Gaming Machine Display Rotation for Secure Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The gaming industry faces security challenges as technicians need access to sensitive areas within gaming machines to service additional operational devices, posing a risk to secure components like network connections and master gaming controllers.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a gaming machine design where the display is rotatably or slidably coupled to the cabinet, allowing controlled access to the interior by rotating or sliding to expose the secure area, with locking mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional operational devices are positioned within the gaming machine cabinet, then the functionality and productivity of the gaming machine are improved, but the security risk increases due to expanded access requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet interior is divided into multiple secured areas with different access requirements. The display assembly acts as a movable security barrier that can be positioned to secure different portions of the cabinet interior, allowing technicians to access only the specific area needed for servicing operational devices while maintaining security in other areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is configured to be movable between a first position that secures the cabinet interior and a second position that provides access. This dynamic positioning allows the security barrier to adapt between secured and accessible states, resolving the contradiction between maintaining security and allowing necessary access for servicing additional operational devices.
2Ease of operation
If technicians are granted access to service operational devices within the cabinet, then the ease of operation and maintenance are improved, but the security of sensitive areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly serves as an intermediary security barrier between technicians and sensitive areas. It can be positioned to allow technicians to service operational devices while blocking access to sensitive areas containing network connections and master gaming controllers, thus maintaining security while enabling necessary maintenance access.
Solution Approach 2:
Access to the cabinet interior is segmented into different zones. The display assembly can be positioned to create controlled access pathways that allow technicians to reach operational devices while preventing access to sensitive areas, resolving the contradiction between maintenance needs and security requirements.
3Ease of operation
If the display is made movable to allow access to the cabinet interior, then the ease of operation is improved, but the structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly is designed with movable capabilities through connectors and couplers that allow it to transition between secured and accessible positions. This dynamic design enables the display to function as both a stable structural component and a movable security barrier, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is integrated within the cabinet structure through nested connectors and couplers. These components allow the display to be movably coupled to the cabinet, providing both structural support and the ability to move for access control, thus maintaining structural stability while enabling ease of operation.
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AI summary
A gaming machine having a cabinet having an interior portion, the interior portion having a front section and a back section, a gaming machine door coupled to the cabinet, a display positioned between the gaming machine door and the interior portion to display a game of chance, the display having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, a connection assembly to couple the display to the gaming machine, and at least one lock coupled to the connection assembly to releasably lock the display in a closed position to prevent unauthorized access to the interior portion, the interior portion having at least one of a cash box, a coin hopper, a printer, or a paper holder, wherein the display is configured to be moved when the at least one lock is in an unlocked position to provide access to the interior portion.