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.

Abstract: A game medium management system of the present invention allows the prevention of use of a forged game medium and enables track of missing game medium to be kept.

Abstract: To reduce monitoring staff and reduce cost by automating monitoring, a card game monitoring system is provided comprising: a wirelessly communicable, identifying information recording device 2 embedded in a card 7 for recording information for identifying a self; identifying information reading devices 3 provided at the card takeout slot 16 of a card distributor 15 in contact with the card 7 at the start of a game and in card distribution areas 18 of a card game table 17 in contact with the card 7 in the middle of the game, for reading by wireless communication the identifying information; a control device 4 for monitoring consistency between the identifying information read with the identifying information reading device 3 at the start of the game and the identifying information read likewise in the middle of the game by comparing both pieces of the identifying information; a notifying lamp 5 for issuing a notice of information inconsistency, if any; a recording device 6 for recording identifying information

Abstract: To prevent calculation errors and fraudulent acts and reduce cost by automatic monitoring, a wirelessly communicable game monitoring system 1 is provided, comprising: an identifying information recording device 2, attached to playing cards or the like, for recording their own identifying information, an identifying information reading device 3 for reading wirelessly the information recorded in the identifying information recording device 2; a control device 4 for performing various kinds of calculation or judgment required in the process of games on the basis of identifying information read with the identifying information reading device 3; and a display device 6 for displaying the results of the calculation or judgment made with the control device 4.

Abstract: An advertisement distribution system includes servers and a terminal. The servers prepare distribution information containing game information and advertisement information and transmits the prepared distribution information to the terminal. The terminal displays a game screen using the game information included in the distribution information, and also displays the advertisement information included in the distribution information on the game screen.

Abstract: A small-size electronic apparatus includes a plurality of units each having a circuit board and an independent housing accommodating various functional components on a function to function basis. Desired ones of the units can be interconnected by a connector or connectors which may be in the form of a cable having a connector elements at its two ends with which interface portions of the units are inter-connected, or a connector pair having a male connector element and a female connector element which permit direct interconnection for the units to be layered one on top of another. The connectors permits the removal or assembling of the units without requiring any tools, and the provision of additional units with no limitation being imposed on the number of units.

Abstract: A product terminal incorporated in a product sends using state information for each configuring unit in real time to the host computer. The host computer estimates QCD of collected product considering possibility of reuse of each unit of the product, and shares the information with a warehouse center terminal, a factory terminal, and a collection terminal to effectively produce products.

Abstract: A game which two or more players can play, such as cards and mahjong, is played by connecting a home TV game machine with portable game machines having displays, where images for a common field are displayed on the TV, and private hands of a player, which should be concealed from the other players, are displayed only on a display of the player's local machine so that strategies an actual game is enjoyed. A plurality of portable game machines with displays are connected via a cartridge to a home TV game machine to which a ROM cassette is inserted for playing a game. The cartridge of which one end is inserted to the portable game machine for connection has a connection terminal on the other end, and the connection terminal and a controller connection terminal of the home TV game machine are connected with a communication cable.

Abstract: In a compact, electronic apparatus, a plurality of units are provided. Each of the units has a single function and has a functional component secured to a cabinet.

Abstract: A purchaser purchases a purchaser record medium, to which game software is rewritten or reloaded, at a shop. The purchaser writes data representing a predetermined amount of money to the purchaser record medium. At that time, the purchaser also writes purchaser inherent data to the purchaser record medium. When game software is requested from a computer of the shop, data recorded in the purchaser record medium is sent to software deliverers through communication networks, and is collated with past data recorded in computers. If matched, the game software is delivered from the software deliverer to the shop, and is then recorded in the purchase record medium. Simultaneously, additional data relating to the game software is recorded in the purchase record medium and in the computers of the software deliverers.

Abstract: A large scale LCD device has a plurality of LCD modules coupled together to form a single screen of the LCD panel. Each module has a plurality of top holes, bottom protrusions, left protrusions and right holes on respective sides of the module. The top hole has a longitudinal section and a transverse section for guiding the bottom protrusion in a horizontal direction for locking the bottom protrusion with the top hole. In the movement of the module for guiding the protrusion for locking operation, the left protrusions advance to the right holes to be received therein and locked with locking pins.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced composite material is provided. This comprises at least three layers of:(a) at least two layers of composite materials and(b) at least one layer of viscoelastic material.Each of the layers (a) has undirectionally aligned reinforcing fibers impregnated in a matrix resin. Preferably, at least one pair of the layers (a) has orientation angles of the fibers different from each other. Between such pair of the layers (a), the layer (b) is sandwiched.Such fiber reinforced composite material has a large vibration damping property.

Abstract: A laminated damping material comprises a layer of a thermosetting resin having vibration-damping properties as a core layer and two heat resistant films adhesive to the core layer, the core layer being sandwiched between these two heat resistant films. The damping material can be used for preparing a fiber-reinforced composite material which comprises at least one basic layer structure, outer layer/intermediate layer/core layer/intermediate layer/outer layer, the intermediate layer being formed from a heat resistant film having good adhesive properties to both outer and core layers and the core layer being formed from a thermosetting resin. The fiber-reinforced composite material exhibits high vibration-damping properties and accordingly can suitably be used, as a structural material, for the production of not only cars and equipments for leisure time amusement but also space structures such as artificial satellites and air planes.

Abstract: A home medical system allows any patient or healthy person to measure his or her daily condition at home and undergo a check or an inquiry diagnosis by a medical specialist or doctor. The home medical system includes equipment for measuring the electrocardiogram and other heart conditions of a user, a display for explaining the procedure and a display for displaying thereon a result of a measurement by the equipment. A communication link connects the user's equipment to a medical institution for interconnecting the medical institution to the user's system so that medical personal at the medical institution can also review the measured results obtained by the user.