DE3244122A1 - Coin-operated gaming machine with a stop button for the premature stopping of the rotary bodies - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Slot machine with a stop button for the premature shutdown of circulating bodies

The invention relates to a slot machine with a random generator to determine winnings, with locking positions being determined on which win symbols carrying order are to be shut down to display game results and with a Stop button for early shutdown of the circulating body.

A slot machine of the type mentioned is from the German Offenlegungsschrift 31 39 586 known. The random number generator of the well-known slot machine represents Random numbers ready from which a winner connoisseur can distribute them later if necessary Profits determined. The random numbers also become one of a game flow controller specified time as shutdown addresses in markers specific to the running body enrolled. Sensors on the recirculating bodies control the occupancy in a position detector, so that the current position address of each rotating body is always known. If the current position address matches the marked stop address, - in this way a shutdown signal is generated, by means of which the relevant rotating body immediately is stopped.

For premature shutdown of the circulating unit, it is common to use a To use the stop button, according to the applicable legal provisions, no Profit advantages may be achievable. With the stop button in the well-known slot machine could If the randomness is maintained, the marking time can be brought forward.

Between pressing the stop button and shutting down the circulating unit However, there can be a delay of up to one cycle that paralyzes the joy of playing arise, especially if there is a game result without a win.

The invention is based on the object of a slot machine of the type mentioned at the beginning, while preserving the randomness of the game result reduces the shutdown process after pressing the stop button, especially if the outcome of the game will bring little or no profit.

The object is achieved in that a controlled by the determined profit A concordance generator is provided for early circulatory breastfeeding determined alternative rest position addresses for displaying the determined profit.

Winning symbols that lead to small wins are theirs frequent occurrence repeatedly applied to the circulating body so that starting from any circumferential position until the next repetition or Alternatively symbol only a small central angle has to be covered. Correspondingly short is also the delay time after pressing the stop button and the player gets the Impression that he can shut down the circulating body directly. If the random number generator however, the maximum win which, for example, has a probability of 7 x 1 0 -5 is achievable, must have a shutdown delay when the stop button is pressed be calculated, since the associated symbol is only provided once.

Developments of the slot machine according to the invention are the Refer to subclaims.

The invention is based on an embodiment shown in the drawing explained. The only figure in the drawing contains a block diagram with all of them important parts of a game machine for understanding the invention.

A game sequence control labeled 1 offset the start of the game three roller-shaped recirculating units 2, 3 and 4 via individual control lines 5, 6 and 7 and individual motors 8, 9 and 10 in circulation. The recirculating body 2, 3 and 4 are circumferential to the respective motor 8, 9 and 10 predetermined locking positions provided with winning symbols. The recirculating units 2, 3 and 4 are opto-electric Position sensors 11, 12 and 13 are coupled, each with a position register 14, 15, 16 influence, so that for each recirculating body 2, 3 and 4 a position detector 11, 14; 12, 15 and 13; 16 is formed, the assignment of which is the current position address of the respective recirculating body 2, 3 and 4 represents.

The Spielablåufsteuerung 1 leaves - also at the beginning of the game - over an activation line 1 7 to a random generator 18, which in a known manner three stop addresses for the three recirculating units 2, 3 and 4 generated, which in three Address registers 19, 20 and 21 are stored in order to be connected to their output line 22, 23 and 24 to be ready.

The output lines 22, 23 and 24 lead into a winner recognizer 25, which is the associated Determined profit and sends this in coded form to its output 2.

The game sequencer 1 sends at a specified time a first control signal via a control line 27 to an address comparator 28, on the one hand via the output lines 22, 23 and 24 with the address registers 19, 20 and 21 and on the other hand connected to the position registers 14, 15 and 16 is. The first control signal activates one relating to the first recirculating body 2 Comparator circuit 29, which when the shutdown address and current Position address sends a stop signal via control line 5 to motor 8, which then immediately stops at the latching position with the shutdown address, with at least one through a window (not shown) in front of the circulating body 2 Profit symbol is displayed, which represents a partial result.

From the partial result, the player can on the possibly achievable Close profit, knowing that small profits are common and large profits are seldom released. To match the player's temperament, a restart button 30 is attached under the first recirculating body 2, after which The game sequence control is only activated within a signaled phase 1 completely repeats the processes described so far. Here is also the Random generator 18 repeatedly started to generate address registers 19, 20 and 21 load with new stop addresses.

After the locking position for the first recirculating body 2 is determined, there is the possibility of premature shutdown for the second recirculating body 3 by pressing a stop button 31 attached under the recirculating body 3.

A stop signal, which is also generated, arrives via a line 32 into a first activation input 33 of a concordance generator 34. This is connected to the output 26 of the winner identifier 25 and generates alternative shutdown addresses for the second recirculating unit 3. Alternative stop addresses denote latching positions, in which the recirculating unit displays a symbol that corresponds to the one originally intended is equivalent, or that in combination with the other symbols the achieved and in a memory S of the concordat? zelerlralor.s: I 34 (read-memory gain indicates.

The concordance generator creates the alternative shutdown addresses 34 all addresses of the second rotating body 3 one after the other via a multiple line 35 to the winner connoisseur 25, who if he knows the style address of the first Recirculating body 2 the possibly emerging gains for the concordance generator 34 reports back. The reported profits will match the originally determined and the gain stored in the memory S is compared in a comparator V and at Correspondence marked in a register 3R for alternative shutdown addresses, to then via a multiple line 36 to the second circulating body 3 assigned Apply comparator circuit 37 of the address comparator 28, which is activated will.

As soon as the current address from the position register 15 either matches the original or one of the alternative shutdown addresses, the comparator circuit 37 sends the stop signal through the game sequence control 1 via control line 6 to the motor 9 of the second circulating body 3, so that the latter stops at the associated latching position and loads the shutdown address from Position register 15 in the address register 20.

If the stop button 31 is not actuated, the game sequence control sends 1 a second control signal via the control line at a specified time 27 to the address comparator 28, to the second rotary body 3 on the in the address register 20 stopping address stored.

The third 'Umlaufkbtrper 4 can - like the second - either prematurely with stop button 38 or at one of the game sequence control 1 specified Time to be stopped.

A special case exists when the stop button 31 is used for premature stopping of the second rotating body 3 was pressed after the winner judge 25 a Has signaled NulZ profit. The concordance generator 34 then sets all addresses as shutdown addresses to the comparator circuit 37, so that the rotating body 3 immediately to the latching position with the current address in the position register 15 is set aside. Again the stop address is in the address register. 20 loaded. The concordance generator 34 now determines - without it being actuated the stop button 38 for the third circulating body 4 is required - with the aid of the Winner expert 25 shutdown addresses for the third recirculating body 4, in their associated Rastpisitonen the third revolving body 4 will display a symbol that also in combination with the symbols that indicate the two stationary recirculating units 2 and 3, none Showing profit. When activating the comparator circuit assigned to the third circulating body 4 39 - either prematurely from the stop button 38 or at the set time from of the game sequence control 1 - only stop addresses from the concordance generator 34 used for address comparison.

The data processing parts 1, 14 to 29, shown in blocks, 33 to 37 and 39 are physically on a common circuit board as integrated circuits realized, which also includes a microprocessor. The winner connoisseur 25 contains three read-only memories (PROMs) for the three recirculating bodies 2, 3 and 4, which are the respective Assign winnings to the respective rest positions. If the symbols are changed, which are displayed on the locking positions, the PROMs must be replaced, the device-internal determination of winnings to those displayed with the changed symbols Adjust profits.

To implement the concordance generator 34, instead of the register 3R and 4R also serve a random access memory (RAM) to which the Position addresses of the revolving units 3 and 4 addressable memory locations of the microprocessor Has access.

As already described, the profit determined in the winner identifier becomes 25 encoded in the memory S loaded. A priority signal is generated that causes the microprocessor to put its current operations in the appropriate place cancel in order to then successively all the position addresses of the recirculating unit 3 or 4 to be applied to the winner identifier 25 and to the RAM. If the winning connoisseur 25 has determined a profit for the position address created, which corresponds to that in the memory S matches, the comparator V generates a one which is entered in the addressed memory space of the RAM is written. The profits differ from each other from, then the comparator V generates a zero for writing in the addressed Storage space. After all addresses have been output, the microprocessor resumes its own normal operations.

After pressing the stop button 31 or 38, the microprocessor is again caused to interrupt in order to stop the recirculating body 3 or 4 prematurely. To do this, it calls the current position address from position register 15 or 16 to the content from the memory space in the RAM belonging to this address read.

When reading a one, the microprocessor generates the stop signal for immediate shutdown of the recirculating unit 3 or 4. When reading a zero the microprocessor waits for the next current position address from the position register 15 or 16 to read the contents of the next memory location in the RAM with this.

This process is repeated until one read cycle results in one includes for shutdown.

The described determination of the alternative shutdown addresses is executed in storage mode. Although in principle real-time operation is also possible is, the memory operation was given preference because it is a simple function check enables. For example, the coded winning signal generated by the winner identifier 25 via an encoder to a numerical display - the determined Indicates profit. After all recirculating bodies 2 - 4 have stopped, the must The profit shown by the winning symbols with the previously determined and numerically displayed match.

Claims (7)

Claims 2) slot machine with a random generator for Determination of winnings, with locking positions being determined on which win symbols bearing recirculating body to display game results are to be stopped and with a Stop button for premature circulation body shutdown, characterized in that a concordance generator (34) controlled by the determined profit is provided, the alternative rest position addresses for the premature stopping of the circulating body Determined display of the determined profit. 2. Slot machine according to claim 1, characterized in that Umlaufkärperindividuelte address register (19 to 21) for the provision of im Random generator (18) generated locking position addresses are provided that the recirculating body (2 to 4) with the circulation monitoring position detectors (11,14; 12,15 and 13,16) are coupled so that an address comparator (28) is provided which, if they match a stop signal for the relevant address from the provided and current address Circulation body (2 to 4) generated that a winner identifier (25) is provided, the from the combined latching position addresses generated by the random generator (18) by means of a read-only memory, in which rastpositionbe related profits are stored are generated, a signal representing the amount of win, which is generated for the duration of The current game can be stored, that the concordance generator (34) of stop signals the stop button (31, 38) is activated, after which the alternative rest position addresses can be applied to the address comparator (28) for generating the shutdown signal. 3. slot machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the Concordance generator (34) contains an address generator (A) whose addresses to the winner identifier (25) can be created by combining it with existing standstill addresses of the remaining recirculating units (2 or 2 and 3) a coded address for the addresses created Sends gain signal at its output (26) to the concordance generator (34) in order to the addresses created, the winning signal of which is equivalent to the one saved, output as alternative latching position addresses. 4. Slot machine according to claim 2, characterized by a memory (S) to store the signal representing the amount of winnings that was generated during the Determination of the alternative detent position addresses as a reference signal at a comparator (V) is applied and through at least one register assigned to the circulating bodies (3, 4) (3R, 4R) to provide the alternative latching position addresses, the memory (S), the comparator (V) and the register (3R, 4R) belong to the concordance generator (34). 5. Slot machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a microprocessor-controlled concordance generator (34) and by exchangeable ones Read-only memory in the winner identifier (25). 6. Slot machine according to claim 5, with a memory with optional Access (RAM), characterized in that the register (3R, 4R) is created in the RAM is, with a storage space provided for each position address of the rotating body (3, 4) to which the microprocessor with the position address has access that the microprocessor after another all position addresses of the circulating body (3, 4) to the winner identifier (25) and to the RAM creates the memory locations whose addresses have alternative latching position addresses are to load each with a shutdown signal and that the microprocessor for premature rotating body shutdown as often as a current position address after the others from the position register (20,21) with which it calls up the RAM addressed to a read cycle until it reads and outputs a stop signal. 7. slot machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the Allocation of the memory (S) triggers a priority signal that the microprocessor to apply the addresses to the winner identifier (25) and to the RAM.