EP0855074A1 - Process for determining a proportional jackpot win - Google Patents
Process for determining a proportional jackpot winInfo
- Publication number
- EP0855074A1 EP0855074A1 EP97928232A EP97928232A EP0855074A1 EP 0855074 A1 EP0855074 A1 EP 0855074A1 EP 97928232 A EP97928232 A EP 97928232A EP 97928232 A EP97928232 A EP 97928232A EP 0855074 A1 EP0855074 A1 EP 0855074A1
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- Prior art keywords
- jackpot
- game
- gambling
- machines
- slot machine
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
- G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
- G07F17/3211—Display means
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for determining a proportional jackpot profit according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- the progressive jackpot is triggered when a predetermined winning combination of symbols or other predetermined events are reached in each of the slot machines.
- a further profit-generating event e.g. B. the reaching of a jackpot threshold value unknown to the user of the slot machine and which is achieved accidentally.
- the jackpot amount can only be triggered by one slot machine and this will be the entire one The amount of the jackpot allocated or paid out. Since the symbolizing display means of the slot machines connected to a jackpot can be different, e.g. B.
- rollers, folding card carousels or video displays and thus can display a different variety of symbol combinations, it is provided that depending on the variety of combinations that can be represented by symbol combinations and the respective game use on the respective slot machine for each slot machine as a function of the symbol combination that can be represented a different amount for the jackpot replenishment is diverted from the stake.
- the disadvantage is that the respective jackpot amount is only assigned to the triggering slot machine. Furthermore, the entire jackpot system will come to a standstill in the event of a hardware or software failure of the central control unit for the jackpot.
- the invention has for its object to provide a jackpot system in which the game incentive is increased and in which failure of the jackpot control unit is largely prevented.
- the jackpot system according to the invention has the advantage that every slot machine can take over the control of the jackpot system.
- this game system differs fundamentally from the existing progressive jackpot link systems, since the accumulated progressive jackpot amount is not assigned to a single winner or slot machine, but rather in a specially designed playout of several eligible players on the respective slot machines is played out, whereby each Eligible slot machine participates pro rata in the payment of the jackpot amount according to its ranking order.
- the jackpot play is part of the game system of the slot machine connected to the jackpot system.
- FIG. 1 shows the basic structure of a jackpot system with coin-operated slot machines with the possibility of winning money
- FIG. 2 shows the essential assemblies of a coin-operated gaming machine with a further control device for operating a communication network and a further display means.
- a networked game system 1 shown in FIG. 1 consists of several coin-operated slot machines 2a-2d and a large display field 3, in which the current jackpot status is displayed.
- the gaming machines 2a-2d are connected to one another by means of network cabling 4 to form a communication network.
- the communication network can include 32 or more gaming machines.
- the slot machines 2 a - 2 d combined in the communication network can have different game systems.
- the display means for displaying profitable symbol combinations in the gaming machines 2a-2d are video screens 8.
- the gaming machines 2a and 2c have a video screen 8 for displaying profitable symbol combinations, on which symbol combinations are displayed in a 3x3 matrix.
- the current jackpot level is displayed on the respective video screen 8 of the slot machines 2b and 2d.
- the jackpot stand is also shown in a marked area of the video screen 8 of the gaming machines 2b and 2d.
- the slot machines 2a-2d each have a device on the front side in the area of the video screen 8 for accepting coins or banknotes.
- the network cable 4 connecting the gaming machines 2a-2d does not become shown plug-in connections on the slot machine side, which are connected on the slot machine side to a controller 7 of the respective gaming machine 2a-2d.
- the large display field 3 will be connected to the controller 7 of the gaming machine 2b via a plug connection provided on the machine side.
- FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the most important assemblies that are required to operate a coin-operated gaming machine 2 in communication network mode.
- the slot machine 2 comprises a symbol display 8 designed as a video screen.
- the controller 7 comprises, in addition to a mainboard 10, a commboard 11.
- the commboard 11 controls display means of a jackpot and data exchange and data comparison of the gaming machines 2a-2d located in the communication network.
- a coin unit 12 (DE 36 41 346 AI), consisting of an electronic coin validator, an adjoining coin separating unit followed by coin-specific coin stacking tubes, which have an electromagnetically actuated payout unit at the end, as well as operating elements 13, which mediate an interface (not shown) with the Microcomputers 9 of the main board 10 are connected.
- the microcomputer 9 of the mainboard 10 comprises a microprocessor (CPU Hitachi 64 180 or Zilog Z80 180, 8 bit, 12 MHz) with an arithmetic logic unit, an accumulator and a control unit with fixed value (ROM 27C 1000/2000/4000) and operating data memory (DS 1386 battery backup RAM), a clock generator and a bus system from which all units are supplied with data and memory addresses and control signals and an input / output unit for handling data traffic with the peripherals, such as the video screen 8 Coin unit 12 or the operating elements 13. Furthermore, the microcomputer 9 comprises serial interfaces 14, 15. The serial interface 15 (TTL level) establishes a connection to the game board-side commboard 11. The serial interface 14 is an RS 232 interface job trained.
- the serial interface 15 (TTL level) establishes a connection to the game board-side commboard 11.
- the serial interface 14 is an RS 232 interface job trained.
- the Commboard 11 comprises an independent CPU 16 (Hitachi 64 180 or Zilog Z80 180) with a CPU-side serial interface 30.
- the CPU is a read-only memory 17 (ROM) of the type 27C 1000/2000 and a battery-buffered operating data memory 18 (RAM ) of the type DS 1225 / 1230Y.
- An address 19 and I / O decoder 20 and a bus system are used to connect the CPU 16, the memory modules 17, 18 and a serial communication controller 21 (Zilog Z 85 C 30) with serial ports.
- a serial port 22 of the communication controller 21 leads through the intermediary of a power amplifier 23 (MAX483 or MAX487) to the large display field 3, with which the current jackpot level is displayed.
- An external personal computer (not shown) can be connected to an interface 24 of the communication controller 21 designed as RS 232.
- An interface converter 26 is connected to a serial interface 25 of the communication controller 21 designed as an RS 485.
- the interface converter 26 essentially comprises opto-coupler 27 of the type 6 N 136 for galvanic isolation and this is followed by a power stage 28. The network cabling is connected to this.
- the combination of the slot machines 2a-2d and the communication between them takes place via the respective coirimboard 11.
- Each commboard 11 has an individual address number which is set once using a rotary switch.
- automatic recognition is carried out as to which slot machine 2a-2d takes over the master or slave function.
- the gaming machines wait for a period of 3 seconds + (50 milliseconds x individual address number) for a recognition signal from the master. Since at this point in time no slot machine 2a - 2d has taken over the master function, the recognition signal remains off. In this case, the Commboard a master function takeover signal is sent for 2 seconds.
- the slot machine with the lowest address number will first send out this signal and take over the master function.
- the other commboards 11 will acknowledge receipt of this signal and behave as slaves in the communication network.
- the data is updated via the communication network every (30 milliseconds x number of gaming machines in the communication network), ie the master queries the data from each individual slave, accumulates the total amount and returns the data to the slaves, so that each coin board 11 contains the same database. This means that if the master malfunctions, each slave can take over the master function.
- Such a combination offers the advantage of multimaster capability.
- Each commboard 11 contains its own CPU with the communication software and all data relevant for the control of the network and can therefore take on the function of the master as well as the function of a slave. This measure ensures that, even if the master fails, the valid database and the overall function of the system are retained at all times, with the exception of the original master.
- a master Should more than one master report after switching on the gaming machines 2a - 2d, i. H. a master receives the master signal from another master, the master with the lowest address number will deactivate and execute the slave function.
- the commboard 11 After a successful automatic master / slave definition, in each case after switching on the gaming machines 2a-2d, the commboard 11 sends a release signal to the mainboard 10.
- a configuration can be carried out with a PC via a mainboard-side interface 14 designed as RS 232 what percentage of the respective stake is paid to the jackpot.
- the fill level of the jackpot is on the one hand with shown on the video screen 8 and on the other via a central large display field 3.
- a second, hidden, so-called hidden jackpot is provided. This hidden or second progressive jackpot, which is not visible to the player, grows in the background.
- the operator can set the increase or increase of the second, hidden hidden jackpot. The operator specifies the percentage that is diverted from the stake for the hidden jackpot.
- the remaining amount of the first jackpot is used to fill up the hidden jackpot and this subsequently becomes the first jackpot, which is displayed with the respective device-side and / or large display field 3.
- the hidden jackpot is also built up at the same time as the first.
- a jackpot trigger value is specified by specifying a lower and upper jackpot size.
- a pseudo-random generator of the mainboard 10 is used to determine a jackpot trigger value located between the lower and upper predetermined jackpot size. When the jackpot trigger value is reached or exceeded, the jackpot is frozen and a jackpot play sequence is started. If the jackpot limit value is exceeded due to the proportionate transfer of the further stakes, the amount exceeding the jackpot trigger value is added to the hidden jackpot.
- the slot machine 2a - 2d Every 30 milliseconds, the slot machine 2a - 2d queries the data of each individual slave with the master function and thus receives the amount of the jackpot. These partial amounts are accumulated by the master, the current jackpot value is calculated and passed on to the slaves via the communication network. If it is determined that the jackpot trigger value has been reached or exceeded, the mainboard 10 activates a special jackpot playout sequence which is the same for all slot machines 2a-2d. If the jackpot playout sequence was initiated, each slot machine 2a - 2d that is networked is given the opportunity to achieve a predetermined result within a predetermined time interval that can be displayed on the video screen 8, in a so-called qualification time, ie he must achieve a winning symbol combination specified by the slot machine through any number of games during this period.
- the type of qualification is determined by the game software used. A percentage of the stakes used during the qualification period is accumulated in the second so-called hidden jackpot. The duration or the remaining qualification time is shown graphically on the video screen 8.
- the players or users of the slot machine 2a - 2d who have reached the predetermined game result within the qualification time can now take part in a final, in this example a horse racing game.
- the number of horses participating in the race depends on the number of participating slot machine users. The following guidelines apply for displaying the number of horses on the video screen:
- the qualified user of the gaming machine 2a-2d is now given the opportunity to bet on the arrival of a game result during a further, subsequent predetermined period of time. This is done by actuating operating elements arranged on the front of the gaming machine 2a-2d, which are connected to the controller 7 of the respective gaming machine 2a-2d. The remaining operating time is also shown graphically on the video screen. Furthermore, each player's odds or the possible winning amount from the jackpot. If several players have bet on the same game result (horse), the win rate is recalculated according to this number of players and displayed on the video screen 8. The following requirement applies to the calculation of the profit ratio:
- the specified percentages are varied using a factor table on the mainboard, so that the same percentage is not used for each playout.
- One of these is selected from the existing factor table stored on the commboard side using the pseudo-random generator of the mainboard 10. The following applies to all factors entered in the factor table:
- Win place n jackpot amount x win rate x factor place n;
- Unqualified players or slot machines 2a - 2d have no possibility of participating in the betting process in the endgame.
- the endgame (horse race) is played simultaneously in all of the slot machines 2a-2d involved. In the end game it is determined which player has the displayed game result correctly. The jackpot is paid out in accordance with the determined ranking and win rate. Unpaid amounts are directed to the hidden jackpot, which then serves as the starting amount for the new jackpot.
- This endgame (horse race) is a second, independent game which runs simultaneously and identically on all slot machines 2a-2d via the communication network and is integrated as a component in the game software of each slot machine 2a-2d.
- the qualification period described in the introduction is dispensed with.
- the qualification time can be determined by means of a personal computer via the serial interface 14 can be deactivated, ie the users of the slot machines 2a-2d then do not have to reach a winning symbol combination specified on the gaming machine side in order to take part in the end game.
- everyone can therefore participate in the final.
- the determination of the jackpot trigger value described at the outset is dispensed with.
- a "promotion" jackpot can alternatively be activated within the system. H. an amount and date / time are entered (via the serial interface 14). By means of a real-time clock present on the mainboard 10, the end game with the set amount is initiated exactly at the set time.
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