for the read gaming information according to the read authen(cid:173)
`tication program; a writing unit configured to write the gam(cid:173)
`ing information authenticated by the authentication unit to the 15
`readable and rewritable storage unit; and an action controlling
`unit configured to control the game action executing device
`according to the written gaming information so that the game
`action executing device executes the game action.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming machine, 20
`the loading device is connected to the process device, which
`can easily load and store the gaming information stored in the
`storage medium to the readable and rewritable storage unit by
`only connecting the storage medium to the connection unit of
`the loading device. Further, the program storage unit of the 25
`process device stores therein the authentication program for
`authenticating the gaming information, which can load the
`gaming information that is not falsified by a malicious third
`party to the readable and rewritable storage unit by executing
`the authentication process for the gaming
`information 30
`according to the authentication program. Furthermore, the
`authentication program is stored in the program storage unit
`of the process device, which can omit a loading process for
`loading the authentication program to the process device side.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro-
`vides a gaming information authentication loading device
`comprising: a loading device comprising: a connection unit
`configured to be connected to a storage medium storing gam(cid:173)
`ing information therein; and a program storage unit config(cid:173)
`ured to store therein an authentication program for authenti-
`eating
`the gaming
`information, and a process device
`comprising: a readable and rewritable storage unit; a reading
`unit configured to read the authentication program from the
`program storage unit and the gaming information from the
`storage medium connected to the connection unit; an authen-
`tication unit configured to execute an authentication process
`for the read gaming information according to the read authen(cid:173)
`tication program; and a writing unit configured to write the
`gaming information authenticated by the authentication unit
`to the readable and rewritable storage unit.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming informa(cid:173)
`tion authentication loading device, the loading device is con(cid:173)
`nected to the process device, which can easily load and store
`the gaming information stored in the storage medium to the
`readable and rewritable storage unit by only connecting the 55
`storage medium to the connection unit of the loading device.
`Further, the program storage unit of the loading device stores
`therein the authentication program for authenticating the
`gaming information, which can load the gaming information
`that is not falsified by a malicious third party to the readable 60
`and rewritable storage unit by executing the authentication
`process for the gaming information according to the authen(cid:173)
`tication program.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a gaming information authentication loading device 65
`comprising: a loading device comprising: a connection unit
`configured to be connected to a storage medium storing gam-
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`ing information therein, and a process device comprising: a
`readable and rewritable storage unit; a program storage unit
`configured to store therein an authentication program for
`authenticating the gaming information; a reading unit config(cid:173)
`ured to read the authentication program from the program
`storage unit and the gaming information from the storage
`medium connected to the connection unit; an authentication
`unit configured to execute an authentication process for the
`read gaming information according to the read authentication
`program; and a writing unit configured to write the gaming
`information authenticated by the authentication unit to the
`readable and rewritable storage unit.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming informa(cid:173)
`tion authentication loading device, the loading device is con(cid:173)
`nected to the process device, which can easily load and store
`the gaming information stored in the storage medium to the
`readable and rewritable storage unit by only connecting the
`storage medium to the connection unit of the loading device.
`Further, the program storage unit of the process device stores
`therein the authentication program for authenticating the
`gaming information, which can load the gaming information
`that is not falsified by a malicious third party to the readable
`and rewritable storage unit by executing the authentication
`process for the gaming information according to the authen(cid:173)
`tication program. Furthermore, the authentication program is
`stored in the program storage unit of the process device,
`which can omit a loading process for loading the authentica(cid:173)
`tion program to the process device side.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a gaming information loading device configured to load
`gaming information stored in a storage medium from the
`storage medium to a mother board connected to the gaming
`information loading device, comprising: a connection unit
`configured to be connected to the storage medium; and a
`program storage unit confiuged to store therein an authenti(cid:173)
`cation program for authenticating the gaming information.
`According to the present invention, the gaming informa-
`tion loading device is capable of being connected to the
`mother board, which realize to read the gaming information
`from the storage medium connected to the connection unit
`and then authenticate and load the read gaming information in
`the mother board side.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro(cid:173)
`vides a gaming machine comprising: a game action executing
`device configured to execute a game action; a loading device
`including a connection unit configured to be connected to a
`storage medium; and a process device including a readable
`and rewritable storage unit, wherein each of a program stor(cid:173)
`age unit, a reading unit, an authentication unit and a mutual
`50 authentication unit is included in at least one of the loading
`device and the process device: the program storage unit con(cid:173)
`figured to store therein an authentication program for authen(cid:173)
`ticating gaming information stored in the storage medium;
`the reading unit configured to read the authentication pro(cid:173)
`gram from the program storage unit and the gaming informa(cid:173)
`tion from the storage medium connected to the connection
`unit; the authentication unit configured to execute an authen(cid:173)
`tication process for the read gaming information according to
`the read authentication program; and the mutual authentica(cid:173)
`tion unit configured to execute a mutual authentication pro(cid:173)
`cess for the authentication program according to the gaming
`information authenticated by the authentication unit, the pro(cid:173)
`cess device includes a writing unit configured to write the
`gaming information authenticated by the authentication unit
`to the readable and rewritable storage unit, and the process
`device includes an action controlling unit configured to con-
`trol the game action executing device according to the written
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`gaming information so that the game action executing device
`executes the game action, when the mutual authentication
`unit has executed the mutual authentication process.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming machine,
`the loading device is connected to the process device, which
`can easily load and store the gaming information stored in the
`storage medium to the readable and rewritable storage unit by
`only connecting the storage medium to the connection unit of
`the loading device. Further, the program storage unit stores
`therein the authentication program for authenticating the
`gaming information, which can load the gaming information
`that is not falsified by a malicious third party to the readable
`and rewritable storage unit by executing the authentication
`process for the gaming information according to the authen(cid:173)
`tication program. Furthermore, the gaming information and 15
`the authentication program can maintain consistency each
`other by executing the mutual authentication process for the
`authentication program according to the authenticated gam(cid:173)
`ing information.
`In order to achieve the object, the present invention pro-
`vides a gaming information authentication loading device
`comprising: a loading device including therein a connection
`unit configured to be connected to a storage medium storing
`gaming information therein; and a process device including a
`readable and rewritable storage unit, wherein each of a pro- 25
`gram storage unit, a reading unit, an authentication unit and a
`mutual authentication unit is included in at least one of the
`loading device and the process device: the program storage
`unit configured to store therein an authentication program for
`authenticating the gaming information; the reading unit con- 30
`figured to read the authentication program from the program
`storage unit and the gaming information from the storage
`medium connected to the connection unit; the authentication
`unit configured to execute an authentication process for the
`read gaming information according to the read authentication 35
`program; and the mutual authentication unit configured to
`execute a mutual authentication process for the authentica(cid:173)
`tion program according to the gaming information authenti(cid:173)
`cated by the authentication unit, and the process device
`includes a writing unit configured to write the gaming infor- 40
`mation authenticated by the authentication unit to the read(cid:173)
`able and rewritable storage unit.
`According to the present invention, in the gaming informa(cid:173)
`tion authentication