JP2954384B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for storing valuable data stored in a card serving as an inserted storage medium.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a display for displaying the valuable data based on a display drive signal transmitted from a card unit as a ball lending processing device for performing a required ball lending process based on a ball lending request of a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional ball lending machine, there is a table ball lending device provided with a game machine and provided with a mechanism for discharging a predetermined number of game balls. This is to discharge a predetermined number of game balls based on the insertion of coins, and to use such a ball lending machine, coins are required, and there is an annoyance that currency must be exchanged during the game. Was. Therefore, in order to avoid such an annoyance, the player is required to purchase a card in which predetermined amount information is recorded in advance, and a predetermined number of game balls are discharged based on the insertion of the card. Ball rental devices have been developed and are being used in many game arcades. In a game store in which such a ball rental device is installed between gaming machines, a player receives game balls discharged from the ball rental device by hand from a ball receiving unit and throws them into a supply plate of the gaming machine to play a game. Will do it.

[0003]

However, while such a card-type ball renting device of the card type has an advantage that the trouble is reduced for the player, the conventional card type has the advantage that it can be used at the store where the card is purchased. There is a restriction that the card can be used only on the day of purchase, so that it has not been sufficiently designed for the convenience of the player.
Therefore, a system using a common prepaid card system has been proposed. This method can solve the problem that the card can be used only at the store where the card was purchased and on the date of purchase. On the other hand, the above-mentioned ball-to-ball rental device is provided in a so-called island facility of a game shop where the game machine and the ball-to-ball rental device are installed because the ball discharging mechanism for discharging the game ball is provided in itself. Regarding the game ball circulation mechanism, in addition to the mechanism for supplying game balls to a tank provided on the back of the game machine and storing spare balls for discharging as prize balls, a mechanism for supplying game balls to a table ball rental device. In addition, there is a problem that a mechanism for distributing game balls to be supplied to the storage tank of the game machine and the inter-ball ball rental device is required. Therefore, a system has been proposed in which a game ball relating to ball lending is discharged using a ball discharging mechanism provided in the gaming machine, and the prepaid card system is used in combination. This method uses the ball discharge mechanism of the gaming machine to discharge the game balls for the rented ball and guides them directly to the supply tray. There is no need to worry about spilling on the floor, so you can concentrate on playing. Moreover, this combination system employs a conventional configuration in which a card unit as a ball rental processing device is provided separately from the gaming machine. The reason is that if the gaming machine and the ball rental device are separate bodies, the conventional island equipment can be used as it is and it is economical. If the ball rental device is integrated into the game machine, it becomes necessary to cover the space for disposing the ball rental device with a decorative plate when the game machine is installed in the conventional island facility. As described above, the above system is a proposal with many merits, but since the inter-ball rental device is configured separately from the gaming machine, a balance display for displaying valuable data (balance) of the card is provided by the inter-ball rental device. When the device is provided in the device, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult for the player to check the balance. Therefore, a method of providing the balance display on the gaming machine side and displaying the balance of the card based on a signal transmitted from the inter-ball ball rental device side was studied. As a result, it was concluded that although there is no technical problem, it would be inevitable to provide an indicator on a gaming machine with little space to display only the balance of the card, which is information on the inter-ball rental equipment. did.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and has as its object to provide a predetermined ball lending processing device which performs a required ball lending process based on a ball lending request of a player. Based on the drive signal, not only display the valuable data on the display provided on the gaming machine side, but also display the necessary information generated on the ball rental processing device side, thereby effectively utilizing the display device. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a gaming machine according to the present invention provides a game apparatus for renting a ball within a range of valuable data stored in an inserted storage medium (for example, a card). A display capable of displaying the valuable data based on a display drive signal (for example, a balance display drive signal X) transmitted from a ball rental processing device (for example, the ball rental machine 200) that performs a required ball rental process based on a request. For example, balance indicator 12
A game machine provided with 2), wherein the display is provided at a predetermined portion on the front side of the game machine, and is normally transmitted from the ball rental processing device to the display on condition that the storage medium is inserted. The valuable data is displayed based on the display drive signal to be displayed, and when a predetermined display drive signal is transmitted from the ball rental processing device, required information other than the valuable data is displayed. Things.

[0006]

According to the present invention, usually, valuable data is displayed on a display provided at a predetermined portion on the front side of the gaming machine, and when a predetermined display drive signal is transmitted from the ball rental processing device. Since necessary information other than the valuable data is displayed, effective use of the display is achieved.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a card-type pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine 100 as a gaming machine and a ball rental machine 200 as a ball rental processing device (card unit)
The ball lending machine 200 has a built-in card reader, and the front panel 210 of the ball lending machine 200 has a card insertion / ejection slot 2 corresponding to the card reader.
11, an inserted balance display 220 for displaying the balance of the inserted card, and a valid display lamp 230 for displaying that the ball lending machine is in an operating state. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 100, an operation panel 121 is formed on the upper surface of a supply tray 120 provided on the front panel 110, and the balance (valuable value) of the card inserted into the ball lending machine 200 on the operation panel 121 is displayed. Data display)
And a conversion button 12 as a ball lending operation means for giving a command to convert the ball lending machine 200 to a lending ball (game ball).
3, a return button 124 as a return operation means for instructing ejection (return) of the card, and a ball number display 125 for displaying the number of lending balls converted by the conversion button 123 are provided.

The operation panel 121 has a ball lending possible display lamp 126 as a conversion display means for displaying that the conversion button 123 is active, and a control device of the game machine operates in an automatic conversion mode described later. A mode switching button 127 for giving a command to perform control is provided. Furthermore, the supply tray 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 100
A first ball detector (a ball shortage detector) 131 for detecting the presence or absence of a ball is provided at the lower end of the stream 0, and a second ball detector (near the outlet 129 on the upstream side of the supply tray 120). A ball holding detector 132 is provided, and when both the first ball detector 131 and the second ball detector 132 are in the off state, it is determined that there is no ball in the supply tray 120, and the first ball detector 132 is determined. When only the ball detector 131 is turned off, it can be determined that the ball is clogged in the supply tray 120.

Reference numeral 111 denotes the mode switching button 1
An automatic conversion mode indicator 27 indicates that the automatic conversion mode is set, a prize ball discharge lamp 112 is lit when a prize ball is discharged, and a 113 is lit when a lending ball is discharged by a signal from the ball lending machine 200. A lending ball discharge indicator lamp 141 is a receiving tray for storing a prize ball overflowing inside when the supply tray 120 is full.
Reference numeral 2 denotes an operation dial of a hit ball launching device that launches balls flowing down from the supply tray 120 one by one into the game area. The configuration of the game area on the front of the pachinko game board is the same as the conventional one, and can take any configuration. In this embodiment, the insertion indicator 220 on the front of the ball lending machine 200 displays the balance of the card when the card is inserted, and the ball lending machine 200 directly drives the balance display 122 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine. A driving signal capable of performing the driving is output. When the conversion button 123 is pressed, a command to convert the balance of the card into a lending ball in units of 200 yen or the like is given to the ball lending machine 200 on the assumption that the card is inserted into the card reader. 200 sends out a discharge request signal (two for 200 yen) to the control device of the ball discharge device provided on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in units of 100 yen or the like within the range of the amount of the card. It is configured to be. The remaining amount of the converted card is displayed on the balance display 122 in units of 100 yen as one unit (the amount before conversion is displayed on the inserted balance display 220), and the number of converted lending balls is displayed. Is displayed on the ball number display 125.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the back mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 170 denotes a ball discharging device which discharges a predetermined number of lending balls based on a discharging request signal from the ball lending machine 200 or discharges a prize ball in response to a request signal from a pachinko gaming machine, and 151 denotes a ball discharging device. Storage tank for storing the previous ball, 152 is storage tank 1
A guiding gutter for guiding the balls in the line 51 in a line and guiding the balls to the ball discharging device 170. The guiding gutter 152 is not particularly limited, but is formed in two lines so that a large amount of balls can be supplied in a short time. On the way, a ball leveling 153 and a standby ball detector 160 for preventing the balls from overlapping are provided. Also, below the ball discharge device 170, a discharge gutter 155 for guiding the discharged balls to the outlet 129 of the supply tray 120 on the front of the gaming machine, and a ball overflowing from the supply tray 120 to the lower tray 141. An overflow gutter 156 is provided continuously, and a ball drain gutter 157 branched from the middle of the discharge gutter 155 is provided in parallel with the overflow gutter 156. Flow path switching valve 15
8 are provided. Reference numeral 159 denotes a collecting gutter for collecting winning balls flowing into a winning port provided on the front surface of the gaming machine at one place, and 180 denotes a winning ball separation detecting device provided at the lower end of the collecting gutter 159.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the ball discharging device 170. The ball discharge device 170 includes a guide gutter 710 that is configured to be continuous with the guide gutter 152 that guides the reserve sphere stored in the storage tank 151. The guide gutter 710 is formed in two lines corresponding to the guide gutters 152, and a discharge means 740 including a stopper 745 as a flow-down prevention means and a discharge solenoid 741 for driving the stopper 745 corresponding to the passage of each line. Two sets are provided. The guide gutter 710 is composed of three parts according to its function.
13 is set. The decompression unit 711 is provided for the storage tank 1
This reduces the pressure of the reserve sphere sent from 51 through the guiding gutter 152, and as shown in FIG.
It has a turned structure. The rim 712
Is provided so that the spheres passing through the lower discharge portion 713 are spaced apart from each other so as to easily prevent the sphere from flowing out by the lower discharge means 740. The vertical passage portion 721 connected to the pressure reducing portion 711 and a vertical passage portion 721 are described below. And a direction change passage portion 722 that communicates with the discharge portion 713. At the lower end of the vertical passage portion 721, a ball clogging prevention protrusion 723 is provided to protrude forward. This ball clogging prevention projection 7
By means of 23, the center position of the lowest ball of the spheres that are vertically stopped in the vertical passage portion 721 is always positioned ahead of the center position of the sphere above it. As a result, the downward moving pressure of the upper sphere acts so as to always press the lowest sphere forward, thereby preventing ball clogging.

In the middle of the discharge portion 713 of each guide gutter 710, a non-contact type discharge ball detection sensor 730 (discharge sensors 1 and 2) for detecting a flowing ball is provided. In the middle of each discharge unit 713, the discharge sensor 73 is used.
Immediately after 0, the stopper 74 constituting the discharging means 740 is used.
There is provided a notch 703 in which 5 can appear. Each of the stoppers 745 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 705, and connection pins 746 are protruded from one side of the stopper 745. These connection pins 746 and the operation rod 742 of the discharge solenoid 741 are provided. Are connected to each other by a connection plate 747. Then, when the discharge solenoid 741 is in the demagnetized (off) state, the operating rod 742 descends, and the distal end of the stopper 745 enters the discharge portion 713 of the guide gutter 710 from the notch 703, respectively. The game ball is prevented from flowing down. On the other hand, when the discharge solenoid 741 is excited (turned on), the operating rod 742 rises and the stopper 745 is rotated in the upward direction, comes out of the notch 703 of the discharge portion 713, and the ball in the discharge portion 713 Is released, and the guide gutter 71 is released.
The spare sphere in 0 is discharged to the lower discharge gutter 155. As described above, the ball discharging device 170 of the above embodiment is used.
Since the discharge sensor 730 detects the flowing balls one by one and stops the discharge by operating the stopper 745 when the predetermined number is reached, the prize balls and the lending balls having different numbers of discharged balls as described above. Can be discharged by the same ball discharge device.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 750 denotes a ball removal sensor 750 for detecting that a ball removal rod has been inserted through an operation hole (not shown) provided in the front frame 101 of the pachinko gaming machine 100. When the ball removal sensor 750 is turned on, the discharge solenoid 741 is continuously excited to discharge the spare ball in the guide gutter 710 and to discharge the discharge gutter 1.
The drive means (solenoid) of the switching valve 158 in the nozzle 55 is operated to discharge the discharged ball to the outside of the machine through the ball drain gutter 157. The above-mentioned ball removal sensor 750
The discharge solenoid 741 and the discharge sensor 730 are electrically connected to the discharge control device 600 (see FIG. 4).

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and the ball lending machine 200. This control system can be roughly divided into pachinko gaming machines 100
A game board control device 400 that controls the game board of the game board;
The ball lending machine 200 includes a ball lending control device 500 for controlling a card reader and the like, and a discharge control device 600 for controlling the ball discharging device 170. Among the above control devices, the game board control device 400 receives a detection signal from various winning ball detectors provided on the game board 102 of the pachinko game machine, forms a drive signal of the accessory, and controls the back of the pachinko game machine. In response to a signal from a detector (safe sensor) 181 in the winning ball separation detecting device 180 provided on the mechanism panel, a safe solenoid 182 for winning ball separation is operated or a drive signal for the speaker 190 is formed. In addition, the game board control device 400 monitors the game state and notifies the pachinko store management device 700 of information on the state of the pachinko machine being operated, the occurrence of a big hit, the occurrence of a hit, and the like, Signal processing device 9 described later
A function to notify occurrence of a big hit is also provided for 00.

The discharge control device 600 controls the two guide gutters 7 in the ball discharge device 170 based on a discharge command signal from the ball lending control device 500 or the game board control device 400.
Excitation solenoids 741a and 741b that actuate a pair of stoppers 745 provided in the middle of 10 are excited to discharge a predetermined number of spare balls in each guide gutter 710 based on the detection signals of the discharge sensors 730a and 730b. The exhaust solenoids 741a and 741b are excited based on the ON signal from the ball release switch 750, and the drive source of the flow path switching valve 158 is operated to discharge all the reserve balls in the storage tank 151 and the guide gutter 152. I do. In addition, the discharge control device 600 controls the pachinko gaming machine 10
0 on the open / close switch 103 (see FIG. 1).
), An overflow detector 104 (see FIG. 2) provided in the middle of the overflow gutter 156, and an induction gutter 152.
When the detection signal from the stand-by ball detector 160 provided in the middle comes, the excitation of the discharge solenoids 741a and 741b is suspended, and the discharge by the ball discharge device 170 is stopped. In response, for example, the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 or the lending ball discharge display lamp 113 is turned on, or a prize ball or lending ball discharge sound request signal is transmitted to the game board control device 400.

Further, the discharge control device 600 receives a signal from the replenishment sensor 106 or the out sensor 107 and
The completion lamp 108 is turned on, and the replenishment request signal K and the discharged prize ball number signal I are transmitted to the pachinko parlor management device 700.
It is configured to transmit a discharged lending ball number signal J (the number of discharged balls is, for example, 25 in one pulse), an out-ball number signal L, and the like as data. The ball lending control device 500 receives the read data from the card reader 250 in the ball lending machine 200, and outputs a drive signal to the inserted balance display 220 and an effective display lamp 230 for displaying that the ball lending machine is in an operating state, and a pachinko machine. Balance display 1 provided in gaming machine
A drive signal for the 22 and ball lending possible display lamp 126 is formed, and a balance data rewrite signal q, a punch hole processing signal m, and a card discharge signal n for the card reader 250 are formed. In addition, the ball lending control device 500 has a terminal for receiving ON signals of the ball lending conversion switch and the card return switch, and converts the lending ball to the management device 800 of the card management company once (100 yen). Is provided with a function of transmitting a card settlement signal j for notifying that the operation has been performed, and an output terminal thereof.

In this embodiment, there is provided a signal processing device 900 which receives the segment drive signal X for the balance indicator 122 of the pachinko game machine output from the ball lending control device 500 as an input signal. The signal processing device 900 includes a balance display 122, a conversion button 123, a return button 124, an automatic conversion mode switching button 127, and a supply tray ball detector 1 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100.
31, 132, mode display 111, ball number display 125
Is connected, and forms a drive signal for the balance indicator 122 based on the segment drive signal X, and sends a conversion request signal (ball lending signal) Y and a card return request signal Z to the ball lending control device 500. At the same time, the automatic conversion mode control is performed, the automatic conversion mode control is canceled based on the big hit signal from the game board control device 400, and the automatic conversion mode control is performed based on the signals from the supply tray ball detectors 131 and 132. It has a function to restrict

The signal processing device 900 also has a function of judging the balance of the card based on the segment display drive signal X and estimating insertion and ejection of the card. Note that the signal processing device 900 may not be separately provided, and its function may be included in the above-described another control device.

FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration example of the game board control device 400. That is, the game board control device 400 according to this embodiment includes a prize ball number determining unit 410 that determines the number of prize balls to be discharged based on the detection signal from the safe sensor 181, the determined prize ball data B and its strobe. Prize ball data transmitting means 420 for outputting the signal C to the discharge control device 600, and a game control means 430 for controlling the game based on a signal from the game board 102.
And an output unit 440 for forming a drive signal for the safe solenoid 182 for separating winning balls and a status signal for the pachinko parlor management device 700, and an audio output unit 450 for driving the speaker 190.

The prize ball number determining means 410 detects a rising edge of a detection signal from the safe sensor 181 to form a prize ball detection signal, for example.
To a prize ball number storage means 412 for storing the number of prize balls for one prize ball detection signal, and to a specific prize area provided in a game board or the like and giving a prize ball number different from the number of prize balls for general prize balls. Specific winning ball winning number storage means 413 for storing the number of winning game balls is configured to output a predetermined winning ball data corresponding to each winning ball when a winning ball is detected. . The safe sensor 181 is provided in the winning ball separation detecting device 180, and a drive signal of the safe solenoid 182 is formed by a response signal (reading confirmation signal) H from the discharge control device 600, and the winning balls are separated and detected one by one. Therefore, the discharge command signal is formed exactly as many as the number of general winning balls according to their occurrence.

However, since the detection signal of the specific winning ball continuously enters the gaming board control device 400, in this embodiment, a specific winning ball winning number storage means 413 for storing the detected number of the specific winning ball is provided. I have. Then, when the read signal is fed back via the AND gate 421 that uses the response signal H from the discharge control device 600 as a control signal, the specific winning prize ball winning number storage means 413 controls the discharge for one winning ball. The memory is decremented by one each time the processing is completed. Game control means 430
Is provided with a specific winning ball detecting means 431 similar to the above winning ball detecting means 411, a signal forming means 432 for outputting a control signal for driving a solenoid, a motor and the like provided on the game board, a big hit signal P, and the like. I have.

FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the audio output means 450. The sound output means 450 includes a game sound request signal X requesting generation of a game sound such as a sound effect accompanying driving of a solenoid from the game control means 430, and a prize ball discharge sound request signal D from the discharge control device 600. Further, a lending ball discharge sound request signal E, a card insertion sound request signal F and a card discharge sound request signal G from the signal processing device 900 are input.
The sound output means 450 includes sound generation means 451 and 45 comprising ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like for storing sound generation codes respectively corresponding to the five types of request signals.
2, 453, 454, 455, a sound generator 457 for generating a signal for driving the speaker 190 based on the signal output from these sound generating means, and generating a corresponding sound by giving priority to any of the request signals. And a priority control means 458 for determining whether or not to make a request, and when a plurality of request signals are received at the same time, a voice generating means having the highest priority is selected to output a voice code.

FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the discharge control device 600. The discharge control device 600 according to this embodiment has a control unit 610 composed of a microcomputer or the like, and a state in which discharge can be performed by the ball discharge device 170 based on signals from the frame sensor 103, the overflow detector 104, and the standby ball detector 160. A discharge enable condition confirming means 620 for forming a discharge enable signal indicating whether or not the discharge enable condition exists and supplying the discharge enable signal to the control unit 610;
State output means 6 for outputting a status signal indicating a discharge state such as award ball discharge, ball lending, replenishment, and the like to the management device 700.
30 and the signal from the out sensor 107
It comprises a counter 640 for supplying an out signal to the management device 700 for each ball, a display driving means 650 for driving the segment type lending ball discharge display lamp 113 and the prize ball discharge display lamp 112, and the like.

The discharge control device 600 includes an input buffer BFFi that receives control signals from various sensors, the game board control device 400, and the ball lending control device 500, and a control unit 610.
And an output buffer BFFo for outputting a control signal from the controller to an external control device, and a driver DRV for forming drive signals for various solenoids. The dischargeable condition checking means 620 includes an AND gate G2 that calculates the logical product of the detection signals from the detectors 103, 104, and 160, and a discharge enable signal indicating that discharge is possible only when all the detectors are on. A is given to the control unit 610. As a result, the front frame 101 of the pachinko gaming machine is open, the overflow gutter 156 is full of prize balls, or there is no spare ball in the guide gutter 152.
The discharge operation in a situation where it is not desirable to discharge is suspended.

The control unit 610 includes a prize ball discharge control unit 616 and a lending ball discharge control unit 617 as shown in FIG.
And a ball ejection control unit 618 and a power failure control unit 619. The prize ball discharge control unit 616 receives the prize ball data B from the game board control device 400 and the data strobe signal C indicating the timing of capturing the prize ball data B, stores the number of prize balls, and outputs the detection signal from the discharge sensor 730 Prize ball discharge count storage calculation unit 661 that calculates the actual discharge count based on the
And an emission control signal forming unit 662 that determines the remaining number of emissions based on the calculated number of emissions and forms a drive signal for the emission solenoids 741a and 741b. The discharge control signal forming section 662 is provided with the discharge solenoid 741.
a, 741b, a prize ball discharge end signal M
And the prize ball discharge number signal N indicating that the discharge number has become 10
And a state signal R indicating that the prize ball is being discharged is output.

The lending ball discharge control unit 617 includes a data storage unit 671 for storing the conversion rate to lending balls and the upper limit of the amount of money that can be converted to lending balls continuously at one time, and the lending ball controller 5.
A lending ball discharge number storage calculation unit 672 that starts discharging lending balls based on a ball lending request signal T from 00 and calculates the actual number of discharges based on detection signals from the discharge sensors 730a and 730b. A discharge control signal forming section 673 for determining a remaining discharge number based on the discharge number and forming a drive signal for the discharge solenoid 741;
A lending ball upper limit determining unit that determines whether the lending ball has reached the upper limit based on the signal indicating the number of emissions from No. 3 and the upper limit value from the data storage unit 671, and prohibits further emission when the upper limit is reached. 674. The conversion rate stored in the data storage unit 671 is supplied to the lending ball discharge number storage calculating unit 672 when the lending request signal T is set to a high level, so that the formation of the lending ball discharge signal is started. Has become.

The discharge control signal forming unit 673 includes a ball lending ready signal U indicating that lending balls can be discharged, a signal Q indicating that lending balls are being discharged, and a lending, provided that the prize ball discharge control unit 616 is not performing prize ball discharge control. A signal O indicating the end of ball discharge is formed and output. The ball ejection control unit 618 includes the prize ball discharge control unit 6.
16 and the lending ball discharge control unit 617 are activated by an ON signal from the ball removal sensor 750 on condition that the discharge control is not being performed, and the discharge solenoid 741 and the flow path switching valve 1
It has a function of outputting a signal for driving the solenoid 58 and a signal p indicating that ball ejection is being performed. As shown in FIG. 9, the power failure control unit 619 includes a power failure detection unit 691 that detects the occurrence of a power failure when the number of waves of the power supply waveform of the AC power supply falls below a predetermined number, a voltage level detection unit, and the like. From the power failure recovery detecting means 695 for detecting the recovery of the power supply voltage based on the signal from the CPU, and the status of the discharge in progress based on the status signals R and Q from the prize ball discharge control unit 616 and the lending ball discharge control unit 617. Ejection mode storage means 692 for storing
A discharge ball number storage unit 693 for storing the number of discharge balls during each discharge operation by the discharge number signals a and b, and a discharge continuation control unit 694 for continuing the discharge interrupted due to the power failure during recovery from the power failure. Have been.

The discharge mode storage means 692 and the discharge ball count storage means 693 are constituted by, for example, a RAM (random access memory) backed up by a battery 696, and when the power failure detection means 691 detects the occurrence of a power failure, Discharge mode and discharge mode storage means 692
And when the power outage is restored, the discharge continuation control means 694 is activated to determine whether the discharge by the prize ball discharge control unit 616 or the lending ball discharge control unit 617 has been interrupted. According to the result, the number of balls held in the number-of-discharged-balls storage means 693 is stored in the prize-ball discharge control unit 616 or the lending-ball discharge control unit 617.
The remaining number of balls is discharged by continuing the discharge interrupted when a power failure occurs.

FIG. 10 shows a configuration example of the ball lending control device 500. The ball lending control device 500 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 510 as ball lending execution control means for receiving read data from the card reader 250 and forming a control signal for the card reader 250, and a conversion button 123 for the player. A ball lending request control unit 520 as a ball lending execution control unit that generates a ball lending request signal T to the emission control device 600 based on a conversion request signal Y to a lending ball from the signal processing device 900 based on an operation; It is composed of a display drive means 530 for forming a drive signal for the balance indicators 220 and 122 composed of segment type displays, and drive circuits DRV1 and DRV2 for driving the ball lending possible display lamp 126 and the ball lending machine valid display lamp 230. ing.

The ball lending request control section 520 comprises a ball lending number setting means 521 which can set the lending number of balls, that is, how many yen to lend a lending ball in response to one request signal from the signal processing device 900. When the loaned ball conversion request signal Y is received from the signal processing device 900, the ball lending number setting means 521 is set.
And a conversion control means 522 for generating a signal t corresponding to the number of balls set in the above, and a discharge control device 600 based on the signal t and a ball rental enable signal U indicating that the ball can be discharged.
Asserts the ball lending request signal T to the discharge control device 6
The ball lending request signal forming means 523 negates the ball lending request signal T in response to the payout completion signal V from 00. The drive circuit DRV1 that drives the ball lending possible display lamp 126 receives the ball lending request signal T, turns on the ball lending possible display lamp 126 only while the ball lending request signal T is negated, and the ball lending request signal T is asserted. The lights are turned off during the interval.

FIG. 11 shows a specific configuration example of the control unit 510 of the ball lending control device 500. That is, the control unit 510 extracts a card balance from the read data sent from the card reader 250 and reads out the balance of the card.
Balance storage means 512 and second balance storage means 513
And an amount subtracting means 514 for subtracting the stored contents of the balance storage means 512 based on the lending ball payout completion signal V from the discharge control device 600, and a card reader 250 each time the amount of the balance storage means 512 reaches a predetermined number. Punching processing control means 515 for giving a punching command to a punching device in the inside
A card balance determining means 516 for determining whether or not the amount stored in the balance storage means 512 has become zero;
6, a card insertion / ejection control unit 517 for forming a card ejection command signal n for the insertion / ejection motor of the card reader 250 based on the amount zero signal u, the card return request signal Z from the signal processing device 900, etc. The card management device 8 that manages the amount of all cards by using the prepaid card once (eg, 100 yen) based on the signal V.
And a settlement information forming means 518 for forming a settlement signal j to be notified to 00. This settlement signal j can be transmitted to a computer of a card management company via a transmission line.

The second balance storage means 513 stores the first balance storage means 5 when a card is inserted and when a loaned ball conversion request is made.
Twelve contents (card balance) are copied. Meanwhile, the first
Of the balance storage means 512 is updated each time the discharge is completed. The contents of the two storage units are displayed on the inserted balance display 220 and the balance display 122 provided in the ball lending machine 200 and the pachinko gaming machine 100, respectively. Thus, by reading the difference between the amounts of the two displays, it is possible to know the amount of money to be converted into a loaned ball by operating the conversion button 123.

FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of the signal processing device 900. The signal processing device 900 receives the segment drive signal X from the ball lending control device 500, and controls the specific balance display 122 (not limited to the segment type) and the ball number display 125 provided in the pachinko game machine. Card information control means 910 for generating display drive signals and card insertion / ejection sound request signals F and G for the game board control device 400, a command from the conversion button 123 provided in the pachinko game machine and a ball shortage detector 131, etc. When the ball-less state is determined based on the signal from the ball lending control device 500, the ball lending request control means 930 that forms the ball lending conversion request signal Y to the ball lending control device 500, and the return button 124 provided on the pachinko gaming machine. A return signal form for forming a card return request signal Z based on a command and a stop command from the pachinko parlor management device 700 And a means 940 Metropolitan.

FIG. 13 shows the card information control means 91.
0 shows a specific configuration example. The card information control means 910 receives the balance display drive signal X from the ball lending control device 500 and holds the display contents to display the contents.
1 and whether the balance is zero or not based on the read display contents. If the balance is zero, a signal r indicating that the balance has become zero is sent to the ball lending request control means 930, and if the balance is not zero. Is a balance determination means 912 for supplying a signal S indicating that a game is being played to the management device 700, and the signal r
When the balance changes from “zero” to “presence” with the input signals S and S, it is determined that the card is inserted into the ball lending machine 200,
When the balance changes to "zero", the card insertion / ejection determination means 913 which determines that the card is ejected from the ball lending machine 200 and outputs a corresponding signal, and a card based on the determination result from the determination means. Voice output requesting means 914 which forms request signals F and G for insertion sound or card ejection sound and sends them to the game board control device 400, and numerical display data suitable for the balance display 122 provided in the pachinko game machine. Numerical display data storage means 91 for storing and outputting balance data from display contents read by display content reading means 911
5, conversion rate storage means 916 for storing the conversion rate to lending balls, display data conversion means 917 for outputting the ball number data converted based on the conversion rate, balance display 122 and ball number display 125 Is constituted by a dot matrix type display, a message storage means 918 for storing display data such as a message other than the balance and the number of balls, and a display on the balance display 122 and the number of balls display 125. Display driving means 921 and 922 for determining data to be formed and forming a display driving signal.

FIG. 14 shows a specific configuration example of the ball lending request control means 930. That is, the ball lending request control means 930 includes a conversion operation detecting means 931 for detecting a signal from the conversion button 123, a ball shortage detecting means 932 for detecting a signal from the ball shortage detector 131, and an automatic conversion mode switching button 127. Automatic conversion mode changeover detecting means 933 for detecting a signal from the ball, a ball holding detecting means 934 for detecting a signal from the ball holding detector 132, and a jackpot signal detecting means 935 for detecting a jackpot signal from the game board control device 400. A ball lending request signal generating means 936 for generating a ball lending conversion request signal Y to the ball lending control device 500 when a signal from the conversion button 123 is detected by the conversion operation detecting means 931; and an automatic conversion mode display 11
Display driving means 937 for forming a signal for turning on 1;
When the operation of the switching button 127 is detected by the automatic conversion mode switching detection means 933, the fact that the automatic conversion mode has been entered is stored, and when the signal from the ball shortage detector 131 is detected, the ball lending request is stored. Signal generation means 9
36, an automatic conversion mode control means 938 for generating the ball lending conversion request signal Y and operating the display driving means 937 to turn on the display 111, and a balance zero signal from the balance information control means 910. The automatic conversion mode set in the automatic conversion mode control means 938 is released when the jackpot signal is detected when the ball holding detection signal is input and when the ball holding detection signal is input. A purchase prohibition / cancellation means 939 for prohibiting the ball lending conversion request signal Y from being generated even when the shortage detection signal comes in is provided.

Next, the procedure of controlling the discharge of the lending ball and the prize ball performed by the above-described discharge control device 600 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The discharge control of the prize ball is started at the same time when the power of the discharge control device 600 is turned on, and is repeatedly performed as long as the power is turned on, so-called background control process (FIG. 15).
Interrupt processing for interrupting the background control processing during the background control processing and executing the processing at predetermined time intervals (for example, 0.5 msec) by a timer interrupt after the power is turned on (FIG. 16) are roughly classified into two control processes.
This is executed by the control unit 610 made of U.

First, the main routine of the background control processing of the prize ball discharge control will be described with reference to FIG. This main routine is repeatedly performed after the power of the discharge control device 600 is turned on as described above.

When the power supply is turned on, it is first determined in step S1 whether the "power failure flag" is "1". This “power failure flag” is set to “1” when a power failure is detected in a process (FIG. 29) described later. When the determination result of step S1 is "No", the process proceeds to step S2, and when the result is "Yes", the process proceeds to step S13 and RA
After setting the “processing number” prepared in the reference area in M to “5”, the process proceeds to step S3. This is because the power failure recovery process (step S15) is performed later. In step S2, initial settings such as clearing the RAM, setting flags, and resetting the output buffer are performed.

In the following step S3, after confirming that the illegal discharge has not been performed by performing a discharge device illegality monitoring process (FIG. 30) described later, the process proceeds to step S4, and the discharge illegality set in the above process is determined. It is determined whether or not the flag is "1". If the flag is "1", the unauthorized release process of step S14 is performed, and if the flag is "0", the process proceeds to step S5. In steps S5 to S9, it is determined whether or not the number is "5" or "4", "3", "2", or "1" with reference to the processing number (processing NO). When the value of this process number is "5", a power failure recovery process (FIG. 53) described later is started, and when the value is "4", a ball removal process (FIGS. 43 to 45) described later is started. When the value is "3", the later-described ball lending discharge processing (FIG. 42) is started, and when the value is "2", the later-described prize ball discharge processing (FIG. 35) is started. When the value is “1”, the prize ball start process (FIG. 32) described later is started. When the corresponding process is executed, the process number is changed to another number or reset to "0" in the process flow.

On the other hand, if the processing number is "0", the process proceeds to step S10, where it is determined whether or not the ball-extraction flag is "1". If the flag is "1", the processing number is changed to "1" in step S20. Set to 4 ". This is because the process shifts to the ball removal processing in step S16 when the main routine is executed again. If it is determined in step S10 that the ball extraction flag is "0", the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, it is checked whether or not a ball lending request signal V is input from the ball lending control device 500. If the signal is input, ball lending start processing (FIG. 41) is executed. If there is no ball lending request signal, step S12 is performed. Proceed to. In step S12, if it is checked whether or not a prize ball discharge request (strobe signal C of prize ball data) is received from the gaming board control device 400, the process number is set to "1" in step S22. This is because when the main routine is executed again, the process proceeds to the winning ball start process in step S19. Step S
If there is no discharge request in step 12, after the supply process (FIG. 46) and the information output process (FIG. 47) are executed, the above-described step S3 is executed.
Return to

FIG. 16 shows a procedure of a timer interrupt process performed by the discharge control device 600 every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses, prior to the main routine (background process) of FIG. I have. This interrupt processing is performed for reading various input signals.
When the interrupt processing is started, first, the count values of various timers are updated (step S40), then a ball lending request detection processing (step S41), a prize ball data detection processing (step S42), a frame sensor Input processing (step S43), input processing of the discharge sensor 1 (step S44), input processing of the discharge sensor 2 (step S4).
6), discharge sensor 1 level input processing (step S4)
8), discharge sensor 2 level input processing (step S5)
0), input process of a ball sensor (step S52), input process of a replenishment sensor (step S54), input process of an overflow detector (step S56), input process of a standby ball detector (step S58), and out sensor input process (Step S60) is sequentially performed.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the ball lending request detection processing routine performed in step S41. In this processing routine, first, it is determined whether or not the value of the continuous ball lending counter prepared in the RAM and updated in the ball lending discharge processing routine of FIG. 42 is "5" (step S4102). If there is, step S41
The process proceeds to step 04 to check whether or not a prize ball is being discharged. If the prize ball is being discharged, the ball lending request flag is reset and the process ends (step S4118). If a prize ball is not being discharged, it is determined in the next step S4106 whether or not a ball is being discharged. If a ball is being discharged, the process ends without doing anything. In this embodiment, even if one conversion to a lending ball is set to a unit such as 200 yen or 300 yen, 10 conversions are required for the discharge solenoid.
This is because a discharge command is issued in units of 0 yen.

If it is determined in step S4106 that ball lending is not being discharged, the flow advances to step S4108 to determine whether the ball lending request signal T is at a low level.
If s ", it is checked whether the signal is continuously at the low level for 5 ms (step S4120). By confirming that the signal is continuously at the low level for 5 ms, it is determined that the ball lending request signal is asserted, thereby causing noise. Then, if the determination in step S4120 is "No", nothing is performed, and if "Yes", the ball lending request flag is set and the process is terminated (step S4122). It is determined as "Yes" in step S11 in the main routine of No. 15, and the ball lending start processing S21 is started.
If “No” in 08, that is, it is determined that the ball lending request signal T is at the high level, the process advances to step S4110 to determine whether the ball lending request signal T is continuously at the high level (H level) for 5 ms. . If the high level is continuously attained for 5 msec, it is determined that there is no ball lending request, the continuous ball lending counter is cleared, the ball lending request flag is reset, and the P-unit ready flag indicating that ball lending is possible is set. Clear to "0" and end the processing (step S4
124, S4126, S4128).

On the other hand, in the determination in step S4102, "Ye
If s ", the flow advances to step S4112 to determine whether or not the ball lending request signal T from the ball lending control device 500 is at a high level. If the ball lending request signal T is at a low level (L level), If the ball lending request signal T is at a high level, the process proceeds to step S4114, and the ball lending request signal T is continuously 5 m.
It is determined whether the level is high for a second. If the ball lending request signal T is continuously at the high level for 5 msec, it is determined that the ball lending request signal T has been negated, the continuous ball lending counter is cleared, and the process ends (step S411).
6). This is to avoid conversion exceeding 500 yen at a time.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a winning ball data detection processing routine performed in step S42. In this process, it is first checked whether or not the ball is being discharged (step S4202). If the ball is not being discharged, the process proceeds to step S4204 to determine whether or not the prize ball discharging process has already been started. End the process without doing
If the prize ball is not being discharged, the flow advances to step S4206 to check whether the data strobe signal C from the game board control device 400 has been asserted to a low level. If it is determined that the data strobe signal C is at the low level, the process proceeds to step S4212 to determine whether the signal is continuously at the low level for 10 ms or more. After reading the data B, the prize ball request flag is set and the process is terminated (steps S4214 and S4216). As a result, FIG.
In step S12 of the main routine of No. 5, "Yes" is determined, and the process number is set to "1". Thereafter, "Yes" is determined in step S9, and the award ball start process S19 is started.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4202 that the ball is being lent and discharged, the flow shifts to step S4208 to reset the prize ball number data and the prize ball request flag set in steps S4214 and S4216, and terminate the process. (Step S4210). This is for giving priority to the ball lending discharge processing over the prize ball discharge processing. However, the ball lending discharge processing is given priority only when the prize ball number data and the prize ball request flag are set, and once the prize ball discharge operation is started, the prize ball discharge processing is reset. This is dealt with in the ball lending request detection processing of FIG. 17 so as not to be performed (see steps S4104 and S4118).

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the frame sensor input processing routine performed in step S43. This frame sensor input processing is a game console information output processing flow (FIG. 7) which takes in a signal of the frame sensor 103 provided in the pachinko gaming machine and forms a signal to be output to the hall management device 700 in the information output processing S24. 51)
This is a process for setting a frame opening flag and a frame closing flag used in the process of forming a frame opening signal inside.
When this routine is started, first, in step S4300
It is determined whether or not the output signal of the frame sensor 103 is at a high level (frame sensor output = "1"). It is assumed that the front frame 101 of the pachinko gaming machine is now closed. Then, the determination result of step S4300 is “Yes”, and the process proceeds to step S4302 to determine whether the frame closing flag is “1”. Here, in the initial setting, the determination flags are all set to “0” (step S in FIG. 15).
2) Therefore, the result of the determination in step S4302 and the determination in the next step S4304 (whether or not the frame closure monitoring flag is "1") are both "No", and the frame closure monitoring flag is set to "1" (step In step S4306, the frame opening monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S4308), the frame closing timer is set to a predetermined value (100 ms) (step S4310), and the routine ends.

If the frame sensor is still on when the next loop is started, step S430 is performed.
The determination result of step S4302 is “No”, and the determination result of step S4302 is “Yes”.
s "and the step S4312 is executed. In the step S4312, it is determined whether or not the time of the frame closing timer started in the step S4310 has expired.
This routine is ended by skipping 314 and S4316. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S4312 is “Ye
s ", the frame sensor closing flag is set to" 1 "in step S4314, and the next step S43
At 16, the frame sensor open flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

On the other hand, "No" in step S4300
That is, when it is determined that the frame sensor 103 is off,
The flow proceeds to step S4318 to execute a routine consisting of steps S4318 to S4332, which are steps complementary to steps S4302 to S4316, to set the frame opening flag to "1" and the frame closing flag to "0", respectively. To end this routine. That is, the determination results of step S4318 (whether the frame release flag is “1”) and the next step S4320 (whether the frame release monitoring flag is “1”) are both “No”, and step S43 is performed.
After setting the frame opening monitoring flag to "1" at 22, the frame closing monitoring flag is set to "0" (step S432).
4) Then, a frame release timer is started (step S432).
6), end this routine. If the frame sensor is still off when the next loop is started, the determination result of step S4300 is “No”, the determination result of subsequent step S4318 is “No”, and the determination result of S4320 is “Yes”. And step S4328 is executed. In step S4328, step S4
At 326, it is determined whether or not the time of the frame release timer activated has expired. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S4330 and S4332 are skipped, and this routine ends.

On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S4328 is "Yes", the frame sensor open flag is set to "1" in a step S4330, and in the next step S4332, the frame sensor closing flag is reset (" (Set to "0"), and this routine ends. However,
As the set time of the frame opening timer started in step S4326, a time such as 1000 ms, which is much longer than that of the frame closing timer (step S4310), is selected.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the input processing routine of the discharge sensor 1 performed in step S44. This routine is for detecting the state of the discharge sensor 730a. When the prize ball is present inside the sensor, the output signal thereof becomes high level, and the prize ball flows out and temporarily or continuously. Therefore, the output signal becomes low level when it no longer exists in the sensor. Therefore, in this routine, when the output signal of the sensor 730a rises from the low level to the high level, a discharge sensor 1 start-up flag described later is set to "1" to store that the prize ball has reached the inside of the sensor. Has become. On the other hand, the sensor 730a (hereinafter, discharge sensor 1)
When the output signal falls from the high level to the low level, a discharge sensor fall flag described later is set to "1" to memorize that the prize ball has fallen out of the sensor.

When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S4402 whether or not the output signal of the sensor 1 is at a high level (output of the discharge sensor 1 = "1").
It is now assumed that one prize ball remains in the sensor 1 without discharging the prize ball. At this time, step S
The result of the determination in 4402 is “Yes”, and the
Steps 404 and thereafter are executed.

In step S4404, it is determined whether the discharge 1 rise change flag is "1", in step S4406, whether the discharge 1 fall change flag is "1", or in step S4408, the discharge 1 low level flag. Is determined to be "1", and then in step S4410, it is determined whether the discharge 1 high level flag is "1".
By the way, immediately after the initialization of the CPU 610, all the flags are set to “0”.
All the judgment results of step 4410 are “No”, and step S
At 4412, the discharge 1 high level flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 was at the high level in the current loop, and this routine ends.

In the subsequent loop, since the discharge 1 high level flag is set to "1", as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 holds the high level state, step S44 is performed.
02, S4404, S4406, S4408, S441
0 will be repeatedly executed. After that, the discharge of the prize ball is started, and when the prize ball which has stayed in the sensor 1 until then moves outside of the discharge sensor 1 and comes out of the sensor 1, the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 falls to low level. The result of the determination in step S4402 is "No", and steps S4432 and thereafter are executed.

When the processing after step S4432 is performed for the first time, the discharge 1 high level flag is "1" and all other flags are "0".
The results of the determination in step S4432 (whether the discharge 1 fall change flag is “1”) and the next determination in step S4434 (whether the discharge 1 rise change flag is “1”) are both “No”, The result of the determination of the following step S4436 (whether the discharge 1 high level flag is "1") becomes "Yes" and steps S4438 and S4440 are executed.
In step S4438, the discharge 1 fall change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 has changed (falled) from the high level to the low level from the previous loop to the current loop. Step S4
At 440, the discharge 1 high level flag that has been set to "1" up to this point is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

In the next loop, when the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is continuously at the low level, the discharge 1 fall change flag is set to "1" in step S4438 of the previous loop. Turns to “Yes”. Then, the subsequent step S4442
In steps S4448 to S4448, the discharge sensor 1 fall flag is set to "1" to store that the prize ball has escaped from the inside of the discharge sensor 1 (step S4442). Discharge sensor 1 indicating that there is a prize ball
The rise flag (set to “0” when this step is executed for the first time after initialization) is reset to “0” (step S4444), and then the discharge 1 fall change flag is set to “0”. (Step S4446), and sets the discharge 1 low level flag to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 in this loop is low level (step S4448), and terminates this routine.

In the next and subsequent loops, if the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is at a low level, the discharge 1 fall change flag
Since the discharge 1 rise change flag and the discharge 1 high level flag are all “0” and the discharge 1 low level flag is “1”, steps S4402, S4432, and S443 are performed.
4, S4436 and step S4450 (determination of whether or not the discharge 1 low level flag is "1") are repeatedly executed (at this time, the determination result of step S4450 is "Y
At this time, the discharge sensor 1 fall flag is held at "1" and the discharge sensor 1 rise flag is held at "0".

On the other hand, in a loop immediately after the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 falls from the high level to the low level,
When the output signal has risen to the high level again (when the step S4438 is executed in the previous loop, the discharge 1 fall change flag becomes “1”, and the sensor output rises to the high level in the current loop) In), the determination result of step S4402 changes to “Yes”, the determination result of step S4404 changes to “No”, and step S44
It is determined that the result of the determination in step 06 is "Yes". In step S4428, the discharge 1 rise change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal has risen from the previous loop to the current loop. , Step S443
At 0, the discharge 1 fall change flag that was set to "1" during the previous loop is reset to "0", and this routine ends.

As a result, the discharge 1 fall flag is set to "1" unless a low level state is detected for a predetermined time or more after the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 has fallen (at least during the time when this interrupt processing is performed twice). (The prize ball is sensor 1
The processing is not performed, and when the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 generates noise and the signal falls instantaneously, the discharge 1 fall flag is erroneously set. It is not set to “1”.

Next, it is assumed that the next prize ball reaches the inside of the sensor 1 after the previous prize ball comes out of the sensor 1. At this time, the determination in step S4402 (determination whether or not the output signal of the sensor 1 is at the low level) is “Yes”, and the determination in step S4404 (the discharge 1 rise change flag is “1”) is performed. In this case, the determination result is “N
o, and it is determined in step S4406 whether the discharge 1 fall change flag is “1.” At this time, the determination result in step S4406 is also “No” (“0” in step S4446). Is set), the process proceeds to step S4408, and it is determined whether or not the discharge 1 low level flag is “1”.

At this time, since the discharge 1 low level flag is set to "1" in step S4448, the determination result in step S4408 is "Yes", and the flow advances to step S4414 to execute the discharge sensor from the previous loop to the current loop. In order to memorize that the output signal of No. 1 has changed (rising) from the low level to the high level, the discharge 1 rising change flag is set to "1", and the following step S4
At 416, the discharge 1 that has been set to “1” up to this point
The low level flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

When the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 continues to be at the high level in the next loop, the discharge 1 rise change flag is set to "1" in step S4414 of the previous loop. Turns to “Yes”. Then, the subsequent step S4418
In steps S4424 to S4424, the start-up flag of the discharge sensor 1 is set to "1" to store that there is a prize ball in the discharge sensor 1 (step S4418). Is reset to "0" indicating that the sensor has come off (step S442).
0) Then, the discharge 1 rise change flag is reset to "0" (step S4422), and the discharge 1 high level flag is stored to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 in this loop is at the high level. Is set to "1" (step S4424), and this routine ends.

Thereafter, as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is at the high level, steps S4402 and S440 are performed.
4, S4406, S4408, and S4410 are repeatedly executed. At this time, the discharge 1 rise flag is held at "1" and the discharge 1 fall flag is held at "0".

On the other hand, in a loop immediately after the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 rises from the low level to the high level,
If the output signal has fallen to the low level (when the discharge 1 rise change flag is set to “1” by executing step S4414 in the previous loop and the output signal of the current loop is low), step S4402 is performed. Is “No”, and the determination result in step S4432 is “N”.
o ", the result of the determination in step S4434 is determined to be" Yes ", and in step S4452, the discharge 1 fall change flag is set to" 1 "in order to store that the output signal has fallen from the previous loop to the current loop. In addition, in step S4454, the discharge 1 startup change flag set to “1” in the previous loop is reset to “0”, and this routine ends, and as described above, the output of the discharge sensor 1 is set. After the signal rises, the discharge 1 rise flag is set to "1" unless the high level state is detected for a predetermined time or more (at least during the time when this interrupt processing is performed twice) (in the discharge sensor 1). (Indicating that there is a prize ball) The processing is not performed, and when noise occurs in the output signal of the discharge sensor 1, the discharge 1 rise flag is erroneously set to "1". It is made as to not.

By executing the above routine,
After the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 rises, the discharge sensor 1 start flag is set to “1” only when the state is maintained for a predetermined period or more (at least while the main interrupt process is performed twice), Therefore, the rising flag indicates that the prize ball has reached the inside of the discharge sensor 1. Conversely, after the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 has fallen, the discharge sensor 1 fall flag is set to "1" only when the state is maintained for a predetermined period or more (at least while the main interrupt process is performed twice). Thus, the fall flag indicates that the prize ball has fallen out of the discharge sensor 1. The discharge sensor 1 rise flag and the discharge sensor 1 fall flag are referred to in the alternate discharge processing in the background processing (main routine) or the combined discharge processing (FIGS. 38 and 39 described later).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of an input processing routine of the discharge sensor 2 performed in step S46 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16). This routine uses the discharge sensor 7
This is for detecting the state of 30b, and is performed in the same procedure as the above-described input processing routine of the discharge sensor 1. In this routine, similarly to the above-described input processing of the discharge sensor 1, when the output signal of the sensor 730b (hereinafter referred to as the discharge sensor 2) rises from a low level to a high level, the discharge sensor 2 rise flag is set to "1". Is set to "" to store that the prize ball has reached the inside of the sensor. On the other hand, when the prize ball falls from the high level to the low level, the discharge sensor 2 fall flag is set to "1" and the prize ball is set in the sensor. I try to memorize that I have escaped.

Specifically, when this routine is started,
First, in step S4602, it is determined whether the output signal of the sensor 2 is at a high level (output of the discharge sensor 2 = "1"). It is assumed that a prize ball is not ejected and one prize ball remains in the sensor 2. At this time, the determination result of step S4602 is “Yes”, and the steps from step S4604 are performed.

In step S4604, it is determined whether the discharge 2 rise change flag is "1" or not, and in step S4606.
In step S4608, it is determined whether the discharge 2 falling change flag is "1".
Is determined in step S4610.
It is determined whether or not the high level flag is “1”.

By the way, immediately after the initialization of the CPU 610, all the flags are set to "0".
All the determination results in 4604 to S4610 are “No”, and in step S4612, the discharge 2 high level flag is set to “1” to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 was at the high level in the current loop. To end this routine. In the subsequent loop, since the discharge 2 high level flag is set to "1", as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 keeps the state of the high level, step S460 is performed.
2, S4604, S4606, S4608, S4610
Is repeatedly executed. After that, the discharge of the prize ball is started, and when the prize ball which has stayed in the sensor 2 until then moves outside of the discharge sensor 2 and comes out of the sensor 2, the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 falls to low level. The result of the determination in step S4602 is "No", and steps S4632 and thereafter are executed.

When the processing after step S4632 is performed for the first time, the discharge 2 high level flag is "1" and all other flags are "0".
The result of the determination in step S4632 (whether the discharge 2 fall change flag is “1”) and the determination in the next step S4634 (whether the discharge 2 rise change flag is “1”) are as follows:
Both are “No”, and the result of the determination in step S4636 (whether the discharge 2 high level flag is “1”) is “Ye”.
s ", the steps S4638 and S4640 are executed. In the step S4638, the discharge is performed in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 has changed (falled) from the high level to the low level from the previous loop to the current loop. The 2 fall change flag is set to “1”, and in the succeeding step S4640, the discharge 2 high level flag that has been set to “1” up to this point is reset (set to “0”), and this routine ends. .

When the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 continues to be at the low level in the next loop, the discharge 2 fall change flag is set to "1" in step S4638 of the previous loop. Turns to “Yes”. Then, the subsequent step S4642
In steps S4648 to S4648, the discharge sensor 2 fall flag is set to "1" to store that the prize ball has escaped from the inside of the discharge sensor 2 (step S4642). Discharge sensor 2 indicating that there is a prize ball
The rise flag (set to “0” when this step is executed for the first time after initialization) is reset to “0” (step S4644), and then the discharge 2 fall change flag is set to “0”. (Step S4646), and sets the discharge 2 low level flag to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 in this loop is low level (step S4648), and terminates this routine.

In the next and subsequent loops, if the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is at a low level, the discharge 2 fall change flag
Since the discharge 2 rise change flag and the discharge 2 high level flag are all "0" and the discharge 2 low level flag is "1", the above steps S4602, S4632, and S463 are performed.
4, S4636 and step S4650 (determination of whether or not the discharge 2 low level flag is "1") are repeatedly executed (at this time, the determination result of step S4650 is "Y
At this time, the discharge sensor 2 fall flag is held at "1" and the discharge sensor 2 rise flag is held at "0".

On the other hand, in a loop immediately after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 falls from the high level to the low level,
When the output signal rises to the high level again (when the step S4638 is executed in the previous loop, the discharge 2 fall change flag becomes “1”, and the sensor output rises to the high level in the current loop) ), The determination result of step S4602 changes to “Yes”, the determination result of step S4604 changes to “No”, and step S46
It is determined that the result of the determination in step 06 is "Yes". In step S4628, the discharge 2 rise change flag is set to "1" to store that the output signal has risen from the previous loop to the current loop. , Step S463
At 0, the discharge 2 fall change flag that was set to "1" in the previous loop is reset to "0", and this routine ends.
As a result, the discharge 2 fall flag is set to “1” unless a low level state is detected for a predetermined time or more after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 falls (at least during the time when the main interrupt process is performed twice). The processing (indicating that the prize ball has come out of the sensor 2) is not performed, and the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is erroneously discharged, such as when noise is generated and the signal falls instantaneously. The fall flag is not set to "1".

Next, it is assumed that the next prize ball reaches the inside of the sensor 2 after the previous prize ball comes out of the sensor 2. At this time, the determination in step S4602 (determination whether or not the output signal of the sensor 2 is at a low level) is "Yes", and the determination in step S4604 (whether the discharge 2 startup change flag is "1") is performed. In this case, the determination result is “N
o, and it is determined in step S4606 whether the discharge 2 fall change flag is “1.” At this time, the determination result in step S4606 is also “No” (“0” in step S4646). The flow then advances to step S4608 to determine whether or not the discharge 2 low level flag is “1.” At this point, the discharge 2 low level flag is set to “1” in step S4648. The result of the determination in step S4608 is "Yes", and the flow advances to step S4614 to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 has changed (rising) from the low level to the high level from the previous loop to the current loop. To this end, the discharge 2 rise change flag is set to “1”, and in the following step S4616, the flag has been set to “1” up to this point. Leaving the second row level flag (set to "0") reset to, and terminates this routine.

When the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 continues to be at the high level in the next loop, the discharge 2 rise change flag is set to "1" in step S4614 of the previous loop. Turns to “Yes”. Then, the following step S4618
In steps S4624, the start-up flag of the discharge sensor 2 is set to "1" to store that there is a prize ball in the discharge sensor 2 (step S4618), and when the value is "1", the prize ball is The discharge sensor 2 fall flag indicating that the sensor has been removed is reset to "0" (step S4620),
Subsequently, the discharge 2 rise change flag is reset to "0" (step S4622), and the discharge 2 high level flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 in this loop is at the high level. "(Step S4624) and terminates this routine. Thereafter, as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is at the high level, the above steps S4602, S4604, S4606, S4608,
S4610 will be repeatedly executed, and at this time,
The discharge 2 rise flag is "1" and the discharge 2 fall flag is "0".
Is held.

On the other hand, in a loop immediately after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 rises from the low level to the high level,
If the output signal has fallen to the low level (if the step S4614 was executed in the previous loop to set the discharge 2 rise change flag to "1" and the output signal of the current loop is at the low level), the process proceeds to step S4602. Is "No", and the determination result of step S4632 is "N".
o ", the result of the determination in step S4634 is determined to be" Yes ", and in step S4652, the discharge 2 fall change flag is set to" 1 "in order to store that the output signal has fallen from the previous loop to the current loop. In step S4654, the discharge 2 startup change flag set to "1" in the previous loop is reset to "0", and this routine ends.

As described above, after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 rises, unless the high level state is detected for a predetermined time or more (at least during the time when the main interrupt processing is performed twice), the discharge 2 rise flag is set. Is set to "1" (indicating that there is a prize ball in the discharge sensor 2), and when the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 generates noise, the discharge 2 is erroneously performed. The rise flag is not set to "1". By executing the above routine, after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 rises, the discharge sensor 2 is maintained only when the state is maintained for a predetermined period or more (at least while the main interrupt process is performed twice).
The rise flag is set to "1", so that the rise flag indicates that the prize ball has reached the discharge sensor 2. Conversely, after the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 falls,
The discharge sensor 2 fall flag is set to "1" only when the state is maintained for a predetermined period or more (at least while the main interrupt process is performed twice). It comes to show that it came off from inside 2.
The discharge sensor 2 rise flag and the discharge sensor 2 fall flag are used for alternate discharge processing in the background processing (main routine) or combined discharge processing (see FIGS. 38 and 3 described later).
Used in 9).

FIG. 22 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16).
48 is a flowchart showing a routine of a level input process of the discharge sensor performed at 48. In this level input processing, the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is set to a high level (sensor 1
Is a state in which a prize ball is detected) is a routine for determining whether or not a period of time has continued for a predetermined period or more.
When a predetermined period (50 msec) of the discharge sensor 1 has elapsed
The ball presence flag is set to “1” and stored, and when the second predetermined period (2 sec) has elapsed after the above change, the discharge 1 error release flag is set to “1”. Is stored. These two flags are used in a discharge device illegal release process (FIG. 31), award ball start process (FIG. 32), a ball lending start process (FIG. 41), and a discharge error recovery process (FIG. 40) which will be described in detail later.

When this routine is started, step S7 is executed.
At 200, it is determined whether or not the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is at a high level (output of the discharge sensor 1 = "1"). When the determination result is “No”, that is, when the output signal is at the low level, the discharge one ball presence monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S7202), the discharge sensor one ball presence flag is set to “0” (step S7204), and the discharge is performed. The 1 error monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S7206), and the above-described discharge 1 error release flag is set to “0” (step S7208), and the routine ends. Here, both the discharge 1 ball presence monitoring flag and the discharge 1 error monitoring flag are loops immediately after the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is determined to be at the high level, and the loop is immediately after rising from the low level to the high level. This is used to determine whether or not (steps S7212 and S7224 described later).

Thereafter, when the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 changes from the low level to the high level, in the loop immediately after that, the determination result of the step S7200 is "Yes".
Then, in a succeeding step S7210, it is further determined whether or not the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag is “1” in a succeeding step S7.
At 212, it is determined whether or not the one-ball-discharge monitoring flag is "1". In this case, the determination results are both “No”, and in the subsequent step S7214, the discharge one ball presence monitoring flag is set to “1”, and in step S7216, the discharge one ball presence timer is set to the first predetermined period (50 msec). Step S
Proceed to 7222.

In step S7222, it is determined whether the discharge 1 error release flag is "1". In this case (immediately after the output signal of the sensor 1 has changed from the low level to the high level), the determination result is “No”, and in a succeeding step S7224, it is determined whether or not the discharge 1 error monitoring flag is “1”. In the current loop, this determination result is also “No”, so the discharge 1 error monitoring flag is set to “1” in step S7226, and the subsequent step S722.
In step 8, the discharge 1 error timer is set to the second predetermined period (2 seconds), and the routine ends.

In the next loop, if the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is still at the high level, the aforementioned step S720
The determination result of “0” is “Yes”, the determination result of step S7210 is “No”, and the determination result of step S7212 is “Y”.
es ", the flow proceeds to step S7218. In step S7218, it is determined whether or not the timer with the ball set in step S7216 has timed out. When the determination result is" No "(the output signal When the first predetermined period has not yet elapsed since the change to
, Skips the following step S7222 and proceeds to step S7222. In the current loop, the determination result in step S7222 is “No”, and the next step S7
The determination result of Step 224 is “Yes”, and Step S7
Proceed to 230. In step S7230, the above step S
It is determined whether or not the discharge 1 error timer set in 7228 has timed out. When the determination result is “No” (after the output signal changes to the high level, the second
If the predetermined period has not elapsed), the subsequent step S7322 is skipped, and this routine ends.

In the next and subsequent loops, as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is at the high level, step S7
200, S7210, S7212, S7218 and steps S7222 and subsequent steps are repeatedly executed.
When the determination result at step 18 changes from “No” to “Yes” (immediately after the first predetermined period has elapsed), step S7220
The above-mentioned discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag is set to "1", and thereafter, steps S7200, S7210, and steps S7222 and thereafter are repeatedly executed.

Also in the processing after step S7222, steps S7222, S7224 and S7230 are repeatedly executed as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 is at the high level, and the determination result of step S7230 changes from "No" to "Yes". When the state has been changed (immediately after the lapse of the second predetermined period), the above-described discharge 1 error release flag is set to "1" in step S7322, and thereafter, in step S720.
0, S7210, and S7222 (when the discharge 1 error release flag is "1", the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag is naturally "1") is repeatedly executed. And
When the output signal of the discharge sensor 1 has once changed to the low level, the flags are reset to “0” in steps S7202 to S7208. Therefore, even if the flag returns to the high level immediately after that, the processing in step S7210 and thereafter is performed again. It will be started from the beginning.

FIG. 23 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16).
5 is a flowchart showing a routine of a level input process of the discharge sensor 2 performed at 50. This routine is performed in the same procedure as the level input process of the discharge sensor 1 described above. This level input processing is a routine for determining whether or not a period in which the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is at a high level (a state in which the sensor 2 is detecting a prize ball) has continued for a predetermined period or more. After the prize ball has changed from the absence state to the presence state, when a first predetermined period (50 msec) has elapsed, the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag is set to “1” and stored, and the change is stored. After that, when a second predetermined period (2 sec) has elapsed, the discharge 2 error release flag is set to "1" to store this. These two flags are also used in the prize ball start process (FIG. 32), the ejection error recovery process (FIG. 40), and the like, which will be described later in detail.

When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S7400 whether or not the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is at a high level (output of the discharge sensor 2 = "1"). When the result of this determination is “No”, that is, when the output signal is at a low level, the two-ball discharge flag is set to “0” (step S7402), the two-ball discharge sensor flag described above is set to “0” (step S7404), and the discharge is performed. 2 error monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S7406),
The error release flags are set to “0” (step S7408), respectively, and the routine ends.

Here, both the discharge-two-ball presence monitoring flag and the discharge-two error monitoring flag indicate that the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 has been determined to be at the high level, and that the loop immediately after the rise from the low level to the high level. This is used for determining whether or not the loop is a loop (steps S7412 and S7424 described later). Thereafter, when the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 changes from the low level to the high level, in a loop immediately after that, the determination result of the step S7400 becomes “Yes”, and in the subsequent step S7410, the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag is set to “1”. It is further determined in step S7412 whether or not discharge 2
It is determined whether or not the ball presence monitoring flag is “1”. In this case, the determination results are both “No”, and in the subsequent step S7414, the two-ball discharge monitoring flag is set to “1”.
In step S7416, the two-ball discharge timer is set to the first predetermined period (50 msec), and the flow advances to step S7422.

In step S7422, it is determined whether the discharge 2 error release flag is "1". In this case (immediately after the output signal of the sensor 2 changes from the low level to the high level), the determination result is “No”, and in a succeeding step S7424, it is determined whether or not the discharge 2 error monitoring flag is “1”. In the current loop, this determination result is also “No”, so the emission 2 error monitoring flag is set to “1” in step S7426, and the subsequent step S742
At step 8, the discharge 2 error timer is set to the second predetermined period (2 seconds), and the routine ends.

In the next loop, if the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 still maintains the high level, the above-mentioned step S740 is executed.
The determination result of “0” is “Yes”, the determination result of step S7410 is “No”, and the determination result of step S7412 is “Y”.
es ", the flow proceeds to step S7418. In step S7418, it is determined whether or not the ball timer set in step S7416 has timed out. If the determination result is" No "(the output signal When the first predetermined period has not yet elapsed since the change to
, Skip the following step S7420 and proceed to step S7422. In the current loop, the determination result of step S7422 is “No”, and the next step S7
The result of the determination at 424 is “Yes”, and the
Proceed to 430. In step S7430, step S7
It is determined whether or not the discharge 2 error timer set in 7428 has timed out. When the determination result is “No” (after the output signal changes to the high level, the second
If the predetermined period has not elapsed), the subsequent step S7432 is skipped, and this routine ends.

In the next and subsequent loops, as long as the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 is at the high level, step S7
400, S7410, S7412, S7418 and step S7422 and subsequent steps are repeatedly executed.
When the determination result at step 18 changes from “No” to “Yes” (immediately after the first predetermined period has elapsed), step S7420
, The above-mentioned discharge sensor 2 ball existence flag is set to “1”, and thereafter, steps S7400, S7410, and steps S7422 and thereafter are repeatedly executed. Also, regarding the processing after step S7422, the discharge sensor 2
As long as the output signal of step S742 is at the high level, step S742 is performed.
2, S7424, and S7430 are repeatedly executed, and when the determination result of step S7430 changes from “No” to “Yes” (immediately after the second predetermined period has elapsed), step S7430 is performed.
At 7432, the above-described discharge 2 error release flag is "1".
, And thereafter in steps S7400, S7410, S74
7422 (when the discharge 2 error release flag is "1", the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag is of course "1") is repeatedly executed. If the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 has once changed to the low level, the flags are reset to “0” in steps S7402 to S7408. The processing will be started from the beginning.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing step S of the interrupt processing shown in FIG.
It is a flowchart of the input processing routine of the ball removal sensor 750 performed in 52. As described above, the ball removal sensor 750 performs an operation for the staff of the game store to start the ball removal process, that is, inserts a ball removal rod into an operation hole (not shown) provided on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 100. For detecting that an operation has been performed, the output signal of the sensor 750 is set to a high level when the insertion of the ball-pulling bar is detected, and the output signal is held at a low level when the insertion is not detected. ing.

In the present flow, when the output signal from the sensor 750 changes from the low level to the high level, a ball removal flag described later is set to "1", and a ball removal process is performed by a staff at the game store. Is determined to be Then, the prize ball discharge control device starts the ball removal process (FIGS. 43 to 45) described later by the ball removal flag set to “1” (step S16 of the main routine). When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S5300 whether or not the above-described processing number is “0”. In the main routine (FIG. 15), award ball (ball lending) discharge start processing and award ball (ball lending)
When the processing number is not set to “0”, such as when the discharge processing is being performed (at this time, the above-described step S5
The determination result of 300 is “No”) The ball-out sensor change flag is set to “0” without going to step S5303 and thereafter (step S5301), and the ball-out sensor L level flag is set to “0” (step S5301). S5302), this routine ends. Here, the ball-excluding sensor change flag is a flag for storing that the output signal of the sensor 750 has changed from low level (L) to high level (H) in this loop (set to “1” at this time). The ball-extraction sensor L level flag is a flag for storing that the output signal of the sensor was low level (L) in the current loop.

By performing the above-described determination in step S5300, even when the game shop staff performs the ball-pulling operation, the ball-pulling processing (FIGS. FIG. 45) is prohibited. Now, if the prize ball is not discharged (process NO = “0”), the ball is not inserted into the operation hole of the gaming machine 100 by the staff of the game shop. Let us consider a case where the state changes to a state where the punching bar is inserted.
When the prize ball discharging process is not performed, the determination result of the above step S5300 is “Yes”, and in a succeeding step S5303, it is determined whether or not the ball removal sensor change flag is “1”. It is determined whether or not the removal sensor L level flag is “1”.

As described above, all the determination flags are set to "0" in the main routine (step S2 in FIG. 15) immediately after the power in the winning ball discharge control device 600 is turned on.
And the processing N even after the initialization is performed.
When O is other than "0", steps S5301, S5
Since it is set to “0” in 302, the above-described step S5
The determination results of 303 and S5304 are both "No", and it is determined in step S5306 whether or not the output signal of the ball-absorbing sensor is at the L level (ball-absorbing sensor output = "0"). In a state where the ball-pull-out rod is not inserted into the operation hole (not shown), the output signal of the sensor 750 remains at the L level, and the result of the determination in step S5306 is “Y”.
es ", the flow advances to step S5308 to set the ball extraction sensor L level flag to" 1 ", and ends this routine.

In the subsequent loop, if the output signal of the ball-extraction sensor still holds the L level, the ball-extraction sensor L level flag is set to "1", and the result of the determination in step S5304 is "1". In step S5310, it is determined whether or not the output signal of the ball-absorbing sensor in this loop is at a high level (ball-absorbing sensor output = "1"). At this time (the output signal of the ball-extraction sensor holds the low level), the determination result is “No”, and the routine ends as it is. Therefore, as long as the output signal of the ball-absence sensor holds the L level, step S530
0, S5303, S5304, and S5310 are repeatedly executed. In this state, when a ball-pulling rod is inserted into the operation hole (not shown) and the output signal of the ball-pulling sensor changes from the L level to the H level, the result of the determination in step S5310 becomes "Yes". In order to store the fact that the output signal of the ball-extraction sensor 750 has changed from a low level to a high level in a loop, the ball-extraction sensor change flag is set to "1", and then step S53.
At 14, the ball removal sensor L level flag is reset to "0", and this routine ends.

When the output signal is at the H level in the current loop following the previous loop, the ball change sensor change flag is set to "1" by executing the above-described step S5312 in the previous loop.
, The result of the determination in step S5303 is “Y
es ", the flow proceeds to step S5316, and it is determined whether or not the output signal of the ball extraction sensor in this loop is at a high level (ball extraction sensor output =" 1 "). That is, when the output signal is at the high level in the current loop following the previous loop, the subsequent step S5
In step 318, the ball-extraction flag is set to "1", and in step S5320, the ball-extraction sensor change flag is reset to "0", and this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, when the output signal of the ball-extraction sensor is still at the high level, the determination result in step S5303 changes to "No" (the ball-extraction sensor change flag is reset to "0"), and then steps S5304 and S5306. Are both "No", and thereafter, in steps S5303 and S53.
04 and S5306 are repeatedly executed.

On the other hand, immediately after the output signal of the ball extraction sensor changes from the low level to the high level (step S531).
2, immediately after the execution of step S5314), when the output signal of the ball removal sensor changes to low level again, the determination result of step S5316 is "N".
o "and the above-mentioned step S5318 (ball-pull flag =
Without executing "1"), the ball extraction sensor L level flag is set to "1" in step S5322, and then the above-described step S5320 is executed, followed by terminating the present routine.
As described above, when the output signal of the ball-extraction sensor changes from low level to high level, the ball-extraction flag is set only when the output signal holds the H level for at least two processing loops. Is set to "1", so that when a noise or the like occurs, the ball-out flag is not set to "1" by mistake.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the input processing of supply sensor 106 performed in step S54 of the interrupt processing shown in FIG. As described above, the replenishment sensor 106 detects a shortage of game balls (reserve balls) in the storage tank 151, and the stored reserve balls accumulate at the position where the replenishment sensor 106 is installed in the tank 151. It is configured to output a low level signal when it is present, and a high level signal when it is not.
Now, suppose a state where the spare sphere is not filled up to the sensor installation position in the storage tank 151 (insufficient state). In this state, the power is turned on to the prize ball discharge control device 600, and when this routine is started, first, in step S5002, it is determined whether the output signal of the sensor 106 is at a high level (supply sensor output = "1"). It is determined whether or not it is. in this case,
The determination result is "Yes" and the process proceeds to step S5004.

By the way, immediately after the initialization of the CPU 610, all the flags are set to "0".
All the determination results in steps 5004 to S5010 are "No", and in step S5012, the supply H level flag is set to "1" to store that the output signal of the supply sensor was high level in the current loop. End the routine. Since the supply H level flag is set to "1" in the subsequent loop, steps S5002, S5004, and S500 are performed as long as the output signal remains at the high level.
6, S5008, and S5010 are repeatedly executed.

Thereafter, when the spare ball is filled to the position where the replenishment sensor 106 is installed in the storage tank 151 by replenishment of the game ball (reserve ball), the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 is turned to a low level, and the above-mentioned step S5002 is performed. The determination result is "No", and the process proceeds to step S5030 and subsequent steps.
When the step S5030 is performed for the first time, the replenishment H level flag is "1" and all other flags are "0", so that the determination results in the step S5030 and the next step S5032 are both "No" and continue. Step S5034 becomes "Yes" and step S503 is performed.
6, S5038 is executed.

In step S5036, the supply fall change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the supply sensor 106 has changed (falled) from the high level to the low level from the previous loop to the current loop. In a succeeding step S5038, the supply H level flag set to "1" in the previous loop is reset (set to "0").
Then, this routine ends.

When the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 is continuously low in the next loop, the replenishment fall change flag is set to "1" in step S5036 of the previous loop, so that the determination result of step S5030 is "Ye".
s ". Then, the following steps S5040 to S5
At 046, the replenishment sensor fall flag is set to “1” in order to memorize that the spare sphere is filled to the position where the replenishment sensor 106 in the storage tank 151 is set (step S504).
0) and a replenishment sensor start flag indicating that there is no prize ball at the installation position of the sensor 106 when the value is “1” (set to “0” when this step is executed for the first time after initialization). Is set to "0" (step S5042), and then the replenishment fall change flag is set to "0".
(Step S5044), the replenishment L level flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 in this loop is at the low level (step S5046), and this routine ends.

Thereafter, as long as the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 is at the low level, the aforementioned steps S5002 and S50
30, S5032, S5034, and S5048 are repeatedly executed. At this time, the replenishment sensor fall flag is held at "1" and the replenishment sensor rise flag is kept at "0".

On the other hand, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 has fallen from the high level to the low level, if the output signal has risen to the high level (step S5036 was executed in the previous loop, and If the lower change flag is "1" and the sensor output is at the high level in the current loop (step S500)
2 is “Yes”, the determination result in step S5004 is “No”, and the determination result in step S5006 is “Y”.
es ", the replenishment start-up change flag is set to" 1 "to store that the output signal has risen from the previous loop to the current loop in step S5028, and the previous loop is set in step S5029. At this time, the supply falling change flag set to "1" is returned to "0", and this routine ends.

As a result, the supply fall flag is set to "1" unless a high level state is detected for a predetermined time or more after the output signal of the supply sensor 106 falls (at least during the time when the main interrupt processing is performed twice). Set to (storage tank 1
The processing is not performed, which indicates that the spare sphere has been filled up to the set position of the sensor 106 in 51), so that it is possible to cope with a case where noise is generated in the output signal of the supply sensor. .

Next, consider the case where the power is supplied to the prize ball discharge control device 600 in a state where the spare ball is filled up to the position where the sensor 106 in the storage tank 151 is installed, and this routine is started. First, in step S5002, the output signal of the sensor 106 is at a high level (supply sensor output =
It is determined whether or not “1”). In this case, the determination result is “No” and the process proceeds to step S5030.

Immediately after the initialization of the CPU 610, all the flags are set to "0".
The determination results of 0, S5032, S5034, and S5048 are all "No", and in step S5054, the replenishment L level flag is set to "1" to store that the output signal of the replenishment sensor was low level in the current loop. Then, this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, since the supply L level flag is set to "1", steps S5002 and S500 are performed as long as the output signal remains at the low level.
5030, S5032, S5034, and S5048 are repeatedly executed. Thereafter, when the position of the replenishment sensor 106 in the storage tank 151 is less than the installation position due to the discharge of the prize ball, the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 becomes high level, and the determination result of step S5002 is “Y”.
es "and the process proceeds to step S5004.

When step S5004 is performed for the first time, the supply L level flag is "1" and all other flags are "0".
4. If the determination result of the next step S5006 is "N
o ", the subsequent step S5008 becomes" Yes ", and step S5014 is executed.
In step 4, the replenishment start-up change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 has changed (rising) from the low level to the high level from the previous loop to the current loop, and In S5016, the replenishment L level flag that was set to "1" in the above-described step S5054 until the previous loop is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

When the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 continues to be at the high level in the next loop, the replenishment start-up change flag is set to "1" in step S5014 of the previous loop. The determination result of step S5004 changes to "Yes". Then, in the following steps S5018 to S5024,
The replenishment sensor start flag is set to “1” to store that the prize ball has disappeared at the replenishment sensor 106 installation position in the storage tank 151 by the replenishment sensor 106 (step S).
5018) and a replenishment sensor fall flag indicating that there is a prize ball at the sensor installation position in the storage tank 151 when the value is "1" (set to "0" when this step is executed for the first time of initialization). (Set) is set to "0" (step S5020), the replenishment start-up change flag is reset to "0" (step S5022), and the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 in the current loop is set high. The replenishment H level flag is set to "1" to store the level (step S5024), and this routine ends.

Thereafter, as long as the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 is at the high level, the aforementioned steps S5002, S50
04, S5006, S5008, and S5010 are repeatedly executed. At this time, the supply start-up flag is held at "1" and the supply fall-down flag is held at "0". on the other hand,
In the loop immediately after the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 has risen from the low level to the high level, if the output signal has fallen to the low level (Step S5414 was executed in the previous loop and the replenishment rise change flag is set to “1”). , And the current loop is at the low level), the determination result of step S5002 is “No”, the determination result of step S5030 is “No”, and step S503
In step S5050, the replenishment fall change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the output signal has fallen from the previous loop to the current loop. In step S5052, the replenishment start-up change flag that was set to "1" during the previous loop is returned to "0", and this routine ends.

As described above, unless the high level state is detected for a predetermined period of time after the output signal of the replenishment sensor 106 has risen (at least during the time when the main interrupt process is performed twice), the replenishment start flag is set to “ The process of setting to 1 "(indicating that the prize ball has been lost at the position where the sensor 106 is installed in the storage tank 151) is not performed. You can deal with it. The replenishment sensor rising flag and the replenishment sensor falling flag set to “0” or “1” in this manner are used in the replenishment process (FIG. 46) executed in step S23 of the main processing routine (FIG. 15). Can be

FIG. 26 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16).
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the input process of the overflow detector 104 performed in 56. The overflow detector 104 performs a main processing routine (FIG. 1).
This is for outputting a signal for determining the value of the overflow sphere no flag used in the processing (FIGS. 32 and 41) performed in steps S19 and S21 of 5), and a prize in the overflow gutter 156. The output signal is at a high level when the sphere is accumulated above a certain level, and at a low level when the sphere is below a certain level.

When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S5400 whether or not the output of the detector is at a high level (overflow output = "1"). Suppose the overflow detector 1 in the overflow gutter 156
The prize ball is discharged from the state where the prize ball has not reached the installation position of the detector 04 and the detector 104 in the overflow gutter 156.
Let's consider a case where the state changes to a state where the position has been reached.

If the prize ball has not reached the position of the detector, the determination result of step S5400 is "No".
Since the determination flags are all reset to "0" at the beginning of this routine (step S2 in FIG. 15), the determination in subsequent step S5402 (whether the overflow ball absence flag is "1") and the determination in step S5404 ( If the overflow ball non-monitoring flag is “1”, the result is “N
o ", the overflow sphere no monitoring flag is set to" 1 "(step S5406), the overflow sphere presence monitoring flag is set to" 0 "(step S5408), and the overflow sphere no timer is set to a predetermined value (2 sec). This is set (step S5410), and this routine ends.
Here, the overflow sphere no-monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether or not the state where the prize ball has not reached the position of the detector has been detected twice or more (control in step S5404). The overflow sphere monitoring flag determines whether or not the state where the prize ball has reached the position of the detector has been detected twice or more consecutively (step S542).
This flag is used to make a determination of 0).

In the next loop, if the prize ball has not reached the above position, the above steps S5400, S540
2 are both “No”, and the subsequent step S54
04 is "Yes", and the result of step S541 is "YES".
2 is executed. In this step S5412, it is determined whether or not the ballless timer has timed out, that is, after it is first determined that the prize ball has not reached the mounting position of the detector (after execution of the above-described steps S5406 to S5410), a predetermined time ( It is determined whether or not 2 seconds have elapsed. If the determination result is “No”, the subsequent steps S5414 and S54
Step 16 is skipped and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result is “Yes”, in step S5414, the overflow ball no flag is set to “1” to indicate that the prize ball has not reached the position of the detector, and in step S5416, Reset the overflow sphere flag (set to the initial value "0" when this step is performed for the first time after initialization) ("0").
Is set) and the routine ends.

In the subsequent loop, unless the prize ball reaches the position of the detector, the determination result of step S5400 is “No”, and the determination result of step S5402 is “Yes”.
And these steps are repeatedly executed. Next, the prize balls discharged from this state accumulate and the detector 10
Let us consider the case where the position 4 is reached. At this time, step S
The determination result of 5400 is "Yes", and in a succeeding step S5418, it is determined whether or not the overflow ball presence flag is "1". Since the overflow sphere presence flag has been set to "0" by the previous loop (step S5416), the determination result is "No".
In the following step S5420, it is determined whether or not the overflow sphere monitoring flag is "1". Since the overflow sphere monitoring flag has been set to "0" by the previous loop (step S5408). The result of this determination is "No", and the overflow sphere presence monitoring flag is set to "1" (step S54).
22) The overflow sphere no-monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S5424), and the overflow sphere existence timer is set to a predetermined value (2 sec) (step S5).
5426) This routine ends.

In the next loop, the prize ball is continuously detected by the detector 1.
04 has reached the position of step S5400.
Is "Yes", the determination result in step S5418 is "No", and the determination result in step S5420 is "Yes", and step S5428 is executed. In this step S5428, it is further determined whether or not the timer with a ball has timed out, that is, after it is determined for the first time that the prize ball has reached the above-described position (step S542 described above).
It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (2 seconds) has elapsed (after execution of steps S2426 to S5426). If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S5430 and S5432 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result is “Yes”, in step S5430, the overflow ball presence flag is set to “1” to indicate that the prize ball has reached the position of the detector, and the overflow is determined in the next step S5432. The ball absence flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

In the subsequent loop, the overflow gutter 156
As long as the prize ball reaches the position of the detector 104 within
The result of the determination in step S5400 is "Yes" and the result of the determination in step S5418 is "Yes", and these steps are repeatedly executed. As described above, in the present input processing, as in the case of the safe sensor, the output signal is changed from low level to high level (or from high level to low level).
In the loop immediately after the change, the change from the low level to the high level (or the change from the high level to the low level) is only stored (the monitoring flag is set to “1”), and the high level (or Low level)
And a predetermined time (2 sec) from the time of the above change
Only after elapse of the time, the overflow ball presence flag, which is the final output value of this routine, is changed to "1" (or the overflow ball absence flag is set to "1"). By adopting such a control procedure, even when the output signal level of the overflow instantaneously changes due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately determined to be a normal change, and the change due to the noise or the like is not performed. Malfunctions can be prevented.

FIG. 27 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16).
It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the input process of the waiting ball detector 160 (hereinafter, referred to as an odd sensor) performed at 58. The odd sensor 160 outputs a signal for setting an odd ball presence flag used in a prize ball start process (FIG. 32) to be described later, and when a prize ball is sufficiently stored in the guiding gutter 152. The output signal is set to a high level (when the spare balls are stored more than the number of prize balls discharged for two times), and set to a low level when the number of the spare balls is less than the above number and is in an odd state. When this routine is started, first, in step S5200, it is determined whether or not the output of the standby sphere detector is at a high level (standby sphere detector output = "1").

Now, let us consider a case where a spare ball is replenished from the state where the spare ball is not stored up to the position where the standby gutter detector of the guiding gutter 152 is installed, and reaches the above-described installation position. If the spare ball has not reached the installation position, step S52
The determination result of “00” is “No”. At this time, since the determination flags are all reset to "0" (step S2 in FIG. 15), the determination in subsequent step S5202 (whether the no-semisphere flag is "1") and the determination in step S5204 (no-semisphere no monitoring) Flag is “1”) are both “N”
o ", the odd-ball no-monitoring flag is set to" 1 "(step S5206), the odd-ball with-monitoring flag is set to" 0 "(step S5208), and the odd-ball no-timer is set to a predetermined value (2 sec). This is set (step S5210), and this routine ends.

Here, the half-sphere non-monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether or not the state where the spare sphere has not reached the installation position is detected (step S5204). This flag is used to determine whether or not the state in which the reserve sphere has accumulated to the installation position is detected twice consecutively (step S5220).

In the next loop, if the spare sphere has not accumulated to the above-mentioned installation position, the above-mentioned steps S5200 and S5200 are repeated.
Both the determination results of step 5202 are “No”, and the determination result of the following step S5204 is “Yes”, and the
5212 is executed. In this step S5212, it is further determined whether or not the ballless timer has timed out, ie,
After it is determined for the first time that the spare ball has not accumulated at the installation position (after execution of the above-described steps S5206 to S5210), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (2 seconds) has elapsed. If the determination result is “No”, the determination is continued Step S521
4, skip S5216 and end this routine.
On the other hand, the determination result of step S5212 is “Yes”
In step S5214, the odd ball no flag is set to "1" in step S5214 to indicate that the spare ball has not accumulated to the sensor installation position of the guiding gutter 152, and the odd ball existence flag is set in the next step S5216. (When this step is performed for the first time after initialization, the initial value is set to "0"), and the routine is terminated (set to "0").

In the subsequent loop, as long as the spare sphere does not accumulate to the above-mentioned installation position, the determination result of step S5200 is “N”.
o ", the determination result in step S5202 is" Yes ", and these steps are repeatedly executed. When the position is accumulated, the determination result of step S5200 becomes “Yes”.
In the following step S5218, the odd-sphere presence flag for which it is determined whether or not the flag is "1" is still the initial value "0" at this time.
, The result of this determination is “No”,
The result of the determination in the following step S5220 (whether or not the half-sphere presence monitoring flag is “1”) is also “No” by executing the above-described step S5208, and the process proceeds to step S5222.

In step S5222, the odd-sphere existence monitoring flag is set to "1", and in step S5224, the odd-sphere existence monitor flag is set to "0", and the odd-sphere existence timer is set to a predetermined value (2 sec). (Step S5
226) This routine ends. In the next loop, if the reserve sphere continues to accumulate at the position of the odd sensor,
The result of the determination in step S5200 is “Yes”, the result of the determination in step S5218 is “No”, and the result of the determination in step S5220 is “Yes” (set to “1” in step S5222 of the previous loop). Step S5228 is executed.

In step S5228, it is further determined whether or not the timer with a ball has timed out, that is, it is determined for the first time that the spare ball has accumulated at the installation position (after execution of the above-described steps S5222 to S5226). It is determined whether or not the time (2 sec) has elapsed, and the determination result is “N”.
In the case of "o", the following steps S5230 and S5322
Is skipped and the routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result is “Yes”, that is, when the predetermined time has elapsed after the spare ball has accumulated at the sensor mounting position, step S
At 5230, the odd ball presence flag is set to “1” to indicate that the spare ball has accumulated to the position where the odd sensor 160 is set, and at the next step S5232, the odd ball no flag is reset (“0”). ""), And this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, as long as the spare ball is stored up to the position where the odd sensor is installed in the guiding gutter 152, the determination result of step S5200 is “Yes”, and step S521 is performed.
The determination result of Step 8 becomes “Yes”, and these steps are repeatedly executed.

As described above, in this input processing, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the odd sensor 160 changes from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level), the change from the low level to the high level (or the high level) From the low level to the low level) (the monitoring flag is set to “1”), and the predetermined time (2 sec) has elapsed since the change was still at the high level (or low level) in the next loop. Only after that, the odd-sphere flag, which is the final output value of this routine, becomes “1”.
(Or the hemisphere no flag is changed to "1"). By adopting such a control procedure, even when the output signal level of the odd sensor changes instantaneously due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately determined to be a normal change, and the noise occurrence or the like is not determined. Malfunction can be prevented.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of an input signal input processing routine of the out sensor 107 performed in step S60 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 16). The number of out balls is counted by this processing. When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S6002 whether or not the out-sensor change flag is “1”. All flags used in this flow are "0" at the first initialization.
Since the out sensor change flag is "0" until the first out ball detection signal is input,
In step S6002, “No” is determined first. Then, subsequently, in step S6004, it is determined whether or not the outlow level flag is “1”. here,
If “No”, in step S6006 the out sensor 107
, It is determined whether or not the output is low level. If the output is low, the out-low level flag is set to "1" (step S600).
8) If high, terminate the routine without doing anything. Once the outlow level flag is set to "1" in this manner, in the next routine, "Ye" is set in step S6004.
s ", and the flow shifts to step S6010 to determine whether or not the signal from the out sensor 107 is at a high level (" 1 "). If the signal from the out sensor 107 is at a high level, The change flag is set to “1”, the out-row level flag is cleared to “0”, and the process ends (steps S6012 and S6014).

Next, when the routine is started, step S
It is determined “Yes” in 6002 and step S6016
Then, it is determined whether or not the out-low level flag is "0". Normally, when the out sensor change flag is "1", the out low level flag is "0" (step S6).
012 and S6014), so it is determined as “Yes” and the process proceeds to step S6018. In step S6018, the signal from the out sensor 107 is at a high level ("1").
Is determined. Here, if the signal from the out sensor 107 is at a high level, the out sensor change flag is cleared to “0”, the out counter is incremented (+1), and the process ends (steps S6020, S602).
2). After that, steps S6002 to S6004, S
The above procedure is repeated with 6006 to count the number of out balls.

Since the above-described routine is repeated every 0.5 ms by the timer interrupt, if noise of 0.5 ms or less is picked up and the out-sensor change flag is set to "1" in step S6010, Step S6
Since “No” is determined in 018, step S602
Then, the process proceeds to step S4, where the outlow level flag is set to "1" and the processing is terminated. That is, in the above routine, the number of out balls is incremented only after detecting the rising edge and confirming the high level, instead of counting the signal only at the rising edge of the out sensor.

Therefore, erroneous counting of noise as a sensor output is prevented. In addition, the above step S602
When the outlow level flag is set to "1" at 4,
In the next routine, “No” is determined in step S6016, and the out-sensor change flag is cleared to “0” (step S6026), so that the setting of the out-sensor change flag due to noise is also canceled. FIG.
In addition to the above-described interrupt processing, a specific example of the power failure interrupt processing performed by the interrupt signal from the power failure detection means 691 for detecting the occurrence of a power failure when the number of power supply waveforms of the AC power supply is counted below a predetermined number is obtained. An example of a typical procedure is shown.

In this interrupt routine, first, it is checked whether or not the discharging process is being performed. If the discharging process is not being performed, nothing is performed and the process ends (step S3002). If the discharge process is being performed, the discharge solenoids 741a and 741 of the two discharge paths are used.
After turning off 41b, the values of the ejection registers 1 and 2 (see FIG. 34) are stored in the backed-up RAM (steps S3004-S3010). Then, it is determined whether the prize ball is being discharged or the ball is being discharged (step S301).
2) If the prize ball is being ejected, the undischarged prize ball number data is stored in the RAM (step S3014). (Steps S3014 and S3014)
3018). And the last backed up RAM
Then, the power failure flag assigned to the address within is set to "1", and the routine ends (step S3020). Since the interruption process can be performed in a very short time, the interruption process can be completed after the interruption signal from the power failure detection means 691 is input and before the power is actually lost.

FIG. 30 shows an example of a specific procedure of the discharge device illegality monitoring processing S3 executed in the main processing flow of FIG. 15 performed in parallel with the timer interruption and the power interruption interruption processing. In this monitoring process S3, first, one of the two discharge systems, the discharge solenoid 741a
Is turned on (step S1101), and "N
If "o", it is determined whether or not a rising flag indicating that the detection signal of the discharge sensor 730a has risen is "1" (step S1102). If "Yes", the discharge illegality monitoring counter 1 is incremented (step S1104).
This is because if there is a discharge ball even though the discharge solenoid is not turned on, this is detected as an illegal discharge.

If "Yes" in step S1101, that is, if it is determined that the discharge solenoid is on, the flow advances to step S1103 to clear the discharge illegality monitoring counter 1. Even if the discharge solenoid is not turned on, there is a discharge ball, and after incrementing the discharge irregularity monitoring counter 1 in step S1104, the rising flag of the discharge sensor 1 is once cleared to "0" and then the discharge irregularity monitor is performed. It is determined whether the value of the counter 1 has become “3” or more (steps S1105 and S1106). Since the discharge stopper 745 and the discharge sensor 730 are provided at a distance from each other, even if the discharge solenoid is turned off, the signal from the sensor does not disappear immediately, and at least between the discharge sensor and the discharge solenoid. Only the number of possible spare spheres takes into account the fact that a detection signal will enter. Therefore, the threshold value "3" is a value that should be appropriately changed according to the distance from the discharge sensor to the discharge solenoid.

If it is determined in step S1106 that the value of the illegal discharge monitoring counter 1 has become "3" or more, the flow shifts to step S1113 to drive the solenoid for driving the flow path switching valve 158 (hereinafter, referred to as a ball ejection solenoid). ) Is turned on. Thus, when the discharge solenoid is operated improperly, the discharged balls are guided not to the supply tray 120 but to the collection gutter of the pachinko game store through the ball extraction path, so that it is possible to prevent unfair profit. . After turning on the ball ejection solenoid, a lending ball discharge display lamp 113 is set to “1” for a discharge fraud flag indicating that illegal discharge has occurred.
And the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 is blinked to display the occurrence of the unauthorized state to the outside (steps S1114 and S114).
1115, S1116). If “No” is determined in step S1101, the process proceeds to step S1104, and the other discharge system 2 performs the same processing S1107 as the above-described processing S1101-S1106 regarding the first discharge system 1 in step S1107.
If S1112 is executed and it is determined that the value of the emission irregularity monitoring counter 2 has become “3” or more, step S111
The process proceeds to step 3 to turn on the ball ejection solenoid.

FIG. 31 shows an example of a specific procedure of the ejection device unauthorized release processing S14. In step S1114 of the main flow of FIG. 16, the discharge fraud flag is set to “1”, and when “Yes” is determined in step S4 of the flow of FIG. 15, the illegal discharge device release process S14 of FIG. 32 is started. In the discharge device illegal release processing S14, first, in steps S1121 and S1122, it is determined whether or not the error release flags of the discharge paths 1 and 2 set in the routine of FIGS. 22 and 23 are “1”. If the flag is "1", the ejection flag is cleared to "0" in step S1123, and then the ball ejection solenoid 158 is turned off (step S1124). Then, the blinking lending ball discharge display lamp 113 and the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 indicating the improper discharge are turned off, and the discharge device improper release process ends (steps S1125 and S1126).

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the prize ball starting process executed in step S19 of the main routine (FIG. 15) of the above-mentioned prize ball discharge control device. This subroutine is started when a winning ball request is detected in step S12 of the main routine (FIG. 15), the processing number is set to “1”, and “Yes” is determined in step S9.

When this subroutine is started, first, the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag set in the discharge sensor level input processing routine of FIGS. 22 and 23, and the odd sensor input of FIG. An odd ball presence flag set in the processing routine and an overflow ball absence flag set in the overflow detector input processing routine of FIG. 26 are checked (step S81-S).
84) If any one of the flags is "0", the dischargeable flag is cleared to "0" and the process is terminated (step S85). On the other hand, if all the flags are "1", the discharge enable flag is set to "1" (step S86), and the award ball data read in the award ball data detection processing routine of FIG. (Step S87). Also, after turning on the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 and setting the prize ball sound request flag to “1”, the discharge start processing routine shown in FIG. 33 is executed, and then the processing number is set to “2”. The process ends (steps S88-S91). The prize ball sound request flag set in step S89 is used to assert the prize ball discharge sound generation request signal D output to the game board control device 400 to a low level in a sound request output process (FIG. 49) described later. belongs to.

In the discharge start processing routine shown in FIG.
In discharging a predetermined number of prize balls performed once for one winning ball (safe ball), the predetermined number (prize ball set number) of the prize balls is set to the guide gutter 710 provided in the two sections. (FIG. 3
The discharge mode is determined in advance, for example, how many are discharged from one side and how many are discharged from the other side.
And / or exciting (ON) the discharge solenoid 2 to start discharging the prize ball according to the above-described embodiment. When this routine is started, first, in step S102,
It is determined whether the value of the discharge register 0 is set to “1”. When the value of the discharge register 0 is not “1”,
In step S104, it is determined whether the value of the discharge register 0 is equal to or less than "8".

As a result of these determinations in steps S102 and S104, when the value of the discharge register 0 is "1", the flow shifts to step S106 to set the single discharge flag to "1" and clear the alternate discharge flag to "0". (Step S
108) to set a single discharge timer (step S11).
0) and then proceeds to the determination of the inversion flag in step S118. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S104, when it is determined that the value of the discharge register 0 is equal to or less than “8”,
The process proceeds to step S112 to clear the single discharge flag to "0" and set the alternate discharge flag to "1" (step S112).
114), and then proceeds to the determination of the inversion flag in step S118. Further, as a result of the determination in step S104, when it is determined that the value of the discharge register 0 is "8" or more, the processing in step S124 and thereafter is executed.

Here, the alternate discharge flag is used to change the prize ball discharge mode of the discharge process (FIG. 36) performed subsequently to this routine in two modes (prize ball by alternately operating discharge solenoids 1 and 2). Discharge process or a combined discharge process of simultaneously discharging the prize balls by simultaneously operating the discharge solenoids 1 and 2), and the alternate discharge flag is set to "1". Sometimes alternate discharge processing (when the number of prize balls set is 1 to 8)
When it is set to "0", the combined discharge processing (the number of set prize balls is 9 to 15) is performed.

After the value of the alternate discharge flag has been set to "1", the inversion flag is determined in step S118. This inversion flag is obtained by alternately operating the first discharge solenoid 1 (741a) and the second discharge solenoid 2 (741b) of the ball discharge device 170 when the prize balls are discharged in the alternate discharge process. This is provided to improve durability by using the two discharge paths equally, and the value of the “reversal flag” is set to “1” each time the solenoid is operated once, that is, each time one discharge is completed.
Or, it is inverted to “0”.

If the determination result of the inversion flag is "Yes", the discharge solenoid 1 is excited in step S120 to start discharging from the first guide gutter 710, and then the inversion flag is inverted to "0". (Step S12)
1). In addition, the determination result of step S118 is "N
o ”, the discharge solenoid 2 is set in step S122.
To start discharging the prize ball from the second guide gutter 710, and then invert the inversion flag to "1" (step S123).

On the other hand, when the number of prize balls discharged is 9 or more (when the result of the determination in step S104 is "No"), the flow proceeds to step S124 to perform the combined discharge processing. In this combined discharge processing, first, a discharge number dividing process (FIG. 34) described later is performed in step S124, and then a single discharge flag and an alternate discharge flag are set to "0" (steps S126 and S128). The value of the discharge 1 end flag and the value of the discharge 2 end flag used in the combined discharge process
(Step S130, Step S13)
At the same time, the discharge solenoid 1 and the discharge solenoid 2 are both excited to start the combined discharge (step S134, step S136). Thereafter, in step S138, the discharge weight flag set to "1" when the discharge weight timer is started in the prize ball discharge processing (FIG. 35) described later is reset to "0".

In the next step S140, when the one-piece discharge processing, the alternate discharge processing or the combined discharge processing is completed, the discharge end flag which is set to "1" to indicate that fact is reset to "0". In step S142, the discharge monitoring timer (for example, 3 seconds) is set, and the process ends. The discharge monitoring timer determines whether or not all the prize balls to be discharged by the alternate discharge process or the combined discharge process described below have been discharged from the time when the discharge of the prize balls is started until a predetermined time elapses. It is provided for monitoring.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the discharge number dividing process executed in step S124 of the discharge start process (FIG. 33). This routine is performed when the discharge of the ball is performed by the combined discharge processing described later (when the value of the discharge register 0 is 9 or more and 25 or less). This is because in the combined discharge process, the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are simultaneously operated in one control loop, so the value previously stored in the discharge register 0 is divided into two and set in the discharge registers 1 and 2 respectively. It is something to keep. The discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are independently operated in accordance with the values of these two discharge registers 1 and 2.

When this routine is started, step S1 is executed.
From 51 to S175, the value of the discharge register is sequentially set to “9”.
(Step S151), whether it is “10” (step S152), whether it is “11” (step S153), and whether it is “12” (step S151)
154), and up to “25” is determined in the same manner (step S175). The determination up to "25" is made in the case of ball lending discharge, because 25 25
This is because individual balls are discharged. Step S151
Is "Yes", the value of the discharge register 1 is set to "5" in step S181, and the value of the discharge register 2 is set to "4" in step S182, followed by terminating the present routine.

Thereafter, when the result of the determination in step S152 is "Yes", the values of the discharge registers 1 and 2 are both set to "5" (steps S183 and S18).
4) If the determination result in step S153 is "Yes", the value of the discharge register 1 is set to "6" (step S185), and the value of the discharge register 2 is set to "5" (step S186). When the determination result of step S154 is "Yes", the values of the discharge registers 1 and 2 are both set to "6" (steps S187 and S188). Similarly, when the value of the discharge register 0 is odd, the discharge register 1 is set to a value larger by one than the value of the discharge register 2, and when the value of the discharge register 0 is even, the same value is set for the discharge registers 1 and 2. Set the value.

FIG. 35 shows a main routine (FIG. 1) executed by the CPU 610 of the award ball discharge control device.
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the prize ball discharge processing performed in step S18 of 5). This routine is started when the processing number is determined to be "2" in step S8 of the main routine (FIG. 15). First, in step S202, it is determined whether or not the discharge weight flag is "1". You. The value of this discharge weight flag becomes “1” when a predetermined number (prize ball discharge number) of prize balls corresponding to one safe ball has been discharged and a later-described wait timer is activated (step S210). Step S in the above-described discharge start processing (FIG. 33)
It is reset to "0" at 138. Therefore, the determination result of step S202 becomes "Yes" only after the discharge of the predetermined number (prize ball discharge number) of prize balls corresponding to one safe ball is completed. While the determination result of step S202 is “No”, the process proceeds to step S204, and after the prize ball is discharged by the discharging process (FIG. 36), the process proceeds to step S206. In this step S206, it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag is "1". This discharge end flag indicates that a predetermined number (a set number of prize balls) of one prize ball or the like corresponding to one winning prize ball or the like by one discharge (FIG. 37), alternate discharge processing (FIG. 38), or combined discharge processing (FIG. 39). When the discharge is completed, the value is set to “1”. Therefore, when the result of this determination is “No”, the subsequent steps S208 to S216 are skipped, and this routine ends.

When the predetermined number of prize balls have been discharged and the determination result of step S206 turns to "Yes", the discharge weight flag is set to "1" (step S206).
208), the discharge wait timer is set to a predetermined time (for example, 40
0 msec) (step S210), and the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 is turned off (OFF) (step S210).
212) After that, the reading confirmation flag is set to "1", the awarded ball number data is added to the awarded ball discharge counter, and this routine ends (steps S214, S216). The read confirmation flag and the prize ball discharge counter are used when notifying the data of the pachinko gaming machine to the hall management device 700 in the prize ball information output process (FIG. 50) described later.
In the loop after the result of the determination in step S206 has turned to "Yes", the discharge wait flag is set to "1" in step S208, whereby
02 changes to "Yes", and step S218 is performed.
Is executed. In this step S218, it is determined whether or not the time of the discharge wait timer has expired. If the result of the determination is "No", that is, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed after the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls, it is determined that the time has elapsed. The routine ends, and only steps S202 and S218 are repeatedly executed until the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, after the lapse of the predetermined time, step S218 is performed.
Is "Yes", the process proceeds to step S220, the process number is set to "0", and this routine is terminated.

FIG. 36 shows the prize ball discharging process (FIG. 3).
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the discharge process performed in step S204 of 5). When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S222 whether or not the discharge error flag is "1". This discharge error flag is set when the discharge start process is executed (step S1 in FIG. 33).
When the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls is not completed before the discharge monitoring timer set in 42) expires, the value is set to "1" to indicate an abnormality of the discharge control system (step S242 described later). Is set to “1”). Therefore, if the determination result in step S222 is "Yes", in step S252, a later-described ejection error recovery process (FIG. 40) is performed, and the routine ends.

On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S222 is "N",
If "o", the process proceeds to step S224, where it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag is "1". This discharge end flag is, as described above, one discharge (FIG. 37) and an alternate discharge process (FIG. 37). 38) or when the discharge of a predetermined number (set number of prize balls) corresponding to one winning ball or the like is completed by the combined discharge processing (FIG. 39), the value is set to "1". The determination result of step S222 is "N
If it is “o”, the process proceeds to step S226, and it is determined whether or not the discharge monitoring timer set at the time of executing the discharge start process (step S142 in FIG. 33) has expired. , S230
Then, the one-discharge flag and the alternate discharge flag set in the above-described discharge start processing (FIG. 33) are checked, and when the one-discharge flag is “1”, the one-discharge processing in step S232 (FIG. 37) Step S234 (see FIG. 38) when the alternate discharge flag is “1”.
Further, when the alternate discharge flag is "0", step S2 is executed.
36, the combined discharge processing (FIG. 39) is executed.

On the other hand, if the discharge monitoring timer has timed out in step S226, that is, if it is determined that the discharge has not ended even after a certain period of time from the start of discharge, it is determined that a discharge abnormality has occurred and the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are turned off. (Steps S238 and S240) and the discharge error flag is set to "1" (step S242). If the prize ball is being discharged according to the processing number, the prize ball discharge display lamp 1
12 and, if the ball is being discharged, the ball rental discharge indicator lamp 1
13 are turned on and off, an error is displayed, and the process is terminated (steps S244, S246, S248, S
250).

FIG. 37 is a flow chart showing a subroutine of the single discharging process performed in step S232 of the above-described discharging process (FIG. 36). When this processing is started, first, 1 is set in step S110 of FIG.
It is determined whether or not the time of the individual discharge timer has expired (step S262). If “No”, nothing is performed, and “Yes”
That is, when the time set in the one-discharge timer elapses, the process proceeds to step S264 to check whether the inversion flag is “1” or “0”. If the inversion flag is "0", the discharge solenoid 1 is turned off (step S266), and if the inversion flag is "1", the discharge solenoid 2 is turned off (step S266).
268) to terminate the ejection of one piece, set the ejection end flag to “1”, and terminate the routine (step S).
270).

FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the alternate discharge process performed in step S234 of the above-described discharge process (FIG. 36). As described above, this routine is a process performed when the number of prize balls to be discharged (the number of prize balls set) is equal to or less than "8". In this routine, the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 of the prize ball discharge device 170 described above are used. Is used to discharge the prize balls. When this routine is started, first, in step S272, it is checked whether the inversion flag is “0” or “1”. Then, the inversion flag is “0”
In step S274, the flow advances to step S274 to determine whether the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is "1". This discharge 1
The value of the rising flag is set to “1” when the spare ball comes out of the ejection sensor 1. Accordingly, if this determination result is “No”, nothing is performed, and if “Yes”, the value of the discharge register 0 (the number of discharged balls) is subtracted by one, and then the rising flag of the discharge sensor 1 is cleared ( Steps S276 and S278). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 0 has become "1", that is, whether or not a predetermined number of balls have been discharged (step S2).
80) When the value of the discharge register 0 becomes "1", the discharge solenoid 1 is turned off, and the discharge end flag is set to "1".
And the routine ends (step S282,
S284).

On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S272 is "No", that is, if the inversion flag is "1", the flow advances to a step S286. In step S286, the discharge sensor 2
It is determined whether or not the rising flag is “1”. The value of the discharge 2 rise flag is set to “1” when the spare ball comes out of the discharge sensor 2. Therefore,
If this determination result is “No”, nothing is performed, and “Yes”
When it becomes, the value of the discharge register 0 (the number of discharged balls) becomes 1
After subtracting only one, the rising flag of the discharge sensor 2 is cleared (steps S288 and S290). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 0 has become "1", that is, whether or not a predetermined number of balls have been discharged (step S292), and the value of the discharge register 0 has become "1". Then, after turning off the discharge solenoid 2, the discharge end flag is set to "1" and the routine is terminated (step S2).
94, S284). In this routine, the discharge solenoid 1
The reason for terminating the discharge by or 2 when the value of the discharge register 0 becomes "1" is to adjust the off timing of the discharge solenoid. That is, in the present embodiment, since the stopper is disposed on the downstream side of the discharge sensor, if the discharge is stopped when the value of the discharge register 0 becomes “0”, one more ball is actually discharged. It is because it is done.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing a subroutine of the combined ejection processing performed in step S236 of the above-described ejection processing (FIG. 36). As described above, this routine is a process performed when the number of prize balls to be discharged (prize ball set number) is "9" or more. At the same time to discharge the prize balls. When this routine is started, first, in step S of the discharge start process in FIG.
It is determined whether the discharge 1 end flag reset at 130 has become "1" (step S302). Immediately after the discharge is started, the discharge 1 end flag is “0”, so it is determined to be “No” and the process proceeds to step S304 to determine whether or not the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is “1”. If the determination result is “No”, nothing is performed, and if “Yes”, the value of the discharge register 1 (the number of discharged balls) is subtracted by one and then the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is cleared (step S).
306, S308). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 0 has become "1", that is, whether or not a predetermined number of balls have been discharged (step S310), and the value of the discharge register 0 has become "1". If so, the discharge solenoid 1 is turned off, and the discharge 1 end flag is set to "1" (steps S312 and S314).

Next, the flow advances to step S316 to determine whether or not the discharge 2 end flag reset in step S132 of the discharge start process in FIG. 33 has become "1". Immediately after the start of discharge, the discharge 2 end flag is “0”, so “N
o, the flow advances to step S318, and it is determined whether or not the rising flag of the discharge sensor 2 is "1." After the rising flag 2 is cleared, the value of the discharge register 2 (the number of discharged balls) is subtracted by one (steps S320 and S322).
Is determined to be "1", that is, whether or not a predetermined number of balls have been discharged (step S324). If the value of the discharge register 2 becomes "1", the discharge solenoid 2 is turned off. And the discharge 2 end flag is set to "1" (steps S326, S328). Then discharge 1
It is determined whether the end flag is "1" (step S33).
0), if "Yes", the discharge end flag is set to "1" in the next step S332, and the routine ends. If the discharge system 1 side has finished discharging first, step S33
The process proceeds to 0-S332 and ends.

On the other hand, if the discharge system 2 has finished discharging first, it is determined as "No" in step S330, and when this routine is executed again, step S3 is executed.
At 14, the discharge 1 end flag is set to "1", and the process proceeds to step S316, where "Yes" is determined, the process jumps to step S332, the discharge end flag is set to "1", and the routine ends. As described above, when the set number of prize balls is set to a large value (9 to 15), the set number is divided and the value is stored in the two discharge registers 1 and 2, and the discharge registers 1 and 2 are stored. By operating the first and second discharge solenoids independently based on the value of, a large number of prize balls can be discharged more quickly.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the ejection error recovery process performed in step S252 of the above-described ejection process (FIG. 36). When this routine is started, first, it is determined whether or not the discharge 1 error release flag set in step S7322 of the discharge sensor 1 level input process of FIG. 22 is “1”, and the discharge sensor 2 level input process of FIG. It is determined whether or not the discharge 2 error release flag set in step S7432 is “1” (steps S342 and S344). If both the determinations are “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S34.
6 and below are performed. In steps S346-S352, steps S81-S in the winning ball start process of FIG.
According to the same procedure as 86, the discharge sensor 1 ball present flag and the discharge sensor 2 ball present flag set in the discharge sensor level input processing routine of FIGS.
26. The odd sensor presence flag set in the odd sensor input processing routine of FIG. 26 and the overflow no-ball flag set in the overflow detector input processing routine of FIG. 26 are checked, and any one of the flags is "0". In this case, the dischargeable flag is cleared to "0" and the process is terminated (step S354).

On the other hand, if all the flags are "1", the discharge enable flag is set to "1" (step S356), and in the next step S358, the discharge enable flag becomes "1". It is checked whether the value is "1", and if it is "1", it is determined in steps S360 and S362 whether the values of the discharge register 1 and the discharge register 2 each exceed "1",
When the value of the discharge register 1 is "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 2 is used. When the value of the discharge register 2 is "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 1 is used. If both values exceed "1", both values are set in the discharge register 0 (step S364).
S366, S368). Then, the same processing as the discharge start processing in FIG. 33 is performed (step S378). As a result, even if one of the two discharge systems becomes clogged with a ball and a discharge error occurs, the number of undischarged balls remaining in the discharge register is newly reduced to the discharge register 0.
, And the discharge is started again, so that the discharge using the other normal discharge system is performed, and the interruption of the game of the pachinko gaming machine due to the failure can be avoided.

In this routine, prior to the above-described discharge start processing (step S378), the processing number is checked. Is turned on the lending discharge lamp 113 (steps S370, S372, S374, S37).
6). Further, the discharge start processing (step S378)
After the end, the discharge error flag is cleared to "0", and this routine ends (step S380). If the value of the discharge register 1 is equal to or less than "1" in step S360, the value of the discharge register 2 is changed to the value of the discharge register 0 in step S364.
The fact that the value of the discharge register is “1” means that the discharge has been completed, and that the error recovery processing of this routine nevertheless proceeds to the discharge register 2 This is because it can be estimated that the number of balls remains. Similarly, when the value of the discharge register 2 is equal to or less than “1” in step S362, the discharge register 1 is determined in step S366.
Is set in the discharge register 0 because it can be estimated that the number of undischarged balls remains in the discharge register 2.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the ball lending start process executed in step S21 of the main routine (FIG. 15) of the above-described discharge control device.
In this subroutine, the ball lending request flag is set in step S4122 of the ball lending request detection processing routine of FIG. 17, and “Ye” is set in step S11 of the main routine.
When this subroutine is started, first, the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag set in the discharge sensor level input processing routine of FIGS. A flag, an odd sensor ball presence flag set in the odd sensor input processing routine of FIG. 27, and an overflow ball absence flag set in the overflow detector input processing routine of FIG. 26 are checked (steps S402 to S408). If at least one of the flags is "0", the dischargeable flag is cleared to "0" and the process is terminated (step S41).
0).

On the other hand, if all the flags are "1", the discharge enable flag is set to "1" (step S412), and the conversion rate (ball lending number data) preset in the ROM is set. Is set in the discharge register 0 (step S414). In addition, the ball lending discharge display lamp 11
3 is turned on (step S416), the ball lending sound request flag and the P-unit ready flag are set to "1" (steps S418 and S420), and then a discharge start processing routine common to the prize ball discharge processing (see FIG. 33). ) To start the discharge by the ball discharge device 170, then set the process number to “3” and end (steps S422 and S42).
4). In the ball lending discharge, the ball lending number data is set to a value (> 8), for example, 25 pieces, so that step S422 is performed.
Is executed, the discharge using two discharge systems simultaneously is started.

Note that the ball lending request flag set in steps S418 and S420 is
The ball lending sound generation request signal E output to 0 is set to a low level in a sound request output process (FIG. 49) described later, and the P-unit ready flag is set to a ball lending ready signal U output to the ball lending control device 500. Is a lending ball information output process described later (FIG. 48).
To assert the respective low level.

FIG. 42 shows the above-described CP of the discharge control device.
Main routine executed by U610 (FIG. 15)
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the ball lending discharge process performed in step S17 of FIG. In this routine, the processing number is set to "3" in step S424 of the above subroutine (FIG. 41), and the processing number is set to "3" in step S7 of the main routine (FIG. 15).
Is started when it is determined that the first
It is determined whether or not the discharge weight flag is "1". The value of this discharge weight flag is set to "1" when the discharge of a predetermined number of lending balls corresponding to one ball lending request signal is completed and a later-described wait timer is operated (step S440). Discharge start processing (Fig. 3
It is reset to "0" in step S138 of 3). Therefore, after the discharge of the predetermined number of lending balls corresponding to one lending request signal is completed, step S43 is performed.
The determination result of No. 2 is “Yes”. This step S43
While the determination result of step 2 is “No”, step S43
Going to No. 4, the common discharge processing with the prize ball discharge processing (FIG. 36)
After the lending of the lending ball is performed, the process proceeds to step S436. In this step S436, it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag is "1". This discharge end flag is set to one by the combined discharge processing shown in FIG. 39 (one discharge and alternate discharge processing are not performed in principle in the lending ball discharge) shown in FIG. 39 performed during the discharge processing routine (FIG. 36). When a predetermined number of balls corresponding to the ball lending request signal have been discharged, the value is set to "1". Therefore, when the determination result is “No”, the subsequent steps S438 to S446 are skipped, and the present routine ends.

When the predetermined number of prize balls have been discharged and the result of the determination in step S436 has turned to "Yes", the discharge weight flag is set to "1" (step S43).
438), the discharge wait timer is set to a predetermined time (for example, 40
0 msec) (step S440), and further sets the payout end flag to “1” (step S442).
The lump discharge indicator lamp 113 is turned off (OFF), the continuous lending counter is incremented, and the routine ends (steps S444 and S446). The payout end flag is referred to in order to set the payout completion signal V to a low level in a lending ball information output process (FIG. 48) described later.
The continuous ball lending counter is referred to in step S4102 of the ball lending request detection process (FIG. 17) described above, so that six or more consecutive conversions, that is, ball lending discharges of 600 yen or more are avoided.

When the result of the determination in step S436 is "Ye
In the loop after the transition to "s", the discharge wait flag is set to "1" in step S438, so that the result of the determination in step S432 changes to "Yes", and step S448 is executed. Then, it is determined whether or not the time of the discharge wait timer has expired. If the result of the determination is "No", that is, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed after the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls, this routine is terminated as it is. Then, only steps S432 and S448 are repeatedly executed until the predetermined time elapses, and when the predetermined time elapses and the determination result of step S448 becomes “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S450 and the processing number is set to “ Set to 0 ”
This routine ends.

FIGS. 43 to 45 are flowcharts showing a subroutine of the ball-pulling-out process executed in step S16 of the main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the discharge control device. In this ball-pulling-out processing routine, the ball-pulling-out sensor input processing (FIG. 24) indicates that the ball-pulling-out switch has been pressed by the game store staff.
The flag is set to "1", the answer is "Yes" in step S10 of the main routine, the process number is changed to "4" in step S20, and the process number is changed to "4" in step S6 of the main routine. This is started when the number is determined to be "4".

When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S602 whether or not the forced end flag is "1". This forced termination flag is determined when the ball release switch is pressed twice (when the ball release switch is pressed again during execution of this routine, and the determination result in step S616 or step S626 described later is “Yes”). The value is set to "1" in step S696 immediately before the forced termination processing in steps S700 to S736 is executed. Therefore, once the flag is set to “1” by execution of step S696, in the subsequent loop, the determination result of step S602 becomes “Yes”, and only the forcible termination processing of step S700 and thereafter described below is executed. Will be done. If the result of the determination in step S602 is "No", the process proceeds to step S602.
At 604, it is determined whether or not the pitching execution flag is "1". At the next step S606, it is determined whether or not the pitching start flag is "1". Among them, the value of the ball pull start flag is set to “1” in step S614 so as to store the fact that the subsequent steps S608 to S612 have been performed even once. Also, the ball removal execution flag is set to "1" in step S624 to store the fact when the ejection solenoids 1 and 2 are excited in steps S620 and S622 to be described later and the ball removal process is executed. Things.

Here, consider the case where the main ball removal processing routine is performed for the first time. In this case, step S60
4, the determination results in S606 are both "No", and the process proceeds to step S608. Reset to "0". In the following steps S609 and S610, the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag used for storing that the ball discharging process by the first and second discharge means is completed are reset to "0". The discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag used in the above-described combined discharge processing can be diverted as they are, and the two flags are determined in steps S628 and S628 described later.
646 and the like. Further next step S61
At 1, the ball start timer is set / started. This ball removal start timer is for providing a predetermined idle time sufficient to switch the switching valve 158 of the ball removal device in advance before the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are actually excited (ON). .

In the next step S612, the switching valve 15
In step S614, the ball-extraction solenoid is excited (ON) so as to switch to No. 8, and then the ball-extraction start flag is set to "1". In the following step S616, the ball-extraction flag is set to "1" again during the execution of steps S602 to S614.
, That is, whether or not the ball release switch has been pressed again (whether or not it has been pressed twice). If the result of this determination is "Yes", steps S692-S69
After the execution of step 8, the process proceeds to the forcible termination process after step S700 to forcibly terminate the ball removal process.

More specifically, first, in steps S692 and S694, steps S628 to S64 described later are performed.
No discharge one-ball flag used in the processing of step 4 and discharge 2 used in the processing of steps S646 to S662 described later.
The no-ball flags are reset to "0", respectively, and step S6
At 96, the forced termination flag is set to "1" to indicate that the process has proceeded to the forced termination process, and a forced termination provided to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed from immediately after the transition to the forced termination process. The timer is set, and a forced termination process from step S700 onward described below is performed.

On the other hand, when the result of this determination is "No", it is determined whether or not the ball start start timer started in step S611 has timed out. If the ball start start timer has not yet timed out (the determination result is “No”), the routine ends without performing the subsequent processing. In the next and subsequent loops, steps S602 to S606 and S6 are performed until the timer expires.
16, only S618 is repeatedly executed. When the timer times out and the determination result of step S618 turns to “Yes”, steps S620, S62
In step 2, the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are excited (ON), respectively, to start the flow of the prize ball, and the above-mentioned ball removal execution flag is set to "1" (step S624).

As described above, once the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are excited (ON) and the ball removal execution flag is set to "1", in the next and subsequent loops, the aforementioned step S604 is performed.
Is "Yes", and steps S606 to S606
24 will be skipped. In the next step S626, it is again determined whether or not the ball removal flag is "1", that is, whether or not the ball removal switch has been pressed twice to forcibly end the ball removal process. If the result of this determination is “Yes”, then steps S684 to S684
690, the steps S692 to S698,
Further, the process proceeds to the forcible termination process after step S700 described later.

In the processing of steps S684 to S690,
First, it is determined whether or not the discharge 1 end flag is “1” (step S684), and the result of this determination is “Yes”, that is, at this time, the outflow of the prize ball on the first discharge solenoid side of the ball discharge device 170 is performed. If all of them have been completed (the flag is set to "1" in step S642 to be described later when the outflow of the prize ball on the first discharge solenoid side is completely completed), the flow proceeds to step S686 and the discharge solenoid 1 Is demagnetized (OFF), and then the process proceeds to step S688. On the other hand, when the determination result is “No”, the process proceeds to step S68.
Skip to step S688 and proceed to step S688.

In step S688, it is further determined whether or not the discharge 2 end flag is "1".
es ", that is, when all the prize balls on the second discharge solenoid side of the ball discharge device 170 have been flown out at this time (the flag is set when the flow of all the prize balls on the second discharge solenoid side is completed). (The value is set to "1" in step S660.) The process proceeds to step S690 to demagnetize (OFF) the discharge solenoid 2 and then to step S69.
The process advances to step S692 while skipping step S690 if the determination result is "No".
At this point, if the second press of the ball release switch is not performed and the determination result of step S626 is “No”, the discharge 1 end flag is set to “1” in step S628.
Is determined. This discharge 1 end flag is
The above-described step S is performed when the main ball removal processing is executed for the first time.
The value is reset to "0" at 609, and is set to "1" at step S642 described later when all the prize balls have flowed out by the ball removal process.

[0177] Therefore, the ball discharging device 170 is provided by the main ball removing process.
When the discharge of the prize ball on the first discharge solenoid side has not been completed yet, the determination result of step S628 is "N
In step S630, it is determined whether or not the one-ball-discharge-no-flag flag is set to "1". Step S4 or ball discharge device 1
When the ball ejection process of the first discharge solenoid 70 is completed (step S644), the value is reset to "0", and the prize ball flows out by the main ball ejection process and enters the first guide gutter (in the ejection sensor 1). When the prize ball disappears and the sensor output becomes "0", the value is set to "1".
Therefore, this determination result is “No” until no prize ball is left in the discharge sensor 1 after the start of the ball removal, and in step S632, whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 1 is at low level (“0”). Is determined. If the prize ball still remains in the ejection sensor 1 without completing the ball removing process, the determination result is “No”, and the process proceeds to step S6.
Proceed to 46 and thereafter.

In this state, if there is no prize ball in the first guide gutter (inside the sensor 1) due to the ball removal process, step S
The determination result of step 632 changes to “Yes”, the above-described one-ball-discharge-no-ball flag is set to “1” (step S634), and then the one-ball discharge which measures the time elapsed from the time when there is no prize ball in the sensor 1 The no-timer is set (step S636), and the process proceeds to step S646 and subsequent steps. In the subsequent loop, the determination result of step S630 is “Yes”
Then, in step S638, it is determined again whether the output level of the discharge sensor 1 is at the low level ("0").

If the determination result is "Yes", that is, it is determined that the output level of the discharge sensor 1 is maintained at the low level in the current loop following the previous loop, the process proceeds to step S640, and the discharge set in step S636 is performed. It is determined whether the one-ball no-timer has timed out. When this determination result is “No”, that is, when it is determined that there is no prize ball in the first guide gutter (in the discharge sensor 1), a predetermined time has not yet elapsed, steps S642 and S644 are skipped. And step S64
Proceed to 6 and later.

Thereafter, until the predetermined time elapses, the determination results in steps S630 and S638 are both "Ye".
s "and the result of the determination in step S640 is" No. "When the above-described predetermined time has elapsed while the output level of the discharge sensor 1 is maintained at the low level, the result of the determination in step S640 changes to" Yes ". The discharge 1 end flag is set to "1" (step S642), and further, the discharge 1 no-ball flag is reset to "0" (step S64).
644), and proceeds to step S646. in this way,
Once the discharge 1 end flag is set to “1”, the determination result of step S628 becomes “Yes” in the next and subsequent loops, skipping steps S630 to S644 and proceeding directly to step S646 and subsequent steps. Become.

By the way, after this routine is started and the output of the discharge sensor 1 once becomes low level (at this time, the discharge one ball absence flag is "1"), before the discharge one ball absence timer times out, the routine is started again. When the output level of the discharge sensor 1 changes to a high level ("1"), step S63 is performed.
The determination result of No. 8 changes to "No", and the discharge 1 end flag is reset to "0" in step S644 without setting the discharge 1 end flag to "1" (skipping step S642). Then, the process proceeds to step S646 and thereafter. As a result, when one prize ball passes through the discharge sensor 1 and falls until the next prize ball reaches the inside of the sensor 1, the output signal falls, or when noise is generated in the output signal of the sensor 1. When the waveform of the output signal temporarily falls, it is not erroneously determined that the flow of the prize ball in the guide gutter is completed.

In the next step S646, it is further determined whether or not the discharge 2 end flag is "1". This discharge 2
The end flag is reset to "0" in the above-described step S610 when the main ball removal processing is executed for the first time, and will be described later when all the prize balls have flowed out by the ball removal processing. It is set to “1” in step S660. Therefore, the second ball discharging device 170
If the discharge of the prize ball on the discharge solenoid side has not been completed yet, the determination result in step S646 is "No", and the processing in step S648 and thereafter is executed.

First, in step S648, it is determined whether the no-discharge 2-ball flag is "1". The no-discharge 2-ball flag is reset to “0” when the ball removal process on the second discharge solenoid side of the ball discharge device 170 in the main routine or in step S4 is completed (step S662). When the prize ball flows out and the prize ball disappears in the second guide gutter (in the discharge sensor 2) and the sensor output becomes "0", the value is set to "1". Therefore, the determination result is “No” until no prize ball is left in the discharge sensor 2 after the start of ball removal, and whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 2 is at low level (“0”) in step S650. Is determined. When the prize ball remains in the ejection sensor 2 without completing the ball removal process, the determination result is “No”, and the process directly proceeds to step S664 and subsequent steps. If there is no prize ball in the second guide gutter (inside the sensor 2) from the ball removal process in this state, the determination result in step S650 changes to "Yes" and the above-described two-ball discharge flag is set to "1". (Step S65
2) Then, a two-ball discharge no-timer for measuring the time elapsed from the point at which no prize ball is left in the sensor 2 is set (step S654), and the flow proceeds to step S664 and subsequent steps.

In the subsequent loop, step S64
The determination result of No. 8 changes to "Yes", and it is determined again in step S656 whether the output level of the discharge sensor 2 is the low level ("0"). If this determination result is "Yes", that is, it is determined that the output level of the discharge sensor 2 is maintained at the low level in the current loop following the previous loop, the process proceeds to step S658, and the discharge two balls set in step S654 are not used. It is determined whether the timer has expired. When this determination result is “No”, that is, in the second guide gutter (discharge sensor 2
If the predetermined time has not yet elapsed since it was determined that there is no prize ball in (in), steps S660 and S662 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S664 and subsequent steps.

Thereafter, until the predetermined time elapses, the determination results in steps S648 and S656 are both "Ye".
s "and the result of the determination in step S658 is" No. "When the above-mentioned predetermined time has elapsed while the output level of the discharge sensor 2 is maintained at the low level, the result of the determination in step S658 changes to" Yes ". The discharge 2 end flag is set to “1” (step S660), and further, the discharge 2 no-ball flag is reset to “0” (step S660).
662), and proceeds to step S664 and subsequent steps. in this way,
Once the discharge 2 end flag is set to “1”, the determination result of step S646 is “Yes” in the next and subsequent loops, skipping steps S648 to S662, and proceeding to step S664 and subsequent steps. .

By the way, after this routine is started and the output of the discharge sensor 2 once becomes low level (at this time, the discharge two ball absence flag is "1"), before the timer of the discharge two ball absence timer expires, it is re-started. When the output level of the discharge sensor 2 changes to a high level ("1"), step S65 is performed.
The determination result of No. 6 changes to "No", and the discharge two-ball no flag is reset to "0" in the step S662 without setting the discharge 2 end flag to "1" (skipping step S660). Then, the process proceeds to step S664 and subsequent steps. As a result, when an output signal falls after one prize ball passes through the discharge sensor 2 until the next prize ball reaches the inside of the sensor 2 or when noise is generated in the output signal of the sensor 2 or the like. When the waveform of the output signal temporarily falls, it is not erroneously determined that the flow of the prize ball in the guide gutter is completed.

As a result of executing steps S646 to S662, after it is determined that the prize ball on the second discharge solenoid side of ball discharge device 170 has flowed out, step S6 is performed.
The determination result of 46 changes to "Yes", and in step S664, it is determined again whether or not the prize ball on the first discharge solenoid side has been completely removed (the discharge 1 end flag is "1"). When the result of this determination is “No”, the processing in the current loop is terminated as it is, and the process proceeds to the next loop (in the next loop, steps S628 to S644 are executed again).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination is "Yes", that is, if it is determined at this time that the ball discharging process by the first and second discharge solenoids of the ball discharging device 170 has been completed, first, the ball discharging execution flag and Both the ball start flag is set to “0”
(Steps S666 and S668), and demagnetization (OF) of the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 in order to end the ball removing process.
F) (Steps S674 and S676), and further performs demagnetization (OFF) of the ball-pulling solenoid (Step S678), resets the process NO to "0" (Step S680), and terminates this routine.

Next, steps S602, S616, S
The forced termination process (the process after step S700) performed when any one of the determination results of 626 is “Yes” will be described. This process is executed when the switch is depressed again (twice) after the depressing switch is pressed and the depressing process is started once. First, in step S700, it is determined whether the time of the forced termination timer has expired. The forced termination timer is activated when the switch is pressed for the second time (steps S616 and S62).
6. The counting is started in step S698) executed immediately after the result of the determination is "No". If this determination result is “No”, that is, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed since the second switch pressing, step S702
It is determined whether or not the discharge 1 end flag is "1".

When the result of the determination in step S702 is "N
o ", that is, before the ball removing process is completed (when the value of the flag is" 1 ", it indicates that ball removing on the first discharge solenoid side of the ball discharging device 170 has been completed), the forced termination process is started. In step S704, it is determined whether or not the discharge sensor 1 start flag is “1.” When the determination result is “Yes,” that is, after the forced termination process is performed once, When a new prize ball reaches the inside of the sensor 1, the discharge solenoid 1 is demagnetized (OFF) at this time.
Then, the discharge 1 end flag is forcibly set to "1" (step S708), and the process proceeds to step S710. On the other hand, if "No", the steps S706 and S708 are skipped. Step S
Proceed to 710.

In step S710, it is determined whether or not the discharge 2 end flag is "1". This step S71
The determination result of 0 is “No”, that is, before the ball removing process is completed (when the value of the flag is “1”, the ball discharging device 170
(Indicating that the ball ejection on the second discharge solenoid side has been completed) is started), it is further determined in step S712 whether or not the discharge sensor 2 startup flag is "1". . When the determination result is “Yes”, that is, when the prize ball newly reaches the inside of the sensor 2 after the forced termination process is performed once, the discharge solenoid 2 is demagnetized (OFF) at this time (step S714). Then, the discharge 2 end flag is forcibly set to "1" (step S716), and this routine ends.

On the other hand, if the decision result is "No", the steps S714 and S716 are skipped, and this routine ends. Thus, the forced termination process (step S
The start of the output signal of the discharge sensor 2 (a new prize ball has reached the inside of the sensor) is detected until a predetermined time elapses after the start of the processing after 700 and the discharge 2 end flag is once set to "1". In the next and subsequent loops, the determination result of step S710 becomes "Yes", and it is further determined whether or not the discharge 1 end flag is "1" (step S718). If the determination result is “No”, that is, at this time, the first discharge sensor 1 of the prize ball discharge device has not detected a new prize ball after the start of the forced termination process,
This routine ends as it is. In this case, the processing of steps S702 to S708 is continuously performed in the next and subsequent loops.

On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S718 is "Yes", that is, after the forced termination process has been executed, both the first and second ejection sensors 1 and 2 of the prize ball ejection device will generate a new prize ball. When it is detected that the sensor has reached the inside of the sensors 1 and 2, the processing of step S724 and thereafter described later is performed.
In addition, while the processing of steps S702 to S718 is being executed, a predetermined time has elapsed and the forced termination timer times out, and the determination result of step S700 is “Yes”.
(At this time, the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2
One of the end flags is “0”), step S
In steps 720 and S722, the discharge solenoid 1 and the discharge solenoid 2 are forcibly demagnetized (OFF), respectively, and step S724 is performed.
Proceed to the following.

In step S724, the above-mentioned forced end flag is reset to "0", and further in steps S726 and S726.
At 728, both the ball removal execution flag and the ball removal start flag are reset to “0”, and the ball removal solenoid is demagnetized (O
FF) (step S734), the process NO is reset to "0" (step S736), and this routine ends.

FIG. 46 shows an example of a specific procedure of the replenishment process performed in step S23 in the main process flow of FIG. When the replenishment process is started, the replenishment sensor rising flag set during the replenishment sensor input process (FIG. 25) for detecting the detection signal of the replenishment sensor 106 is checked (step S752). Proceeding to S754, the completion lamp 108 is turned on, then the replenishment request flag is set to "1", the replenishment sensor rising flag is cleared to "0", and this routine ends (steps S756, S758). This replenishment flag is referred to in order to assert a replenishment signal K to the management device 700 in the game console information output process (FIG. 51) described later.

On the other hand, if "No" is determined in the above step S752, the process shifts to step S760 to determine whether or not the falling flag indicating that the replenishment sensor has fallen is "1". If no, nothing is done, and if "Yes", the completion lamp 108 turned on in step S754.
Is turned off (step S762), the replenishment request flag and the replenishment sensor fall flag are cleared to "0", respectively, and this routine ends (step S76).
4, S766).

FIG. 47 shows the specific contents of the information output processing performed in step S24 in the main processing flow of FIG. As shown in FIG. 47, the information output process includes a lending ball information output process S800 for forming an output signal to the ball lending control device 500, and a sound request output process for forming an output signal to the game board control device 400. S850, a prize ball information output process S900 for forming an output signal to the hall management device 700, a gaming table information output process S950, and an error information output process S990.

FIG. 48 shows an example of a specific procedure of the loaned ball information output processing S800 in the information output processing flow. When this routine is started, first, in step S
At 802, it is checked whether the ball lending request flag is set. This ball lending request flag indicates that the ball lending request signal T from the ball lending control device 500 is continuously 5 m during the ball lending request detection processing routine shown in FIG.
This flag is set when the low level is detected for more than one second (step S4122).

As a result of the determination in step S802, “Ye
s ", that is, if the ball lending request flag is set, or" No ", that is, if the ball lending request flag is reset, the P-unit ready flag is cleared to" 0 "in step S804, and The process proceeds to step S806. The P-unit ready flag is a flag used in step S810 described later to determine whether the ball lending ready signal U is changed to a high level or a low level. When the ball lending discharge is started by executing (FIG. 41), step S42 is performed.
Set to 0.

In this step S806, it is determined whether the payout completion signal V output to the ball lending control device 500 is low level (valid) or high level (invalid). If the result is a high level, the flow advances to step S808 to determine whether or not the payout end flag set when the discharge is completed in the ball lending discharge processing routine (FIG. 42) is "1".
If "No", the process proceeds to step S810, where it is determined whether or not the P-unit ready flag is "1".
If "o", the ball lending ready signal U is negated to the high level, and if "Yes", the ball lending ready signal U is asserted to the low level, and the routine ends (step S81).
2, S814). Therefore, when the ball lending request signal T from the ball lending control device 500 is detected in the ball lending request detection process (FIG. 17) and the ball lending request flag is set,
In step S11 of the main routine, “Yes” is determined, and the ball lending start processing routine (FIG. 41) is executed to start lending and discharging, and the P-unit ready flag is set to “1”. In the lending information output processing routine, the process jumps from step S802 to step S806, and “N” in steps S806 and S808, respectively.
o "is determined, and in step S810," Yes "is determined, and the ball lending ready signal U is asserted to a low level.

Then, when the ball lending discharge is completed and the payout end flag is set to "1" in the ball lending discharge processing routine (FIG. 42), step S80 of this routine is performed.
8, the flow advances to step S816, and the payout completion signal V to the ball lending control device 500 and the discharged lending ball number signal J output to the hall management device 700 (balls whose pulse is the minimum conversion unit) Are respectively asserted to a low level, the payout completion timer is set (activated), and the payout end flag is cleared to "0" (steps S816, S818, S820, S82).
2) The process proceeds to steps S810 to S814, and the ball lending ready signal U is continuously asserted to a low level.

Next, when this routine is executed again, “Yes” is determined in step S806, that is, the payout completion signal V is determined to be low level, and the process shifts to step S824, where the timer set in step S820 times out. It is determined whether or not. Here, if the timer has not yet timed up, the process directly proceeds to step S810. If the time has elapsed, the payout completion signal V and the number of discharged lending balls signal J are negated to a high level, respectively (step S826). , S828), and proceeds to steps S810-S814 to continuously assert the ball lending ready signal U to the low level. When the payout completion signal V is negated to a high level by the above processing,
Since the ball lending control device 500 detects this and negates the ball lending request signal to a high level, it is detected that the ball lending request signal T has been changed to a high level in the ball lending request detection processing (FIG. 17). Then, the ball lending request flag is reset. Then, when this routine is executed again, “No” is determined in step S802, and the process proceeds to step S804 to clear the P-unit ready flag to “0”. In addition, since the payout completion signal V is negated to the high level, “No” is determined in step S806, and the process proceeds to steps S808 and S810. In step S810, “No”, that is, the P-unit ready flag is determined to be “0”. Is done. As a result, the ball lending ready signal U is negated to the high level, and the processing ends.

FIG. 49 shows an example of a specific procedure of the sound request output processing S850 in the information output processing flow. When this routine is started, first, step S85
In step 2, it is checked whether or not the lending ball discharge sound generation request signal E to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level. If the lending level is high, the flow advances to step S854 to determine whether or not the lending sound request flag is set to "1". I do. The ball lending sound request flag is set in the ball lending start processing routine (FIG. 4).
This flag is set in step S418 when lending is started by executing 1).

If "Yes" is determined in the step S854, the process shifts to a step S856 to assert the lending ball discharge sound generation request signal E to a low level, then sets a lending sound timer and sets a lending sound request flag. It is cleared to "0" and this routine ends (steps S858 and S860).
On the other hand, if "No" in step S854, that is, if the ball lending request flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S872 to check whether or not the prize ball emission sound generation request signal D to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level. If the level is high, the flow advances to step S874 to determine whether or not the prize ball sound request flag is set to "1". The prize ball sound request flag is set in the prize ball start processing routine (FIG. 32).
Is executed to start prize ball discharge, step S8
9 is a flag set.

If "Yes" is determined in the step S874, the process shifts to a step S876 to assert the prize ball discharge sound generation request signal D to a low level, set a prize ball sound timer, and set a prize ball sound request flag. It is cleared to "0" and this routine ends (steps S878, S880). Then, when the present routine is started again, when the process proceeds to step S852, it is determined that “Yes”, that is, the lending ball discharge sound generation request signal E is at the low level, the process proceeds to step S862, and the process proceeds to step S858. It is determined whether or not the ball lending timer has timed out. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the lending ball discharge sound generation request signal E is negated to a high level and the routine is terminated (step S864).

On the other hand, after the prize ball ejection sound generation request signal D is asserted to a low level in step S876, the present routine is started again, and when the routine proceeds to step S872, "Ye
s ", that is, it is determined that the prize ball discharge sound generation request signal D is at the low level, and the flow shifts to step S882 to determine whether or not the prize ball sound timer set in step S878 has timed out. If not, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the prize ball discharge sound generation request signal D is negated to a high level, and the routine is terminated (step S884).

FIG. 50 shows an example of a specific procedure of the prize ball information output processing S900 for the hole management device 700 in the information output processing flow. The prize ball information is output to the hall management device 700. When this routine is started, first, in step S902, it is checked whether the read confirmation signal H output to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level. It is determined whether it is set to "1". The reading confirmation flag is set in step S214 when the above-described prize ball discharge processing routine (FIG. 35) is executed to start prize ball discharge.
Is a flag set by

If "Yes" is determined in step S904, the flow advances to step S906 to assert the read confirmation signal H to a low level, set a read confirmation timer, and clear the read confirmation flag to "0". This routine ends (steps S908 and S910). Then, after the read confirmation signal H is asserted to the low level, the present routine is started again. When the routine reaches step S902, "Yes", that is, it is determined that the read confirmation signal H is at the low level, and the process proceeds to step S912 to proceed to step S912. It is determined whether the reading confirmation timer set in step S908 has timed out. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the read confirmation signal H is negated to the high level and the routine is terminated (step S914).

On the other hand, if "No" in step S904, that is, if the read confirmation flag is determined to be "0", step S904 is executed.
In step 920, it is determined whether the prize ball number signal I (representing 10 ejected balls with one pulse) to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level. Is set to “1”. The award ball transmission prohibition flag is a flag that is set to prohibit transmission of the award ball number signal I for a predetermined time when the award ball number signal I is negated in step S932 described later.

If "No" is determined in the step S922, the process shifts to a step S924, in which a prize ball discharge counter (FIG. 3)
The value of the number of discharges (the number of prize balls) is updated at the end of the discharge in step S216 during the prize ball discharge process of No. 5 at a time.
It is determined whether or not the number is equal to or more than "No", that is, if the number is equal to or less than 9, the routine is terminated.
Is asserted to a low level, the award ball count timer 1 is set, and this routine ends (steps S926 and S926).
928). This is for outputting one pulse of the prize ball number signal I having a predetermined pulse width to ten ejected balls. then,
When this routine is started again, step S920
If "Yes", that is, if it is determined that the number-of-prize-balls signal I is at the low level, the flow shifts to step S930 to determine whether or not the award-ball number timer 1 set in step S928 has timed out. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the prize ball number signal I is negated to a high level in step S932, and the value of the prize ball discharge counter is reduced by "10". (The value of the counter is also updated during the operation of the timer 1, so it cannot be cleared to "0".) Also, the prize ball transmission prohibition flag is set to "1", the prize ball timer 2 is started, and the timer is started. The routine ends (steps S934 and S93).
6, S938).

When the routine is started again after the prize-ball transmission prohibition flag is set to “1”, it is determined in step S 922 that “Yes”, that is, the prize-ball transmission prohibition flag is “1”. Therefore, step S940
Then, it is determined whether or not the award ball count timer 2 has timed out. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is, and if the time is up, the award ball transmission prohibition flag is cleared to "0" and the routine is terminated (step S942). As a result, it is possible to output the prize ball number signal I having a predetermined pulse width (set time of the timer 1) every ten prize ball numbers. Transmission is prohibited. As a result, the management device 700 that receives the prize ball number signals from a large number of pachinko game machines causes the management apparatus 700 to receive the prize ball number signals I from each of the pachinko game machines.
Can be reliably captured.

FIG. 51 shows the information output process (FIG. 47).
An example of a specific procedure of the gaming machine information output processing S950 in the flow is shown. This gaming table information is also output to the hall management device 700. When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S952 whether or not the supply request flag has been set to "1". The replenishment request flag is determined by the replenishment sensor input processing routine described above (FIG. 25).
The input of the replenishment sensor 106 is detected, and the replenishment process (FIG. 46) in the main routine is executed. This flag is set in step S756. If "No" is determined in step S952, the replenishment request signal K is negated to the high level in the next step S953, and if "Yes" is determined, the process proceeds to step S954 to assert the replenishment request signal K to the low level. after,
The process moves to step S956.

In step S956, the frame release flag set by detecting a change in the signal from the frame sensor 103 in the frame sensor input processing routine (FIG. 19), and in the subsequent step S958, the frame sensor input processing routine (FIG. 1
Each of the frame closing flags set in step 9) is checked, and if the frame releasing flag is "1", the frame releasing signal is asserted to a low level. If the frame closing flag is "1", the frame closing signal is negated to a high level. The process moves from step S957, S959) to step S960.

In step S960, the game board control device 4
It is checked whether the number-of-outs signal L output for 00 (one pulse represents 10 out balls) is asserted at a low level. It is determined whether or not it has been performed. The out transmission inhibition flag is a flag set to inhibit transmission of the out number signal L for a predetermined time when the out number signal L is negated in step S972 described later.

If "No" is determined in the step S962, the process shifts to the step S964, and the out counter (FIG. 28)
Step S602 in the out sensor input processing routine of
2 is updated for each ball). If the value is 10 or more, the routine is terminated if the value is 9 or less. If the value is 10 or more, the out number signal L is asserted to low level, and then the out timer 1 is set, and this routine ends (steps S966 and S968). This is for outputting one out-number signal L having a predetermined pulse width to ten out-balls. Then, when this routine is started again, when it reaches step S960, "Yes", that is, it is determined that the number-of-outs signal L is at the low level, and the flow shifts to step S970 to set the out-timer 1 set in step S968. It is determined whether or not it is up. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is, and if the time is up, step S97
After negating the out-number signal L to a high level at 2,
The value of the out counter is decremented by "10" (the value of the counter is updated even during the operation of the timer 1 and cannot be cleared to "0"), and the out transmission inhibit flag is set to "1". , The out timer 2 is activated, and this routine is terminated (steps S974, S976, S97)
8).

When the routine is started again after the out-transmission inhibition flag is set to "1", "Yes", that is, the out-transmission inhibition flag is determined to be "1" in step S962. , Step S98
0, and determines whether or not the time out of the out timer 2 has elapsed. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is, and if the time is up, the out transmission inhibition flag is cleared to "0" and the routine is terminated (step S982).

FIG. 52 shows the information output process (FIG. 47).
An example of a specific procedure of the error information output process S990 in the flow will be described. This error information is also output to the hall management device 700. When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S992 whether or not the discharge error flag is "1". This step S9
If “No” is determined in 92, it is determined in the next step S994 whether or not the discharge improper flag is “1”.
The discharge error flag is determined by the discharge start routine (FIG. 33) in the discharge processing routine (FIG. 36) described above.
If the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls is not completed before the discharge monitoring timer set in step S142 counts up, the value is set to "1" to indicate an abnormality of the discharge control system in step S242. Things. When the discharge error flag is set to "1", the above-described discharge error recovery processing (FIG. 40) is executed, and error information is output in this routine.

On the other hand, the discharge improper flag is set in step S1114 by detecting the input of the discharge sensor in spite of the discharge solenoid being in the off state by the discharge device improper monitoring process routine (FIG. 30). Is a flag to be executed. If “No” is determined in any of the determinations in step S992 or S994, the error signal is negated to a high level in the next routine 996, and “Y” is determined in either step S992 or S994.
If "es" is determined, the flow shifts to step S998 to assert an error signal to a low level, and ends.

FIG. 53 shows an example of a specific procedure of the power failure recovery processing performed in step S15 in the main processing flow of FIG. In the power failure recovery processing, the data being discharged (the number of prize balls discharged or the number of lending balls discharged) is saved by the above-described power failure interruption processing (FIG. 29), and the power failure flag is set to “1” in the final step S3020. After the termination, when the power failure is recovered and power is supplied to the CPU to start the main routine, the power failure flag is determined to be "1" in step S1, and the process proceeds to step S13, where the processing number is set to "5". , And is started when it is determined to be “Yes” when the process proceeds to step S5.

When the power failure flag is determined to be "1" in step S1 and the process shifts to step S13, the power failure recovery process is not immediately executed, but the process number is temporarily set to "5" and step S5 is executed. The reason why the determination is "Yes" is that the discharge device improper monitoring process in step S3 is executed first to confirm that there is no improper discharge, and then the discharge interrupted by the power failure is restarted. It is to make it. When the power failure recovery process of FIG. 53 is started, first, the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag set in the discharge sensor level input processing routine (FIGS. 22 and 23) are used. An odd sensor presence flag set in the sensor input processing routine and an overflow absence flag set in the overflow detector input processing routine of FIG. 26 are checked (step S).
1002-S1008), if any one of the flags is "0", the dischargeable flag is cleared to "0" and the process is terminated (step S1010).

On the other hand, if all the flags are set to "1", the discharge enable flag is set to "1" (step S1012), and then the value of the discharge register saved in the backup RAM and the interrupted state are set. The save data such as a flag indicating that the discharged discharge is a ball lending discharge is returned to the original register or flag (step S1014). In the next step S1016, it is determined whether or not the discharge enable flag is "1".
In S1020, it is determined whether the values of the discharge register 1 and the discharge register 2 each exceed “1”, and when the value of the discharge register 1 is “1” or less, the value of the discharge register 2 is
When the value of the discharge register 2 is "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 1 is further increased.
If both values exceed "1", both values are set in the discharge register 0 (steps S1022 and S102).
4, S1026).

Then, it is determined whether or not the interrupted discharge is a ball lending discharge (step S1028). If “Yes”, continuous ball lending discharge is performed after step S1030, and if “No”, that is, if the interrupted discharge is prize ball discharge, continuous prize ball discharge after step S1042 is performed. Thus, even if the number of undischarged balls remains in one of the two discharge systems when a power failure occurs, the number of undischarged balls is set again in the discharge register 0 and discharge is started again. Thus, the undischarged balls can be discharged immediately after the recovery from the power failure.
When the value of the discharge register 1 is equal to or less than "1" in step S1018, the value of the discharge register 2 is set in the discharge register 0 in step S1022. This means that the value of the discharge register is "1". This means that the discharge has ended, and it can be estimated that the number of undischarged balls remains in the discharge register 2. Similarly, if the value of the discharge register 2 is equal to or less than “1” in step S1020, step S102
The reason why the value of the discharge register 1 is set in the discharge register 0 in step 4 is that it can be estimated that the number of undischarged balls remains in the discharge register 1.

In the continuous ball lending discharge, first, the ball lending sound request flag and the P-unit ready flag are set to "1" (steps S1030 and S1032), and the lending ball discharge display lamp 113 is turned on (step S1034). Then, the same routine as the discharge start process shown in FIG. 33 is executed to start discharge by the ball discharge device 170 (step S1036). Then, the memory that the ball is being lent out is erased, the process number is set to “3” (steps S1038, S1040), and then the process proceeds to step S1050, where the power failure flag is cleared to “0” and the process is completed. End the routine. The processing number is set to “3” in order to end the lending ball discharge started in step S1036 in the ball lending discharge processing S17 of the main routine.

On the other hand, in the continuous prize ball discharge after step S1042, after the prize ball discharge display lamp 112 is turned on, the same routine as the discharge start processing shown in FIG. The discharge is started (step S1044). Then, the memory that the prize ball is being discharged is erased, the processing number is set to “2” (steps S1046, S1048), and then the process proceeds to step S1050, where the power failure flag is cleared to “0” and the process is ended. End the routine. The process number is set to "2" in order to end the prize ball discharge started in step S1044 in the prize ball discharge process S18 of the main routine. Next, a ball lending request signal and the like to the discharge control device 600 are formed and output based on a control signal to the card reader 250, a driving signal of the balance display 122, and a signal from the ball lending conversion button 123 provided on the pachinko gaming machine. The control procedure of the ball lending control device 500 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 54 shows the outline of the main routine of the ball lending control device. This main routine is repeatedly executed when the ball lending control device 500 is turned on. When the power is turned on, first, initial settings such as clearing of a RAM, setting of a flag, and resetting of an output buffer are performed (step S8002). Next step S80
In 04, it is determined whether the card-in flag is "1" or "0". This card-in flag is used for a card insertion process S described later.
This flag is set to "1" in 8008 and cleared to "0" in the card return processing step S8022. The fact that this flag is set to "1" means that the card is taken into the card reader. Means that it is. If "No" in step S8004, that is, if the card-in flag is determined to be "0", the process proceeds to step S8004.
Proceeding to 8006, the signal from the card reader 250 is examined to determine whether a card has been inserted. Here "No"
If it is “Yes”, the card insertion process (step S8008) of FIG. 55 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S8010 to execute the display process (see FIG. 59) and the information transmission process (see FIG. 60) ( Step S80
12).

Then, the flow returns to step S8004 to determine again whether the card-in flag is "1" or "0". When the process returns to step S8004 after executing the card insertion process of step S8008, the card-in flag is set to "1", so that the determination is "Yes", and the process proceeds to step S8014, where the ball lending request flag is set. Is determined to be “1”. This ball lending request flag is determined in step S80.
It is set to "1" in the ball lending request processing step S8020 executed when the ball lending SW startup flag is determined to be "1" at 18. If the ball lending request flag is “1”, a ball lending request process (to be described later) in FIG.
7) is executed, and the ball lending request signal T is asserted in the information transmission process (FIG. 60). On the other hand, if “No” is determined in step S8014, step S8
Proceeding to 016, it is determined whether the card return flag is "1". The card return flag is used when the return button 124 provided on the pachinko gaming machine is turned on (see FIG. 62) or when the card balance is zero in the card insertion process. Is set to "1". When this card return flag is “1”,
In step S8022, a card return process (FIG. 58) is executed.

If "No" in step S8016, that is, if the card return flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S8018 to determine whether or not the ball lending SW startup flag is "1". This ball lending SW startup flag is set to “1” in a ball lending SW input process (see FIG. 61) described later that detects that the ball lending conversion button 123 provided in the pachinko gaming machine has been turned on. You. Ball lending SW startup flag is "1"
In this case, the ball lending request start process (FIG. 56) is executed in step S8024. It should be noted that the display processing is performed regardless of the determination result of each flag (step S8010).
The information transmission process (step S8012) is executed each time the main routine is repeated.

FIG. 55 shows the main routine (FIG. 5).
An example of a specific procedure of the card insertion process executed in step S8008 of 4) is shown. When this process is started, first, the card balance among the data sent from the card reader 250 is read, and it is determined whether or not the card balance is zero (steps S8102, S8104). If the card balance is not zero, step S810
Proceeding to 6, the read card balance data is written into the inserted balance storage unit and the current balance storage unit in the RAM, respectively (steps S8106 and S8108), and then the card-in flag is set to "1" and the processing is terminated (step S8106). Step S8
110). On the other hand, “Yes” in step S8104
That is, if it is determined that the card balance is zero, the flow shifts to step S8112 to set the card return flag to "1", and then sets the card-in flag to "1" in step S8110, and ends. When the card-in flag and the card return flag are set to "1", when returning to the main routine, steps S8004-S8016-S
Proceeding to 8022, a card return process (FIG. 58) described later is executed, and a card ejection command is given to the card reader 250.

FIG. 56 shows the main routine (FIG. 5).
An example of a specific procedure of the ball lending request start process executed in step S8024 of 4) is shown. When this process is started, the ball lending frequency (the number of discharges for one operation of the conversion button) previously set by the setting device or the like is set to R
It is set in the AM (step S8202). continue,
After writing the balance storage value into the insertion balance storage unit, the ball lending request flag is set to “1” (step S8204,
S8206). The reason for writing the stored balance value into the inserted balance storage unit is to display the card balance before the operation of the conversion button on the balance display unit 220 of the ball rental machine, and to display the converted card balance on the balance display unit 122 of the pachinko gaming machine. This is for displaying. The balance stored value is output to the outside (in the embodiment, the signal processing device 900). Step S8 above
After setting the ball lending request flag to "1" in 206,
In the ball lending SW input process (see FIG. 61) described below that detects that the ball lending conversion button 123 has been turned on, the ball lending SW startup flag set to "1" is cleared to "0", and the ball lending SW is cleared. The lending request timer (for example, 3 seconds) is activated and terminated (steps S8208, S8210).

FIG. 57 shows the main routine (FIG. 5).
An example of a specific procedure of the ball lending request process executed in step S8020 of 4) is shown. This ball lending request processing is started when the ball lending request flag is set to “1” by the above-described ball lending request start processing (FIG. 56) and “Yes” is determined in step S8014 of the main routine. When this process is started, it is first determined whether or not the ball lending flag is “1” (step S8302). All flags are initialized at power-on (step S800).
Since it is cleared to "0" in 2), when this ball lending request processing is first executed, this step S8302
Is determined to be “No”, and the process advances to step S8304 to determine whether or not the P-unit ready fall flag set when detecting the ball lending enable signal U in the ball lending ready reception process (FIG. 65) described later is “1”. Is determined. If the P-unit ready fall flag is "0", the flow shifts to step S8306 to determine whether or not the ball lending request timer set in step S8210 of the ball lending request start processing (FIG. 56) has timed out. judge. This is for canceling the ball lending request when the ball lending enable signal U does not return within a predetermined time (3 seconds) after the ball lending request signal T is asserted. That is, if it is determined in step S8306 that the ball lending request timer has not expired, the process returns to the main routine, and the above steps S8302 to S8304 to S8306 are repeated. Then, if the ball lending request timer times out before the P-unit ready fall flag becomes “1”, step S83
08, the ball lending number is reset, the ball lending request flag is cleared to "0", the card return flag is set to "1", and the process ends (steps S8310, S8312).

When the card-in flag and the card return flag are set to "1", the card-in flag is already "1", so that when returning to the main routine, the process proceeds to steps S8004-S8016-S8022, and will be described later. Is executed (FIG. 58), and a card ejection command is given to the card reader 250. on the other hand,
Before the ball lending request timer times out, step S8
If it is determined in 304 that the P-unit ready fall flag has become "1", the ball lending flag is set to "1", the P-unit ready fall flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (step S8314). S8316).

If the ball lending flag is set to "1" in step S8314, when the ball lending request process is started again, "Yes" is determined in step S8302, and the flow shifts to step S8320. It is determined whether or not the payout completion start flag set in the payout completion signal receiving process (FIG. 64) is “1”. Here "No"
If the answer is "Yes", the flow advances to step S8322 to clear the payout completion start flag to "0", and the balance stored value is subtracted by the amount corresponding to the minimum unit of discharge ( Step S8324). Then, in the next step S8326, it is determined whether or not the balance storage value has become “0”.
After proceeding to 8328, the card return flag is set to “1”, the ball lending number is reset, the ball lending flag and the ball lending request flag are cleared to “0”, and the process is terminated (steps S8330, S8332). , S8334).

Thus, when the card balance is smaller than the conversion amount (for example, 300 yen) by one operation of the ball lending conversion button 123 (for example, 300 yen), the ball lending request can be made, and the balance becomes “0”. Is reached, the ball lending request process ends, and the ball lending number is also set to "0" (step S83).
30), there is no need to cause any inconvenience in the subsequent processing.

On the other hand, in step S8326, "there is a balance"
If the card return flag is set to “1”, the process proceeds to step S8336, and the number of balls to be lent is reduced by the conversion rate.
Is determined (step S8338).
If the card return flag is "1", the flow shifts to step S8330 to end the ball lending request process. This is because the return button 124 is
By pressing the button, the ball lending discharge can be terminated. As a result, the conversion by one operation of the ball lending conversion button 123 (for example, 300
When the return button 124 is pressed at the time when the dispensing of the lending ball for 200 yen of the (yen) is completed, the discharging is completed without conversion for the 100 yen. Step S8338 above
If "No", that is, if it is determined that the card return flag is "0", the flow advances to step S8340 to determine whether or not the ball lending number has become "0".
The flow shifts to 332, where the ball lending flag and the ball lending request flag are cleared to "0", and the processing ends.

FIG. 58 shows the main routine (FIG. 5).
An example of a specific procedure of the card return process executed in step S8022 of 4) is shown. When this process is started, first, the final balance of the card stored in the current balance storage unit is sent to the card reader 250 to give a card balance rewriting command, and a punch hole processing command representing a standard of the balance. (Steps S8402, S84)
04). Next, the values in the inserted balance storage unit and the balance storage unit in the RAM are cleared (steps S8406 and S840).
8) After giving a card ejection command to the card reader (step S8410), the card-in flag and the card return flag are cleared to "0", and the card return process ends (steps S8412, S8414).

FIG. 59 shows the main routine (FIG. 5)
An example of a specific procedure of the display process executed in step S8010 of 4) is shown. When this process is started, first, step S811 of the card insertion process (FIG. 55)
It is checked whether the card-in flag set at "0" is "1" (step S8422).
30 is turned on, and the ball lending possible lamp 126 provided in the pachinko gaming machine is turned off (step S842).
6). Then, the data in the inserted balance storage unit is read out, and the balance of the card (the validity display lamp 230 is turned on) is displayed on the balance display 220 provided on the ball lending machine 200 and the balance display 122 provided on the pachinko gaming machine. Are displayed at the same time (step S842).
8, S8430).

On the other hand, in step S8322, "Ye
s ", the flow shifts to step S8332,
After turning off the valid display lamp 230 of the ball lending machine 200, it is determined whether or not the ball lending frequency is "0" (step S84).
34). Here, if the ball lending frequency is not "0", the flow proceeds to step S8426 to turn off the ball lending validity display lamp 126, and if the ball lending frequency is "0", the flow proceeds to step S8436. To turn on the ball lending validity display lamp 126, and then to step S842
8, S8430 is executed to display the balance at the time of insertion of the card on the balance display unit 220, read the data of the balance storage unit, and display the current balance of the card on the balance display unit 122 provided in the pachinko gaming machine. The message is displayed and the process ends. Therefore, if the valid display lamp 230 of the ball lending machine 200 is turned off and the ball lending display lamp 126 of the pachinko gaming machine is turned on by the above processing, a state in which a valid card is inserted in the ball lending machine. I understand.

FIG. 60 shows the main routine (FIG. 5)
An example of a specific procedure of the information transmission process executed in step S8012 of 4) is shown. When this processing is started, first, it is checked whether or not the ball lending request flag set in step S8206 of the ball lending request start processing routine in FIG. 56 is "1" (step S8452). The ball lending request signal T for 600 is negated to a high level, and if "Yes", the ball lending request signal T is asserted to a low level (steps S8544, S8).
456). Then, the process proceeds to step S8458 to check the settlement flag. Since all the flags are cleared to “0” by default, it is initially determined to be “No”, and the process proceeds to step S8460 to check whether the payout completion fall flag is “1”. If it is not "1", the process is terminated, and if it is determined to be "1", step S8 is executed.
The flow proceeds to 462, where the payment flag is set to "1", the payment timer is set, the payment information signal j to the card management device 800 is asserted to low level, and the payout completion fall flag is cleared to "0". Then, the process ends (steps S8464, S8466, S8468).

If the information transmission process is started again after the settlement flag is set to “1” in step S8462, “Yes” is determined in step S8458, and the flow shifts to step S8470 to proceed to step S846.
It is determined whether the settlement timer set in step 4 has timed out. The above-described routine is repeated until the settlement timer expires. When the settlement timer expires, the flow shifts to step S8472 to negate the settlement information signal j to the high level, and then sets the settlement flag to “0”. Clear and end (step S8474). The settlement timer is set to a time such as 50 ms, and when the payout completion fall flag is set to “1”, the settlement timer is set to 50 ms.
Payment information signal j having a pulse width of m seconds is formed and transmitted to card management device 800. Card management device 80
By receiving this signal, 0 can know the amount converted into a loaned ball from the card balance.

FIG. 61 shows a procedure of a timer interruption process performed by the ball lending control device 500 every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses, prior to the main routine (background process) of FIG. ing. This timer interrupt processing is periodically executed exclusively to detect an input signal to the ball lending control device 500. When this interrupt processing is started, first, the interrupt timer is updated (step S8502), and then the ball lending SW input processing S850
4. Return SW input processing S8506, payout completion signal reception processing S8508, and ball lending enable reception processing S8510 are executed.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart of the ball lending SW input processing routine executed in step S8504 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 61). When the conversion button 123 provided on the pachinko game machine is turned on, this is detected. The ball lending control device 500 reads the conversion request signal Y sent from the signal processing device 900, and sets the ball lending SW startup flag referred to in step S8018 as a condition for transition to the ball lending request start process in the main routine. It is executed to set. When this routine is started, first, in steps S8602 and S8604, the card-in flag and the ball lending request flag are checked, and when the card-in flag is "0" or the ball lending request flag is "1" If it is, the routine ends without doing anything. As a result, reading of the conversion switch input signal in a state where a card has not been inserted in the ball lending machine or in a state where ball lending request processing has already been started is avoided.

If “Yes” in both steps S8602 and S8604, that is, if the card-in flag is “1” and the ball lending request flag is “0”, step S86
Proceed to 06 to check whether the card return flag is "0". If "Yes" is determined here, the process proceeds to step S86.
The process proceeds to 08 to determine whether or not the ball lending change flag is “1”. The ball lending change flag and the ball lending low level flag that will be used next are flags used only in this subroutine, and are cleared to “0” by initial setting like the other flags. Since the ball lending change flag is “0” until it enters, step S
At 8608, first, "No" is determined. Then, it is determined in step S8610 whether or not the ball lending low level flag is “1”. Here, if "No", it is determined in step S8612 whether or not the switch is turned on by checking the signal from the ball lending conversion button 123, and if it is off, the ball lending low level flag is set to "1" (step S8614). If it is on, do nothing and end the routine. Once the ball lending low level flag is set to "1" in this way, in the next routine, step S8 is executed.
At 610, the determination is “Yes”, and the flow shifts to step S8616 to determine whether or not the switch is on, based on the signal from the ball lending conversion button 123. If it is determined that the ball lending conversion switch is ON, the ball lending change flag is set to "1".
And the ball lending low level flag is cleared to “0”, and the processing is terminated (steps S8618 and S8620).

Next, when this routine is started, “Yes” is determined in the step S8608, and the step S86 is performed.
Proceeding to 22, it is determined whether the ball lending conversion switch (123) is on. Normally, when the ball lending change flag is "1", the ball lending conversion switch is on (step S8616).
And S8618), so it is determined as “Yes” and the process proceeds to step S8624. In step S8624, ball lending S
The W rise flag is set to “1”, then the ball lending change flag is cleared to “0” and the process is terminated (step S862)
6). However, if the ball lending conversion switch is determined to be OFF in step S8622 even though the ball lending change flag is "1", the ball lending low level flag is reset to "1" in step S8628. This is so that if the ball lending change flag is set to "1" by picking up noise in step S8616, this can be canceled. If the subroutine is executed again after clearing the ball lending change flag to “0” in step S8626, the process proceeds to step S8610 because it is determined “No” in step S8608, and the ball lending low level flag is set to “1”. Is determined. Once the rising of the signal of the ball lending conversion switch is detected, and if this step is reached, "No" is determined here, so that step S8
Proceeding to 612, it is determined whether or not the ball lending conversion switch is turned off, the ball lending low level flag is set to "1" (step S8614), and if it is on, the routine ends without doing anything. If the ball lending conversion switch is turned off while repeating the above routine, step S8612 is executed.
Is determined to be "Yes", the ball lending low level flag is set to "1" and the processing is terminated (step S861).
4).

If the card return flag is set to "1" in another process (the card insertion process in FIG. 55) while the above routine is being repeated, step S860 is executed.
6 is determined to be “No”, and the ball lending change flag is immediately cleared to “0” (step S8630). As a result, even if the ball lending change flag is set to "1" in step S8618, if the card return flag is set to "1" by the time the next timer interrupt executes this routine, the process proceeds to step S8624. Is not set. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation where the ball lending SW startup flag is set even though the card return processing has been executed.

FIG. 63 shows a flowchart of the return SW input processing routine performed in step S8506 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 61). This routine
When the return button 124 provided in the pachinko gaming machine is turned on, this is detected and the ball lending control device 500 reads the return request signal Z sent by the signal processing device 900, and in the main routine, the ball lending request is issued. This is executed to set the card return flag referred to in step S8016 as a condition for shifting to the start processing.
This routine (steps S8702 to S8730)
The procedure is almost the same as that of the ball lending SW input processing routine (FIG. 62), and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The only difference is that the ball lending request flag is not determined in step S8604 of the ball lending SW input processing routine. The reason why the ball lending request flag is not determined is that even if the ball lending conversion button 123 is turned on, the ball lending can be canceled by immediately turning on the return button 124. The return change flag and the return low level flag are flags used only in this subroutine.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the payout completion signal receiving process performed in step S8508 of the interrupt process shown in FIG. As described above, the payout completion signal V is a signal sent from the discharge control device 600 of the pachinko gaming machine every time the lending of 100 yen for example is completed, and the payout completion signal receiving process S85
08 is a process for reading this signal into the ball lending control device 500. This subroutine (step S880)
2-S8854) is executed in accordance with the same procedure as the replenishment sensor input processing routine by the discharge control device shown in FIG. 25, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the ball lending enable reception process for reading the ball lending enable signal U performed in step S8510 of the interruption process shown in FIG. 61. The ball rental enable signal U is
As described above, the discharge control device 600 on the pachinko machine side
In response to the ball lending request signal T
Is sent back when the discharge control condition is satisfied on the discharge control device 600 side. When this routine is started, first, in step S8902, the P-unit change flag is checked to determine whether or not the P-unit change flag is "1". The P-unit change flag and the next P-unit high-level flag are flags used only in this subroutine, and are cleared to "0" by initial setting like the other flags. Since the P-unit change flag is "0" until "!" Is entered, "No" is determined in step S8902. Then, in step S8904, it is determined whether the P-unit high level flag is “1”. Here, if “No”, it is determined in step S8906 whether or not the ball lending enable signal U is at a high level (invalid). If it is valid, do nothing and end the routine.

Once the P-unit high-level flag has been set to "1" in this manner, the next routine proceeds to step S
It is determined as “Yes” in 8904, and step S8910 is performed.
Then, it is determined whether or not the ball lending enable signal U is at a low level. If it is determined that the ball lending enable signal U is at a low level, the P-unit change flag is set to "1", the P-unit high-level flag is cleared to "0", and the processing is terminated. (Steps S8912 and S891)
4).

Next, when this routine is started, "Yes" is determined in the step S8902, and the step S89
Proceeding to 16, it is determined whether or not the ball lending enable signal U is at a low level. Normally, when the P change flag is "1", the ball lending enable signal U is at low level (step S8).
910 and S8912), so the determination is “Yes” and the flow proceeds to step S8918. In step S8918, the P-unit ready fall flag is set to "1", then the P-unit change flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (step S8).
920). However, although the P-level change flag is "1", the ball lending enable signal U is determined in step S8916.
Is high, the P-unit high-level flag is reset to "1" in step S8922. This is so that, if noise is picked up in step S8910 and the P-unit change flag is set to "1", this can be canceled.

If the P subroutine change flag is cleared to "0" in step S8920 and the subroutine is executed again, "No" is determined in step S8902, and the flow advances to step S8904 to set the P high level. It is determined whether the flag is “1”. Once the low level of the ball lending enable signal U has been detected and the process comes to this step, it is determined as “No” here, and therefore, step S8
Proceeding to 906, it is determined whether or not the ball lending enable signal U is at a high level. If "Yes", the P-unit high-level flag is set to "1" (step S8908). If low, the routine ends without doing anything. If the ball lending enable signal U becomes high level during the repetition of the above-mentioned routine, it is determined as "Yes" in step S8906, so that the P-unit high-level flag is set to "1" and the process ends (step S8908). ).

Next, the ball lending control device 500 is transmitted to the ball lending control device 500 by signals from the ball lending conversion button 123, the return button 124, the mode switching button 127, the ball shortage detector 131, and the ball holding detector 132 provided on the pachinko gaming machine. A control procedure of the signal processing device 900 for forming a request signal or forming and outputting drive signals for the balance display device 122, the ball number display device 125, and the mode display device 111 based on a signal from the ball lending control device 500. Will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 66 shows an outline of the main routine of the signal processing device 900. This main routine is repeatedly executed when the power of the signal processing device 900 is turned on. When the power supply is turned on, first, initial settings such as clearing a RAM, setting a flag, resetting an output buffer, and the like are performed (step S9002). Subsequently, return request processing S9004, conversion request processing S9006, display processing S90
08, voice request processing S9010, signal transmission processing S901
Step 2 is repeated.

FIG. 67 shows the main routine (FIG. 6)
An example of a specific procedure of the return request processing executed in step S9004 of 6) is shown. When this process is started, it is checked in step S9102 whether the return flag is "1". The return flag is set when the return button 124 provided on the pachinko gaming machine is pressed or when the return is stopped. Based on this, the return request signal Z is asserted to a low level in a signal transmission process S9012 described later. This is a flag used to cause
If “No” in step S9102, that is, if the return flag is determined to be “0”, the process advances to step S9104,
It is checked whether the return SW startup flag is "1". The return SW start flag is set to “1” when it is detected that the return button 124 has been pressed by the return SW input process (FIG. 74) described later. Here, return SW
If the start-up flag is “1”, step S910
6, the return flag is set to "1", the return timer (for example, 10 ms) is started, the return SW start flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (step S9108, S9110).

On the other hand, “No” in step S9104
That is, when the return SW start flag is determined to be “0”, the process proceeds to step S9112, and it is determined whether the stop flag is “1”. This hit flag is set to "1" when it is received that a hit has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine by a hit signal input process (FIG. 78) described later. Here, if the stop flag is "1", step S
The process proceeds to 9114 to check whether the balance zero flag is “1”. This balance zero flag is set to "1" when it is determined that the balance data of the card has become "0" by the balance display drive signal input process (FIG. 80) described later. If “Yes”, that is, it is determined that the balance zero flag is “1” in step S9114, the routine ends without doing anything. Card balance data is "0"
As described above, since the ball lending control device 500 issues a card ejection command to the card reader 250 at its own discrimination as described above (see FIG. 57), it is necessary to send a return request signal Z from the signal processing device 900 side. Because there is no.

If "No" is determined in the above step S9114, the flow advances to step S9116 to set the return flag to "1" and then return the return timer (for example, 10 m
Second) and end the routine (step S911).
8). This is because if a hit occurs, the same player cannot usually continue the game with the pachinko gaming machine, and there is no reason to keep the card in the ball lending machine. Rather, the return flag is set to "1" when a stop occurs in this routine, and based on this, the card return request signal Z is asserted to a low level in a signal transmission process (steps S9274 and S9276 in FIG. 71) described later. By doing so, the card can be ejected from the ball rental machine,
It is possible to prevent the player from leaving the gaming machine without forgetting the card in the ball lending machine when a hit occurs.

FIG. 68 shows the main routine (FIG. 6)
An example of a specific procedure of the conversion request process executed in step S9006 of (6) is shown. When this process is started, it is checked in step S9152 whether the conversion flag is "1". The conversion flag is set when the conversion button 123 provided on the pachinko game machine is pressed or when the balls on the supply plate are exhausted in the automatic conversion mode, and based on this, a signal transmission process S9012 described later is performed.
Is a flag used to assert the conversion request signal Y to low level.

If “No” in step S9152, that is, if the conversion flag is determined to be “0”, step S91
Proceeding to 54, it is checked whether the conversion SW startup flag is "1". This conversion SW rising flag is used for a conversion SW described later.
Set to “1” when it is detected that the conversion button 123 has been pressed by the input processing (FIG. 73). If the conversion SW activation flag is "1" in step S9154, the flow advances to step S9156 to check whether the possession flag is "1". This holding flag is set to “1” when it is detected that the signal of the ball holding detector 132 provided on the upstream side of the supply tray is turned on by the ball holding SW input process (FIG. 77) described later. Is set to "". If “No” in step S9156, that is, if the possession flag is determined to be “0”, step S9158
After setting the conversion flag to "1", the conversion timer (for example, 1 second) is started, the conversion SW start flag is cleared to "0", and the process is terminated (step S91).
60, S9162).

In step S9156, "Ye
s ", that is, if the possession flag is determined to be" 1 ", the process jumps to step S9162, clears the conversion SW startup flag to" 0 ", and ends the processing. This is because the conversion button should not be pressed even if there is a ball in the game.Rather, when the ball holding detector 132 is turned on, the conversion SW start flag is cleared as described above, thereby playing the game. In the event that the conversion button is accidentally touched, it is possible to prevent the lending ball from being discharged.
"No" at 154, that is, the conversion SW startup flag is "0"
If it is determined, the process advances to step S9164 to check whether the automatic conversion flag is "1". This automatic conversion flag is set to "1" when it is detected that the automatic conversion mode switching button provided on the pachinko gaming machine has been turned on by an automatic conversion signal input process (FIG. 75) described later.
If the automatic conversion flag is "1" in this step S9164, the flow shifts to step S9166 to check whether the balance zero flag is "1". The zero balance flag is set to "1" when the balance data of the card becomes "0" as described above. If "Yes" in step S9166, that is, it is determined that the zero balance flag is "1", the flow shifts to step S9168 to clear the automatic conversion flag to "0" and terminate the routine. If the balance data of the card is "0", there is no money to be converted, and there is no need to send the conversion request signal Y. Further, by clearing the automatic conversion flag to “0” and canceling the automatic conversion mode, it is possible to avoid a problem that the automatic conversion is performed even though the next player does not want the automatic conversion.

If "No" in step S9166, that is, it is determined that there is a balance, the flow advances to step S9170 to check whether the big hit flag is "1". This big hit flag is set to "1" when it is received that a big hit has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine by a big hit signal input process (FIG. 76) described later. If the big hit flag is "1" in this step S9170, the process shifts to step S9172 to check whether the possession flag is "1". If the possession flag is determined to be "1", the flow shifts to step S9168 to clear the automatic conversion flag to "0" and ends the routine. Usually, if a big hit occurs and the supply tray has enough balls, the conversion button cannot be pressed, and if pressed, it is considered that the conversion button was touched by mistake.

In step S9170, "No", that is, the big hit flag is determined to be "0", or step S91
If "No" in 72, that is, if the possession flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S9174 to set the ball shortage flag to "1".
Check if it is. This ball shortage flag is set to “when the signal of the ball shortage detector 131 provided on the downstream side of the supply tray is turned on by the ball shortage SW input process (FIG. 79) described later. It is set to 1 ". If "Yes" in step S9174, that is, if the ball shortage flag is determined to be "1", the flow advances to step S9176 to check whether the possession flag is "1".
If "No", that is, if the possession flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S9178 to set the conversion flag to "1".
After that, the conversion timer (for example, 1 second) is started, and the routine is ended (step S9180). on the other hand,
If “Yes” in step S9176, that is, if the possession flag is determined to be “1”, steps S9178 and S91
Skip 80 and end. The state in which both the ball shortage flag and the holding flag are “1” occurs when the ball shortage detector 131 on the downstream side is off and the ball holding detector 132 on the upstream side is on. This is because the supply tray is clogged. According to the above flow,
Conversion flag is "1" when the supply tray is clogged
And the conversion request signal Y is set to the ball lending control device 500
Can be avoided.

FIG. 69 shows the main routine (FIG. 6)
An example of a specific procedure of the display processing executed in step S9008 of 6) is shown. When this process is started, first, in step S9202, the balance zero flag is set to “1”.
Check if it is. This balance zero flag is set to “1” when it is determined that the balance data of the card has become “0” by a balance display drive signal input process (FIG. 80) described later.
Is set to When the balance zero flag is not “0”, that is, when the balance data is not “0”, step S920
Proceeding to step 4, a display drive signal for displaying the amount corresponding to the balance data on the balance display 122 provided in the pachinko gaming machine by a frequency (a value obtained by dividing by 100) is formed.
Next, after calculating the number-of-balls data by multiplying the balance data by the conversion rate (step S9206), a display drive signal for displaying the number-of-balls data on the number-of-balls indicator 125 provided in the pachinko gaming machine. (Step S920)
8) Then, the process proceeds to step S9212.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S9202 that the balance zero flag is "1", that is, the balance data is "0", the flow shifts to step S9210 to store the balance in the balance display 122 and the ball number display 125 in advance. A display drive signal for displaying a message such as the previously set game method is formed, and the flow advances to step S9212. Step S
In step 9212, the automatic conversion flag is checked. If the flag is "1", the automatic conversion mode indicator 111 is turned on. If the flag is "0", the automatic conversion mode indicator 111 is turned off and the routine ends (step S9214). S9216).

FIG. 70 shows the main routine (FIG. 6)
An example of a specific procedure of the voice request processing executed in step S9010 of 6) will be described. When this routine is started, first, in step S9222, it is checked whether the card ejection sound generation request signal G to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level.
The program proceeds to 9224, where it is determined whether or not the card ejection flag is set to "1". The card discharge flag is a flag that is set to “1” when it is determined in the balance display drive signal input processing routine (FIG. 80) that the card balance data has become “0”. Step S922
If "Yes" is determined in step S4, the flow advances to step S9226 to assert the card ejection sound generation request signal G to a low level, set a card sound timer, clear the card ejection flag to "0", and execute The routine ends (steps S9228 and S9230).

On the other hand, if "No" in the step S9224, that is, if the card ejection flag is determined to be "0", the process proceeds to a step 9242 to check whether the card insertion sound generation request signal F to the game board control device 400 is asserted to a low level. If the level is high, the flow advances to step 9244 to determine whether or not the card insertion flag is set to "1". The card insertion flag is set to “1” when it is determined that the balance data of the card has changed from “0” to “yes” in the balance display drive signal input processing routine (FIG. 80) described later.
Is a flag that is set to In step 9244, “Y
If "es" is determined, the flow shifts to step 9246, where the card insertion sound generation request signal F is asserted to low level, the card sound timer is set, the card insertion flag is cleared to "0", and this routine ends. (Step 9
248, S9250).

Then, when this routine is started again, if "Yes" in the step S9222, that is, if the card ejection sound generation request signal G is at the low level, the flow shifts to the step S9232 to shift to the step S922.
It is determined whether the card sound timer set at 28 has timed out. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the card ejection sound generation request signal G is negated to a high level and the routine is terminated (step S9234). Thus, a pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width (set time of the card sound timer) can be output. Step 9
After the card insertion sound generation request signal F is asserted to a low level in 246, the present routine is started again. If "Yes" in step 9242, that is, it is determined that the card insertion sound generation request signal F is in a low level, step S9 is performed.
The process proceeds to 252, where it is determined whether the card sound timer set in step 9248 has expired. If the time is not up, the routine is terminated as it is. If the time is up, the card insertion sound generation request signal F is negated to a high level and the routine is terminated (step S9254).

FIG. 71 shows the main routine (FIG. 6).
An example of a specific procedure of the signal transmission processing executed in step S9012 of 6) is shown. When this process is started, it is checked in step S9262 whether the conversion flag is "1". This conversion flag is set when the conversion button 123 provided on the pachinko gaming machine is pressed in the above-described conversion request processing routine (FIG. 68) or when there are no more balls on the supply tray in the automatic conversion mode. This is a flag. "No" in the above step S9262.
That is, if the conversion flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S9264 to negate the conversion request signal Y to a high level (invalid). Also, in step S9262, “Y
es ", that is, when the conversion flag is determined to be" 1 ", the flow proceeds to step S9266 to determine whether the conversion timer (1 second) set in step S9160 or S9180 of the conversion request processing routine (FIG. 68) has timed out. Here, if the time is not up, step S
Proceeding to 9268, the conversion request signal Y is asserted to a low level (valid). If the conversion timer times out during the repetition of the main routine, the flow shifts from step S9266 to S9270 to negate the conversion request signal Y to high level, and then clears the conversion flag to “0” (step S9266). S9272). As a result, a conversion request signal Y having a predetermined pulse width (1 second) is output to the game board control device 400.

In the following step S9274, it is checked whether or not the return flag is "1". This return flag is a flag that is set when the return button 124 provided on the pachinko gaming machine is pressed or when the pachinko gaming machine is stopped in the above-described return request processing routine (FIG. 67). . In step S9274, “N
If "o", that is, the return flag is determined to be "0", the flow advances to step S9276 to negate the return request signal Z to a high level (invalid), and "Yes", that is, the return flag is set to "1" in step S9274. If it is determined, the process shifts to step S9278 to go to step S9108 or S911 of the return request processing routine (FIG. 67).
It is determined whether the return timer (10 ms) set in step 8 has timed out. If the time has not elapsed, the flow advances to step S9280 to assert the return request signal Z to a low level (valid). If the return timer times out while the main routine is being repeated, the flow shifts from step S9278 to S9882 to negate the return request signal Z to a high level, and then clears the return flag to “0” (step S9284). As a result, a return request signal Z having a predetermined pulse width (10 ms) is output to the game board control device 400.

In the following step S9286, it is checked whether or not the balance zero flag is “1”. This balance zero flag is set to "1" when it is determined that the balance data of the card has become "0" by the balance display drive signal input process (FIG. 80) described later. Step S928 above
If "No" is determined in step 6, that is, if there is a balance, the flow advances to step S9288 to assert the in-game signal S output to the hall management device 700 to a low level (valid). If "Yes" in step S9286, that is, if the card balance is determined to be "0", step S92
The routine proceeds to 90, where it is checked whether the ball shortage flag is "1". The ball shortage flag is set to “when the signal of the ball shortage detector 131 provided on the downstream side of the supply tray is turned off by the ball shortage SW input process (FIG. 76) described later. It is set to 1 ". Step S
If “No” at 9290, that is, if the ball shortage flag is determined to be “0”, the flow shifts to step S9288, where the in-game signal S
To the low level (valid). Therefore, even if the card balance becomes "0", the in-game signal S is asserted to a low level (valid) while the ball shortage detector 131 is on, that is, while the game ball still remains on the supply tray.

On the other hand, in step S9290, “Ye
s ", that is, if the ball shortage flag is determined to be" 1 ", the flow shifts to step S9292 to check whether the holding flag is" 0 ".
It is set to "1" when the signal of the ball holding detector 132 provided on the upstream side of the supply tray is detected to be ON by the input process (FIG. 77). If the possession flag is determined to be "1" in step S9292, the flow shifts to step S9288 to assert the in-game signal S to a low level (valid). Even if the ball shortage flag is "1", that is, the ball shortage detector 131 is off, the ball holding detector 1
This is because it is considered that the game ball still remains on the supply tray if 32 is on. On the other hand, when the card balance becomes “0” and there are no more balls on the supply tray, the ball shortage detector 131 and the ball holding detector 132 are turned off.
Steps S9286, S9290 and S9292
Are determined to be “Yes” at step S9294.
Then, the in-game signal S is negated to a high level (invalid) and the routine ends.

FIG. 72 shows the signal processing device 900 prior to the main routine (background processing) of FIG.
5 shows a procedure of a timer interrupt process performed every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses. This timer interrupt processing is periodically executed exclusively to detect an input signal to the signal processing device 900. When this interrupt processing is started, first, the interrupt timer is updated (step S9302), and then the conversion SW input processing S930
4. Return SW input processing S9306, automatic conversion switching SW input processing S9308, ball shortage SW input processing S9310, ball holding SW input processing S9312, hitting signal reception processing S93
14. The big hit signal receiving process S9316 and the balance display driving signal receiving process S9318 are sequentially executed. The hit signal and the jackpot signal among the received signals are the game board control device 400.
And the balance display drive signal is sent from the ball lending control device 500.

FIG. 73 is a flowchart of a conversion SW input processing routine performed in step S9304 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72). It is detected that conversion processing 123 provided in the pachinko gaming machine has been turned on by this processing. This is executed to set the conversion SW start flag. The conversion SW start flag is referred to in step S9154 as a transition condition for setting the conversion flag in the conversion request processing (FIG. 68). When the conversion flag is set, the conversion request signal Y is output in the signal transmission processing (FIG. 71). It is to be asserted. When this routine is started, it is first determined in step S9402 whether or not the conversion change flag is “1”. The conversion change flag and the next conversion low level flag are flags used only in this subroutine, and are cleared to "0" by initial setting like the other flags, and the first signal is input. Since the conversion change flag is "0" until it comes, it is first determined to be "No" in step S9402. Then, subsequently, step S94
At 04, it is determined whether or not the conversion low level flag is "1". Here, if “No”, the process proceeds to step S9406.
In step S9408, it is determined whether or not the switch is turned on by checking the signal from the ball lending conversion button 123. If the switch is off, the conversion low level flag is set to "1" (step S9408).
If it is on, do nothing and end the routine.

Once the conversion low-level flag is set to "1" in this manner, in the next routine, step S
It is determined as “Yes” in 9404 and step S9410
Then, it is determined whether the conversion switch is on. Here, if it is determined that the conversion switch is ON, the conversion change flag is set to “1”, the conversion low level flag is cleared to “0”, and the process ends (steps S9412 and S9412).
9414). Next, when this routine is started, “Yes” is determined in the step S9402, and the step S94 is performed.
Proceeding to 16, it is determined whether the conversion switch is on. Normally, when the conversion change flag is "1", the conversion switch is on (see steps S9410 and S9412), so that the determination is "Yes" and the flow advances to step S9418. In step S9418, the conversion SW rising flag is set to "1", then the conversion change flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (step S9420). However, even though the conversion change flag is "1", step S9 is executed.
If it is determined at 416 that the conversion switch is off, step S9
At 422, the conversion low level flag is reset to "1". This is so that if the conversion change flag is set to "1" by picking up noise in step S9410, this can be canceled.

If the subroutine is executed again after clearing the conversion change flag to “0” in step S 9420, “No” is determined in step S 9402, and the flow advances to step S 9404 to set the conversion low level flag to “0”. It is determined whether it is 1 ". Once this step is detected after detecting the rising edge of the conversion switch signal,
Here, “No” is determined, and therefore, step S9406
Proceed to to determine whether the conversion switch is turned off,
The conversion low level flag is set to "1" (step S9408). If the flag is on, the routine ends without doing anything. If the conversion switch is turned off during the repetition of the above routine, it is determined as "Yes" in step S9406, and the conversion low level flag is set to "1", and the process ends (step S9408).

FIG. 74 is a flowchart of a return SW input processing routine performed in step S9306 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72). It is detected that the return button 124 provided on the pachinko gaming machine has been turned on by this processing. This is executed to set the return SW startup flag. The return SW start flag is referred to in step S9104 as a transition condition for setting the return flag in the return request process (FIG. 67). When the return flag is set, the return request signal Z is output in the signal transmission process (FIG. 71). It is to be asserted. The return SW input processing routine is executed according to almost the same procedure as the conversion SW input processing routine shown in FIG. That is, when this routine is started, first, in step S9
At 452, it is determined whether the return change flag is "1". The return change flag and the return low level flag that will be used next are flags used only in this subroutine, and are cleared to "0" by initial setting like the other flags, and the first signal is input. Since the return change flag is "0" until it comes, it is first determined to be "No" in step S9452. Then, in step S9454, it is determined whether the return low level flag is “1”. Here, if "No", it is determined in step S9456 whether or not the switch is turned on by looking at the signal from the ball lending return button 124, and if it is off, the return low level flag is set to "1" (step S9458) and turned on. If it is, end the routine without doing anything.

Once the return low-level flag is set to "1" in this manner, the next routine proceeds to step S
It is determined “Yes” at 9454 and step S9460
Then, it is determined whether the return switch is on. If it is determined that the return switch is ON, the return change flag is set to "1", the return low level flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (steps S9462, S946).
9464). Next, when this routine is started, “Yes” is determined in the step S9452, and the step S94 is performed.
Proceeding to 66, it is determined whether the return switch is on. Normally, when the return change flag is "1", the return switch is on (see steps S9460 and S9462), so that the determination is "Yes" and the flow proceeds to step S9468. In step S9468, the return SW startup flag is set to "1", then the return change flag is cleared to "0", and the process ends (step S9470). However, even though the return change flag is "1", step S9 is performed.
If it is determined at 466 that the return switch is off, step S9
At 472, the return low level flag is reset to "1". This is so that if the return change flag is set to “1” by picking up noise in step S9460, this can be canceled.

When the return change flag is cleared to “0” in step S9470 and the subroutine is executed again, “No” is determined in step S9452, and the flow advances to step S9454 to set the return low level flag to “0”. It is determined whether it is 1 ". Once you come to this step after detecting the rise of the return switch signal,
Here, since it is determined as “No”, step S 9456 is performed.
Go to to determine whether the return switch is turned off,
The return low level flag is set to "1" (step S9458), and if on, the routine is terminated without doing anything. If the return switch is turned off during the repetition of the above routine, it is determined "Yes" in step S9456, so the return low level flag is set to "1" and the process ends (step S9458).

FIG. 75 shows an automatic conversion changeover switch (1) performed in step S9308 of the interrupt processing shown in FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the input process of 27). As described above, the automatic conversion switch (12)
7) Automatic conversion which is one of the functions of the signal processing device 900 for generating a conversion request signal Y for automatically converting the balance of the card into a lending ball when the supply tray 121 runs out of balls. This switch is provided to enable or cancel the control mode. When this routine is started, first, in step S9502, it is determined whether the automatic conversion changeover switch (127) is on, that is, whether the output signal of the switch is at a high level.

By the way, since the automatic conversion changeover switch is not turned on unless the changeover button 127 is pressed, if it is off, "No" is determined in the step S9502, and the flow shifts to the step S9504 and thereafter to set the automatic fall change flag. It is determined whether the automatic rise change flag, the automatic high level flag, and the automatic low level flag are "1" (steps S9504 to S9510). Immediately after the power is turned on, all the flags are set to "0", so when this routine is first started, steps S9504 to S9 are executed.
All the judgment results of 510 are “No”, and the step S
At 9512, the automatic low level flag is set to "1" in order to store that the automatic conversion changeover switch is turned off, that is, the output signal is at the low level in the current loop, and the routine ends. Since the automatic low level flag is set to "1" in the subsequent loop, steps S9502 and S9502 are performed as long as the automatic conversion changeover switch remains off.
9504, S9506, S9508, and S9510 are repeatedly executed.

Thereafter, when the automatic conversion changeover button 127 is pressed by the player to turn on the switch, the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch changes to low level, and the result of the determination in step S9502 becomes "Yes", and step S9530 Proceed to. In step S9530, it is determined whether the automatic startup change flag is “1”. When step S9530 is performed for the first time, all the flags other than the automatic low level flag are "0", so that the determination result in step S9530 is "No", and the process proceeds to step S9532 and the subsequent steps. It is determined whether the change flag and the automatic low level flag are “1” (steps S9532 and S9534). Then, the decision result in the step S9532 is “No”, and the subsequent step S9
534 becomes "Yes" and steps S9536, S9
538 is executed. In step S9536, the automatic rise change flag is set to "1" in order to store that the automatic conversion changeover switch has been turned on from off to on, that is, the output signal has changed (lowed) from low level to high level from the previous loop to the current loop. Is set to "" and the following step S9
At 538, the automatic low level flag set to "1" in the previous loop is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

When the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch is continuously low in the next loop, since the automatic start-up change flag is set to "1" in step S9536 of the previous loop, the judgment result in step S9530 is "1". Yes ”. Then, the subsequent step S9540
In steps S9544 to S9544, the automatic conversion fall flag is set to "0" in order to store that the automatic conversion changeover switch is turned on (step S9540).
The automatic rise change flag set to “1” in 536 is set to “0”
(Step S9542), and then sets the automatic high level flag to "1" (step S954).
From 4), the process advances to step S9546 to determine whether or not the automatic conversion flag is "1". Here, if "Yes", the automatic conversion flag is reset to "0", and if "No", "1".
If "Yes", the value is set to "0", and this routine ends (steps S9548, S9550). This is so that the automatic conversion mode and its cancellation can be alternately performed each time the automatic conversion switching button 127 is pressed.

As described above, unless the high level state is detected for a predetermined time or more after the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch has risen for at least a predetermined time (at least while the interrupt processing is performed twice), the automatic high level flag and the automatic high level flag The process of setting the automatic conversion flag is not performed, and it is possible to cope with a case where noise occurs in the output signal of the automatic conversion switch.

Next, when this routine is executed again, if the automatic conversion changeover switch is on, that is, if the output signal is at the high level, the above-mentioned steps S9502, S9530, S95
The process proceeds to steps S9534 and S9534, and the result of the determination in step S9534 changes to "No", and the process proceeds to step S9552 to determine whether the automatic high level flag is "1". Then, it is determined as “Yes” in this step S9552, and thereafter, as long as the automatic conversion changeover switch is turned on, that is, the output signal is at the high level, the above-mentioned step S952 is performed.
02, S9530, S9532, S9534, S955
2 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, in a loop immediately after the automatic conversion changeover switch is turned on from off, that is, immediately after the output signal falls from the high level to the low level, the determination result of step S9502 changes from “Yes” to “No”, and the determination of the next step S9504 The result is “No”, the determination result in step S9506 is “Yes”, and the flow advances to step S9514. Then, in step S9514, the fall change flag is set to "1" to store that the output signal has fallen from the previous loop to the current loop, and the next step S9
At 516, the automatic high level flag that was set to "1" during the previous loop is returned to "0", and this routine ends.

Thereafter, if the automatic conversion changeover switch is continuously turned off when this routine is started again, it is determined as "Yes" from step S9502 to step S9504, and the flow advances to step S9518 to automatically start the operation. After the lower flag is set to "1", the automatic fall change flag is reset to "0", the automatic low level flag is set to "1", and the present routine ends (steps S9520, S9522). In this manner, the automatic low level flag is set to "1" unless a low level state is detected for a predetermined time or more after the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch falls (at least during the time when this interrupt processing is performed twice). Is not performed, and it is possible to cope with a case where noise occurs in the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch.

Next, when this routine is executed again, if the automatic conversion changeover switch is on, that is, if the output signal is at the high level, the above-mentioned steps S9502, S9504, S9504 and S9504 are executed.
The process proceeds to 9506, S9508, and the determination result in step S9508 changes to “No”, and the process proceeds to step S9510 to determine whether the automatic low level flag is “1”. Then, it is determined as “Yes” in this step S9552, and thereafter, as long as the automatic conversion changeover switch is off, that is, as long as the output signal is at the low level, the aforementioned step S952 is performed.
02, S9504, S9506, S9508, S951
0 is repeatedly executed.

Next, consider the case where an ON signal is picked up by noise when the automatic conversion switch is turned off. First, in step S9502, the output signal of the automatic conversion switch is determined to be at the high level, and the flow advances to step S9530. Then, steps S9532, S
Proceeding through steps 9534, S9536, and S9538, the automatic start-up change flag is set to "1", the automatic low level flag is reset to "0", and this routine ends. And
In the next loop, when it is detected that the output of the automatic conversion changeover switch is at the original low level, the process proceeds from step S9502 to S9504 and S9506, where "Yes" because the automatic startup change flag is set to "1". In step S9524, the automatic fall change flag is set to "1", the automatic rise change flag is reset to "0", and the routine ends. If the output of the automatic conversion changeover switch is the original low level when this routine is started again, steps S9502 to S95
04, where the automatic startup change flag is already "0"
(Step S9524), the determination is "Yes", the process proceeds to step S9518, the automatic fall flag is set to "1", and then the automatic fall change flag is set to "0".
And the automatic low level flag is set to "1", and this routine is terminated (step S9520,
S9522). Thereafter, as long as the automatic conversion changeover switch is off, that is, the output signal is at the low level, the aforementioned step S
9502, S9504, S9506, S9508, S9
510 is repeatedly executed. As a result, if noise occurs in the output signal when the automatic conversion changeover switch is off, the automatic high level flag is not set to "1", so that the automatic conversion flag is set to "1" by noise. Can be prevented.

Next, consider a case where an off signal is picked up by noise when the automatic conversion switch is on. In this case, steps S9530-S95 have already been performed.
At 48, it is assumed that the automatic conversion fall flag is set to "0", the automatic rise change flag is set to "0", the automatic high level flag is set to "1", and the automatic conversion flag is set to "1". In this state, if the output signal of the automatic conversion changeover switch is determined to be high level in step S9502 due to noise, step S9502
From step 502, the process proceeds to steps S9504, S9506, and S9508. Since the automatic high level flag has already been set to "1" (step S9544), it is determined as "Yes", and the process proceeds to step S9514 to set the automatic fall change flag to " Set to “1” and set the automatic high level flag to “0”
To end the routine.

If the output of the automatic conversion changeover switch is the original high level when this routine is started again, the process proceeds from step S9502 to S9530, where "No" is determined, and the automatic startup change flag is determined. Has already been set to “0” (step S9542), so “Ye
s ", the flow advances to step S9532, and it is determined whether the automatic fall change flag is" 1 ", and the automatic fall change flag has already been set to" 0 "(step S9).
514), the flow shifts to step S9556 to set the automatic rise flag to "1", and then resets the automatic fall change flag to "0" to end this routine (step S9).
558). Thereafter, as long as the automatic conversion changeover switch is off, that is, the output signal is at the low level, step S95
02, S9530, S9532, S9534, S955
2 is repeatedly executed. As a result, if noise occurs in the output signal when the automatic conversion changeover switch is ON, the automatic low level flag is not set to "1", thereby preventing the automatic conversion flag from being set to "0" due to noise. Will be able to

FIG. 76 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).
It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the input process of the ball shortage detector 131 performed in 9310. The ball shortage detector 131 is a switch disposed downstream of the supply tray 121 of the pachinko game machine and provided to detect the presence or absence of a game ball on the supply tray. Is turned off, and when there are no more balls, the detector is turned on and the output is at a high level. When this routine is started, first, in step S9600, the output signal of the ball shortage detector 131 is checked to determine whether the detector is on.

When no game ball is present on the supply tray 121 of the pachinko gaming machine, or when the game ball is clogged in the supply tray and the game ball does not reach the position where the ball shortage detector is installed. In step S9600, the determination result is "Yes", and the flow advances to step S9602 to check whether the ball shortage flag is "1". Since all the flags are reset to “0” by default (step S9002 in FIG. 66), step S9602 is performed.
Is "No", and the flow shifts to step S9604 to determine whether or not the ball shortage monitoring flag is "1". If "No" is determined here, the process proceeds to step S9606, the ball shortage monitoring flag is set to "1", the ball presence monitoring flag is set to "0" (step S9608), and the ball shortage timer is set to a predetermined value. (100 ms) (Step S
9610), this routine ends. Here, the ball shortage monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether or not a game ball is on the supply tray 121 (step S9604). On the other hand, the ball presence monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether or not a state in which the game balls are accumulated up to the installation position of the ball shortage detector 131 is continuously detected (step S9620).

In the next loop, if no game ball is present on the supply tray, the result of the determination in step S9600 is "Yes", the result of determination in S9602 is "No", and the result of determination in step S9604 is The determination becomes "Yes" and the flow shifts to step S9612. This step S9
At 612, it is determined whether or not the ball shortage timer set at step S9610 has timed out. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9614, S96
Step 16 is skipped and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S9612 is “Yes”, the ball shortage flag is set to “1” in step S9614 to indicate that the game ball is not on the supply plate, and in the next step S9616 , Reset the ball existence flag (the initial value is set to “0” when this step is performed for the first time after initialization) (set to “0”)
Then, this routine ends. As long as the game balls do not accumulate at the detector installation position in the subsequent loop, step S96
The determination result of “00” is “Yes” and the determination result of S9602 is “No”, and these steps are repeatedly executed.

When a game ball is thrown into the supply tray 121 or the clogging of the ball is eliminated from this state, the ball shortage detector 131 is turned off, the result of the determination in step S9600 is "No", and the flow shifts to step S9618. I do. In step S9618, it is determined whether or not the ball presence flag is “1”. The ball presence flag is determined in step S9616.
Is set to “0”, the result of this determination is “N”.
o ", and it is determined in step S9620 whether or not the ball presence monitoring flag is" 1 ". Since the ball presence monitoring flag has been set to" 0 "in step S9608 described above,
The result of the determination in step S9120 is “No”, and the flow proceeds to step S9622.

In step S9622, the ball presence monitoring flag is set to "1", and in step S9624, the ball shortage monitoring flag is set to "0", and the ball presence timer is set to a predetermined value (100 msec). (Step S962
6) This routine ends. If the game balls continue to accumulate at the installation position of the ball shortage detector in the next loop, the determination result of step S9600 and step S961
8 is “No”, and the subsequent step S9620
Is "Yes" (step S96 of the previous loop).
22 because “1” is set), and the flow shifts to step S9628.

In this step S9628, it is determined whether or not the ball shortage timer set in step S9624 has timed out. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9630 and S9632 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the judgment result in the step S9628 is "Yes", in step S9630, the ball existence flag is set to "1" to indicate that the game ball is on the supply tray, and in the next step S9632 Then, the ball shortage flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, as long as the game balls are stored on the supply tray to the position where the ball shortage detector is installed,
If the determination result in step S9600 is “No”,
The result of the judgment in 9618 is “Yes”, and these steps are repeatedly executed.

As described above, in the present input processing, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the ball shortage detector 131 changes from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level), the change from the low level to the high level (or the high level). (A change from a low level to a high level) is stored only (the monitoring flag is set to “1”), and it is still at the high level (or low level) in the next loop, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the above change point For the first time, the ball existence flag, which is the final output value of this routine, is changed to "1" (or the ball shortage flag is set to "1"). By adopting such a control procedure, even when the output signal level of the ball shortage detector changes instantaneously due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately judged as a normal change, and Malfunction due to occurrence or the like can be prevented.

FIG. 77 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).
It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the input process of the ball holding detector 132 performed in 9312. The ball holding detector 132 is disposed upstream of the supply tray 121 of the pachinko gaming machine, and is a switch provided to detect whether or not the game balls are sufficiently present on the supply tray. The detector is turned on when the ball is detected, and when no ball is detected, the detector is turned off and the output becomes low level. When this routine is started, first, in step S9700, the output signal of the ball holding detector 132 is checked to determine whether the detector is on.

If there are enough game balls near the outlet 129 upstream of the supply tray 121 of the pachinko game machine, the result of the determination in step S9700 is "Yes", and the flow shifts to step S9702 to hold the game balls. Flag is "1"
Check if it is. All flags are reset to “0” by default (step S9 in FIG. 66).
002), the determination in step S9702 is “No”, and the flow advances to step S9704 to determine whether the ball holding monitoring flag is “1”. If “No” is determined here, the flow shifts to step S9706 to set the ball holding monitoring flag to “1”, sets the ball no-monitoring flag to “0” (step S9708), and further sets the ball holding timer to a predetermined value. (500 ms) (step S9710),
This routine ends.

Here, the ball possession monitoring flag is a flag used for judging whether or not the game balls are accumulated up to the upstream of the supply tray 121 (step S9704). On the other hand, the ball non-monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether or not a state in which the game ball has not accumulated to the installation position of the ball holding detector 132 has been continuously detected (step S9720). In the next loop, if the game balls are accumulated up to the upstream of the supply tray, the aforementioned step S9700 is performed.
Is "Yes" and the result of S9702 is "N".
o ", and the result of the determination in step S9704 is" Ye
s ", and the flow shifts to step S9712.

In this step S9712, it is determined whether or not the time of the ball holding timer set in step S9710 has expired. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9714 and S9716 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S9712 is “Yes”, the holding flag is set to “1” in step S9714 to indicate that the game balls are stored up to the upstream of the supply tray, and the next step S9716 Then, the ballless flag (the initial value is set to "0" when this step is performed for the first time after the initialization) is reset (set to "0"), and the routine ends. In the subsequent loop, as long as the game balls are accumulated at the detector installation position, the determination result of step S9700 is “Yes”, the determination result of S9702 is “No”, and these steps are repeatedly executed.

When the number of game balls decreases on the supply tray 121 from this state, the ball holding detector 132 is turned off, and step S
The determination result of 9700 becomes “No”, and step S97
Move to 18. In step S9718, it is determined whether the ballless flag is "1". Since the ballless flag is set to “0” in step S9716,
The result of this determination is “No”, and in step S9720 a determination is made as to whether the ball absence monitoring flag is “1”. Since the ball absence monitoring flag is set to “0” in step S9708, the determination result in step S9720 is “N”.
o ", and the flow advances to step S9722.

[0300] In step S9722, the ball absence monitoring flag is set to "1", and in step S9724, the ball holding monitoring flag is set to "0", and further, the ball absence timer is set to a predetermined value (500 msec). (Step S972
6) This routine ends. In the next loop, if the game balls do not accumulate to the position of the ball holding detector,
The determination result of step S9700 and step S9
The determination result at step 718 is “No”, and the subsequent step S97 is performed.
20 is “Yes” (step S in the previous loop).
It is set to “1” in 9722), and the flow shifts to step S9728.

In this step S9728, it is determined whether or not the time for the ball holding timer set in step S9724 has expired. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9730 and S9732 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S9728 is “Yes”, in a step S9730, the ballless flag is set to “1” to indicate that the game ball is not located upstream of the supply tray, and the next step S9
At 732, the possession flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, the determination result of step S9700 is “No” and the determination result of step S9718 is “Yes” as long as the game ball does not accumulate on the supply tray to the installation position of the ball holding detector. It is executed repeatedly.

As described above, in the present input processing, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the ball holding detector 132 changes from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level), the change from the low level to the high level (or the high level) (A change from a low level to a high level) is stored only (the monitoring flag is set to “1”), and it is still at the high level (or low level) in the next loop, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the above change point For the first time, the ballless flag, which is the final output value of this routine, is changed to "1" (or the holding flag is set to "1"). By adopting such a control procedure, even if the output signal level of the ball holding detector changes instantaneously due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately determined to be a normal change, and the noise is not affected. Malfunction due to occurrence or the like can be prevented.

FIG. 78 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).
It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the input process of the stop signal W performed in 9314. The hit signal W is a signal sent from the hall management device 700 when a hit state occurs in the pachinko gaming machine. When this routine is started, first, in step S9800, the stop signal W is checked to determine whether it is at a high level or a low level.

When a hit has not occurred in the pachinko gaming machine, the hit signal W is negated to a high level, so that the result of the determination in step S9800 is "No",
The process advances to step S9802 to check whether the release flag is "1". All flags are reset to “0” by default (step S90 in FIG. 66).
02), the determination in step S9802 is “No”, and the flow shifts to step S9804 to determine whether the release monitoring flag is “1”. If "No" is determined here,
The process moves to step S9806 to set the release monitoring flag to “1”.
Is set to "0" (step S9808), the release timer is set to a predetermined value (50 msec) (step S9810), and the routine ends. Here, the release monitoring flag determines whether the pachinko gaming machine is released, that is, in a state in which it can be played (step S).
9804). on the other hand,
The stop monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether the pachinko gaming machine is in a stop, that is, in a game impossible state (step S9820).

At the start of the next loop, if the pachinko gaming machine is still in the released state, the aforementioned step S98 is performed.
The determination results of 00 and S9802 are both “No”, and the determination result of the following step S9804 is “Yes”, and the flow shifts to step S9812. This step S9812
Then, it is determined whether or not the release timer set in step S9810 has expired. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9814 and S9816 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, the step S
When the result of the determination in 9812 is “Yes”, in step S9814, the release flag is set to “1” to indicate that the pachinko gaming machine is in the released state, and in the next step S9816, the stop flag ( When this step is performed for the first time after initialization, the initial value (set to "0") is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends.

In the subsequent loop, as long as the pachinko gaming machine does not enter the hitting state, the determination result in step S9800 is “No”, and the determination result in step S9802 is “Yes”.
And these steps are repeatedly executed. On the other hand, when a hit occurs in the pachinko gaming machine, the hit signal goes low, the determination result in step S9800 becomes "Yes", and the flow shifts to step S9818. In step S9818, it is determined whether the stop flag is “1”. The stop flag is determined in step S981.
6 is set to “0”, the result of this determination is “N”
o ", and it is determined in step S9820 whether or not the stop monitoring flag is" 1 ". Since the stop monitoring flag has been set to" 0 "in step S9808,
The result of the determination in step S9120 is “No”, and the flow proceeds to step S9822.

In step S9822, the stop monitoring flag is set to "1", and in step S9824, the release monitoring flag is set to "0", and the stop timer is set to a predetermined value (50 ms). Step S9826) This routine ends. In the next loop, if the stop signal is still at the low level, the aforementioned step S9800
Is "Yes", the determination result in step S9818 is "No", and the determination result in step S9820 is "Yes" (since "1" was set in step S9822 of the previous loop). S98
Move to 28.

In this step S9828, it is determined whether or not the release timer set in step S9824 has timed out. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9830 and S9832 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result in step S9828 is “Yes”, in step S9830,
The hit flag is set to "1" to indicate that the hit has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine, and the next step S
At 9832, the release flag is reset (set to "0").
Then, this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, as long as the stop signal is at low level, step S9800
And the determination result of step S9818 is "Ye
s ", these steps are repeatedly executed.

As described above, in the present input processing, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the stop signal changes from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level), the change from the low level to the high level (or from the high level). (Change of low level) is stored only (monitoring flag is set to "1"), and the next time the loop is still at high level (or low level) and only after a predetermined time has elapsed from the point of the change, The stop flag, which is the final output value of the routine, is "1" (or the release flag is "1").
To change it. By adopting such a control procedure, even when the level of the stop signal changes instantaneously due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately determined to be a normal change, and the change due to the noise or the like is not performed. Malfunctions can be prevented.

FIG. 79 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).
It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the input process of the big hit signal P performed in 9316. The big hit signal P is a signal sent from the gaming board control device 400 when a big hit state occurs in the pachinko gaming machine. When this routine is started, first, in step S9900, the big hit signal P is checked to determine whether the signal is a high level or a low level.

When no big hit has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine, the big hit signal P is negated to a high level, so the result of the determination in step S9900 is “No”, and the flow shifts to step S9902 to set the normal flag to “1”.
Check if it is. All flags are reset to “0” by default (step S9 in FIG. 66).
002), the determination in step S9902 is “No”, and the flow advances to step S9904 to determine whether the normal monitoring flag is “1”. If "No" is determined here,
The process moves to step S9906 and sets the normal monitoring flag to “1”.
, The big hit monitoring flag is set to “0” (step S9908), and the normal timer is set to a predetermined value (50 msec).
Is set (step S9910), and this routine ends.

Here, the normal monitoring flag determines whether the pachinko gaming machine is in the normal gaming state (step S990).
4) This flag is used to perform On the other hand, the big hit monitoring flag is a flag used to determine whether the pachinko gaming machine is in a big hit state (step S9920). When the next loop is started, if the pachinko gaming machine is still in the normal gaming state, the determination results in steps S9900 and S9902 are both “No”, and the determination result in step S9904 is “Yes”, and The process moves to S9912.

In this step S9912, it is determined whether or not the normal timer set in step S9910 has timed out. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9914 and S9916 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result in step S9912 is “Yes”, in step S9914,
The normal flag is set to "1" to indicate that the pachinko gaming machine is in the normal gaming state, and the next step S9
At 916, the big hit flag (the initial value is set to "0" when this step is performed for the first time after initialization) is reset (set to "0"), and the routine ends. In the subsequent loop, unless the pachinko gaming machine becomes a big hit state, the determination result of step S9900 is “N”.
o ", the determination result in step S9902 is" Yes ", and these steps are repeatedly executed.

On the other hand, when a big hit occurs in the pachinko gaming machine, the big hit signal becomes low level and step S9
The determination result of 900 is "Yes", and step S99
Move to 18. In step S9918, it is determined whether the big hit flag is “1”. Since the big hit flag is set to “0” in step S9916, the result of this determination is “No”, and step S992
When it is 0, it is determined whether or not the big hit monitoring flag is "1". Since the big hit monitoring flag is set to “0” in step S9908, the determination result in step S9120 is “No”, and the process advances to step S9922.

In step S9922, the big hit monitoring flag is set to "1", and in step S9924, the normal monitoring flag is set to "0", and the big hit timer is set to a predetermined value (50 msec) (step S992).
6) This routine ends. In the next loop, if the big hit signal is at the low level, the above-described step S
The judgment result of 9900 is “Yes”, step S9918
Is "No", and the subsequent determination result of step S9920 is "Yes" (step S992 of the previous loop).
Is set to "1" in step 2), and step S
Move to 9928.

In this step S9928, it is determined whether or not the time of the normal timer set in step S9924 has expired. If the determination result is "No", the subsequent steps S9930 and S9932 are skipped, and this routine ends. On the other hand, when the determination result in step S9928 is “Yes”, in step S9930,
The big hit flag is set to "1" to indicate that a big hit has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine, and in the next step S9932, the normal flag is reset (set to "0"), and this routine ends. In the subsequent loop, as long as the jackpot signal is at the low level, step S9
Both the determination results of 900 and S9918 become "Yes", and these steps are repeatedly executed.

As described above, in this input processing, in the loop immediately after the output signal of the jackpot signal changes from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level), the change from the low level to the high level (or from the high level to the low level) Is stored only (the monitoring flag is set to “1”), and this routine is still high level (or low level) in the next loop, and this routine is performed only after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of the above change. Is changed to "1" (or the normal flag is set to "1"). By adopting such a control procedure, even when the level of the jackpot signal changes instantaneously due to noise or the like, the change is not immediately determined to be a normal change, and an error due to the noise or the like is not generated. The operation can be prevented.

FIG. 80 shows the step S of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).
9 is a flowchart illustrating a routine of input processing of a balance display drive signal X performed in 9318. The balance display drive signal X is a drive signal for the segment type display sent from the ball lending control device 500.

When this routine is started, first, in step S9950, the balance driving signal X is read, and then the signal is converted into display data (numerical values) from the signal (step S9).
952). Then, it is determined whether the numerical value is “0” (step S9954), and if “No”, the process proceeds to step S99.
Proceeding to 56, the balance data of the card read and held in the previous routine is checked to determine whether the balance is "0". Since this data area is set to “0” by the initial setting, when the balance data (> 0) which is not zero is first read and the process proceeds to step S9956, “Ye” is set.
s ", the flow shifts to step S9958, and the card insertion flag is set to" 1. "The balance data is" 0. "
The fact that the read numerical value is no longer "0" at the time (steps S954 and S9956) is because it can be estimated that the valid card has been inserted into the card reader 250.
The card insertion flag is referred to in the sound request processing routine of FIG. 70, and when it becomes “1”, a card insertion sound generation request signal is output to the game board control device 400. After setting the card insertion flag to "1" in step S9958, the balance zero flag is set to "0" in step S9960.
Reset to. The balance zero flag is a flag for indicating that the balance data is "0" when it is "1".
Since the read numerical value ($ 0) is written in the balance data area in the next step S9962, the balance flag is set to "0" before that to indicate that the balance data is not "0".

On the other hand, "No" in step S9956
That is, when it is determined that the balance data is not “0”,
In step S9962, the read numerical value ($ 0) is written in the balance data area, and this routine ends. Rewriting the balance data even when the balance data is not "0"
This is because, when the ball lending conversion request is discharged, the ball lending control device 500 outputs a display drive signal obtained by subtracting the balance data by the conversion amount. On the other hand, step S
If it is determined in 9954 that “Yes”, that is, the read numerical value is “0”, the flow shifts to step S9964 to determine whether or not the balance data is “0”. If "Yes", that is, if the balance data is determined to be "0", the routine ends without doing anything. If "No", that is, if the balance data is not determined to be "0", the flow shifts to step S9966 to set the card discharge flag. Set to “1”. Balance data is "0"
That the read numerical value has become “0” when it is not (steps S954 and S9964) is because it can be estimated that the card has been ejected from the card reader 250. The card ejection flag is referred to in the sound request processing routine of FIG. 70, and when it becomes “1”, a card ejection sound generation request signal is output to the game board control device 400. After the card ejection flag is set to "1" in step S9966, the balance zero flag is reset to "1" in step S9968. The balance zero flag is a flag for indicating that the balance data is "0" when it is "1". Since the read numerical value (= 0) is written in the balance data area in the next step S9962, the balance flag is To “1”
This is to indicate that the balance data is “0”. In the next step S9962, the read numerical value (= 0)
Is written in the balance data area, this routine ends.

Next, the card is inserted into the ball lending machine 200,
FIG. 9 shows the specific timing of signals transmitted and received between the ball lending control device 500 and the discharge control device 600 when the ball lending request is made by pressing the conversion button 123 provided on the pachinko gaming machine 100. This will be described with reference to 81. When the conversion button 123 is pressed, the signal processing device 9
00 detects this and sends a conversion request signal Y (pulse) to the ball lending control device 500 (timing t1). Then
The ball lending control device 500 detects this, and asserts a ball lending request signal T (BRQ) to the emission control device 600 to a low level (timing t2). The discharge control device 600 that has received the ball lending request signal T (BRQ) outputs a drive signal for the discharge solenoids 741 a and 741 b and a drive signal for the lend ball discharge display lamp 113 when the ball discharge device 170 is in a dischargeable state. At the same time, a lending ball discharge sound request signal E (pulse) is transmitted to the gaming board control device 400, and a lending enable signal U (PRQ) supplied to the lending control device 500 is asserted to a low level. (Timing t3).

Then, the discharge control device 600 monitors the detection signals from the discharge sensors 730a and 730b, and when the number of discharges reaches 25 (for 100 yen), the discharge solenoid 7
The drive signal of the ball discharge control lamp 500 is turned off, the payout completion signal V (pulse) is sent to the ball lending control device 500, and 25 drive signals are sent to the hall management device 700. Transmits a lending ball number signal J indicating the lending ball discharge (timing t
4). When receiving the payout completion signal V, the ball lending control device 500 subtracts the card balance, and when judging that the balance is not zero and the predetermined number of discharges has not been completed, the ball lending request signal T is asserted to a low level as it is. (Timing t5). Note that a signal may be transmitted in response to the payout completion signal V (pulse). Then, the discharge control device 600 again operates the discharge solenoid 741.
a, 741b drive signal and lending ball discharge display lamp 1
13 and outputs the drive signal to the game board control device 40.
A lending ball discharge sound request signal E (pulse) is transmitted to 0 (timing t6).

When the number of discharges reaches 25 (for 100 yen), the drive signals of the discharge solenoids 741a and 741b and the drive signal of the lending ball discharge display lamp 113 are turned off. Payout completion signal V (pulse) and the hall management device 700
To send a signal J for the number of lending balls to be discharged (timing t
7). When the ball lending control device 500 determines that the balance is zero or that a predetermined number of discharges have been completed, the ball lending request signal T
Is negated to a high level (timing t8). Then, the discharge control device 600 negates the ball lending enable signal U supplied to the ball lending control device 500 to a high level, and ends the ball lending discharge process. The signal processing device 900 set to the automatic conversion mode uses the ball shortage detector 13
When the conversion request signal Y is sent to the ball lending control device 500 by its own judgment based on the signal from the ball holding detector 132 and the ball holding detector 132, the same signal exchange is performed.

In the above embodiment, the drive signal of the segment type display output from the ball rental machine is used as an input signal.
The signal processing device 900 has a function of forming a drive signal suitable for a display provided in a gaming machine. The signal from the ball lending machine is input to the discharge control device 600, and the display conversion function is discharged. It is also possible for the control device 600 to keep it. In the above-described embodiment, the balance display unit 122 has three digits. When the card is inserted, all three digits are displayed. However, the highest digit that is expected to be rarely used is displayed with seven segments. LED lamp etc. can be used in place of this, and this lamp can be turned on when a three-digit display is required (100 degree display) and turned off at other times to reduce cost and power consumption. It is. Further, in the above embodiment, the balance display 122, the number-of-balls display 125, the conversion button 123 for lending balls, the return button 124, etc.
However, these positions are not limited to the supply tray, and may be provided at any position on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine.

[0325]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display drive transmitted from the ball rental processing apparatus on the condition that a storage medium (card) is normally inserted into a display provided at a predetermined portion on the front side of the gaming machine. Since valuable data is displayed based on the traffic light,
The player can easily check the balance of the storage medium (card) during the game, and when a predetermined display drive signal is transmitted from the ball rental processing device, necessary information other than the valuable data is displayed. Therefore, the staff of the game store can immediately know the information from outside without opening the ball rental processing device and inspecting the inside. In addition, the contents displayed on a display provided at a predetermined portion on the front side of the gaming machine display not only valuable data (balance) of a storage medium (card) but also required information generated on the ball rental processing device side. Therefore, there is an effect that the display can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a card-type pachinko gaming system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a configuration example of a back mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional front view showing one embodiment of a ball discharging device 170.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and the ball rental machine 200.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example of a game board control device 400.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a sound output unit 450.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an emission control device 600.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control unit 610 of the discharge control device 600.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a power failure control unit 619 of the emission control device 600.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a ball lending control device 500.

11 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example of a control unit 510 of the ball lending control device 500. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a signal processing device 900.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example of a card information control unit 910.

14 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration example of a ball lending request control unit 930. FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main routine of a background control process performed by the discharge control device 600.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a timer interrupt process performed by the discharge control device 600 every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a ball lending request detection processing routine.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a prize ball data detection processing routine.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a frame sensor input processing routine.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of an input processing routine of the discharge sensor 1.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of an input processing routine of the discharge sensor 2.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a routine of a level input process of the discharge sensor 1.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a routine of a level input process of the discharge sensor 2.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart of an input processing routine of the ball removal sensor 750.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of input processing of the supply sensor 106.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of input processing of the overflow detector 104.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating a routine of an input process of a standby sphere detector 160 (irregular sensor).

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of an output signal input processing routine of the out sensor 107.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a power failure interruption process.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of a discharge device fraud monitoring process S3 performed in the main process flow of FIG. 15;

FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of an ejection device unauthorized release process S14.

32 is a main routine of the prize ball discharge control device (FIG. 1)
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the winning ball start process performed in step S19 of 5).

FIG. 33: Step S9 of the prize ball start processing (FIG. 32)
9 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of a discharge start process executed at 0.

FIG. 34: Step S1 of the discharge start process (FIG. 33)
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the discharge number division | segmentation process performed in 24.

FIG. 35: Step S18 of a main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the winning ball discharge control device side
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the prize ball discharge process performed in.

FIG. 36: Step S2 of the award ball discharging process (FIG. 35)
9 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of a discharging process performed in a subroutine 04.

FIG. 37: Step S232 of the above-described discharge processing (FIG. 36)
3 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of one-piece discharging processing performed in FIG.

FIG. 38: Step S234 of the discharge processing (FIG. 36)
5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of an alternate discharge process performed by the subroutine.

FIG. 39: Step S236 of the discharge processing (FIG. 36)
6 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a combined discharge process performed in step (a).

FIG. 40 is a step S252 in the discharging process (FIG. 36).
3 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a discharge error recovery process performed in step (a).

41 shows a main routine of the prize ball discharge control device (FIG. 1)
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the ball lending start process performed in step S21 of 5).

42 is a step S17 of a main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the prize ball discharge control device.
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the ball lending discharge process performed in.

43 is a step S16 of a main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the winning ball discharge control device.
5 is a flowchart showing a part of a subroutine of a ball-pulling-out process executed in FIG.

44 is a step S16 of a main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the winning ball discharge control device.
5 is a flowchart showing a part of a subroutine of a ball-pulling-out process executed in FIG.

FIG. 45: Step S16 of a main routine (FIG. 15) executed by the CPU 610 of the winning ball discharge control device side
5 is a flowchart showing a part of a subroutine of a ball-pulling-out process executed in FIG.

46 is a step S2 in the main processing flow of FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a supply process performed in Step 3.

FIG. 47 is step S2 in the main processing flow of FIG. 15;
6 is a flowchart showing specific contents of an information output process performed in Step 4.

FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of a lending ball information output process S800 in the information output process flow.

FIG. 49 shows an example of a specific procedure of a sound request output process S850 in the information output process flow.

FIG. 50 shows the prize ball information output processing S900 to the hole management device 700 in the information output processing flow.
5 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of FIG.

FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of the gaming machine information output processing S950 in the information output processing (FIG. 47) flow.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of the error information output processing S990 in the flow of the information output processing (FIG. 47).

FIG. 53: Step S1 in the main processing flow of FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a power failure recovery process performed in Step 5;

FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing an outline of a main routine of the ball lending control device.

FIG. 55: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 54)
It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the card insertion process performed in 8008.

FIG. 56: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 54)
It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of a ball lending request process performed by 8024.

FIG. 57 shows the main routine (FIG. 54)
It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of a ball lending request process performed in step S8020 of FIG.

FIG. 58: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 54)
It is a flow chart which shows an example of the concrete procedure of card return processing performed by 8024.

FIG. 59: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 54)
8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a display process executed in 8010.

FIG. 60: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 54)
It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the information transmission process performed in 8012.

FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a timer interruption process performed every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses by the ball lending control device 500 prior to the main routine (background process) of FIG. 54.

FIG. 62: Step S850 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 61)
9 is a flowchart illustrating a ball lending SW input processing routine performed in Step 4.

FIG. 63: Step S850 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 61)
7 is a flowchart showing a return SW input processing routine performed in Step 6.

FIG. 64: Step S850 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 61)
8 is a flowchart illustrating a discharge completion signal reception processing routine performed in FIG.

FIG. 65: Step S8510 of the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 61
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the ball lending enable reception processing for reading the ball lending enable signal U performed in FIG.

FIG. 66 is a flowchart schematically showing a main routine of the signal processing device 900.

FIG. 67: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 66)
It is a flow chart which shows an example of the concrete procedure of return request processing performed by 9004.

FIG. 68: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 66)
9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a conversion request process executed in 9006.

FIG. 69: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 66)
9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a display process executed in 9008.

FIG. 70: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 66)
It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the audio | voice request process performed by 9010.

FIG. 71: Step S of the main routine (FIG. 66)
19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a signal transmission process executed in 9012.

72 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a timer interrupt process performed by the signal processing device 900 every time a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 msec) elapses, prior to the main routine (background process) of FIG. 66.

FIG. 73: Step S930 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72)
6 is a flowchart showing a conversion SW input processing routine performed in Step 4.

FIG. 74: Step S930 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72)
7 is a flowchart showing a return SW input processing routine performed in Step 6.

FIG. 75: Step S9308 of the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 72;
It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of the input process of the automatic conversion changeover switch (127) performed in FIG.

76 is a flowchart showing a routine of the input processing of the ball shortage detector 131 performed in step S9310 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).

77 is a flowchart showing a routine of an input process of the ball holding detector 132 performed in step S9312 of the interrupt process (FIG. 72).

FIG. 78 is a flowchart showing a routine of an inputting process of a stop signal W performed in step S9314 of the interrupting process (FIG. 72).

FIG. 79 is a flowchart showing a routine of an input process of a big hit signal P performed in step S9316 of the interrupt process (FIG. 72).

FIG. 80 is a flowchart showing a routine of input processing of balance display drive signal X performed in step S9318 of the interrupt processing (FIG. 72).

81. The ball lending control device 500 and the discharge control device 6
9 is a time chart showing specific timings of signals transmitted and received between 00 and 00.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Pachinko gaming machine 120 Supply tray 122 Balance display 123 Ball lending conversion button 124 Return button 125 Ball count display 131 Ball shortage detector 132 Ball possession detector 200 Ball lending machine 211 Card slot 220 Insertion balance display 230 Valid Display lamp 400 Game board control device 500 Ball lending control device 600 Ejection control device 700 Hall management device 800 Card management device 900 Signal processing device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Within a range of valuable data stored in an inserted storage medium, based on a display drive signal transmitted from a ball lending processing device that performs a required ball lending process based on a ball lending request of a player. A game machine provided with a display capable of displaying the valuable data, wherein the display is provided at a predetermined portion on the front side of the game machine, and the display usually has the storage medium inserted therein. The valuable data is displayed based on the display drive signal transmitted from the ball rental processing device under the condition, and when a predetermined display drive signal is transmitted from the ball rental processing device, required values other than the valuable data are transmitted. A gaming machine characterized by displaying information of a game machine.