JP2002306786A - Control circuit for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control circuit for a Pachinko game machine preventing disadvantage of a player and a game parlor caused by noise, a wrongdoing, or the like, in a prize ball put-out operation corresponding to the detection of a ball by a game ball detecting switch. SOLUTION: Under conditions where a put-out control demand signal from a primary control board 60 depends on order data with a continuity an accumulated prize ball data in which the number of prize ball is accumulated and control and a put-out control board 65 confirms the continuity of the put-out control demand signal by the order data, putting out of prize balls is practiced on the basis of accumulation difference from the accumulated prize ball data and previous accumulated prize ball data stored in the put-out control board 65. The order data judges authenticity of the put-out control command signal and the accumulated prize ball data allow the prize balls to be correctly handled to prevent situations for the player and the game parlor from having the disadvantage caused by the noise, the wrongdoing, or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control circuit of a pachinko game machine in which a payout control board controls payout of a prize ball in accordance with a prize ball payout control command from a main control board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a main control board for controlling the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine is provided by a game ball being awarded to a winning port on a game board surface.
In order to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls, prize ball data indicating the number of prize balls and collation data for verifying the authenticity of the prize ball data are transmitted to a payout control board as a payout control command signal. I do. The payout control board that receives them performs arithmetic processing on the winning ball data and the collation data, and when the result satisfies a predetermined condition, determines that the winning ball data is correct and executes payout of the predetermined winning ball. Is controlled to be.

Here, when the payout control command signal for paying out a prize ball changes due to noise or the like generated by the movement of the game ball on the game board, and the wrong payout control command signal is transmitted to the payout control board, Since the ball data and the matching data no longer satisfy the predetermined condition, the prize ball is not executed, which may cause a disadvantage to the player. Therefore, conventionally, in order to eliminate adverse effects due to noise or the like, the main control board transmits the same payout control command signal a plurality of times, and the payout control board determines a majority of the plurality of data, so that the prize ball data and the matching thereof are compared. It is common to determine the data and control so that the correct prize ball operation is performed.

[0004] In such control means for operating the prize ball,
In order for the payout control board to execute a majority decision of a plurality of prize ball data and its collation data, a complicated and large-capacity program is required, so that a large load is imposed on the central control unit CPU and the storage device ROM of the payout control board. It was hanging. Also,
Since the payout control command signal is transmitted a plurality of times in a short time even on the main control board, the transmission load increases, so taking into account the control processing capability of the main control board, an effect that matches the various tastes of the player. However, there is a limit to newly executing a complicated control program for performing the control on the main control board. In other words, the control program for executing the game effect according to the player's taste executed by the main control board is limited as a result.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the inventor of the present invention has made intensive studies and, as a result, has used accumulated prize ball data indicating the cumulative number obtained by cumulatively adding the number of prize balls to the payout control command signal. Thus, a control circuit for controlling the execution of payout of prize balls by obtaining a difference from the previous accumulated prize ball data stored and held is invented. This eliminates the need for control such as taking a majority of the payout control signals as described above, and has an excellent effect of reducing the transmission load of the main control board and the load of the control processing of the payout control board. In such a control circuit, for example, the accumulated prize ball data stored and held in the payout control board is cleared to zero, and the accumulated difference data = accumulated prize ball data is generated to generate a large number of prize balls. A predetermined management value is provided in advance for data tampering or the like due to improper acts such as a request for payout, so that payout of a predetermined number or more of prize balls is not performed.

However, such a configuration in which the management value is set in advance causes a new problem. That is, when a situation instructing the payout of the prize balls equal to or more than the set management value occurs, for example, when the management value is set to 50 and four game balls are successively won in the variable winning opening, 15 prizes are won. Four balls (60 prize balls) should be executed, but since the number of prize balls in the payout control command signal exceeds the management value, this command signal is discarded, and the payout of the prize ball is performed. That is, it is not performed and may cause a disadvantage to the player. Similarly, even if the management value is set to 100 or 200, the probability that such a situation can occur is lower than that of 50, but there is a possibility. Conversely, even in a situation where payout of prize balls equal to or less than the set management value is performed, for example, while the management value is set to 200 pieces,
If a control command signal instructing 199 prize balls is issued due to a malfunction or a fraud, payout of the prize balls is executed, which may bring disadvantage to the game hall. As described above, setting a certain management value that determines whether or not the prize ball payout operation can be performed can be disadvantageous for the player and the game arcade. Has limitations. An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a payout control command for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to ball detection by a game ball detection switch provided on a game board. In a pachinko game machine having a main control board that transmits a signal and a payout control board that controls the execution of payout of prize balls according to the received payout control command signal, a payout control command signal issued from the main control board is controlled by a payout control. It has order data and the prize ball data indicating the number of prize balls continuously indicating the order of transmission of the command signal, and the payout control board confirms the continuity of the payout control command signal by the order data, A control circuit for a pachinko gaming machine, which controls to execute payout of prize balls in accordance with prize ball data, provided that the payout control command signal is determined to be correct.

As described above, by adding the order data to the payout control command signal, the payout control board that has received the payout control command signal makes the order data correspond to the order of the payout control command signal received earlier. By confirming the continuity with the data, it is possible to confirm the authenticity of the payout control command signal. When the payout control board receives the noise, the order data cannot be confirmed, it is determined that the order data is not available, and this signal is discarded. Then, when it is confirmed that the order data included in the payout control command signal received next is in the predetermined order, it is determined that the order data is valid, and the payout of the prize balls is executed.

On the other hand, as a second invention according to the present invention, a payout control command signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls is transmitted in response to ball detection by a game ball detection switch provided on a game board. In a pachinko game machine equipped with a main control board and a payout control board that controls and executes payout of awarded balls in accordance with a received payout control command signal, a payout control command signal issued from the main control board transmits a payout control command signal. It has order data representing the order continuously, and cumulative prize ball data indicating the cumulative prize ball number obtained by cumulatively adding the number of prize balls. The difference between the accumulated prize ball data and the previously stored accumulated prize ball data is a difference between the accumulated prize ball data and the previously stored accumulated prize ball data, on condition that the payout control command signal is determined to be correct. Calculated by indexing the number winning balls from the accumulated difference data, a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine, characterized in that is configured to control executes the payout.

As described above, the payout control command signal transmitted from the main control board includes the accumulated prize ball data and the order data. The order data and the order data of the payout control command signals received so far are inspected, and when the continuity of the order data is confirmed, it is determined that the payout control command signal is correct. Then, the payout is controlled and executed based on the accumulated difference data calculated from the accumulated prize ball data and the previously stored accumulated prize ball data. Accordingly, when the payout control board receives a signal generated by noise, fraud, or the like, the continuity of the order data is checked, the signal is determined to be impossible, and the signal is discarded. Then, when it is confirmed that the order data included in the payout control command signal received next is in the predetermined order, it is determined that the order data is valid, and the payout of the prize balls is executed.

Further, even if the payout control command signal transmitted from the main control board changes to erroneous data due to noise or the like, and the payout control board discards the payout control command signal, the payout control command signal is received next. By checking the continuity of the order data of the payout control command signal, it is understood that the previously discarded signal is necessary. Therefore, the payout of the prize balls is performed without shortage according to the cumulative difference data calculated from the cumulative prize ball data. In this way,
Since the number of award balls is correctly adjusted based on the accumulated award ball data,
It is possible to avoid a shortage of prize balls which is disadvantageous to the player.
Thus, the payout control command signal transmitted from the main control board is
Even if the payout control board cannot be received, the payout control command signal received next causes the prize ball payout process to be properly executed.

Here, as the inspection of the continuity of the payout control command signal based on the sequence data, the sequence data received last time is stored, and the sequence data is compared with the previous sequence data to check the continuity. You may do it. For example,
In the case where the order data is represented by a permutation of numbers, a value obtained by adding 1 to the previous data is subtracted from the present order data, and continuity can be determined based on whether or not the result becomes zero. In this case, even if the result does not become zero, if the order data is moving in the correct direction and if there is only a difference several times, it is accepted that there is continuity, and the payout control is performed. It is considered that the command signal has been discarded because it has been changed to erroneous data due to noise or the like, or that the payout control board failed to receive the data. The payout control command signal is used as correct data, and payout of prize balls is executed in accordance with the cumulative difference data obtained from the calculation based on the cumulative prize ball data.

As the above-mentioned payout control command signal, prize ball data representing the number of prize balls is added, and the payout of the prize balls is executed in accordance with the prize ball data in preference to the cumulative difference data calculated from the cumulative prize ball data. It is suggested that
This is because when the payout control command signal is normally transmitted and received between the main control board and the payout control board, the number of prize balls to be paid out is performed according to the prize ball data, so that the accumulated prize ball data is handled. Since the data to be handled in the control processing for determining the number of prize balls can be made smaller than numerical data having a large number of digits, the load on the control processing can be reduced, and the payout of the number of prize balls can be performed more accurately. it can. Also,
Even if the number of prize balls is wrong, there is an advantage that the damage can be reduced as compared with the case where the arithmetic processing is performed from the accumulated prize ball data. When the order data becomes discontinuous, the prize ball operation is temporarily stopped, and when the continuity of the order data is confirmed again, the cumulative difference data is calculated from the cumulative prize ball data. Payout of an appropriate prize ball may be executed. Thereby, the number of awarded balls to be paid out can be adjusted to an appropriate state.

In the prize ball payout control circuit as described above, if data related to the prize ball stored and held in the payout control board has been falsified due to fraud or malfunction of the control circuit, for example, If the power of the dispensing control board is temporarily turned off and the stored data is illegally erased, then the order data of the dispensing control command signal transmitted from the main control board is stored and held. Is deleted, so it is determined that there is no continuity.
Prize balls are not paid out. In this way, it is possible to prevent a large number of prize balls from being paid out due to data tampering such as fraud. In such a case, the payout control command signal is stored as a new initial value, and when the continuity of the payout control command number received from the next time is restored, the prize ball is calculated by calculating the accumulated prize ball data. , The number of award balls can be paid out without shortage. In addition, if collation data described later is provided, if the received payout control command signal is determined to be correct based on the collation data, prize balls may be paid out according to the prize ball data. When such an abnormality occurs, the payout control of the prize balls is quickly and accurately restored to an appropriate state so that a healthy game is played.

As the above-mentioned order data, it is easiest to use a permutation of numbers. In addition, it is proposed to use a code composed of predetermined codes whose order is determined in advance. For example, alphabetical order such as A, B, C, D... Or J, A, P, A,
.., N, J, A, P, A, N,. Using a predetermined code for order data in this way, compared to using simple numbers,
Since it becomes difficult to falsify data due to fraud, etc., there is an advantage that the prevention effect can be further improved.

In the pachinko gaming machines, there are cash specifications and card specifications for renting out game balls, both of which differ only in a payout control board and a control program. Therefore, when both are manufactured at once, even if different dispensing control boards and control programs are erroneously arranged,
Since the appearance is indistinguishable, and the operation of the game board is controlled and executed without any problem, the game board may be shipped as a defective product and installed in a game arcade. Here, by setting the order data of the prize ball payout control signal as described above to different codes for the cash specification and the card specification, if the wrong combination is manufactured, the game operates normally. Therefore, there is also an advantage that the above defect can be inspected and confirmed relatively easily.

On the other hand, it is also proposed that the payout control command signal as described above includes order data and accumulated prize ball data and / or collation data relating to prize ball data. Here, as collation data, order data and
It is for confirming the authenticity of the accumulated prize ball data and / or the prize ball data, and when a result obtained by arithmetically processing the data and the collation data satisfies a predetermined condition,
These data are determined to be correct. Then, by confirming the continuity of the order data, the payout of the prize balls is executed. Thus, the accumulative prize ball data and / or the prize ball data are double-checked based on the collation data and the order data, and the reliability of these data can be further increased.

By adding such collation data, the authenticity of the payout control command signal is determined.
Therefore, as described above, in a situation where the data stored in the payout control board has been falsified due to fraud or the like (for example, when the data is cleared), it is determined that the payout control command signal is correct based on the collation data. The payout control command signal is newly stored as an initial value. If the prize ball data is provided, the payout of the prize ball is executed in accordance with the prize ball data, or when the continuity of the payout control command signal is restored, the cumulative difference data obtained by calculating the cumulative prize ball data is obtained. Payout of prize balls in accordance with. In this way, correct payout of the prize ball is executed.

The collation data is calculated on the main control board as data which can obtain predetermined conditions by arithmetic processing on the payout control board. For example, as the collation data, the total data obtained by adding the order data, the prize ball data, and the accumulated prize ball data, and the data having the same absolute value and a negative meaning are used. May be determined to be correct if the order data, the prize ball data, and the accumulated prize ball data are correct. Here, since these data are binary digital signals performed in the arithmetic processing of the central control unit CPU, the collation data is represented by a two's complement of the total data, so that when both are added, 0 is obtained. Becomes As such collation data, the authenticity of all data including the control instruction data included in the payout control instruction signal can be confirmed.

The prize ball data, cumulative prize ball data, and cumulative difference data according to the present invention may be a prize ball quantity, or may represent a predetermined prize ball quantity as one unit.

As described above, in the control circuit according to the present invention, when the payout control command signal is correctly transmitted, the payout of the prize ball is executed based on the prize ball data, and erroneous reception due to noise or the like is performed. If there is any missing data, the payout of prize balls is executed by calculating the accumulated prize ball data. In addition, with respect to data tampering due to fraud, etc., payout can be executed using prize ball data or cumulative prize ball data, so that it is possible to appropriately prevent situations that are disadvantageous to players and game halls, A healthy game will be played.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine, which includes a pachinko gaming machine 1, a front frame 3, and a game board 4, and further includes a lower tray 41 and a lower tray 42 disposed on a front panel. A rotating firing handle 40 is provided at the lower right.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a center case 7 fixed to a front portion of a mounting case (not shown) is provided in the center of the board surface.
A symbol display device 6 including a liquid crystal display, a CRT display, a dot matrix or a 7-segment indicator is provided in the center case 7. The symbol display device 6 displays three special symbols A, B, and C, respectively. The special symbols A, B, C are composed of numbers such as "0" to "13".

On both lower sides of the center case 7, a special symbol start storage number display device 8 comprising four pilot lamps is provided. This special symbol start storage number display device 8
Displays the number of balls stored in a partial area of the storage device RAM in the main control board 60 shown in FIG.

Further, on the symbol display device 6, an ordinary symbol display device 10 comprising three LEDs for lighting a specific color is provided. The three LEDs blink sequentially to indicate various combinations of lighting modes. When the lighting mode is in a predetermined contact state, the ordinary electric accessory 15 is opened. The ordinary symbol display 10 may be constituted by a liquid crystal display, one or a plurality of 7-segment indicators, or the like, and the hit or miss may be determined based on the display contents.

On both sides of the center case 7, normal symbol operation gates (normal symbol starting areas) 13 are provided.
A normal symbol start switch S2 (see FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball is provided in the normal symbol operation gates 13, 13, and when a ball detection signal is generated from the normal symbol start switch S2, the normal symbol display device 10 is activated. The design fluctuates.

At the lower position of the ordinary symbol display device 10, an ordinary start memory number display device 11 comprising four pilot lamps is provided, and the ball detection signal from the ordinary symbol start switch S2 changes the predetermined number. When the data is stored in a partial area of the storage device RAM in the main control board 60 as the upper limit, the number of stored data is displayed.

When the display result of the ordinary symbol display device 10 is in the predetermined contact state as described above, the left and right opening / closing wing pieces of the ordinary electric accessory 15 disposed immediately below the center case 7 are approximately 0. .5 seconds, the opening degree of the symbol starting area 14 is expanded, and converted to a state where a ball easily enters. That is, the ball entrance of the ordinary electric accessory 15 becomes a symbol starting area 14 for driving the symbol display device 6. Also, a special symbol start switch S1 (see FIG. 3) such as a photoelectric switch and a limit switch for detecting a ball is provided in the ordinary electric accessory 15, and the special symbol start switch S1 detects the passage of the ball. , The special symbols A, B,
C fluctuates and displays.

Below the ordinary electric accessory 15,
A variable winning opening 17 having a specific area 19 is provided.
A variable winning device 16 is provided which converts the variable winning opening 17 into one of an open state and a closed state by controlling the opening and closing of the variable winning opening 17 by a solenoid. A variable area winning switch 17 of the variable winning device 16 has a specific area switch (operator continuous operation switch) S3 for detecting a game ball entering the specific area 19.
And a winning ball detection switch (count switch) S4 for calculating the number of winnings during a big hit.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. Normal symbol operation gate (Normal symbol starting area) 1
When the game balls flow into the balls 3 and 13, a predetermined number of prize balls are played along with the ball detection by the normal symbol start switch S2. When game balls continuously flow, prize balls of the number corresponding to the number of times of the flow are performed. At the same time, when the ordinary symbol display device 10 fluctuates the symbol and reaches a predetermined symbol, the opening and closing wing pieces of the ordinary electric accessory 15 expand, and the opening degree of the symbol starting area 14 expands.

When a game ball flows in from the symbol starting area 14, special symbols A, B and C are driven. When passing continuously, the ball detection by the special symbol start switch S1 is stored in the storage device RAM, and based on the storage, the LEDs of the special start storage number display device 8 are sequentially turned on as described above, Hold up to four times. Each time the symbol starts to change, the LED is turned off, and the number of memories decreases. Also,
A predetermined number of prize balls are executed with the ball detection of the special symbol start switch S1. When the ball detection is obtained continuously, the prize balls of the number corresponding to the number of times of continuous detection are executed.

After the special symbols A, B, and C fluctuate in accordance with a predetermined symbol permutation, when about 6.5 seconds or more have elapsed, the symbols stop changing in the order of the special symbols A, B, and C. When the special symbols A, B, and C have the same symbol combination, a jackpot is generated, a fanfare is emitted from the speaker, and the variable winning opening opening solenoid (see FIG. 3) of the variable winning device 16 is driven to drive the lid. The body 18 tilts forward to open the variable winning opening 17. This opening is continued until a predetermined time (30 seconds) elapses or within the predetermined time limit, the winning of 10 game balls is detected by the winning ball detection switch (count switch) S4. Also, as described above, when the vehicle passes the specific area 19 of the variable winning opening 17 and the specific area switch (continuous operation switch for character) S3 is turned on, the conditions for the next round are satisfied, and the lid 18 is temporarily closed. When one round is completed by the closing drive, the variable winning opening 17 is opened again after the operation is completed, and the process proceeds to the next round. The opening and closing rounds are repeated in this manner, and a continuous opening operation of the variable winning opening 17 occurs. With such a jackpot operation, when the special symbol display area is determined to be a jackpot, a winning ball detection switch (count switch) S
A predetermined number of prize balls are executed in response to the ball detection by 4 or the like.

Next, a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to a circuit diagram shown in FIG. The above-described main control board 60 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the game operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like. The main central control unit CPU installed on the main control board 60 executes general control relating to a game, and stores an operation program used by the main central control unit CPU for arithmetic processing. An address bus (not shown) for unidirectionally transmitting information designating an address for reading and writing data, and a data bus (not shown) for exchanging data, the ROM and a storage device RAM capable of reading and writing necessary data as needed. And the main control board 6
0 constitutes a substrate circuit. In the storage device ROM,
Fixed data such as a control program and a random number table are stored. The random number table includes a special jackpot random number K composed of 0 to 315 frames, a jackpot symbol random number L composed of 15 frames of 0 to 14, a lost symbol random number Ma, Mb, Mc, and a reach random number N composed of 0 to 28 frames. Are stored, and when a predetermined requirement is satisfied, the random number is randomly selected by the main central control unit CPU. The storage device RAM has a special symbol start switch S1 and an ordinary symbol start switch S2.
A storage area for temporarily storing the number of storages by N operations, a register area and a work area constituting a soft timer, and the like are provided. Further, regarding the payout of prize balls, the storage device ROM stores prize ball payout data for each ball detection signal, a calculation program of the number of prize balls, and the like.
The storage device RAM is provided with a storage area for storing accumulated prize ball data, inspection data, and the like.

The board circuit of the main control board 60 has a clock device (not shown) for outputting a predetermined clock pulse.
Are connected to the main central control unit CPU. The main central control unit CPU performs arithmetic processing in a simultaneous sequence by a clock pulse at a fixed interval, and sequentially executes a series of processing operations.

Further, the board circuit of the main control board 60 includes:
An input port and an output port are provided for the main central control unit CPU to perform data communication with peripheral devices. A control command signal from the main control board 60 is directed to an input port of the payout control board 65 via the output port. They are connected so that they can be transmitted in one direction. In addition, the special symbol starting area 14 is connected to an input port of the main control board 60 via a board relay board 61.
, A special symbol start switch S1, a normal symbol start switch S2, a specific area switch (continuous operation switch) S3, and a winning ball detection switch S4 are connected, and the main control board 60 detects the ball of each switch every 2 ms. The state is checked, and when a ball is detected by each switch, the signal is subjected to waveform shaping by a waveform shaping circuit, input to the main central control unit CPU, and the information is stored in the storage RAM. The main control board 60
Is connected to the solenoid of the ordinary electric accessory 15 and the solenoid of the variable winning opening 17 via the board relay board 61, and operates when the main central control unit CPU selects a predetermined condition.

The above-mentioned main central control unit CPU is composed of an arithmetic unit coupled with an arithmetic unit (ALU) for processing predetermined data, and a register for storing data input / output to / from the arithmetic unit and a read instruction. And a decoder for decoding instructions. Here, the arithmetic processing capacity of the central control unit CPU is determined by the number of coupled arithmetic units. And this main central control unit CPU
Transmits a control command signal instructing payout of award balls to a payout control board 65 described later in a predetermined format.

The main control board 60 is connected to a payout control board 65 provided with a board circuit for controlling a game ball lending, a prize ball and the like.
In accordance with the payout control command signal of the prize ball or the lending ball received from 0, each data included in the payout control command signal is subjected to arithmetic processing by the central control unit CPU, and predetermined data is output via the output port. To operate various solenoids such as ball lending unit and prize ball unit by the data,
A predetermined ball rental or prize ball is supplied. This payout control board 65
A storage device ROM storing fixed data such as an operation program, a prize ball and a ball count pattern of prize balls, payout management data, and a storage device RAM for reading and writing necessary data such as accumulated prize ball data and inspection data. And the input port and the output port are connected to the central control unit CPU to constitute a board circuit. This central control unit CPU has the same functions as the main central control unit CPU, and the main central control unit CP
A control command signal is received from U, and control processing for executing a predetermined operation is performed in accordance with the control command signal. In addition, the payout control board 65 includes a prepaid card unit that reads and writes a prepaid card that stores a game ball rental ball,
It is connected via a CR connection board that relays the data processing of the prepaid card, and exchanges data such as remaining balls of game balls.

On the other hand, the main control board 60 includes a symbol display control board 62 for controlling and executing a symbol presentation mode in the symbol display device 6, a sound source control board 63 for controlling a sound effect generated from a speaker, and the pachinko gaming machine 1. Light source control board 6 for controlling an illuminating device such as provided LED or decorative lamp
4 are connected, and each central control unit CPU provided on each control board processes the data stored in the storage device ROM or the storage device RAM in accordance with a control command signal issued from the main control board 60. Each predetermined operation is controlled and executed.

Next, the control procedure of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on,
The data in the storage device RAM of the main control board 60 is initialized, and all the data (order data, prize ball data, accumulated prize ball data, etc.) relating to the payout of prize balls become zero. Similarly, in the payout control board 65, all data relating to the payout of the prize balls in the storage device RAM becomes zero.

For example, at present, the accumulated prize ball data “004D2H” and the order data “6” are stored in the storage device RAM of the main control board 60 and the storage device RAM of the payout control board 65.
4H "is stored. Here, one digit of each digit excluding the last H of the accumulated prize ball data and the order data is a 4-bit binary number indicating one unit when the above-mentioned central control unit CPU performs arithmetic processing, that is, hexadecimal data. Represents. The last H indicates that this hexadecimal data is displayed. That is, the accumulated prize ball data “00
“4D2H” indicates that the cumulative prize ball number is 1234, and the sequence data “64H” indicates that the cumulative prize ball data is the 100th data.

Then, in the big hit state, when the game ball is fired from the launching device to the game board surface 4 and passes through the variable winning opening 17, the winning ball detection switch S4 is turned ON, and the data is transmitted via the board relay board 61. Sent to main control board 60.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the main central control unit CPU reads prize ball data corresponding to the received ball detection signal from the storage device RAM and determines a predetermined number of prize balls 1
The prize ball data “0FH” representing the five prize ball data “004D2H” stored and held in the storage device RAM.
Is added to the new accumulated prize ball data “004E1”.
H ". Further, "1" is added to the order data "64H" stored and held in the storage device RAM to obtain new order data "65H". Then, the main central control unit CPU stores the accumulated prize ball data and the order data in the storage device RAM, and controls the prize ball payout control signals “30H, 04H, E” processed according to the above data.
1H, 0FH, 65H, 77H "is transmitted to the input port of the payout control board via the output port. Here, the payout control command signal is made up of 6-byte data with one byte being a binary number of 8 bits (two digits of the payout control command signal), and the most significant 4 bits “3” represent payout control of the prize ball. The next 5 units 20 bits “0,04, E1” represent the accumulated prize ball data, the next 2 units 8 bits “0F” represent the prize ball data, and the next 2 units 8 bits “65” represent the order data. And the lower 2 units, 8 bits “77” represent the collation data of the payout control command signal.
Indicates the two's complement of the total value of the upper 5 bytes "30, 04, E1, 0F, 65". When added to the total value, the result indicates zero. The complement is calculated by the main central control unit CPU after calculating the accumulated prize ball data.

As shown in FIG. 5, the payout control board 65
The payout control command signal “30” received from the main control board 60
H, 04H, E1H, 0FH, 65H, 77H "are added by the central control unit CPU to obtain a calculated value. In this case, since the calculated value becomes zero, the received payout control command signal is determined to be correct, and if the upper 4 bits of the first byte indicating the control command are “3”, the payout of the prize ball is performed. Is recognized as a command to execute. Then, when the data obtained by adding “1” to the previous sequence data “64H” stored and held in the storage device RAM from “65H” indicating the sequence data is subtracted, the result becomes zero, so continuity is confirmed. You. As a result, the prize ball data “0FH”
The control operation for executing payout of 15 prize balls is performed in accordance with the above. Also, “0,0” indicating the accumulated prize ball data
“004E1H” obtained from “4, E1” and the order data “65H” are stored in the storage device RAM as new data. Through such a series of flows, the payout operation of the prize ball is executed.

Following the above situation, when a game ball is fired from the launching device to the game board surface 4 and the game ball passes through the normal symbol start area 13 and the normal symbol start switch S2 is turned on, the same as in the above case. In addition, the main central control unit CPU accumulates the award ball data “004E1H” stored in the storage device RAM with the award ball data “05H” representing a predetermined number of five award balls according to the ball detection signal. To obtain new accumulated prize ball data "004E6H" and, at the same time, obtain new order data "66H". Then, the accumulated prize ball data and the order data are stored in the storage device RO.
M and the payout control command signal “30
H, 04H, E6H, 05H, 66H, 7BH ", and transmits them to the payout control board. The payout control board that has received the payout control command signal indicates “30H, 04H, E6H, 0”.
If it is determined that the data is correct by adding the data of "5H, 66H, 7BH", the order data is checked to confirm the continuity. Then, according to the prize ball data "05H",
The payout of five prize balls is executed. At the same time, the accumulated prize ball data “004E6H” and the order data “66H” are stored in the storage device RAM.

On the other hand, the payout control command signal "30H,
04H, E6H, 05H, 66H, and 7BH ”are“ FFH, FFH, FFH, FFH, FFH, F
FH ", the added value does not become 0, and the payout control command signal is discarded as an erroneous signal. In this case, no prize ball is performed. Next, a payout control command signal “30H, 04H, EB including five awarded balls”
H, 05H, 67H, and 75H "are transmitted from the main control board, the arithmetic value of the central control unit CPU causes the sum of the respective data to become zero, and is determined to be a correct value. Next, by comparing the sequence data “67H” with the previous sequence data “65H” stored and held, the previously discarded data is changed to wrong data due to some cause (in this case, noise or the like). It turns out that it was. In this case, from the accumulated prize ball data “004EBH”, the storage device R
The accumulated prize ball data “004E1” stored and held in the AM
H "is subtracted to obtain the accumulated difference data" A ", and the payout of 10 prize balls represented by the accumulated difference data" A "is executed. As described above, even if the payout control command signal is determined to be an erroneous signal and discarded due to noise or the like, since the continuity by the order data is accepted, the existence of the erroneous data can be recognized. Since the prize balls are paid out, the number of the prize balls is adjusted, and the appropriate prize balls are performed for the player. Here, when checking the continuity of the order data, even if the order data is not completely continuous as compared to the previous order data, the order data is moving in a normal direction, and If the order data up to this point has become somewhat regular, it is determined that transmission of erroneous data or missing of data has occurred for some reason, and the order data is accepted as having continuity.

The main control board 60 and the payout control board 6
In a state where the accumulated prize ball data “004E6H” and the order data “66H” are stored in the fifth payout control board 65, the power of the payout control board 65 is temporarily turned off during a game due to a fraud or the like.
If it is immediately turned on, the accumulated prize ball data and the order data of the payout control board 65 will be cleared. Thereafter, the payout control command signal “30H, 04H, EBH, 05H, 67H, 75H” from the main control board 60 due to the winning of the game ball.
Is transmitted, the payout control board 65 becomes the central control device C.
As a result of arithmetic processing of each data by the PU, the added value becomes zero, so that it is determined to be a correct value. Then, the order data “67H” and the clear data “00H” are checked. However, since there is no correlation between these two order data, it is recognized that the data stored and held in the storage device RAM has been erased for some reason, and the order data “67H” of the current payout control command signal is used. , The accumulated prize ball data “004EBH” is newly stored in the storage device RAM. At the same time, payout of the prize ball is executed according to the prize ball data “05H”. Then, the normal prize ball operation is executed from the next prize ball. In this way, even if the data stored and held by fraudulent acts is falsified,
Since the prize ball is executed according to the correct data, it may be possible to prevent a disadvantage to both the player and the game hall.

On the other hand, when the above-described order data is configured by codes using alphabets, for example, A,
, X, Y, Z, A, B,..., The codes following “41H”, “42H”, “43H”,.
・ "58H", "59H", "5AH", "41"
The continuity check may be performed as sequential data consisting of 2 units and 8 bits of “H”, “42H”,. Here, by setting the upper 4 bits of the order data to arbitrary data (in this case, “4”), continuity is maintained with respect to the case where the data is initialized by turning off the power as described above. Since the signal is completely lost, an erroneous signal can be easily recognized.

As described above, as the data for transmitting the number of prize balls, the accumulated prize ball data or the accumulated difference data may directly represent the number of prize balls, or a predetermined number may be defined as one unit. The data "1" can also be used as data representing five award balls.

In the prize ball payout control operation according to the present invention, when the payout control command signal received from the main control board 60 is determined to be an erroneous signal due to noise or the like and is discarded, If the prize ball is not easily executed,
This can be disadvantageous for the player. In order to avoid this, for example, when a new ball detection signal is not obtained even after a lapse of a predetermined time, the main control board 60 transmits the payout control command signal transmitted last time to the payout control board 65 again. Alternatively, the payout control board 65 may execute appropriate payout of award balls. Further, when the payout control command signal received from the main control board 60 continues to transmit erroneous data due to noise or malfunction of the control circuit, etc., it is determined that all the data is erroneous and no prize ball is performed. Become. To avoid such a situation, if the accumulated prize ball data based on the payout control command signal is not updated within predetermined management conditions as described above, an error display or the like indicating an abnormality may be executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent disadvantages of the player due to noise, malfunction of the control circuit, and the like, and prevent misconduct.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, but can be implemented in various embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention. In addition, the present invention is applicable not only to so-called first-class pachinko machines but also to second-class pachinko machines.
The present invention can also be applied to other models having a predetermined configuration, such as a seed pachinko machine.

[0051]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control circuit for controlling a game operation of a pachinko game machine, wherein a main control board includes order data representing a prize ball data and a payout control command signal transmission sequence. Sending out a payout control command signal including, the payout control board inspects the received order data, and on the condition that continuity is confirmed, since the payout of the prize ball is executed according to the prize ball data, Since the truth of the payout control command signal can be relatively easily confirmed by the continuity of the order data, it is possible to appropriately pay out the prize balls.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control circuit for controlling a game operation of a pachinko gaming machine, wherein a main control board has order data indicating an order of issuing payout control command signals;
The payout control board sends out a payout control command signal including the cumulative prize ball data obtained by cumulatively adding the prize ball data, and the payout control board inspects the received order data, provided that continuity is confirmed.
Accumulated difference data is calculated from the accumulated prize ball data and the previous accumulated prize ball data stored and held, and payout of prize balls is executed based on the accumulated difference data. Therefore, the truth of the payout control command signal can be confirmed by the continuity of the order data, and even if the payout control command signal is determined to be erroneous data by the order data and discarded, the next received correct Since the number of prize balls is correctly adjusted based on the cumulative difference data obtained from the cumulative prize ball data included in the payout control command signal, it is possible to avoid a shortage of prize balls which is disadvantageous for the player.

Also, since the accumulated prize ball data and the prize ball data are used for the payout control command signal, and the prize ball is paid out in accordance with the prize ball data in preference to the accumulated prize ball data, a normal prize ball is paid out. When transmission / reception is performed based on the payout control command signal, the data used for the control processing can be reduced, so that the load on the control processing is reduced. Further, even if the number of prize balls is wrong, there is an advantage that the damage can be reduced as compared with the case where the arithmetic processing is performed from the accumulated prize ball data.
Furthermore, for erroneous data due to noise, cheating, etc., the prize ball can be used by using the prize ball data and the accumulated prize ball data at any time, thereby preventing a situation in which the player and the playground are disadvantageous. The great advantage of being able to do so arises.

By using a predetermined code whose order is determined in advance for such order data, it is possible to make it difficult to falsify the data, thereby improving the effect of preventing fraud.

In addition, since the payout control command signal includes the collation data, the authenticity of the data is strictly checked. Therefore, disadvantages of the player, such as noise and malfunction of the control circuit, or improper actions, etc. Can be prevented, and an appropriate prize ball is executed, so that a healthy game is played.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 4;

FIG. 3 is a specific example of a control circuit for paying out award balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a specific example of a transmission flowchart of a payout control command signal of a main control board according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a specific example of a calculation control flowchart relating to the payout of a prize ball on the payout control board according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 60 Main control board 65 Payout control board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main control board for transmitting a payout control command signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in response to ball detection by a game ball detection switch provided on a game board, and a received payout control command signal A payout control board that controls the payout of payout balls in accordance with the following. In a pachinko game machine, a payout control command signal issued from the main control board is provided with order data that continuously indicates the order in which payout control command signals are transmitted, Prize ball data indicating the number of balls, the payout control board confirms the continuity of the payout control command signal by the order data, on the condition that the payout control command signal is determined to be correct And controlling the payout of prize balls in accordance with the prize ball data. 2. A main control board for transmitting a payout control command signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in response to ball detection by a game ball detection switch provided on a game board surface, and a received payout control command signal. A payout control board that controls the payout of payout balls in accordance with the following. In a pachinko game machine, a payout control command signal issued from the main control board is provided with order data that continuously indicates the order in which payout control command signals are transmitted, The payout control board confirms the continuity of the payout control command signal based on the sequence data, and outputs the payout control command signal. On condition that it is determined to be correct, cumulative difference data, which is the difference between the cumulative winning ball data and the previously stored cumulative winning ball data, is calculated, and the number of award balls is divided from the cumulative difference data. And controlling the payout of the payout. 3. A payout control command signal issued from a main control board includes prize ball data indicating the number of prize balls,
In preference to the cumulative difference data calculated from the cumulative prize ball data,
3. The control circuit for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein payout of prize balls is executed in accordance with the prize ball data. 4. The control circuit for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the order data is constituted by a predetermined code having a predetermined order. 5. A dispensing control command signal issued by a main control board,
The payout control board has the order data and the accumulated prize ball data and / or collation data for verifying the authenticity of the prize ball data. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: calculating predetermined data and performing a predetermined payout when the data is determined to be correct.
A control circuit for a pachinko gaming machine according to any one of the above.