JP2002035321A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine capable of preventing a fraudulent act from occurring by the so-called 'pending board'. SOLUTION: The value of a first count RND used at the time of the processing of the winning judgment of this pachinko machine (S6) is cyclically and successively changed within a first range by the addition of an addition value for each 'reset interruption'. Also, the value of a second count SYC is changed within the first range within standby time after the execution of the last operation processing program is ended until the 'reset interruption' is generated. It is impossible to predict the change of the value of the second count SYC from the outside. Further, by substituting the value of the second count SYC for the first count RND (S9), the value of the first count RND is jumped from the value at the time of substitution to the value of the second count SYC and changed and it also becomes impossible to predict the change of the first count RND from the outside.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention prevents the improper operation of a pachinko machine from improperly hitting a pachinko machine, by externally controlling the acquisition timing of a count value used for judging a hit. Regarding pachinko machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, each operation processing program such as a fluorescent tube display data transfer process, a switch input process, and a hit determination process is sequentially performed for each reset signal generated at a fixed interval by a hardware configuration. To operate the pachinko machine. In the hit determination process, the hit determination is performed based on the count value that changes for each reset signal.

For example, in the case of a type 1 pachinko machine, it is determined whether or not a count value obtained when a pachinko ball enters the first starting port is a predetermined “hit value”. By doing so, a hit determination process is performed.

Therefore, if the pachinko ball does not enter the first starting port when the count value that changes for each reset signal is the "hit value", the pachinko machine cannot be brought into the hit state. The reset signal is “msec”
Since the count cannot be recognized by the player because the count value is generated at a fixed interval of the unit and changes in the unit of “msec”, the player aims at the time when the count value is the “hit value”. It is impossible to put a pachinko ball into the starting port. In other words, from the player's perspective, there is no other way to bring the pachinko machine into a hit state except to let the pachinko balls enter the first starting port one after another. In other words,
Whether or not the “hit value” is acquired as the value of the count used in the hit determination process largely depends on the contingency of the pachinko ball entering the first starting port.

[0005]

However, the count value used in the hit determination process periodically changes within a certain range by adding a certain addition value to each reset signal generated at certain intervals. Since the count value changes to a "hit value" periodically and the time when the count value changes to a "hit value" is recognized by some hardware. If you can
Thereafter, it is also possible to predict the point in time when the value of the count becomes the “hit value”.

In recent years, a so-called "hanging board" has been illegally connected to the main board, and a point in time at which the count value becomes a "hit value" is recognized by a hardware configuration. At the time when it is predicted that the hit will occur, a signal indicating that the pachinko ball has entered the first starting port is transmitted to the main board, and the “hit value” is acquired as a count value used in the hit determination process. As a result, fraudulent acts that put the pachinko machine in a hit state have occurred frequently, and it has been necessary to prevent such fraud.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has made it impossible to externally predict a change in a count value used in a hit determination process. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine which prevents fraudulent acts caused by a so-called “hanging substrate”.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine for achieving the above object, wherein an added value is added for each reset signal generated at regular intervals, and is periodically and within a predetermined range. First counting means that changes sequentially, and special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player when the count value of the first counting means at the time of winning the starting port is a predetermined value. A second counting means for periodically counting within the predetermined range within a waiting time until a new reset signal is generated after each operation processing program is executed for each reset signal. Wherein the value of the second counting means is substituted into the first counting means at a predetermined time, and the first counting means performs counting continuously from the substituted value.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine according to the first aspect, wherein the predetermined time is an update of the first count. A pachinko machine according to a third aspect is the pachinko machine according to the second aspect, wherein the updating is performed when it is determined that the special game state has occurred.

In the pachinko machine of the present invention having such a configuration, the operation of the pachinko machine is performed by sequentially executing each operation processing program for each reset signal generated at a constant interval. The hit determination process, which is one of the programs, is performed based on the value of the first count.

At this time, the value of the first count is, in principle,
By adding the added value for each reset signal, the first range changes periodically and sequentially. Also, the second
The value of the count changes within the first range or within a second range different from the first range within a standby time from the end of execution of the last operation processing program to the generation of a new reset signal. I have. Some operation processing programs are executed depending on the state of the pachinko machine and some are not executed. Since the standby time for each reset signal is random, it is not possible to externally predict the change in the value of the second count. Impossible.

Further, the first count calculated from the value of the second count.
By substituting the calculated value in the range for the first count, the value of the first count is jumped from the value at the time of substitution to the calculated value, or the added value is changed based on the value of the second count. If the value of the first count is changed irregularly, the change in the value of the first count cannot be predicted from outside.

That is, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the value of the first count is changed based on the value of the second count, the change of which cannot be predicted from the outside, and is used in the hit judgment processing. Since it is impossible to externally predict a change in the value of the first count, it is possible to prevent a fraudulent act due to a so-called “hanging substrate”.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A pachinko machine according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The pachinko machine of the first embodiment is a first-class pachinko machine. The pachinko machine itself is operated by sequentially executing each operation processing program for each "reset interrupt" which is a reset signal generated at a fixed interval of "msec" unit by a hardware configuration.

First, before describing the operation of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, a hit determination process, which is one of the operation processing programs, will be described. In the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, for the process of hit determination,
The first count RND, which is a variable, is provided in the RAM. The first count RND starts from the value “AX” when the power is turned on, and thereafter, the value “N1”, which is the added value N, is added for each “reset interrupt” that occurs at regular intervals of “msec”. When it becomes "AY", it is rewritten to the value "AX", and changes from the value "AX" which is the first range to the value "AY". Note that such a change in the value of the first count RND is performed by executing the process of updating the first count in S7 of FIG. 1 described later for each “reset interrupt”.

As described above, the value "N1" is added for each "reset interrupt", thereby changing the value "AX" to the value "A".
Y is a first count RND that changes periodically and sequentially.
Is obtained when the pachinko ball enters the first starting port, and a hit determination process is performed based on whether or not the obtained value matches a value “AM” preset as a “hit value”. ing. The hit determination process is described in FIG.
This is executed for each "reset interrupt" as one of the operation processing programs in S6. The operation of acquiring the value of the first counting RND determines whether or not a pachinko ball has entered the first starting port for each “reset interrupt”, and determines that the pachinko ball has entered the first starting port. Only when it is determined, it is performed within the “reset interrupt”.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, each operation processing program is sequentially executed for each “reset interrupt” that occurs at regular intervals of “msec”. That is, when a "reset interrupt" occurs, in S1, it is determined whether or not the current "reset interrupt" is immediately after power-on.

If it is determined that the current "reset interrupt" is immediately after power-on (S1: Yes),
At 3, the RAM is initialized by performing processing such as substituting the value "AX" for the first count RND. Then, in S5, the process of updating the second count is executed as a part of the operation processing program.

Here, the process of updating the second count in S5 will be described with reference to FIG. In the process of updating the second count (S5 in FIG. 1), the second count SYC, which is a variable provided in the RAM, is changed from a value "AX" which is a first range to a value "AY". . That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in S20, the second count SYC is set to the value “A”.
It is determined whether or not the second count SYC is equal to or more than the value "AY" (S20: Ye).
s) In step S21, the value "AX" is substituted for the second count SYC, and when it is determined that the second count SYC is not equal to or more than the value "AY" (S20: No), the second count SYC is determined in S22. To the value "N1". As described above, the second count updating process (S5 in FIG. 1) for changing the second count SYC from the value “AX” to the value “AY” is performed after the execution of S3 in FIG. 1 is completed. The operation is repeatedly performed within a standby time until a reset signal is generated.

Returning to FIG. 1, if it is determined that the current "reset interrupt" is not immediately after power-on (S1:
No), in S2, a part of an operation processing program such as a fluorescent tube display data transfer processing is sequentially executed, and in S6, a part of an operation processing program such as a hit determination processing and a stop symbol creation processing are sequentially executed. And in S7,
The process of updating the first count is executed as a part of the operation processing program.

Here, the process of updating the first count in S7 will be described with reference to FIG. In the process of updating the first count (S7 in FIG. 1), the first count RND, which is a variable provided in the RAM, is changed between the value "AX" which is the first range and the value "AY". . That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in S30, the value “N” is added to the first count RND.
1 ”, and in the subsequent S31, the first count RN
It is determined whether or not D is equal to or more than the value "AY + N1". Only when it is determined that the first count RND is equal to or more than the value "AY + N1" (S31: Yes), the first count RN is determined in S32.
The value "(AY-AX) + N1" is subtracted from D. The first
When the count updating process (S7 in FIG. 1) is executed, the process proceeds to S8 in FIG.

In S8 of FIG. 1, it is determined whether or not a hit has been determined in the hit determination process in S6 in the current "reset interrupt", and it is determined that the hit has been determined in the hit determination process. (S8:
Yes), in S9, the second count S is added to the first count RND.
After substituting the value of YC, the process proceeds to S10. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the hit is determined in the hit determination process (S8: No), the process proceeds to S10 without doing anything.

In the next S10, a second count updating process similar to the second count updating process in S5 described above is performed (see FIG. 2). Similarly to S5, the second count updating process (S10) for changing the second count SYC from the value "AX" to the value "AY" is performed by executing a new reset signal after the execution of S8 or S9 is completed. Is repeatedly performed within the waiting time until the occurrence of the error.

As described above in detail, in the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, every "reset interrupt" generated at a constant interval of "msec" unit, the current "reset interrupt" immediately after the power is turned on. If it is determined that the reset interrupt has occurred (S1: Yes), the respective operation processing programs of S3 and S5 are sequentially executed, and it is not determined that the current “reset interrupt” is immediately after power-on. In this case (S1: No), the operation of the pachinko machine is performed by sequentially executing the respective operation processing programs from S2 and S6 to S10 (see FIG. 1). The certain hit determination process (S6) is performed based on the value of the first count RND acquired when the pachinko ball enters the first starting port.

At this time, the first count RND changes in principle periodically and sequentially from the value “AX” to the value “AY” by adding the value “N1” for each “reset interrupt”. (S7 in FIG. 1, S30 to S3 in FIG. 3)
2). In addition, the second count SYC is set within a waiting time from the end of the execution of S3 in FIG. 1 to the generation of a new reset signal (S5), and a new count after the end of the execution of S8 or S9. During the standby time until the reset signal is generated (S10), the value "AX" changes to the value "AY".
Is changing between. Some operation processing programs such as S2, S3, and S6 are executed depending on the state of the pachinko machine and some are not executed. Since the standby time for each “reset interrupt” is random, the second counting SYC is not executed. It is impossible to predict the change of the value from outside.

Further, in the hit judging process in S6, when it is judged that the hit is judged (S8: Y
es) Since the value of the second count SYC is substituted into the first count RND (S9), the value of the first count RND is jumped from the value at the time of substitution to the value of the second count SYC. A change in the value of the first count RND cannot be predicted from outside.

That is, in the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, the value of the first count RND is changed based on the second count SYC whose change cannot be predicted from the outside. Since it is impossible to externally predict a change in the value of the first count RND used for (1), it is possible to prevent a fraudulent act due to a so-called “hanging substrate”.

Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The pachinko machine of the second embodiment is a first-class pachinko machine. The pachinko machine itself is operated by sequentially executing each operation processing program for each "reset interrupt" which is a reset signal generated at a fixed interval of "msec" unit by a hardware configuration.

First, before describing the operation of the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, a hit determination process, which is one of the operation processing programs, will be described. In the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, in order to perform the hit determination process,
The first count RND, which is a variable, is provided in the RAM. The first count RND starts from the value “AX” when the power is turned on, and thereafter, the added value N is added for each “reset interrupt” that occurs at regular intervals in “msec” units, and the value “A” is added.
When the value becomes "Y", the value is rewritten to the value "AX", and changes from the value "AX" which is the first range to the value "AY".
Note that such a change in the value of the first count RND is performed by executing the process of updating the first count in S47 of FIG. 4 described later for each “reset interrupt”.

As described above, the first count RND that changes periodically and sequentially from the value “AX” to the value “AY” by adding the addition value N for each “reset interrupt” is determined by the first count RND.
A hit determination process is performed based on whether or not the obtained value is obtained when the pachinko ball enters the starting port and the obtained value matches a value “AM” preset as a “hit value”. The hit determination process is executed for each "reset interrupt" as one of the operation processing programs in S46 of FIG. 4 described later. The operation of acquiring the value of the first counting RND determines whether or not a pachinko ball has entered the first starting port for each “reset interrupt”, and determines that the pachinko ball has entered the first starting port. Only when it is determined, it is performed within the “reset interrupt”.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, each operation processing program is sequentially executed for each “reset interrupt” that occurs at regular intervals of “msec”. That is, when a "reset interrupt" occurs, in S41, it is determined whether or not the current "reset interrupt" is immediately after power-on.

If it is determined that the current "reset interrupt" is immediately after power-on (S41: Yes),
In S43, the RAM is initialized by performing processing such as substituting the value “AX” for the first count RND. Then, in S45, the second count updating process is executed as a part of the operation processing program.

Here, the process of updating the second count in S45 will be described with reference to FIG. In the process of updating the second count (S45 in FIG. 4), the second count CTN, which is a variable provided in the RAM, is changed between the value “BX” and the value “BY”. That is, as shown in FIG.
At 0, it is determined whether or not the second count CTN is greater than or equal to the value "BY". If it is determined that the second count CTN is greater than or equal to the value "BY" (S50: Yes), the process proceeds to S51. While substituting the value “BX” into the two-count CTN, the second
When it is determined that the count CTN is not equal to or larger than “BY” (S50: No), the value “N1” which is the added value N is added to the second count CTN in S52. As described above, the second count updating process (S45 in FIG. 4) for changing the second count CTN between the value “BX” and the value “BY” is performed in S4 in FIG.
The processing is repeatedly performed within a standby time from the end of execution of the last operation processing program of No. 4 to the generation of a new reset signal.

Returning to FIG. 4, if it is determined that the current “reset interrupt” is not immediately after power-on (S4
1: No), and in S42, a part of the operation processing program such as the processing for transferring the fluorescent tube display data is sequentially executed.
At 46, a part of the operation processing program such as the hit determination processing and the stop symbol creation processing is sequentially executed, and
, The process of updating the first count is executed as a part of the operation processing program.

Here, the process of updating the first count in S47 will be described with reference to FIG. In the process of updating the first count (S47 in FIG. 4), the addition value N corresponding to the value of the second count CTN one-to-one is added to the first count RND which is a variable provided in the RAM, The first
The count RND is changed between the value “AX” and the value “AY”. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, in S60,
An addition value N corresponding one-to-one to the value of the second count CTN is obtained. Note that the added value N is a value “N1” or a value “N2”,
According to the table of FIG. 7 stored in the RAM, the values of the second count CTN, "BX", "BX + N1", "BX + 2N"
1 "..." BY "are defined so as to correspond one-to-one.

Then, in S61, the addition value N obtained in S60 is added to the first count RND.
In step S63, it is determined whether or not the first count RND is equal to or more than the value "AY + N", and only when it is determined that the first count RND is equal to or more than the value "AY + N" (S62: Yes),
, The value “(AY−AX) + N” is subtracted from the first count RND. Processing for updating the first count (S47 in FIG. 4)
Is executed, the process proceeds to S48 of FIG.

In the next S48, the previously described S45 is executed.
A second count update process similar to the second count update process is performed (see FIG. 5). Similarly to S45, the second counting CT
The second count update process (S48) for changing N from the value “BX” to the value “BY” is performed after the execution of the first count update process of S47 is completed until a new reset signal is generated. Is repeatedly performed within the waiting time.

As described in detail above, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, every "reset interrupt" occurring at a fixed interval of "msec" unit, the current "reset interrupt" immediately after the power is turned on. If it is determined that the reset interrupt has occurred (S41: Yes), the respective operation processing programs of S43 and S45 are sequentially executed, and it is not determined that the current “reset interrupt” is immediately after power-on. In this case (S41: No), the pachinko machine is operated by sequentially executing the operation processing programs from S42 and S46 to S48 (see FIG. 4), and is one of the operation processing programs. The certain hit determination process (S46) is performed based on the value of the first count RND acquired when the pachinko ball enters the first starting port.

At this time, the second count CTN is equal to S4 in FIG.
After the execution of Step 3 is completed, within the waiting time until a new reset signal is generated (S45), and in S47
After the execution of the first count updating process is completed, a new reset signal is generated within a standby time (S4).
8) It changes between the value “BX” and the value “BY”. Some operation processing programs such as S42, S43, and S46 are executed depending on the state of the pachinko machine and those that are not executed. Since the standby time for each “reset interrupt” is random, the second counting CTN is not executed. It is impossible to predict the change of the value from outside.

Further, for each reset signal generated at regular intervals, the addition value N is set to the value "N" based on the value of the second count CTN.
Since the value of the first count RND is irregularly changed by changing the value of the first count RND to "1" or the value "N2" (S60, FIG. 7), it is not possible to externally predict the change of the value of the first count RND. Impossible.

That is, in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, the value of the first count RND is changed based on the second count CTN, the change of which cannot be predicted from the outside. Since it is impossible to externally predict a change in the value of the first count RND used for (1), it is possible to prevent a fraudulent act due to a so-called “hanging substrate”.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, when it is determined in the hit determination process in S6 that a hit has been determined (S8: Yes), the second
Although the value of the count SYC is substituted for the first count RND (S
9) If the operation of the pachinko machine is not adversely affected, the value of the second count SYC may be substituted into the first count RND at any time.

In the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, the value of the second count SYC is directly substituted for the first count RND (S9), but the value calculated from the value of the second count SYC is If the value is calculated between the value "AX" and the value "AY" which are the same as the first range, the calculated value may be substituted for the first count RND.

In the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, in the second count updating process (S5, S10),
Although the second count SYC is changed between the same value “AX” and the value “AY” as the first range, it may be changed within a second range different from the first range. However, in S9,
Before substituting the value of the second count SYC for the first count RND,
The second count SYC is changed from a value “AX” in the first range to a value between the values “AY”.

In the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, the addition value N
Is always newly acquired (S60), but the addition value N may be newly acquired only when a certain condition is satisfied.

The value "N1" which is the added value N of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment and the value "N1" or "N2" which is the added value N of the pachinko machine of the second embodiment are as follows. The sum N of the two may be either a positive value or a negative value.

The pachinko machine according to the first embodiment and the second
Although the pachinko machine of the embodiment is a first-class pachinko machine, other types of pachinko machines, such as a second-type pachinko machine and a third-type pachinko machine, may be used.

Further, the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment is characterized in that the value of the first count RND is jumped from the value at the time of substitution to the value of the second count SYC, and that the value of the second count SYC is changed. A change in the value of the first count RND, in combination with the addition of the value "N1" or "N2" of the added value N to the value of the first count RND, which is a feature of the pachinko machine, and irregularly changing the value. May be impossible to predict from the outside.

[0049]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the value of the first count is changed based on the value of the second count, the change of which cannot be predicted from the outside, and is used in the hit judgment processing. Since it is impossible to externally predict a change in the value of the first count, it is possible to prevent a fraudulent act due to a so-called “hanging substrate”.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the operation of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a second counting update process of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first counting update process of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second counting update process of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a first counting update process of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a value of a second count and an added value in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 RND First count SYC, CTN Second count N Additional value

Claims (3)

[Claims] A first counting means for adding an added value for each reset signal generated at a constant interval and changing periodically and sequentially within a predetermined range; and a first counting means for receiving a winning opening. In a pachinko machine having a special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player when the count value is a predetermined value, after each operation processing program is executed for each reset signal, a new A second counting unit that periodically counts within the predetermined range during a standby time until a reset signal is generated, and substitutes a value of the second counting unit into the first counting unit at a predetermined time, A pachinko machine wherein the first counting means performs counting continuously from the substituted value. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is an update of the first count. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the updating is performed when it is determined that the special game state has occurred.