JP2002058834A5

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Publication number: JP2002058834A5
Application number: JP2000251722A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2000-08-22
Publication date: 2005-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2020-08-22

Claims

A gaming machine in which a player can play a predetermined game,
A game control microcomputer for controlling the progress of the game, having a game control change data storage means for storing change data generated when the control is performed;
A payout control microcomputer for controlling payout of game media, having payout control variable data storage means for storing variable data generated when performing control;
Wherein controlled by the payout controlling microcomputer, a payout unit for performing a payout of game media corresponding to the loan request,
A stored content holding means capable of a predetermined period retention power supply the stored contents of be stopped the game control change data storing means and the dispensing control change data storing means to the gaming machine,
A power supply board for creating a voltage used in a game control board on which the game control microcomputer is mounted and a payout control board in which the payout control microcomputer is mounted;
And a power supply monitoring means for outputting a detection signal upon detecting the occurrence of power failure of a predetermined condition of power supply used by monitor gaming machine,
The game control microcomputer is in a standby state after executing a game control power supply stop process, which is a process for storing the control state in the game control variation data storage means in response to the input of the detection signal. To
The fluctuation data in the payout control microcomputer includes data that can specify the number of payouts that have not been paid out of the payout number of game media based on the loan request,
The payout control microcomputer is a process for payout control which is a process for storing in the payout control variable data storage means a control state including data that can specify the number of unpaid out according to the input of the detection signal. After executing the process at the time of power supply stop, it shifts to the standby state ,
A return signal output means for outputting a return signal for returning from the standby state when power supply is not stopped after a predetermined period of time after the power monitoring means outputs the detection signal ;
The game control microcomputer recovers the control state based on the stored contents stored in the game control variation data storage means when power supply is started or in response to the input of the return signal. Process,
The payout control microcomputer, when power supply is started or when data that can specify the number of unpaid is stored in the payout control variation data storage means in response to the input of the return signal Based on the data that can specify the number of unpaid, the state recovery process for recovering the game media payout control,
The power supply monitoring means is provided on the power supply board, and a detection signal is branched and output from the single power supply monitoring means to each of the game control microcomputer and the payout control microcomputer. Gaming machine.

A game medium detecting means for detecting the game medium;
The payout control microcomputer performs a payout control power supply stop process after executing a detection signal input process from the game medium detection means for a predetermined period when the power supply monitoring means outputs a detection signal. The gaming machine according to 1.

The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the payout control microcomputer executes the detection signal input process from the game medium detecting means after the driving of the payout means is stopped when the power supply monitoring means outputs the detection signal.

After the power supply monitoring means outputs the detection signal, during the execution of the input processing of the detection signal from the game medium detecting unit according to the payout control microcomputer, driving the dispensing control microcomputers and said game medium detecting means The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising auxiliary drive power supply means capable of supplying possible power.

The payout control microcomputer executes a control for driving the payout means in accordance with the winning and paying out the game medium,
Variation data stored in the payout control change data storing means, a non-payout of the payout is not completed among the payout of game media corresponding to the winning claims 1 containing identifiable data according to claim 4 A gaming machine according to any of the above.

As game medium detection means, a prize game medium detection means for detecting a game medium paid out from a payout means in response to a winning, and a rental game medium detection for detecting a game medium paid out from the payout means in response to a loan request Provided separately from the means
The gaming machine according to claim 5 .

When power supply to the gaming machine is started, it is provided with reset means for outputting a reset signal for making the payout control microcomputer operable.
Wherein the dispensing control microcomputer, in response to said input of the reset signal or the return signal, the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6 for performing state restoration process.

The return signal output means includes a first return signal output means for outputting a return signal to the game control microcomputer, and a second return signal output means for outputting the return signal to the payout control microcomputer,
After said second return signal output means outputs a return signal to the payout control microcomputer, claim from claim 1, wherein the first returning signal output means outputs a return signal to the game control microcomputer 8. The gaming machine according to any one of 7.

The dispensing control microcomputer
Set the timer interrupt to occur periodically when power supply is started,
Based on the occurrence of a periodic timer interruption, execute an interruption process to control the payout of game media,
Disbursement control of interrupt status data indicating which state is the interrupt disabled state that prohibits the execution of the interrupt process or the interrupt enabled state that permits the execution in the power supply stop processing for payout control Execute the process to save in the fluctuation data storage means for
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein when power supply is started, a state recovery process is performed for recovering to an interrupt prohibited state or an interrupt permitted state based on the interrupt state data. Machine.

The payout control microcomputer sets an interrupt prohibited state in which the execution of the interrupt process is prohibited during the process of receiving a command relating to payout to the game medium from the game control microcomputer.
The gaming machine according to claim 9 .

The game control microcomputer
Set the timer interrupt to occur periodically when power supply is started,
Based on the occurrence of a periodic timer interrupt, execute an interrupt process to control the progress of the game,
In the game control power supply stop process, the interrupt status data indicating which state is the interrupt disabled state for prohibiting the execution of the interrupt process or the interrupt permitted state for permitting the execution is game controlled. Execute the process to save in the fluctuation data storage means for
When the power supply is started, according to any of claims 1 to 10 for performing state restoration process to restore the interrupt disabled state, or the interrupt enable state based on the interrupt status data Game machines.