JP2000157689A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select one game from a plurality of games by using the identification codes particularly peculiar to a game. SOLUTION: A main substrate 20 comprises a communication data forming means 40 and a transmission processing means 50. The communication data forming means 40 forms the communication data including the peculiar identification code. A figure display unit 30 comprises a display data storing means 60 and a reception processing means 60. The reception processing means 70 comprises an identification code analyzing means 71 and a display data determining means 72. The display data determining means 72 determines one display data from a plurality of display data stored in the display data storing means 60 corresponding to the identification code analyzed by the identification code analyzing means 71.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a game machine in which one game can be determined from a plurality of games using an identification code unique to the game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine includes a main board for managing a game and a symbol display device for displaying symbols. Then, the game is managed by communication in only one direction from the main board to the symbol display device.

In general, the above-mentioned conventional symbol display device is
One type of game data was stored in ROM. When the game on the main board side is changed, the ROM of the symbol display device needs to be changed. On the other hand, it is also possible to hold data of a plurality of games in a conventional ROM. In this case, a method of switching the game with a dip switch or the like has been adopted.

[0004]

However, in the above-described method of switching a game using a conventional dip switch or the like, a switching error is apt to occur, a burden on manufacturing management is increased, and there is a risk of unauthorized modification. There was a problem that there was a possibility that it would increase. Therefore, the inventions described in the respective claims have been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and the objects thereof are as follows.

That is, in each of the inventions described in claims 1 to 4, the use of an identification code unique to the game eliminates the need to switch the game by a dip switch or the like, thereby simplifying the production management. In addition, the security in game management can be improved. In particular, the invention according to claim 3 can warn of the occurrence of fraud.

[0006]

The inventions described in the respective claims are made to achieve the above-mentioned objects, and the features of the inventions are shown in the drawings. This will be described below using embodiments. In addition, the code | symbol in a parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.

Further, the drawing numbers indicate the drawing numbers used in the embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. (Claim 1) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following three points. First, the main board (20) has, for example, FIG.
As shown in (1), the communication device includes communication data creation means (40) and transmission processing means (50).

The communication data creating means (40) is for creating communication data including a unique identification code.
The transmission processing means (50) is for transmitting the communication data stored in the communication data creation means (40) to the symbol display device (30). Second, the symbol display device (30) includes a display data storage means (60) and a reception processing means (70) as shown in FIG. 1, for example.

The display data storage means (60) can store a plurality of display data corresponding to the identification code stored in the communication data creation means (40). The reception processing means (7
0) is for receiving the communication data transmitted by the transmission processing means (50). Third, reception processing means (70)
As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the identification code analyzing means (71)
And display data determining means (72).

The identification code analyzing means (71) is for analyzing an identification code included in the communication data. The display data determination means (72) is associated with the identification code analyzed by the identification code analysis means (71), and the display data storage means (60)
In order to determine one display data from a plurality of display data stored in. (Claim 2) The invention of claim 2 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention of claim 1 described above.

That is, the reception processing means (70) includes a decision display data storage means (60) as shown in FIG. 1, for example. The decision display data storage means (60) is an identification code analysis means.
This is for storing the identification code analyzed by (71) and one piece of display data corresponding to the identification code and determined by the display data determination means (72). (Claim 3) The invention according to claim 3 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or 2.

That is, the reception processing means (70) includes an identification code checking means (74) and a fraud warning display means (75) as shown in FIG. 1, for example. The identification code inspection means (74)
Is for checking the consistency between the identification code included in the communication data received periodically and the identification code stored in the decision display data storage means (73).

The fraud warning display means (75) is for displaying a fraud warning when the identification code checking means (74) gives a check result indicating that the two identification codes are not consistent. (Claim 4) The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 described above.

That is, the decision display data storage means (73)
Stores the identification code and one determined display data based on the data received first, and keeps the storage state until the power is turned off.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (Description of the drawings) FIGS. 1 to 5 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine. 2 to 5 show flowcharts for explaining the operation of the pachinko gaming machine. 2 is a main flowchart, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the communication data creation processing of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the transmission processing in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a description of the reception processing of FIG. Are shown respectively. (Pachinko gaming machine 10) In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a pachinko gaming machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is roughly divided into the following parts. (1) Main board 20 (2) Symbol display device 30 (Main board 20) The main board 20 manages a game.

More specifically, although not shown, the main board 20 is mainly composed of a CPU, and has a ROM, a RAM, an I / O
By reading the program stored in the ROM, it functions as the following means 40 to 50. (1) Communication data creation means 40 (2) Transmission processing means 50 (Communication data creation means 40) The communication data creation means 40 is composed of, for example, a communication buffer or the like, and creates communication data to be transmitted to the symbol display device 30. It is for.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication data creation means 40 includes the following means 41 to 46. (1) Identification code storage means 41 The identification code storage means 41 is for storing a unique identification code. (2) Left symbol data storage means 42 The left symbol data storage means 42 is for storing the symbol number of the left symbol located on the left side among the three symbols arranged side by side, not shown.

(3) Middle symbol data storage means 43 The middle symbol data storage means 43 is for storing the symbol number of the middle symbol located at the center among the three symbols arranged side by side, not shown. is there. (4) Right symbol data storage means 44 Although not shown, the right symbol data storage means 44 is for storing the symbol number of the right symbol located on the right side among the three symbols arranged side by side.

(5) Symbol background data storage means 45 The symbol background data storage means 45 is for storing symbol background data which means the background of the symbol, not shown. (6) Character data storage means 46 The character data storage means 46 stores character data (not shown) meaning characters appearing on the screen. (Transmission processing means 50) The transmission processing means 50 is for transmitting the communication data stored in the communication data creation means 50 to the symbol display device 30. (Symbol Display Device 30) The symbol display device 30 is for displaying symbols on a liquid crystal display, a CRT, or the like, though not shown. The symbol display device 30 is controlled by one-way communication from the main board 20.

More specifically, the symbol display device 30, similar to the main substrate 20, is not shown, but is configured around a CPU, and includes ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like.
By reading the program stored in the ROM, it functions as the following means 60 to 70. (1) Display data storage means 60 (2) Reception processing means 70 (Display data storage means 60) The display data storage means 60
Is capable of storing a plurality of display data corresponding to the identification code stored in the identification code storage means 41 of the main board 20.

For example, the first display data storage means 61 stores first display data corresponding to a first identification code. Further, the second display data storage means 62 includes:
Second display data corresponding to the second identification code is stored. The number of display data is not limited to two and may be three or more. (Reception processing means 70) The reception processing means 70 is a main board
This is for controlling the reception of the communication data transmitted by the 20 transmission processing means 50.

More specifically, the reception processing means 70 includes the following means 71 to 75, as shown in FIG. (1) Identification Code Analysis Means 71 The identification code analysis means 71 analyzes the identification code included in the communication data transmitted by the transmission processing means 50.

(2) Display Data Determining Means 72 The display data determining means 72 corresponds to the identification code analyzed by the identification code analyzing means 71 and performs one display from a plurality of display data stored in the display data storage means 60. It is for determining data. For example, when the identification code analyzed by the identification code analysis unit 71 is the first identification code, the first display data stored in the first display data storage unit 61 is used.

(3) Decision display data storage means 73 The decision display data storage means 73 stores the identification code analyzed by the identification code analysis means 71 and the one corresponding to the identification code determined by the display data determination means 72. Is stored. (4) Identification Code Checking Unit 74 The identification code checking unit 74 checks the consistency between the identification code included in the communication data received periodically and the identification code stored in the decision display data storage unit 73. Is to be inspected.

(5) Fraud warning display means 75 The fraud warning display means 75 is provided with a liquid crystal display or a CRT (not shown) when the identification code checking means 74 gives a check result indicating that the two identification codes are not consistent. Etc. for displaying a fraud warning. (Explanation of flowchart) Next. The operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

First, on the main board 20, a communication data creation process S10 is performed as shown in FIG. After completion of the communication data creation processing S10, the main board 20
In, the next transmission processing S20 is performed. as a result,
The communication data created in the communication data creation process S10 is transmitted from the main board 20 to the symbol display device 30.

After the transmission process S20 is completed, the symbol display device 30 performs a reception process S30. (Communication Data Creation Process S10) Next, the communication data creation process S10 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the process proceeds to an eleventh step S11, where an identification code is set in the communication buffer, that is, stored in the identification code storage unit 41 shown in FIG.

After the end of the eleventh step S11, FIG.
As shown in (1), the process proceeds to the next twelfth step S12, where the left symbol data is set in the communication buffer, that is, stored in the left symbol data storage means 42 shown in FIG. After the end of the twelfth step S12, as shown in FIG. 3, the process proceeds to the next thirteenth step S13, where the middle symbol data is set in the communication buffer, that is, stored in the middle symbol data storage means 43 shown in FIG.

After the completion of the thirteenth step S13, FIG.
As shown in (1), the process proceeds to the next fourteenth step S14, where the right symbol data is set in the communication buffer, that is, stored in the right symbol data storage means 44 shown in FIG. After the end of the fourteenth step S14, as shown in FIG. 3, the process proceeds to the next fifteenth step S15, where the symbol background data is set in the communication buffer, that is, stored in the symbol background data storage means 45 shown in FIG.

After the end of the fifteenth step S15, FIG.
As shown in (1), the process proceeds to the next sixteenth step S16, where the character data is set in the communication buffer, that is, the character data storage means shown in FIG.
Remember at 46. (Transmission process S20) Next, regarding the transmission process S20,
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The transmission processing S20 is controlled by the transmission processing means 50 shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the 21st step S21, where "-1" is set in the communication buffer, that is, the address of the communication data creating means 40. After the end of the 21st step S21, as shown in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the next 22nd step S22, where the number of communication data is set.

After the completion of the twenty-second step S22, FIG.
As shown in (2), the process proceeds to the next twenty-third step S23, where the strobe is turned from ON to OFF. 23rd step S
After the end of 23, as shown in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the next twenty-fourth step S24, where "+1" is set to the address of the communication buffer, that is, the address of the communication data creation means 40, and the address is advanced. Since “−1” has been set in the previous 21st step S21, the operation starts from the address “0”.

After the completion of the twenty-fourth step S24, FIG.
As shown in (5), the process proceeds to the next twenty-fifth step S25, where the communication buffer, that is, the communication data corresponding to the address of the communication data creation means 40 is read and output. After the end of the above-mentioned twenty-fifth step S25, as shown in FIG.
Turn on from F. At this time, the symbol display device 30 reads the communication data.

After the completion of the 26th step S26, FIG.
As shown in (2), the process proceeds to the next 27th step S27, where a predetermined time is waited to determine the communication data. After the end of the twenty-seventh step S27, as shown in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the next twenty-eighth step S28, and the twenty-second step S22
Subtract the number of setting data set in. After the end of the 28th step S28, as shown in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the next 29th step S29 to determine whether or not transmission of all communication data has been completed.

As a result, when the transmission of all the communication data is completed, and when the number of selected data becomes “0”, the processing by the main board 20 ends. On the other hand, if transmission of all communication data has not been completed,
Returning from step S28 to the preceding twenty-third step S23,
Communication data is repeatedly transmitted until transmission of all communication data is completed. (Reception process S30) Next, regarding the reception process S30,
This will be described with reference to FIG.

This reception processing S30 is controlled by the reception processing means 70 of the symbol display device 30 shown in FIG. First,
As shown in FIG. 5, the process proceeds to a 31st step S31, and it is determined whether the reception with the main board 20 is completed.
As a result, when the reception is completed, as shown in FIG. 5, the process proceeds from the 31st step S31 to the next 32nd step S32, and it is determined whether the display of the game is determined. Specifically, it is determined whether the determined display data is stored in the determined display data storage unit 73 shown in FIG.

As a result, when the display of the game is not determined, that is, immediately after the power is turned on, this state is maintained.
As shown in the figure, the process proceeds from the 32nd step S32 to the next 33rd step S33. In the 33rd step S33, the identification code is analyzed as shown in FIG.
Specifically, this is performed by the identification code analyzing means 71 shown in FIG.

After the completion of the 33rd step S33, FIG.
As shown in, the process proceeds to the next thirty-fourth step S34, and the display of the game is determined. Specifically, this is performed by the display data determining means 72 shown in FIG. The 34th step S3
After the completion of step S4, as shown in FIG.
Proceed to 35 to store the decision. Specifically, the determined display data is stored in the determined display data storage unit 73 shown in FIG.

After the completion of the 35th step S35, FIG.
As shown in (1), the process proceeds to the next thirty-sixth step S36, and a symbol display request is set. Specifically, using the display data stored in the determined display data storage means 73 shown in FIG. 1, a symbol, a symbol background, a character, etc. corresponding to the symbol number set in the communication data are displayed on the symbol display device 30. I do. on the other hand,
In the case where the display of the game has been determined in the preceding 32nd step S32, that is, in the case of the second or subsequent time after the power is turned on, as shown in FIG. 5, the process proceeds to the 37th step S37.

In the thirty-seventh step S37, the consistency between the recorded game display and the identification code specified by the newly transmitted communication data is checked. Specifically, this is performed by the identification code checking means 74 shown in FIG. After the completion of the 37th step S37, as shown in FIG.
Proceed to the next 38th step S38.

In the thirty-eighth step S38, it is determined whether the specified identification number is correct. In particular,
This is performed by the identification code inspection means 74 shown in FIG. If it is determined in the thirty-eighth step S38 that it is correct, the process proceeds to the thirty-sixth step S36 as shown in FIG. Specifically, using the display data stored in the determined display data storage means 73 shown in FIG. 1, a symbol, a symbol background, a character, etc. corresponding to the symbol number set in the communication data are displayed on the symbol display device 30. As a result, the display of the game changes.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the 38th step S38 that it is not correct, the process proceeds to the next 39th step S39 as shown in FIG. In the thirty-ninth step S39, the symbol display is stopped or the communication error is displayed. Specifically, this is performed by the fraud warning display means 75 shown in FIG.

[0044]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. That is, according to each invention described in each of claims 1 to 4, by using an identification code unique to the game, it is not necessary to switch the game by a dip switch or the like,
Manufacturing management is simple, and safety in game management can be improved.

In particular, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to warn of the occurrence of fraud.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a main flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication data creation process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the reception processing of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pachinko machine 20 Main board 30 Symbol display device 40 Communication data creation device 41 Identification symbol storage device 42 Left symbol data storage device 43 Medium symbol data storage device 44 Right symbol data storage device 45 Symbol background data storage device 46 Character data storage device 50 transmission processing means 60 display data storage means 61 first display data storage means 62 second display data storage means 70 reception processing means 71 identification code analysis means 72 display data determination means 73 determined display data storage means 74 identification code inspection means 75 Fraud warning display means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main board for managing a game, and controlled by one-way communication from the main board,
In a pachinko game machine equipped with a symbol display device for displaying symbols, the main board includes: a communication data creating unit for creating communication data including a unique identification code; and a communication data creation unit that is stored in the communication data creation unit. Transmission processing means for transmitting the communication data to the symbol display device, wherein the symbol display device has a display capable of storing a plurality of display data corresponding to the identification code stored in the communication data generation unit. A data storage unit; and a reception processing unit for receiving the communication data transmitted by the transmission processing unit. The reception processing unit includes an identification code for analyzing an identification code included in the communication data. Analysis means, one of a plurality of display data stored in the display data storage means, corresponding to the identification code analyzed by the identification code analysis means. Pachinko game machine characterized by comprising a display data determining means for determining display data. 2. The reception processing means includes: an identification code analyzed by the identification code analysis means; and one display data corresponding to the identification code and determined by the display data determination means. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a determined display data storage unit. 3. The reception processing means checks the consistency between the identification code included in the communication data received periodically and the identification code stored in the decision display data storage means. Identification code checking means, and a fraud warning display means for performing a fraud warning display when the identification code checking means gives a check result indicating that the two identification codes are inconsistent. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein 4. The determined display data storage means stores an identification code and one determined display data based on data received first, and maintains the storage state until power is turned off. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: