JP2003047702A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can transmit recycling information, for which the recycling possibility of peripheral devices is automatically evaluated, to a specified addressee. SOLUTION: A main control unit 200 transmits the recycling information which is information regarding the automatic evaluation result for the recycling possibility of a special pattern displaying device 100 to the specified addressee. Therefore, the automatic and objective evaluation result for the recycling can be quickly obtained. Also, the main control unit 200 transmits the recycling information to the specified addressee with the passing of a specified period of time since the playing of a first game by the applicable game machine as a trigger. Therefore, the recycling information can be obtained by a specified timing by which the recycling information needs to be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a pachi-slot machine, etc. capable of creating and transmitting information on recycling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, according to the invention disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-308729, in order to facilitate reuse of a video display device of a gaming machine, discrimination information as to whether or not it should be reused (manufacturing time, There has been proposed a game machine in which a display unit or a control unit displays information such as whether or not it has been reused.

Although it is possible to grasp the standard of reuse by displaying the discrimination information, the performance indicated by the discrimination information and the actual performance are not so correlated with each other.
Discrimination information was merely a guideline for reuse. In addition, peripheral devices such as liquid crystal display devices are mounted on the gaming machine, but whether or not the performance of this liquid crystal display device has deteriorated depends on actual visual inspection, and the performance evaluation varies depending on the inspector. In some cases

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of transmitting recycling information relating to the result of automatic evaluation of the reusability of peripheral devices to a required destination.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a main control means for controlling game operation control,
In the gaming machine provided with the peripheral device in which the main control means can control the operation, it is configured to transmit the recycling information, which is the information about the automatic evaluation result of the reusability of the peripheral device, to the required destination. I made it a feature.

According to the present invention, since the recycling information, which is the information regarding the automatic evaluation result of the reusability of the peripheral device, is transmitted to the required destination, the automatic and objective evaluation result of the reuse can be promptly obtained. Obtainable.

Further, the main control means may be provided with means for transmitting the recycle information to a required destination when a predetermined period has elapsed since the first game was played on the game machine. Good.

The main control means includes means for transmitting a command for outputting recycle information generation source data for creating recycle information to the peripheral device side when the predetermined period of time has elapsed, and the peripheral device. The sub-control unit that controls the operation of the apparatus may include a unit that transmits the recycling information generation source data to the main control unit in response to the reception of this command.

The main control means may include means for generating flag information indicating whether or not the peripheral device is recyclable based on the recycle information generation source data. For example, the recycling information generation source data from the peripheral device is digital voltage data according to the brightness of the display unit of the symbol display device, and the main control means recycles when the digital voltage data is smaller than a predetermined value. A means for creating 1-bit digital data indicating the impossibility while creating a 1-bit data having a digital value opposite to the 1-bit digital data indicating the recyclability in other cases is provided. You can

Further, when the flag information indicating the recyclability is generated, the main control means also generates additional information indicating the reusable performance of this peripheral device based on the recycle information generation source data. A means for doing so may be provided.

Further, the main control means may be provided with means for making a combination of the identification information of the gaming machine, the flag information, and the additional information, if present, as the recycling information. Further, the identification information may be stored in a non-volatile memory device together with the operation control program of the gaming machine.

Further, the main control means may be provided with means for transmitting the recycle information by automatic dialing control to a predetermined telephone number. The telephone number may be stored in a non-volatile memory device together with the operation control program of the gaming machine.

For such an operation, the program is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and C
It can be realized by the PU reading and executing the program recorded in this recording medium. As such a recording medium, a semiconductor recording medium such as a ROM or a semiconductor IC, a D
Examples thereof include optical recording media such as VDROM and CDROM, magnetic recording media such as flexible disks, and magneto-optical recording media such as MO. Further, this program may be downloaded from the information processing device via the communication network.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the general configuration and operation of the gaming machine side will be described, and then the main operation of the present invention will be described to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

(Game Machine Side) FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the game board 10. There are three (left,
The special symbol display device 10 has a display area of (middle, right), and in each of the display areas, the identification information composed of a symbol by numbers or characters can be variably displayed.
0 is arranged, and the special symbol starting port 10 is located just below it.
4 are arranged, and the normal symbol actuating gates 102, 102 are arranged on both sides of the special symbol starting port 104. Further, a pair of opening / closing members 120, 120 are provided so as to be opened / closed apart so as to form the special symbol starting port 104.

Further, below the special symbol starting port 104, a special winning opening 106, a normal symbol display device 108 and an out port 114 are arranged in this order, and further, both diagonally upper sides of the special symbol starting port 104. The lamp display device 110,
110 is provided, and a lamp display device (more specifically, an LED device) near both side ends of the game board 10.
112, 112 are provided.

Then, a game ball is won in the special symbol starting port 104 and a random number is drawn, and when the selected random number is a big hit value, a variable display of at least one identification information is started in each display area. After that, a predetermined display pattern (eg "7, 7, 7") is displayed on the winning effective line.
Is displayed by the special symbol display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to open and close in a predetermined pattern to be in a big hit game state (special game state) advantageous to the player.

Further, when the normal symbol operation gate 102 detects the passage of the game ball, a random number lottery is carried out, and when this random number is a small hit value, the ordinary symbol display device 108.
The display part of is displayed in a predetermined pattern (for example, "7" or "3"), and after that, when the opening / closing member 120 is in the open state and the game ball wins the special symbol starting opening 104, the random number is similarly generated. When the lottery is performed and the random number selected is a big hit value, the variable display in each display area is started, and then a predetermined display pattern (for example, "7, 7, 7") is displayed on the winning effective line as a special symbol. This is performed by the display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to be opened and closed in a predetermined pattern to be in a big hit state (special game state) advantageous to the player. On the other hand, the batting that is not won is out 114
Is discharged through.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing only the main part of the gaming machine in which the gaming machine control is performed according to the progress of the game. The main control unit 200 that controls the game operation control is equipped with a microprocessor with a built-in CPU, and various control commands including at least various commands for controlling the special symbol display device 100, which will be described later. A RAM 20 in which a work area is formed and a command data table area 202 for storing a control program describing a series of gaming machine control procedures and a game control program such as control data.
3 is provided, which is an integrated one-chip microcomputer. The game operation is performed by the main control unit 200 repeatedly executing this game control program at a predetermined cycle, and the main control unit 200 controls the game operation control.

In the main control unit 200, through the input port 210, a special symbol starting switch 304, which is provided inside the special symbol starting port 104 to detect winning of the game ball into the special symbol starting port 104, a normal symbol operating gate A normal symbol operation switch 306 provided inside 102 for detecting the passage of a game ball, and a big winning opening switch 308 provided inside the big winning opening 106 for detecting the winning of the game ball into the big winning opening 106. The main controller 200 is connected and can receive each detection signal.

Further, the main controller 200 has an output port 2
A plurality of peripheral devices are controllably connected via 15. More specifically, the main control unit 200 has three display units for displaying special symbols and characters, each of which can be variably displayed independently, and a special symbol display device 100 realized by an LCD or the like, a lamp. Lamp display device 11 for controlling lighting
0, 112, a sound effect generator 116 for generating a sound effect,
For example, a normal symbol display device 108 realized by a 7-segment display device, a starting opening actuating solenoid 300 for controlling opening / closing of the opening / closing member 120 of the starting opening, and opening / closing control of a wide opening / closing member of the special winning opening 106. A peripheral device group such as a special winning opening operating solenoid 302 is connected, and the main control unit 200 can transmit a control signal for controlling each device.

The main control unit 200 can transmit a predetermined number of display control commands to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing, and the special symbol display device 100 receives the command. Based on the command, the CPU in itself performs fine display control without depending on the main control unit 200. Furthermore, a communication mode is adopted by one-way communication in which only a command is transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the special symbol display device 100.

Further, a power supply circuit 212 for supplying power and a reset circuit 213 for outputting a reset signal at predetermined time intervals are connected to the main control section 200, and the reset circuit 213 is further provided with a main circuit. The pulse signal generated by the periodic timer counter is input from the control unit 200, and the monitor signal for monitoring the current supply state from the power supply circuit 212 is input.

Now, as shown in FIG. 12, the main controller 20
The command for display control sent from 0 to the special symbol display device 100 is an identifier for identifying the classification of the command and is a 1-byte length digital information mode (MODE)
And an event (EVENT), which is 1-byte-long digital information indicating the content (function) of the command to be executed, FIGS. 6 to 9 show the command data table area 202 stored in the ROM 201. A part of the command data for display control is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the display control commands include "command for changing the special symbol and designating a variation pattern (first command)", "special symbol left Command to specify the stop symbol (second command) "," Command to specify the stop symbol in the special symbol (second command) "," Command to specify the stop symbol on the right of the special symbol (second command) " , "Command for stopping special symbols (third command)". The first command is a command including information for designating a variation pattern that determines, for example, in which pattern a pattern is variably displayed, in which pattern a character image is displayed, and the like. The main control unit 200 transmits these five commands to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing in one variable display control when the game situation is such that the symbol variable display is started.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the special symbol display device 100. The special symbol display device 100 supplies power to the voltage receiving circuit 1140 (including the voltage converting circuit for converting the data level) for receiving the strobe signal and the command from the main control unit 200 and the voltage converting circuit. A power supply circuit 1160 and a CPU 1 that generates control data necessary for display control based on a received command and outputs the control data to an image processing LSI (VDP) 1060.
020 (display control means) and a program ROM 10 containing a program describing the operation procedure of the CPU 1020.
40, a RAM 1090 that functions as a work area and a buffer memory, and an image processing LS that performs image expansion processing.
I (VDP) 1060 and image processing LSI (VDP)
A video RAM 1080 for temporarily storing the image data expanded by 1060, and an image processing LSI (VDP) 10
A character ROM 1180 that stores data necessary for image development by the 60, and an LCD that receives and sends out image data temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080.
Panel interface circuit 1100 and this LCD
LCD panel 1 that outputs a display image using image data sent from panel interface circuit 1100
And 120.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the character RO
M1180 is a ROM title area, a ROM management information area, a character image data area in which actual character data is stored, a palette data area in which character color data is stored, and a scenario data area in which information defining character movement is stored. And the character data is stored in the character image data area in a state of being compressed by a specific compression method. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4B, the palette data area is
Plural types of pairs of color numbers and color codes are stored.

The CPU of the special symbol display device 100
Reference numeral 1020 denotes control data generated in response to a command received by the data receiving circuit 1140, which is an image processing LSI (V
DP) 1060, the image processing LSI (VD
P) 1060 is a video RAM 108 designated by the information acquired from the scenario data area by decompressing the character data acquired from the character image data area and coloring it with the color data acquired from the palette data area.
By temporarily storing the image-developed data at the position 0, and sending the temporarily stored data to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100, the LCD panel 11
Various image displays including a variable display speed change and the like are finely performed by 20.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing command transmission / reception timing. As previously mentioned,
The command consists of a 1-byte long mode (MODE) and a 1-byte long event (EVENT).
In this example, the main control unit 200 transmits the mode (MODE) information triggered by the first rise of the strobe signal (DUSTB) generated by itself when the command changes, and then the two strobe signals (DUSTB). Event (EVENT) information is transmitted triggered by the rising of the eyes. Then, correspondingly, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device generates an interrupt when the strobe signal (DUSTB) is transmitted, receives the command by this interrupt processing, and stores it in the RAM 1090.

First, FIG. 10 (general flow chart of game control) and FIG. 11 showing the normal control operation performed by the CPU 1020 of the main control unit 200 and the special symbol display device 100.
, And then the characteristic operation of the present invention will be described to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The main control unit 200 executes the series of processing shown in FIG.
This is performed by executing a game control program (not shown) stored in. More specifically, the reset signal supplied from the reset circuit 213 every predetermined time (for example, 4 msec) is used as a trigger to execute from the first step, and this series of processes is repeatedly executed.

First, when the power supply circuit 212 is activated by a power switch (not shown), the main control unit 200 is activated, and it is determined whether or not the first process has been executed since the power was turned on ( Step S11
0). In case of the first processing after turning on the power (Yes)
On the other hand, the process proceeds to step S200, while in other cases (No), the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S200, a storage area clearing process is executed as an initialization process of the RAM 203, and then in step S210, data for performing the initial control process is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 203. On the other hand, in step S120, the count values of various random number generation loop counters (not shown) for the big hit determination, the small hit determination, etc. formed in the RAM 203 are incremented, and in step S130, various kinds of game machine control used. Update the timer value of the timer.

Next, in step S140, a special symbol starting switch 304, a normal symbol operating switch 306,
Input port processing of reading and storing the detection signal output from the special winning opening switch 308 into a register in the unit (not shown) via the input port 210, and then the process proceeds to step S150 to read and store data in the port input processing. Switch check processing for grasping

Next, in step S160, each switch 3
04, 306, 308, etc. are checked for disconnection or short circuit, and if these faults occur (Yes
s) While proceeding to step S220, otherwise (No) proceeding to step S180 (step S
170).

Then, in step S180, the data necessary for the display control of the normal symbol display device 108 is stored in the RAM.
A command necessary for display control of the special symbol display device 100 is stored in a predetermined area 203 (see FIGS. 6 to 9).
Are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, and the timer values of the various timers are decremented (step S190). In step S180, the main control unit 200 determines the mode and event command necessary for the game control by referring to the command data table area 202, and the digital information indicating the determined mode and event is stored in the RAM 203 in a predetermined manner. Store in area.

Next, in step S195, in order to control the opening / closing of the special winning opening 106 and the opening / closing member 120 of the special symbol starting opening 104 in a predetermined pattern, the starting opening operating solenoid 300 and the special winning opening operating solenoid 302 are driven. Then, in step S220, a prize ball setting process for outputting control information for causing a prize ball payout device (not shown) to perform a payout operation is executed, and in steps S230, 240, 250, a game (not shown) is executed. External light information processing for outputting various game data to the machine management device, indicator light control processing for storing a command for controlling lighting of the lamp display devices 110, 112 in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, effect sound generation Device 11
6 executes a sound effect process of storing a command for controlling sound effect generation in a predetermined area of the RAM 203 in correspondence with the game state.

Next, in step S260, R
The data stored in the AM 203 is output to the corresponding device via the output port 215 (port output processing), and the device side receiving this outputs the control operation based on this. Then, first, a strobe signal is output to the special symbol display device 100, and the mode and event data stored in the RAM 203 in step S180 is transmitted as shown in FIG. As a result, the commands shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, for example, are transmitted to and received from the main control unit 200 in the special symbol display device 100.

In step S270, the reset circuit 21
The reset standby process is executed until the reset signal is input from 3, and when the reset signal is input, the process proceeds to step S110 to continue the gaming machine control. It should be noted that, as the reset standby processing, updating of a counter for generating various random numbers described above and the like can be mentioned.

Next, the operation of the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 which receives the command will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1100, the CPU 1020 sets its own stack pointer,
Initialization of the RAM 1090, initialization of itself such as register clear, etc. are performed, and it is determined in step S1102 whether a new command has been input. When it is determined that a new display control command has been input (Y
es) While proceeding to step S1104, otherwise (No) proceeding to step S1110.

In step S1104, the data receiving circuit 1140 is used in the interrupt processing described with reference to FIG.
The command received by is copied to the RAM 1090, and whether the command is normal or not is checked. Next, CPU1
020 determines the start address of a processing table (not shown) so as to obtain a necessary command for performing fine display control independently of the main control unit 200, and then in step S1108, the image processing LSI 1060. The data in the necessary area of the RAM 1090 is updated in order to output to.

Next, in step S1110, RA
Based on the symbol control data set in M1090, scroll data to be output to the image processing LSI 1060 is obtained and set in the RAM 1090, the symbol display position is set, and then in step S1112, the symbol speed control is performed. Program ROM for necessary data
It is acquired from the speed table (not shown) built into the 1040 and set in the RAM 1090, and then step S
At 1114, the symbol offset value is updated based on the velocity data, and preparations are made to perform the symbol variation at the set velocity.

Next, in step S1116, RA
The animation data is acquired from the animation processing table (not shown) in which the animation processing data set in M1090 is stored, and the background image is prepared for display.
Set to P output buffer and output enable flag is "1"
It is determined whether or not (step S1118).

If the output permission flag is not "1" (No), the process returns to step S1102 to repeat the series of processes, while the output permission flag is "1" (Yes).
In step S1120, the data set in the VDP output buffer is sent to the image processing LSI 106.
Output to 0. In response to this, the image processing LSI 1060 acquires the data in the character ROM 1180 and develops the image, and the image-developed data is temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080 and then sent to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100 and the LCD panel 1120. The image is displayed by. In this way, at the set display position in the special symbol display device 100, the display of the symbol variation display at the set speed is performed.

13 and 14 respectively show the main controller 20.
It is an example of the transmission timing of the command transmitted from 0 to the special symbol display device 100, and an explanatory diagram of the transmission command. As will be understood by referring to these figures, the main control unit 200, when a predetermined condition such as a game ball winning the special symbol starting opening 104 is satisfied, first, "starts the symbol variation and changes the variation pattern. A command for designating is sent (), and after a lapse of T1 time, a command for designating a left stop design is sent (), and T2 from now on.
Send a command to specify the middle stop symbol after the lapse of time (), then send a command to specify the right stop symbol after the lapse of T3 time (), and all symbols after the lapse of T time from the start of fluctuation. Send the command () to stop. On the other hand, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 which has received the first command () carries out a series of variable display control by performing a fine display control such as a change in the changing speed, and triggers the reception of the third command (). After terminating the variable display control, the special symbol lottery result is displayed by performing the stop display with the stop symbol designated by the received second command (,,).

(Characteristic part of the present invention) FIG. 15 shows the structure of the characteristic part of the embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen by comparing with FIG. 3, the LCD panel 112 is provided in the special symbol display device 100.
A brightness sensor 1500 that detects a brightness of 0 and outputs an analog signal corresponding to the brightness is provided. Brightness sensor 15
00 is configured to output an analog voltage linearly in proportion to the magnitude of brightness. This analog voltage is A /
C is converted to a digital voltage by the D converter 1510.
It is configured to be input to the PU 1020.

When the CPU 1020 receives a command for transmitting this digital voltage data from the main control unit 200, as will be described later, the CPU 1020 reverses the command transmission from the normal main control unit 200 to the main control unit 200. This digital voltage data is transmitted to the side.

Further, the main control unit 200 is newly provided with a timer unit 1540, a handle 1530, and a dialing unit 155.
0 is connected. Since the operation signal is supplied to the main control unit 200 by the operation of the handle 1530, the main control unit 200 can detect the operation signal and know that the game is being performed. Further, by detecting this operation signal, it is possible to grasp that the first game has been played since the game machine was installed in the game hall. When the activation signal is supplied from the main control unit 200 to the timer unit 1540, the timer 1540 starts the time counting operation and supplies the timeout signal to the main control unit 200, for example, when 90 days have elapsed. Therefore, the main controller 20
0 indicates that a predetermined period has elapsed since the start signal was supplied to the timer unit 1540.

The main control unit 200 is configured to automatically control the dialing unit 1550 to perform information communication with the other party having a predetermined telephone number, and this information communication will be performed later via the communication network 1590 (not shown). It is transmitted to the server device 2200 to be described. In addition, this dialing part 1
550 can be realized by, for example, an operation button of a mobile phone that can be automatically operated.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the information storage state of the ROM 201. The ROM 201 stores a game control program 1600 for executing the game operation of the gaming machine, a recycling inspection program 1610, and data 1620. There is. Then, the main controller 200 executes the recycling inspection program 1610, whereby the following operations can be realized. In addition, the data 1620 has a serial number (eg, “000” as the identifier information unique to the gaming machine.
01 ") 1621 and the telephone number 1622 (03-XXX-XXXX) of the dial destination of the dialing unit 1550 are stored. Thus the serial number 1621 and the telephone number 16
Since 22 is stored in advance in the ROM 201 which is a non-volatile memory, they will not disappear.

(Server Device 2200 Side) FIG. 22 is a block diagram of the server device 2200 which receives information from the gaming machine side via the communication network 1590 (not shown) described above. The server device 2200 includes a control unit 2210 realized by a CPU or the like that performs processing according to a program recorded in a recording medium, and an input unit 222 realized by a mouse or the like.
0, an output unit 2230 implemented by CRT or the like, and a storage unit 2240 implemented by HD or the like. Control unit 4
Reference numeral 10 is configured to execute a program (not shown) to perform an operation described later. Also, the storage unit 2
In 240, a storage area for storing various tables and the like is formed. Although not shown, the control unit 2210 has a timekeeping function having a calendar function and is configured to be able to grasp the current date and time information.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of the table 2300 stored in this storage area. The table 2300 shows data reception date / time, serial number, recycle flag,
It is configured such that it can be stored in association with additional information. The serial number, the recycle flag, and the additional information are data incorporated in the recycle information transmitted from the gaming machine side, and when the processing unit 2210 receives the recycle information, the reception date and time is stored in the item “reception date and time”. Further, the serial number, the recycle flag and the additional information defined in the recycle information are stored in the respective areas.

FIG. 24 shows a server device 220 shown in FIG.
It is a hardware block diagram of the principal part of 0. In the configuration shown in FIG. 24, the CPU 2400 and the operation program 2412
HD2410 as a recording medium for recording the
420 and CRT (or liquid crystal display) 2430
And are connected by a bus 2440 so that required information can be communicated with each other. And the CPU 2400
By executing the operation program 2412,
Various processes as described above are executed.

(Operation) The operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 17 to 21. First, step S1700 in FIG.
At, the main control unit 200 refers to the operation signal from the handle 1530 and determines whether or not the first game is played in this gaming machine. First handle operation (game)
When it is determined that the process has been performed (Yes), step S1
On the other hand, while the process proceeds to 710, in other cases (No), step S1710 is skipped. And step S1
At 710, a start signal is supplied to the timer unit 1540. In response to this, the timer unit 1540 starts clocking and supplies a timeout signal to the main control unit 200 after 90 days, for example.

As shown in step S1800 of FIG. 18, the main control unit 200, which has received the time-out signal from the timer unit 1540, sends a luminance data output command to the special symbol display device 100 side with this as a trigger (step S1).
810). In response to this, the CPU 1020 transmits digital voltage data corresponding to the brightness of the LCD panel 120 output from the A / D converter 1510 to the main control unit 200 (step S1820). Thus, the main controller 200 can obtain digital data of a voltage corresponding to the brightness of the LCD panel 1120. When this digital voltage data is smaller than the predetermined value V1, the brightness is lowered and it is not suitable for reuse (synonymous with recycling), but when this digital voltage data is V1 or more, it is reusable. It is considered that the luminance is deteriorated. Further, if the voltage is higher than a certain voltage V2 higher than V1, the brightness is considerably maintained, and the reusability is very good.

Now, the recyclability determination processing in step S1830 of FIG. 18 is performed, which will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1900 of FIG. 19, it is determined whether the luminance data, that is, the digital voltage data V is smaller than V1, is V1 or more and is smaller than V2, or is V2 or more. If it is smaller than V1, it is determined that it cannot be reused, the process proceeds to step S1910, and the recycle flag which is 1-bit flag data is set to "0". Also,
If V1 or more and less than V2 and if V2 or more, step S1920 and step S193, respectively.
Move to 0. In step S1920, the recycle flag is set to "1" and the additional information is set to "01".

Further, in step S1930, the recycle flag is set to "1" and the additional information is set to "11". The additional information “01” means reusable but low performance, and the additional information “11” means reusable and high performance. That is, even if it can be reused, the information of performance ranking is used as the additional information. It should be noted that the performance is set to 3 levels or more and the additional information is set to 3
More than one type may be added.

Then, in step S1940, RO
The serial number in M201 is obtained, and this is combined with the recycle flag and additional information to create recycle information 2000 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 20, the recycling information 2000 has a serial number of, for example, 000.
01, a recycle flag (0 or 1), and additional information “01 or 10”. Note that step S19
When the process of 10 is performed, the additional information is not included.

Then, in step S1950 in FIG. 19, main control unit 200 controls dialing unit 1550 so that the telephone number stored in ROM 201 is dialed. Then, when the call is secured, the main control unit 200 calls the recycling information and ends the call. Thus, the call arrives at the server device 2200 to which this telephone number is assigned via the communication network 1590.

As shown in step S2100 of FIG. 21, control unit 2210 receives the received recycling information and stores the recycling information received in step S2110. The storage is performed as shown in the table 2300 stored in the storage unit 2240. That is, the control unit 2210
Grasps the reception date and time of the recycling information and stores it in the reception date and time column. At the same time, the serial number in the recycle information, the recycle flag, and the additional information, if any, are stored in the respective areas.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of an example of storage. According to this example of storage, the recycling information received on "○ month x day a hour b minute" is from the gaming machine with serial number 0001.
Since the recycle flag is 1 and it is reusable and the additional information is "01", it indicates that the reusability is low. In this way, the server device 22
00 makes it possible to centrally manage the automatically evaluated recycling information from each gaming machine.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the recycle information, which is the information about the automatic evaluation result of the reusability of the special symbol display device 100, which is an example of the peripheral device, is transmitted to the required destination. The objective and objective evaluation result of reuse can be quickly obtained. Further, the main control unit 200 transmits the recycling information to a required destination upon the lapse of a predetermined period after the first game is played on the gaming machine, and thus wants to obtain the reuse information. The recycling information can be obtained at a required timing.

Further, the main control unit 200 outputs digital voltage data as recycle information generation source data for creating recycle information on the peripheral device side, that is, the special symbol display device 100 side when the above predetermined period has elapsed. To send a command (command) to the CPU 1020
Transmits digital voltage data to the main control unit 200 in response to the reception of this command (command), the main control unit 200
With the cooperation of the CPU 1020 and the CPU 1020, digital voltage data can be easily obtained.

The main control unit 200 is provided with means for generating flag information indicating whether or not the special symbol display device 100 is recyclable, and the main control unit 200 has digital voltage data smaller than a predetermined value V1. In this case, 1-bit digital data "0" indicating that the data cannot be recycled is created. In other cases, 1-bit digital data indicating that the data is recyclable is opposite to the 1-bit digital data, which is the opposite digital value.
Since the bit data “1” is created, it can be realized whether or not it can be reused by a simple process.

Further, when the main control unit 200 generates flag information "1" indicating recyclability, it also generates additional information indicating the reusable performance of the special symbol display device 100 based on the digital voltage data. Therefore, the performance rank of a reusable item can be grasped.

The main controller 200 uses the combination of the serial number (identification information) of the gaming machine, the flag information, and the additional information, if present, as the recycle information, and the server device 2200 has these pieces of information. Can be centrally managed. Further, since the serial number (identification information) is stored in the ROM 201 as a non-volatile memory device together with the operation control program of the gaming machine, a dedicated device for storing the serial number is unnecessary.

Further, since the main control unit 200 transmits the recycling information to the telephone number assigned to the server device 2200 by automatic dialing control, the transmitting operation can be performed very easily. Further, since the telephone number is stored in the ROM 201 as a non-volatile memory device together with the operation control program of the gaming machine, a dedicated device for storing the telephone number is unnecessary.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above description as an example of the peripheral device, the special symbol display device 10
Although 0 is taken as an example, it is possible to target peripheral devices other than this. Further, in the above description, whether or not the special symbol display device 100 can be reused is determined by the brightness value of the LCD panel 1120, but, for example, a defective portion (a data storage incapable portion or the like) in the memory area of the video RAM 1080 is determined. By checking whether or not the special symbol display device 100 is reusable, it is possible to automatically evaluate the reusability of the special symbol display device 100 as a peripheral device by other determination modes. Is also good.

In the above description, a pachinko machine is used as an example of a game machine, but the present invention can be applied not only to a pachi-slot machine but also to other game machines that play games using a game medium. Needless to say.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the recycling information, which is the information about the automatic evaluation result of the reusability of the peripheral device, is transmitted to the required destination, it is automatic and objective. The effect of being able to quickly obtain an evaluation result of proper reuse is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a game board 10.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of a special symbol display device 100.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a character ROM memory map and palette data.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the timing of command transmission / reception.

6 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

7 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

8 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

9 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a general flowchart for explaining a game control operation of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a control operation of a CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure of a command.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing command transmission timing for displaying symbols.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining command transmission.

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a characteristic part of the present invention.

16 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage state of a ROM 201. FIG.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of an operation.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of operations of the main control unit 200 and the CPU 1020.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of creating recycle information.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure of recycling information.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of an operation on the server device 2200 side.

FIG. 22 is a configuration diagram of a server device 2200.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of a table 2300.

FIG. 24 is a hardware configuration diagram of a server device 2200.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 game board 100 special symbol display device 200 Main control unit 201 ROM 202 Command data table area 203 RAM 212 power supply circuit 1020 CPU 1040 program ROM 1060 Image processing LSI 1080 video RAM 1090 RAM 1100 LCD panel interface circuit 1120 LCD panel 1140 Data receiving circuit 1160 power supply circuit 1180 character ROM

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A main control means for controlling game operation control,
In the gaming machine provided with the peripheral device whose operation is controllable by the main control means, the recycling information, which is the information about the automatic evaluation result of the reusability of the peripheral device, is configured to be transmitted to the required destination. Characteristic gaming machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the main control means transmits the recycle information as required when a predetermined period has elapsed since the first game was played on the gaming machine. A gaming machine comprising means for transmitting first. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the main control means outputs recycling information generation source data for creating recycling information on the peripheral device side when the predetermined period has elapsed. A sub-control means for controlling the operation of the peripheral device, and a means for transmitting the recycle information generation source data to the main control means in response to the reception of the command. A gaming machine characterized by that. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the main control means includes means for generating flag information indicating whether or not the peripheral device is recyclable based on the recycling information generation source data. A gaming machine characterized by that. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the recycling information generation source data from the peripheral device is digital voltage data according to the brightness of the display unit of the symbol display device, and the main control means When the digital voltage data is smaller than a predetermined value, 1-bit digital data indicating that recycling is impossible is created, while in other cases, it indicates that recycling is possible.
A game machine comprising means for creating 1-bit data that is a digital value opposite to the 1-bit digital data. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the main control means is based on the recycle information generation source data when the flag information indicating the recyclability is generated. A game machine comprising means for generating additional information indicating the performance of the peripheral device for reuse. 7. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 4, 5 and 6, wherein the main control means includes the additional information when the gaming machine identification information and the flag information are present. A gaming machine comprising means for transmitting a combination of and as recycling information. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the identification information is stored in a non-volatile memory device together with an operation control program for the gaming machine. 9. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, wherein the main control means provides the recycling information with a predetermined telephone number. A game machine provided with a means for transmitting data by automatic dialing control to. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the telephone number is stored in a non-volatile memory device together with an operation control program for the gaming machine.