JP2002085655A5

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Publication number: JP2002085655A5
Application number: JP2000275717A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2000-09-11
Publication date: 2005-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2020-09-11

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 ;
Storage content holding means capable of holding the storage contents of the game control variation data storage means and the payout control variation data storage means for a predetermined period even when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped;
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 shifts to a standby state after performing a game control power supply stop process including a process for prohibiting access to the game control variation data storage means in response to an input of the detection signal. And
The payout control microcomputer shifts to a standby state after performing a payout control power supply stop process including a process for prohibiting access to the payout control variation data storage means in response to an input of the detection signal. And
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, when the return signal in the standby state is entered, the game control power supply stop process control state based on the storage contents of the game control change data storing means Execute the game control state return control to return to the state when started ,
When the return signal is input during the standby state, the payout control microcomputer changes the control state based on the storage contents of the payout control variation data storage means and performs the process for when the payout control power supply is stopped. Execute the return control for payout control to return to the state when it was started,
The power supply monitoring means is provided on the power supply board, and the 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. To play.

A reset means for outputting a reset signal for enabling the gaming control microcomputer and the payout control microcomputer when the power supply to the gaming machine is started; and
Game medium detecting means for detecting a game medium,
The power supply monitoring means outputs a detection signal as a power interruption has occurred when the power supply monitoring means has dropped to a first detection voltage that is higher than the voltage supplied to the gaming medium detection means,
The reset means monitors the same voltage as the voltage monitored by the power supply monitoring means, and the voltage is lower than a first detection voltage when a detection signal is output from the power supply monitoring means, and is used for game control. The game control microcomputer and the payout control microcomputer stop supplying the game control power after the microcomputer and the payout control microcomputer are set higher than the drive power supply voltage and the power monitoring means outputs the detection signal. The game control microcomputer and the payout control microcomputer when the second detection voltage is set to complete the time process and the payout control power supply stop process. The gaming machine according to claim 1, which outputs the following signal .

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, according to claim 1 or claim wherein the first returning signal output means outputs a return signal to the game control microcomputer 2. The gaming machine according to 2.

Is controlled by the pay out control microcomputer, includes a dispensing means for performing a payout of game media, the game medium detecting means for detecting a game media paid out from the payout means,
When the power supply monitoring means outputs a detection signal , the payout control microcomputer executes a process for inputting the detection signal from the game medium detection means for a predetermined detection period, and then performs a process for stopping the supply of power for payout control. game machine according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to perform.

The dispensing control microcomputer
A drive signal is output to the dispensing means via the output port,
The gaming machine according to claim 4 , wherein when the power supply monitoring means outputs a detection signal, after the driving of the payout means is stopped, the detection signal input processing from the game medium detection means is executed.

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, capable of driving a microcomputer and the game medium detecting means for dispensing control power claim 4 or claim 5 gaming machine according with an auxiliary driving power supply means capable of supplying.

As game medium detection means, a prize game medium detection means for detecting a game medium paid out from a payout means in accordance with 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 The gaming machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the means is provided separately.

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,
The interrupt status data indicating whether the interrupt disabled state prohibiting the execution of the interrupt processing or the interrupt permitting state permitting the execution is changed in the process for stopping power supply for payout control. Execute processing to be stored in the data storage means,
When power supply is started, state recovery processing is performed to restore the interrupt disabled state or interrupt enabled state based on the interrupt state data.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

The game control microcomputer transmits a payout control command for designating the number of payouts of game media corresponding to the winning to the payout control microcomputer,
The payout control microcomputer controls the payout means in response to receiving the payout control command to pay out the number of game media specified by the payout control command,
When the payout control command is received, control to interrupt disabled state
The gaming machine according to claim 8.

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 of the game Execute processing to save in the control variation data storage means,
When power supply is started, state recovery processing is performed to restore the interrupt disabled state or interrupt enabled state based on the interrupt state data.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9.