JP2003079917A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which includes a display device for warning about communication errors of ordinary figures. SOLUTION: A special pattern display device 100 provided almost at the central part of a game board 10 is so arranged as to allow the displaying of special figures for showing the results of various lotteries within the same display screen. An ordinary pattern display device 1 disposed right below a lamp display device 112a is constituted of two seven-segment lamp display devices (specifically, LED devices). The ordinary pattern display device 1 receives a command from a main control part to display specified figures. When the command is not received normally, error codes are displayed corresponding to the states of errors. The error codes are flickered individually according to the states of the errors.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a display device for informing a communication error of a normal symbol.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a game machine for displaying a special symbol and a normal symbol has been proposed, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-262.
The game machine described in Japanese Patent No. 682 is designed to display a special symbol and a normal symbol on the same display device. And
In order to perform these displays by command transmission, it is conceivable that the main CPU that supervises the game operation manages them.

[0003]

However, in such a game machine, when a command communication failure occurs, the peripheral device side does not operate at all or performs an operation other than the desired operation. However, it was not possible to determine whether such a malfunction or malfunction was due to a command communication failure. Moreover, when the communication failure of the command occurs and the gaming machine display does not function normally, the game is interrupted and the player is uncomfortable.

In a gaming machine that displays the special symbol and the normal symbol on the same display device such as an LCD, when communication failure of the command occurs, the communication failure of the command is notified by the display device such as LCD. A gaming machine was also disclosed. However, in such a gaming machine, the display device including the LCD is expensive, and the communication failure of the command originally deviating from the game purpose of the gaming machine is displayed on the display device including the expensive LCD. Were to impair playability.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and a communication failure of a command group for displaying and controlling information on various lottery results is prevented by a low-priced ordinary symbol display device. The purpose is to provide a game machine that can be grasped.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a gaming operation is provided with a special symbol display device and an ordinary symbol display device independently. The main control means for controlling is provided with a transmitting means for transmitting a command group for performing display control of the special symbol and the normal symbol to each display device, and the normal symbol display device is transmitted from the main control device. Based on the command group, the transmission failure situation is grasped, and the transmission failure situation with the ordinary symbol display device is informed.

In the gaming machine according to a second aspect of the invention, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed with an error code.

In the gaming machine according to claim 3, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed by a combination of a normal symbol and an error code.

In the gaming machine according to claim 4, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is a case where a variation pattern designation command or a symbol stop command is not received, and the variation pattern designation command or symbol When any one of the designated commands is received, the normal symbol and the error code are blinked respectively.

In the gaming machine according to claim 5, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed in a combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device.

In the gaming machine according to claim 6, the combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device is divided into a color indicating an error occurrence, a color indicating an error state, and a color indicating a normal symbol. It is characterized by being

In the gaming machine according to claim 7, the normal symbol display device comprises two color display means for displaying a left symbol and a right symbol, respectively, and one of the two color display means. One represents an error occurrence, and the other one represents an error state or a normal symbol.

[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 will be described, and then the characteristic operation of the present invention will be described to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the game board 10. At a substantially central portion of the game board 10, a special symbol display device 100 capable of displaying various lottery results as to whether or not to give a game state advantageous to the player is arranged, and a special symbol start is provided just below the special symbol display device 100. The mouth 104 is provided, and the special symbol starting gate 102 is provided on both sides of the special symbol starting port 104.
(102a, 102b) are arranged respectively.

A pair of opening / closing members 120 (120a, 120a,
120b) are provided so that they can be opened and closed separately so as to form the special symbol starting port 104. Then, the special symbol display device 100 can display a special symbol for displaying various lottery results in the same display screen. Also,
The special symbol display device 100 can display a character image during the specific game state, an error notification image during an error, and the like.

Further, below the special symbol starting opening 104, a special winning opening 106 and an outro 114 are respectively arranged, and further, on both diagonally upper sides of the special symbol starting opening 104, a lamp display device 110 (110a). , 110b)
However, the lamp display devices (more specifically, LED devices) 112 (112a, 112) are also provided in the vicinity of both end portions of the game board 10.
b) are respectively arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ordinary symbol display device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is arranged at the lower right of the lamp display device 112a, and has a 7-segment lamp display device (more specifically, an LED). It is composed of two devices (1a, 1b). Then, a game ball is won in the special symbol starting port 104 and random number lottery is performed, and when the random number thus selected is a jackpot value (a value that causes a specific game state), the special symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 100. The variable display is started.

After that, a predetermined pattern (for example, "7, 7,
7 ”) is displayed by the special symbol display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to be opened and closed in a predetermined pattern to provide a jackpot gaming state (specific gaming state) advantageous to the player. Further, there are a plurality of probabilities that the jackpot value is selected by the random number lottery described above (probability that the predetermined pattern is displayed) at low probability (for example, probability 1/300) and at high probability (for example, probability 1/50). To do. At the time of this high probability, it is called a stochastic state or a stochastic state.

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 (a value that causes a semi-specific game state), a normal symbol display After the display of the winning result is displayed on the device 1, the opening / closing member 120 is in the open state (semi-specific game state) for only a few seconds, and when the game ball wins the special symbol starting opening 104, the random number is similarly selected. Is performed and when the randomly selected random number is the jackpot value, the special symbol display device 1
The variable display at 00 is started, and after that, the display of the predetermined display pattern (for example, “7, 7, 7”) is performed by the special symbol display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to open and close in the predetermined pattern, so that for the player It is an advantageous big hit state. On the other hand, hit balls that are not won are discharged through the outro 114. In addition, when the special symbol has a high probability, it is configured to shorten the variation time of the normal symbol.

Then, in the open state where the game balls are easily won in the special winning opening 106, when the 10 game balls are won, the game balls pass through a V zone (not shown) which is a specific area thereof. When there is a game ball, the special winning opening 106 is once closed, and then the big winning opening 106 is opened again to facilitate winning the game ball. This is called one round, and when the maximum of 16 rounds are exhausted, the big hit operation control for bringing the special winning opening 106 into an advantageous state for the player is ended.

FIG. 3 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 is equipped with a microprocessor having a built-in CPU, and various controls including at least various commands for controlling the special symbol display device 100 and the ordinary symbol display device 1 which will be described later. A command data table area 202 for storing commands, a ROM 201 for storing control programs and control data describing a series of gaming machine control procedures, and a RAM 203 for forming a work area are provided, and an integrated one-chip microcomputer Has become.

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 for detecting 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 ro switch 308 provided inside the special 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. The V-zone winning switch and the like are not shown.

Further, the main controller 200 has an output port 2
Through 15, the special symbol display device 100 realized by LCD or the like, the lamp display device 110 for controlling the lighting of the lamp,
112, a sound effect generator 116 for generating a sound effect, a starting opening actuating solenoid 300 for controlling opening / closing of the opening / closing member 120 of the starting opening, and a big prize for controlling opening / closing of a wide opening / closing member of the special winning opening 106. Mouth operated solenoid 30
2, the normal symbol display device 1 is connected, the main control unit 200 is capable of transmitting a control signal for controlling each device.

Then, the main control unit 200 can transmit a predetermined number of commands for display control to the normal symbol display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing, and a normal symbol. The display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100 are based on the received command, and the main control unit 20
A built-in CPU (not shown) does not rely on 0 to perform fine display control. Further, from the main control unit 200, a communication mode by one-way communication is adopted, in which a command is only transmitted to the normal symbol display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100. And, this command includes a special symbol display control command group and a normal symbol display control command group.

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.

In the normal symbol display control command group,
"Command to specify the variation pattern to change the normal symbol and to specify the variation (first command for normal symbol)", "Command to specify the left ordinary symbol (second command for ordinary symbol)", " Command to specify the right normal symbol (second command for normal symbol), command to stop the normal symbol (third command for ordinary symbol) "
There is. The main control unit 200 performs a lottery with normal symbols. The normal symbol display control command for displaying the lottery results is appropriately transmitted to the normal symbol display device 1.

Therefore, since the fine display control such as the variable display speed change of the symbol is normally carried out by the symbol display device 1 side, the program for the main controller 200 is simplified and the program is changed even if the display content is changed. It is not necessary to do the above and a general-purpose program can be constructed, and moreover, the main control unit 200
Is a command that defines the time (included in the fluctuation pattern) from the start of variable display of symbols to the stop,
Since only the command for designating the symbol and the command for stopping the symbol are transmitted, the program is further simplified.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the ordinary symbol display device 1. Normally, the symbol display device 1 supplies a data receiving circuit 1140 (including a voltage converting circuit for converting a data level) for receiving a strobe signal or a command from the main control unit 200, and a voltage supply to this voltage converting circuit or the like. A power supply circuit 1160 to perform, and a CPU 10 that generates control data necessary to perform display control based on the received command.
20 (display control means) and a program ROM 104 containing a program describing the operation procedure of the CPU 1020.
0 and R that functions as a work area or buffer memory
It has an AM 1090, an interface circuit 1100, and LEDs 1a and 1b that are turned on by using the data sent from the interface circuit 1100.

Then, the CPU 10 of the ordinary symbol display device 1
The interface circuit 11 receives the control data generated according to the command received by the data receiving circuit 1140.
By sending to 00, by LED1a, 1b,
Various displays including variable display speed changes are performed. The command for display control sent from the main control unit 200 to the normal symbol display device 1 is an identifier for identifying the classification of the command and is a mode of 1-byte length digital information (MOD).
E) and an event (EVENT) which is 1-byte length digital information indicating the content (function) of the command to be executed.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing command transmission / reception timing. In this example, the main controller 2
00 is triggered by the first rise of the strobe signal (DUSTB) generated by itself when the command changes.
When the mode (MODE) information is transmitted and then the second rising edge of the strobe signal (DUSTB) is used as a trigger,
Send event information. Then, correspondingly, the CPU 1020 of the normal symbol display device 1
When the strobe signal (DUSTB) is transmitted, an interrupt is generated, and a command is received by this interrupt processing and stored in the RAM 1090.

Next, first, the normal control operation performed by the main control unit 200 and the CPU 1020 of the ordinary symbol display device 1 is shown in FIG.
And FIG. 7, and then the characteristic control of the present invention will be described. The series of processing shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the main control unit 200, but is executed from the first step by using a reset signal supplied from the reset circuit 213 every predetermined time (for example, 4 ms) as a trigger.

In FIG. 6, first, when the power supply circuit 212 is activated by a power switch (not shown), the main control unit 200 is activated. Whether or not the first process has been executed since the power was turned on. Is determined (step SllO). For the first processing after turning on the power, select (Ye
s) While proceeding to step S200, otherwise (No) proceeding 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, not formed in the RAM 203,
Increment the count value of various random number generation loop counters for big hit judgment, small hit judgment, etc.
At 30, the timer values of various timers used for controlling the gaming machine are updated.

Next, in step s140, the detection signal output by the special symbol starting switch 304, the ordinary symbol actuating switch 306, and the special winning batters switch 308 is the input port 2
A port input process of reading and storing in a register in the main control unit 200 (not shown) via 03 is performed.
In step s150, the switch check process for grasping the data read and stored in the port input process is executed.

Next, at step s160, each switch 30
The presence or absence of disconnection or short circuit of 4, 306, 308 and the like is checked, and if these faults occur (Yes), the process proceeds to step S220, and otherwise (No).
The process proceeds to step S180 (step s170).

Then, in step S180, the commands necessary for the display control of the normal symbol display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100 are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, and the timer values of the various timers are reduced (step S190). . In step S180, the main control unit 200 determines the mode and event commands required 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 20.
It is stored in a predetermined area of No. 3.

Next, in step s195, the special winning opening 1
In order to control the opening and closing of 06 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 drive-controlled. Next, in step S220, a prize ball setting process of outputting control information for causing a prize ball payout device (not shown) to perform a payout operation is executed.

Further, in steps S230, S240 and S250, an external information processing for outputting various game data to a gaming machine management device (not shown) and a command for controlling the lamp display devices 110 and 112 corresponding to the gaming state are issued. The indicator light control processing to store, the sound effect processing to store the command to control the sound effect generator 116 according to the game state is executed,
Each command is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203.

Next, in step S260, RAM is used for each process.
The data stored in 203 is output to the corresponding device via the output port 215 (port output processing), and the device side receiving the data performs the corresponding control operation. Then, to the normal symbol display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100, first, a strobe signal is output, and step S180
At, the mode and event data stored in the RAM 203 is transmitted as shown in FIG. As a result, the command is transmitted from the main control unit 200, and normally received by the symbol display device 1 and the special symbol display device 100.

In step S270, the reset standby process is executed until the reset signal is input from the reset circuit 213, and when the reset signal is input, the process proceeds to step SllO to continue the gaming machine control. It should be noted that the reset standby process includes updating the counter for generating various random numbers described above.

The operation of the CPU 1020 of the normal symbol display device 1 which receives the command will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step sllOO, the CPU 1020 sets its own stack pointer, initializes the RAM 1090, initializes itself such as clearing registers, and the like.
In sllO2, determine whether a new command has been input. When it is determined that a new display control command has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step SlO4, while in other cases, the process proceeds to (No) step SlllO.

In step SllO4, the command received by the data receiving circuit 1140 in the interrupt process described with reference to FIG. 5 is copied to the RAM 1090, and whether the command is normal or not is checked. Next, the CPU 102
0 determines the start address of the processing table (not shown) in order to obtain a necessary command for performing display control independent of the main control unit 200, and then outputs it to the LEDs 1a and 1b in step sllO8. RAM 10
The pattern control data in the necessary area 90 is updated.

Next, in step slllO, RAM1
Based on the symbol control data set in 090, the data to be output to the LEDs 1a, 1b is obtained and set in the RAM 1090. Then step Sll1
In 2, the data necessary for the symbol speed control is acquired from the speed table (not shown) built in the program ROM 1040 and set in the RAM 1090. Furthermore, in step Sll14, the symbol offset value is updated based on the speed data, and preparations are made to perform normal symbol fluctuation at the set speed.

Next, in step Sll18, the RAM 1
It is set in the LED output buffer in 090 and it is determined whether the output permission flag is "1" (step sll18).
If the output permission flag is not "1" (No), the process returns to step sllO2 and repeats a series of processes. on the other hand,
If the output permission flag is "1" (Yes), step sl1
At 20, the data set in the LED output buffer is output to the interface circuit 1100. Depending on the data sent to the interface circuit 1100, L
Display by ED 1a, 1b is performed. In this way, the display on the normal symbol display device 1 is performed. As described above, the main control unit 200 is configured to be able to transmit the normal symbol display control command group to the CPU 1020 side.

8, 9 and 10, an example of the transmission timing of the normal symbol display control command group transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the normal symbol display device 1, the description of the transmission command related to the variation of the normal symbol It is a figure. 8, 9, and 1
As shown in 0, when the lottery for normal symbols is performed, the main control unit 200 first transmits the first command for instructing the variation pattern as well as starting the normal symbol variation (), and from this time T1 time. After the lapse of time, the second command for designating the stop left symbol is transmitted (), and further, after the lapse of T2 time, the second for designating the stop right symbol.
Send the command of (). And from the start of fluctuation T
After the lapse of time, the third command () for stopping all the symbols is transmitted. As shown in FIG. 11, T, T
1 and T2 are set according to the variation pattern.

In this embodiment, for example, when "disengagement" is "37", "3" is instructed by the second command (for left symbol) in the case of "disengagement", and the second command ( "7" is indicated by the right symbol). On the other hand, when the hit is "77", "7" is instructed by the second command (for the left symbol) and "7" is instructed by the second command (for the right symbol). Then, after the lapse of T from the transmission of the first command (), a third command () for stopping the symbol variation is transmitted.

On the other hand, the CPU 102 of the ordinary symbol display device 1
0 receives the first command, performs fine display control such as a normal symbol speed change in the instructed variation pattern, ends the variable display control upon receiving the third command, the second The stop display is performed with the two stop symbols designated by the command. This is the LE of the normal symbol display device 1.
The left symbol and the right symbol are respectively displayed on D1a and 1b as the lottery results of the ordinary symbols.

Therefore, the main control unit 200, the first command for instructing the start of the display control for notifying that the lottery as to whether or not to bring about the semi-specific gaming state is performed, and the semi-specific gaming state. Showing the result of lottery whether or not to generate
Second command for instructing display information (left pattern), and second for showing a lottery result as to whether or not to bring about a semi-specific gaming state
The normal symbol display control command group including the second command for instructing the display information (right symbol) and the third command for instructing the end of the display control is transmitted to the CPU 1020.

On the other hand, the CPU 1020 starts the display control for notifying with the reception of the first command, ends the display control with the reception of the third command, and is instructed by the second command. Stop left symbol, the symbol display according to the stop right symbol is performed. Therefore, the main controller 200
The CPU 1020 side performs display control regarding a lottery whether or not to cause the semi-specific gaming state by a command transmission from the lottery result and whether or not to cause the semi-specific gaming state It is possible to reduce the control load of the main control unit 200 when displaying the result. Thus, the main control unit 200 is configured to transmit the normal symbol display control command group to the normal symbol display device 1 via the output port 215.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the RAM 1090, the command group U1 is stored in the normal symbol command group buffer 2510 for storing the normal symbol display control command group.
(Normal symbol display control command group) is stored.
The CPU 1020 is a RAM as a single storage device.
The command group U1 stored in the normal symbol command group buffer 2510 is controlled by the received command.

When the CPU 1020 determines that there is a command omission when the normal symbol display control command group is received, nothing is stored in the position corresponding to the omission command, and the command is received without omission. Stores only command mode and event data.

FIG. 13 shows a storage example of the normal symbol display control command when there is a command missing for designating the left ordinary symbol. In this case, the mode corresponding to the second command, the mode of another command, and the event data are stored in the buffer 2510 for the normal symbol command group so that nothing is stored in the event data column.

When the symbol variation display control of this time is finished, the CPU 1020 clears the stored command group and stores the newly received command group again in the corresponding buffer to receive the received command. Accumulate.

(Operation) The operation up to the storage of the command group will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 1020 receives the command group from the main control unit 200 in step s2600, and determines in step s2610 whether this command group is a special symbol display control command group. If it is determined that the command group for special symbol display control (Yes), the special symbol display device 100 not shown the command group received by moving to step S2620 Stored in the special symbol command group buffer. When there is a command omission, no information is stored in the corresponding mode / event data storage column as in the normal symbol display control command group.

On the other hand, the CPU 1020, if the mode data of any of the received commands is "normal symbol display control command (No) (No)," it is determined that the normal symbol display control command group has been received, and in step S2630. After shifting, the received command group is stored in the normal symbol command group buffer 2510. If there is a command missing, no information is stored in the corresponding mode / event data storage column as described in FIG. I don't remember.

Thus, the special symbol display control command group is stored in the special symbol command group buffer (not shown), while the normal symbol display control command group is stored in the normal symbol command group buffer 2510.

Hereinafter, three embodiments for notifying the operation outline of transmission failure grasping for the normal symbol display control command group and the transmission failure status will be described with reference to FIGS. 15, 22, and 23, respectively. Other methods may be used. Note that the description of such an embodiment will be given with reference to FIGS.
1 will be described in common.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the first embodiment for notifying the operation outline of the transmission failure grasping for the normal symbol display control command group and the transmission failure situation, and is displayed on the normal symbol display device 1. This is the case of notifying with an error code. In FIG. 15, "○" indicates that there is no transmission failure and the normal symbol display control command is received, and "x" indicates that the normal symbol display control command is not received due to transmission failure (command missing), “●” represents the designated pattern. Depending on the error status, the error code "E" on the left symbol, "1" to "5" on the right symbol, and the symbol "●" (specifically 0 to 9) designated as the regular symbol And are combined, and the combination is further displayed by combining “stop display” and “variable display”.

That is, Case 0 shows the case of normal reception in which each command is normally received. As shown in FIG. 16, after the normal ordinary symbol "variable display" is stopped with a stop symbol, an error notification is given. Does not. For example, “out” is changed to “7
3 ", the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1
Are displayed with "7" and "3" (not shown). Hereinafter, each case will be sequentially described with reference to FIG.

(Case 1) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are normally received, and at least one of the two symbol designation commands cannot be received due to poor transmission.

In this example, it is assumed that the left symbol designating command is missing, as indicated by the symbol a. CPU1
020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts "variation display" of the symbol. Next time the left symbol designating command which should be transmitted cannot be received due to poor transmission, and then the right symbol designating command is received, and when the symbol stop command is received, the symbols that have been "variably displayed" are stopped and displayed.

T designated by the variation pattern designation command
When the symbol stop command cannot be received after the lapse of time, the case 2 described below is performed. When the symbol stop command is received, the "variable display" is stopped to perform the symbol stop display, and at the same time, a display indicating that a communication error of the symbol stop command has occurred is displayed. As shown in Case 1 of FIG. 15, the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are error codes “E” and “1”, respectively, which indicate a symbol design command transmission failure.

Therefore, in this case 1, the CPU 102
0 updates the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command, and, if two symbol designation commands, which are the number to be transmitted, are not received, at least one of the two symbol designation commands Judge that a command is missing. Then, the error code "E" is used in place of the symbol that should be originally displayed by this missing symbol designating command.
Since "1" is displayed, at least the designating command
You can see that one is missing.

(Case 2) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designating commands in some cases) is not received. In this example, as shown by the symbol b, it is assumed that the symbol stop command is missing, and the variation pattern designating command and both symbol designating commands are not missing.

The CPU 1020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts the "variation display" of the symbol. Then, the left symbol designating command and the right symbol designating command are sequentially received, but the symbol stop command cannot be received due to a transmission failure. Therefore, the CPU 1020 does not stop the "variation display" with the symbol stop command, but stops the "variation display" after the elapse of the T time designated by the variation pattern designation command to perform the symbol stop display, and at this point. A message indicating that a communication error of the symbol stop command has occurred is displayed.

As shown in Case 2 of FIG. 15, the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are error codes "E" and "2", respectively, which indicate a symbol design command transmission failure. is there. Although it is assumed in FIG. 18 that the symbol designating command is not missing, even if at least one symbol designating command is missing, the same error code “E” as the symbol stop command transmission failure is given. , "2" is displayed.

Therefore, in this case 2, the CPU 102
0 receives the variation pattern designation command and the two symbol designation commands that are the number to be transmitted, and when the symbol stop command is not received, it is determined that the symbol stop command is missing. In this case, the time T designated by the symbol variation pattern designation command
The "variable display" of the symbol is stopped when the time elapses, and the error codes "E" and "2" indicating the symbol design command transmission failure as one aspect of error notification are normally LED1 of the symbol display device 1.
Displayed in a and 1b respectively.

On the other hand, when the variable pattern designation command and the symbol designation commands of less than 2 which is the number to be transmitted are received, and the symbol stop command is not received, the symbol designation command and the symbol stop command are received. Judge that a command is missing. In this case, the time T designated by the variation pattern designation command
When the above, the "variable display" of the symbol is stopped and the same error codes "E" and "2" as the symbol stop command are displayed.

Furthermore, when only the variation pattern designating command is received, and when the symbol stop command is not received, the previously designated design is displayed in a varying manner. Then, it is determined that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designation command and the symbol stop command. In this case, when the time T designated by the variation pattern designation command has elapsed, the "variation display" of the symbol is stopped and the same error codes "E" and "2" as those of the symbol stop command are displayed. Therefore, in this case 2, if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are normally received, even if the symbol stop command is missing, the "variation display" of the symbol is stopped and there is no hindrance to the progress of the game. Also, the communication failure notification of the symbol stop command can be performed. Further, even if part or all of the symbol designating command is not received, the communication failure notification of the symbol stop command or the symbol designating command can be performed.

(Case 3) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) is not received. In this example, as shown by the symbol c, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command is missing and both the symbol designation commands and the symbol stop commands are not missing.

The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. At this point, it is indicated that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing in the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1.
Error code "E" (corresponding to Case 5 below),
"5" is displayed respectively. Then, the right symbol designating command and the symbol stop command are sequentially received. When the symbol stop command is received, the error code "E" or "5" is displayed instead of the error code "E" or "3" which indicates that either the variation pattern designation command or the symbol designation command is missing. The LEDs are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the device 1, respectively.

Further, in FIG. 19, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing, but even when at least one symbol designating command is missing, when the symbol stop command is received, the same as the above. Error code "E", "5" instead of error code "E", "5"
Is displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively.

Therefore, in this case 3, the CPU 102
0, when the symbol designating command is received first, it is determined that the variation pattern designating command is missing,
Do not display "variable" on the design. Then, triggered by the reception of the left symbol designating command, the variable pattern designating command and the error code "E" and "5" representing the transmission failure indicating that the symbol stop command is missing are normally indicated by the LED 1a of the symbol display device 1. , 1b, respectively. Then, when the symbol stop command is received, instead of the error codes “E” and “5”, at least one symbol designating command and an error code “Failure pattern designation command transmission failure in which the stop symbol is received” are received. "E" and "3" are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

(Case 4) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, when the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received, in other words, only the symbol stop command is received. In this example, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are missing, as indicated by symbols d, e, and f.

The CPU 1020 first receives the symbol stop command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received. At the time of receiving this symbol stop command,
Ordinarily, the LED 1a, 1b of the symbol display device 1 displays the variable pattern designation command and the error code "E", "4" indicating the symbol design command transmission failure, respectively.

Therefore, in this case 4, the CPU 102
When 0 receives only the symbol stop command, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command have been lost. Therefore, when the symbol stop command is first received, the CPU 1020 determines that the variation pattern designation command is missing, and does not “variably display” the symbol. Then, triggered by the reception of the symbol stop command, the error code “E”, “4” indicating the transmission failure of the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command.
Is displayed. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

(Case 5) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) are not received. In this example, as shown by the symbols h and i, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, and the symbol designation command is not missing.

The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. At this point, the error codes "E" and "5" indicating the transmission failure of the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. Then, the right symbol designating command is sequentially received, but the symbol stop command is not received. However, since the variation pattern designation command has not been received, the symbol has not changed.

Further, in FIG. 21, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing, but when at least one symbol designating command is missing, the variation pattern designating command and the symbol stop command are transmitted. Error code "E", "5" indicating failure is normal symbol display device 1
Are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b, respectively.

Therefore, in this case 5, the CPU 102
When 0 is received first and then the symbol stop command is not received, it is determined that command variations of the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command have occurred. Then, when the symbol designating command is first received, the error codes "E" and "5" representing the variation pattern designating command transmission failure are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively, so that the variation Even if the pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

Although not assumed in FIG. 21, CP
U1020 further determines that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designating command when the number of symbol designating commands less than two, which is the number to be transmitted, is received. Then, when the symbol designating command is first received, the error codes "E" and "5" representing the variation pattern designating command transmission failure are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. ,
Even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

In case (Case 6), no command is received. The CPU 1020 does not perform any operation. Therefore, in such a case, the transmission failure notification cannot be given.

FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment for notifying the operation outline of the transmission failure grasping for the normal symbol display control command group and the transmission failure situation, and is displayed on the normal symbol display device 1. It is a case of notifying by a combination of a normal symbol and an error code. Ordinary symbol display device 1
As shown in FIG. 2, it is arranged at the lower right of the lamp display device 112a and is composed of two 7-segment lamp display devices (more specifically, LED devices) (1a, 1b). . The case where an error occurs is the same as that described in FIG. 15, but the display method is different. That is, the error code "E" is combined with the symbol (specifically, the number 0-9) specified as the ordinary symbol according to the error situation, and the "stop display" and the "flashing display" are further combined. To display.

Further, if all of the normal symbol display control command is normally received, and unless all of the normal symbol display control command is abnormally received, after the end of the symbol variation, the symbol received normally Displays the designated symbol, and “E” for the symbol with the command missing, and “blinks” each.

The details of FIG. 22 will be described below. The timing is shown in FIG. 1 used in FIG.
6 to FIG. 21, the description will be made with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 22, "○" indicates that there is no transmission failure and the normal symbol display control command is received, and "X" indicates that the normal symbol display control command is not received due to transmission failure (command missing), “●” represents a designated symbol (specifically, a number from 0 to 9). Therefore, Case 0 shows a normal case in which each command is normally received, and the normal symbol "variable display" is stopped after the designated symbol, and no error notification is given. For example, “out” is changed to “7
If it is "3", in the case of "off", the normal symbol display device 1
"7" and "3" are displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b, respectively (not shown). Hereinafter, each case will be sequentially described with reference to FIG.

(Case 1) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are normally received, and at least one of the two symbol designation commands cannot be received due to poor transmission. CP
U1020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts "variation display" of the symbol. Next time the left symbol designating command which should be transmitted cannot be received due to a transmission failure, then the right symbol designating command is received, and when the symbol stop command is received, the "variable display" is "stopped".

In such a case, "E" is displayed for the symbol having the symbol designating command missing, and the designated symbol (currently designated symbol) is displayed for the symbol which is normally received. That is, as shown in the case 1 of FIG. 22, the LEDs 1a, 1 of the normal symbol display device 1
In b, the symbol "stopped display" is either an error code "E" or a designated symbol "●" indicating a symbol design command transmission failure, respectively.

Therefore, in this case 1, the CPU 102
0 updates the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command, and, if two symbol designation commands, which are the number to be transmitted, are not received, at least one of the two symbol designation commands Judge that a command is missing. Then, the error code "E" is used in place of the symbol that should be originally displayed by this missing symbol designating command.
Since "1" is displayed, at least the designating command
You can see that one is missing.

(Case 2) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designating commands in some cases) is not received. The CPU 1020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts "variation display" of the symbol. Then, the left symbol designating command and the right symbol designating command are sequentially received, but the symbol stop command cannot be received due to a transmission failure. Therefore, the CPU 1020 does not stop the “variation display” with the symbol stop command, but stops the “variation display” after the elapse of the T time designated by the variation pattern designating command to perform the “blinking display” of the symbol, Displays that a stop command communication error has occurred. If relevant,
"E" is given to the symbol having the symbol designating command missing, and the designated ordinary symbol is "blinkingly displayed" for the symbol received normally. That is, as shown in Case 2 of FIG. 22,
The symbols "blinkingly displayed" on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are either the error code "E" indicating a symbol design command transmission failure or the designated normal symbol.

Further, although it is assumed in FIG. 18 that the symbol designating command is not missing, the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are also similarly provided when at least one symbol designating command is missing. Are "blinking" respectively.

Therefore, in this case 2, the CPU 102
0 receives the variation pattern designation command and the two symbol designation commands that are the number to be transmitted, and when the symbol stop command is not received, it is determined that the symbol stop command is missing. In this case, the time T designated by the symbol variation pattern designation command
"Variable display" of the symbol is stopped when the time elapses, the error code "E" indicating the symbol designating command transmission failure, and the designated normal symbol are the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1.
"Blinking" respectively. By such "blinking display", a display indicating that a communication error of the symbol stop command has occurred is displayed.

On the other hand, when the variable pattern designation command and the symbol designation commands of less than 2 which is the number to be transmitted are received, and the symbol stop command is not received, the symbol designation command and the symbol stop command are received. Judge that a command is missing. Also in this case, the time T designated by the variation pattern designation command
While stopping the "variable display" of the symbol at the time of, the symbol designating command or the error code "E" indicating the symbol stop command transmission failure, and the designated normal symbol are displayed on the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, "Blink display" for each.

Therefore, in this case 2, if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are normally received, even if the symbol stop command is missing, the "variation display" of the symbol is stopped and the game progresses. There is no problem, and the symbol stop command can be notified with the error code "E", and the communication failure of the symbol stop command can be notified with "flashing display". Further, even if a part of the symbol designating command is not received, the display of the symbol is not hindered and the communication failure notification of the symbol stop command or the symbol designating command can be performed.

(Case 3) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) is not received. The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. Then, the right symbol designating command and the symbol stop command are sequentially received. Then, when the symbol stop command is received, the error code "E" or "E" indicating the variation pattern designation command transmission failure is received.
Is normally displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the symbol display device 1 by "blinking display". Due to the "blinking display", the reception of the symbol stop command is normal, but the display variation pattern designation command is notified that the transmission is defective.

Further, in FIG. 19, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing, but even when at least one symbol designating command is missing, similarly, the variation pattern designating command transmission failure occurs. The same error codes "E" and "E" are displayed in "blinking display".

Although not assumed in FIG. 19, CP
U1020 further determines that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designating command even when the number of symbol designating commands less than two, which is the number to be transmitted, is received, and similarly transmits the variable pattern designating command. The same error codes "E" and "E" as those of the defect are displayed in "blinking display".

Therefore, in this case 3, the CPU 102
0, when the symbol designating command is received first, it is determined that the variation pattern designating command is missing,
Do not display "variable" on the design. Then, triggered by the reception of the left symbol designating command, the error codes “E” and “E” representing the variation pattern designating command transmission failure are “blinking displayed” on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. . When a symbol stop command is received during the "blinking display", the error code "E",
Instead of "E", the normal symbol specified by the normally received symbol designating command is LED1 of the normal symbol display device 1.
"Stop display" is displayed on each of a and 1b. Therefore, even if either the variation pattern designation command or the symbol designation command is missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

(Case 4) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, when the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received, in other words, only the symbol stop command is received. In this example, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are missing, as indicated by symbols d, e, and f.

The CPU 1020 first receives the symbol stop command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received. At the time of receiving this symbol stop command,
Normally, the LEDs 1a and 1b of the symbol display device 1 are "stopped", with error codes "E" and "E" indicating a variation pattern designation command and a symbol designation command transmission failure, respectively.

Therefore, in this case 4, the CPU 102
When 0 receives only the symbol stop command, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command have been lost. Therefore, when the symbol stop command is first received, the CPU 1020 determines that the variation pattern designation command is missing, and does not “variably display” the symbol. Then, triggered by the reception of the symbol stop command, the error code “E”, “E” indicating the transmission failure of the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command.
"Stop display". Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

(Case 5) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) are not received. In this example, as shown by the symbols h and i, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, and the symbol designation command is not missing.

The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. At this time, the error code “E”, “E”, which indicates the variation pattern designation command transmission failure, is set to the LEDs 1a, 1
In "b", "blinking" is displayed. Then, the right symbol designating command is sequentially received, but the symbol stop command is not received. However, since the variation pattern designation command has not been received, the symbol does not vary, and the "E" and "E""flashingdisplay" are continued.

Further, in FIG. 21, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing, but when at least one symbol designating command is missing, an error indicating a variation pattern designating command transmission failure Codes "E", "E" are the ordinary symbol display device 1 LED1a, 1
In "b", "blinking" is displayed. The "blinking display" notifies that the variation pattern designation command transmission is defective. Therefore, in this case 5, the CPU 102
When 0 is received first and then the symbol stop command is not received, it is determined that command variations of the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command have occurred. Then, when the symbol designating command is first received, the error codes "E" and "E" representing the variable pattern designating command transmission failure are "blinking displayed" on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

Although not assumed in FIG. 21, CP
U1020 further determines that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designating command when the number of symbol designating commands less than two, which is the number to be transmitted, is received. Then, when the symbol designating command is first received, the error codes "E" and "E" representing the variation pattern designating command transmission failure are respectively displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 by "flashing display". Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

The case (case 6) is a case where no command is received. The CPU 1020 does not perform any operation. Therefore, in such a case, the transmission failure notification cannot be given.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining a third embodiment for notifying the operation outline of the transmission failure grasping for the normal symbol display control command group and the transmission failure situation, and is displayed on the normal symbol display device 1. This is a case of notifying with a combination of colors. The combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device 1 is separated into a color indicating an error occurrence, a color indicating an error state, and a color indicating a normal symbol. Further, the normal symbol display device 1 is composed of two color display means for displaying the left symbol and the right symbol, respectively, one of the two color display means indicates an error occurrence, and the other one. One is designed to represent an error state or a normal pattern.

Ordinary symbol display device 1 which is the display means
Are two sets (1a, 1b) of lamp display devices (more specifically, LED devices) capable of color display as shown in FIG.
And is arranged at the lower right of the lamp display device 112a. The two sets of LEDs are respectively composed of two LEDs 1a1, 1a2 and LEDs 1b1, 1b2. Each of the four LEDs is red,
It is an LED that can emit light in each of orange and green. The control of the emission of each color is controlled by the CPU 1020 by appropriately determining from the received failure command status and the transmission failure status for the normal symbol display control command group.

Returning to FIG. 23, the symbol ● indicates that the “currently designated symbol” designated in the variable display this time is turned on, and the symbol ◎ indicates “previously designated symbol” designated in the previous variable display. The symbol ▲
"Lighting" means "error", and "△" means that nothing is lit. The symbol L represents the left symbol, and the symbol R represents the right symbol. Then, the "currently designated symbol" is lit in correspondence with, for example, "red", the "previously designated symbol" is "orange", and the "error" is "green".

Further, in FIG. 23, there are four kinds of the designated symbols, which are respectively represented by symbols P1, P2, P3 and P4. For example, in the designated pattern of P1 in case 0, L
ED1a1 and 1b1 light up with the designated symbol, LED1a2
And 1b2 are off. Also, P1 of case 4
In the designated symbol, the LEDs 1a1 and 1b1 are respectively lit with the previously designated symbol, and the LEDs 1a2 and 1b2 are lit with an erasing error. In the same manner, four LEDs are lit in respective colors in accordance with each case and the normal pattern.

The case where an error occurs is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 15, but the display method is different. That is, the LE and the error status and the four types of symbols designated as ordinary symbols
It is displayed in the color of D, which is further displayed as "stop display" and "variable display"
Display in combination with.

Details of FIG. 23 will be described below. The timing is shown in FIG. 1 used in FIG.
6 to FIG. 21, the description will be made with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 23, "○" indicates that there is no transmission failure and the normal symbol display control command is received, and "X" indicates that the normal symbol display control command is not received due to transmission failure (command missing). ing. Therefore, Case 0 shows a normal time when each command is normally received, and the error is not notified by stopping at the designated symbol designated after the "variable display" of the ordinary symbol.

For example, the symbol P2 (the LEDs 1a1 and 1a2, and the LEDs 1b1 and 1b2 of the ordinary symbol display device 1,
When the designated symbols “●”, “△” and “△”, “●” are respectively displayed, it is regarded as “off”. Similarly, pattern P
1 (LED 1a1 and 1a2 of the normal symbol display device 1, and LED1b1 and 1b2 are designated symbol "●",
When it is “△”, “●”, and “△”), it is judged as “win”. Similarly, the symbol P4 is "hit" and the symbol P3 is "off." Hereinafter, each case will be sequentially described with reference to FIG.

(Case 1) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are normally received, and at least one of the two symbol designation commands cannot be received due to poor transmission. CP
U1020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts "variation display" of the symbol. Next time the left symbol designating command which should be transmitted cannot be received due to a transmission failure, then the right symbol designating command is received, and when the symbol stop command is received, the "variable display" is "stopped".

In this case, when the symbol stop command is received, it is determined that the command omission has occurred,
LEDs 1a1, 1b1, 1a2 of the normal symbol display device 1,
In any of 1b2, the normally received symbol designating command is the designated normal symbol, and the symbol that the command is missing is the previously designating symbol, which is "stopped". Then, the remaining LEDs 1a1, 1b1, 1a2, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 not used for the designated symbol display
The error display “▲” is displayed in any one of the two. That is, as shown in the case 1 of FIG. 22, the symbols "stop-displayed" on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are respectively "▲" indicating that they are lit due to an error, or the designated symbol " ●, or the previously designated symbol “◎”. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

In this case 1, the CPU 1020 updates the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command, and if two symbol designation commands, which are the number to be transmitted, are not received, two symbols are received. It is determined that at least one of the designated commands has a command missing. Then, this missing symbol designating command displays the previously designated symbol “⊚” in place of the symbol to be originally displayed, so it can be seen that at least one of the symbol designating commands has been missing.

(Case 2) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designating commands in some cases) is not received. The CPU 1020 receives the variation pattern designation command and starts "variation display" of the symbol. Then, the left symbol designating command and the right symbol designating command are sequentially received, but the symbol stop command cannot be received due to a transmission failure. Therefore, the CPU 1020 continues the “variable display” as it is.

In such a case, the previously designated symbol “◎” is “variably displayed” in the symbol having the symbol designating command missing, and the normally received symbol is “variably displayed” in the designated ordinary symbol “●”. . In such a case, the normally received symbol designating command is the designated normal symbol, and the symbol that the command is missing is the previously designated symbol, and the LED 1a of the normal symbol display device 1
The “variable display” is displayed on any one of 1, 1b1, 1a2, and 1b2. That is, L of the normal symbol display device 1
On the EDs 1a and 1b, the symbols "variably displayed" are the previously designated symbol "◎" or the designated ordinary symbol "●".
Is either.

Further, although it is assumed in FIG. 18 that the symbol designating command is not missing, similarly when the at least one symbol designating command is missing, the LEDs 1a, 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 are similarly provided. In the symbol design command missing, the previously designated symbol “⊚” is displayed, and the normally received symbol, the designated normal symbol “●” is “variably displayed”.

Therefore, in this case 2, the CPU 102
0 receives the variation pattern designation command and the two symbol designation commands that are the number to be transmitted, and when the symbol stop command is not received, it is determined that the symbol stop command is missing. In this case, the designated normal symbol "●" is "variably displayed" on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, respectively. By continuing the "variable display", a display indicating that a communication error of the symbol stop command has occurred is displayed.

On the other hand, when the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command of less than 2 which is the number to be transmitted are received, and the symbol stop command is not received, the symbol designation command and the symbol stop command are received. Judge that a command is missing. And, in this case, either the previously designated symbol “⊚” or the designated ordinary symbol “●” is the LED 1a, 1 of the ordinary symbol display device 1.
In "b", "variable display" is displayed.

Therefore, in this case 2, if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are normally received, even if the symbol stop command is missing, the communication failure notification can be given by continuing the "variation display" of the symbol. It Further, even if a part of the symbol designating command is not received, the “variable display” of either the previously designated symbol “◎” or the designated symbol “●” is continued, so that the case 0 or the case 1 is obtained. It is possible to notify that different communication failures have occurred.

(Case 3) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) is not received. The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. Then, next, the right symbol designating command is received. At this time, an error display "▲" indicating a variation pattern designation command transmission failure is displayed on the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1 together with "currently designated symbol" and "●", "stop display". The "stop display" notifies that an error has occurred.

Further, in FIG. 19, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing. However, even when at least one symbol designating command is missing, the error display "▲" is normally displayed. LED1 of symbol display device 1
On "a" and "1b", "stop display" is displayed together with "currently designated symbol" and "●".

Although not assumed in FIG. 19, CP
U1020 further determines that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designating command even when the number of symbol designating commands less than two, which is the number to be transmitted, is received, and similarly displays an error "▲". To the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, together with the "currently designated symbol" and "●",
Display "stop display" for each.

Therefore, in this case 3, the CPU 102
0, when the symbol designating command is received first, it is determined that the variation pattern designating command is missing,
Do not display "variable" on the design. Then, triggered by the reception of the left symbol designating command, it is determined that the command omission has occurred, and the error display "▲" is normally displayed on the symbol display device 1
On the LEDs 1a and 1b, "stop display" is displayed together with "currently designated symbol" and "●".

Next, the symbol stop command is received. Then, when the symbol stop command is received, the missing symbol is changed to the "previous designated symbol" in place of the "currently designated symbol" and "●", and "stopped" is displayed. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

(Case 4) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, when the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received, in other words, only the symbol stop command is received. In this example, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are missing, as indicated by symbols d, e, and f.

The CPU 1020 first receives the symbol stop command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command, the left symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command are not received. At the time of receiving this symbol stop command,
Designated last time "◎" is normal LED 1a of the symbol display device 1
“Stop display” is displayed on any one of 1, 1b1, 1a2, and 1b2. Then, the L of the remaining normal symbol display device 1 which was not used for the previously designated symbol "◎" display
An error display "▲" is displayed on any of the EDs 1a1, 1b1, 1a2, 1b2. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are missing, the transmission failure notification can be performed.

Therefore, in this case 4, the CPU 102
When 0 receives only the symbol stop command, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command have been lost. Therefore, when the symbol stop command is first received, the CPU 1020 determines that the variation pattern designation command is missing, and does not “variably display” the symbol. Then, triggered by the reception of the symbol stop command, the previously designated symbol “⊚” is “stopped”. Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command are omitted, all the symbols are "stopped" with the previously designated symbol "⊚", so that the transmission failure notification different from Case 3 can be performed.

(Case 5) The operation of the CPU 1020 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In this case, the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command (and at least one of the symbol designation commands in some cases) are not received. In this example, as shown by the symbols h and i, it is assumed that the variation pattern designation command and the symbol stop command are missing, and the symbol designation command is not missing.

The CPU 1020 first receives the left symbol designating command. At this time, it is determined that the variation pattern designation command to be received first is missing. At this point, the error display “▲” is normally indicated by the LEDs 1a, 1 of the symbol display device 1.
In "b", "stop display" is performed. Then, the right symbol designating command is sequentially received, but the symbol stop command is not received. However, since the variation pattern designation command has not been received, the symbol has not changed.

Further, in FIG. 21, it is assumed that the symbol designating command is not missing. However, even when at least one symbol designating command is missing, the error display "▲" is normally displayed. LED1 of symbol display device 1
On "a" and "1b", "stop display" is displayed together with "currently designated symbol" and "●".

Although not assumed in FIG. 21, CP
U1020 further determines that a command omission has occurred in the symbol designating command even when the number of symbol designating commands less than two, which is the number to be transmitted, is received, and similarly displays an error "▲". To the LEDs 1a and 1b of the normal symbol display device 1, together with the "currently designated symbol" and "●",
Display "stop display" for each.

Therefore, in this case 5, the CPU 102
0, when the symbol designating command is received first, it is determined that the variation pattern designating command is missing,
Do not display "variable" on the design. Then, triggered by the reception of the left symbol designating command, it is determined that the command omission has occurred, and the error display "▲" is normally displayed on the symbol display device 1
On the LEDs 1a and 1b, "stop display" is displayed together with "currently designated symbol" and "●". Therefore, even if the variation pattern designation command, the symbol designation command, and the symbol stop command are omitted, the transmission failure notification can be performed by the error display "▲".

In the embodiment of FIG. 23, in the case 5 and the case 3, the symbols finally stopped are the same symbol, and the variation pattern designation command is missing, and the symbol stop command is missing. It cannot be divided. When it is necessary to further classify such cases, for example,
Ordinary symbol display device 1, a lamp display device capable of color display as shown in FIG. 24 (more specifically, LED device)
It is sufficient to display a finer division as three sets.

The case (case 6) is a case where no command is received. The CPU 1020 does not perform any operation. Therefore, in such a case, the transmission failure notification cannot be given.

Incidentally, the special symbol display device 100 can be realized by a method well known in the conventional game machine, and the special symbol display device 100 can be similarly given a special symbol display control command as appropriate. Although it is transmitted, the description is omitted because it is not the gist of the present invention.

Further, C provided in the normal symbol display device 1
The PU 1020, the RAM 1090, the ROM 1040, the data receiving circuit 1140, and the power supply circuit 1160 may be shared with the special symbol display device 100. If relevant, CPU
Reference numeral 1020 denotes the RAM 109 as a single storage device.
The operation of reading and writing a command group to 0 can be controlled. The CPU 1020 is configured to be able to identify whether it is for a special symbol or a normal symbol by the received command. In the RAM1090, the special symbol command group buffer 2 for storing the special symbol display control command group
500 and a normal symbol command group buffer 2510 for storing a normal symbol display control command group are formed.

[0139]

According to the gaming machine of claim 1, in the gaming machine having the special symbol display device and the ordinary symbol display device independently, the main control means for supervising the game operation is the special symbol and the ordinary symbol. The transmission means for transmitting a command group for performing the display control to each display device, the normal symbol display device grasps the transmission failure situation based on the command group transmitted from the main control means, By notifying the normal symbol display device of the transmission failure status with the normal symbol display device, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of grasping the communication failure without impairing the game playability of the gaming machine.

According to the gaming machine of claim 2, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed with an error code, so that the player can know the error content of the gaming machine. Instead, the game machine can be managed, and a low-cost ordinary symbol display device such as a light emitting diode can be used.

According to the gaming machine of claim 3, the transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed by a combination of a normal symbol and an error code, thereby displaying a normal symbol. By displaying the error code while suppressing the influence on the game as much as possible, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of managing the gaming machine without the player being aware of the failure state of the gaming machine.

According to the gaming machine of the fourth aspect, the blinking display of the normal symbol and the error code makes it possible to distinguish from the lack of other commands, and the management of the failure state of the gaming machine is easy. I was able to provide a gaming machine that can

According to the gaming machine of the fifth aspect, the poor transmission status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed in a combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device, whereby the player It was possible to provide a gaming machine capable of managing the gaming machine without directly knowing that the gaming machine had an error.

According to the gaming machine described in claims 6 and 7, by displaying the error occurrence and the error status or the normal symbol, the influence on the game is suppressed as much as possible, and the player is notified of the failure status of the gaming machine. It was possible to provide a gaming machine that can manage the gaming machine without being affected.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a normal symbol display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing only a main part of the gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of a normal symbol display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing command transmission / reception timing in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a general flowchart of game control in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the CPU of the normal symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of transmission timing of a normal symbol display control command group transmitted from the main control unit to the normal symbol display device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission command related to a variation of a normal symbol.

FIG. 10 is a transmission example of a command group for normal symbol display control.

FIG. 11 is an example of a command transmission time.

FIG. 12 is an example of a buffer for a normal symbol command group stored in a RAM.

FIG. 13 is a storage example of a normal symbol display control command when there is a command omission for designating a left normal symbol.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of storing a command group.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment for notifying an operation outline for grasping a transmission failure and a transmission failure situation for a normal symbol display control command group, and is notified by an error code displayed on the normal symbol display device. This is the case.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of an operation outline for grasping a transmission failure for a normal symbol display control command group and an embodiment for notifying a transmission failure situation, and a diagram for explaining a case where all commands are normal.

FIG. 17 is a view for explaining an embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure status, and a diagram for explaining a case where the left symbol designating command is missing.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure status, and a diagram for explaining a case where a symbol stop command is missing.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of an operation outline of a transmission failure comprehension for a normal symbol display control command group and an embodiment for notifying a transmission failure status, and is a diagram for explaining a case where a variation pattern designation command is missing.

FIG. 20 is a view for explaining an embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure status, and is a diagram for explaining a case where a symbol other than the symbol stop command is missing.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure situation, and is a diagram for explaining a case where the left symbol designating command is missing.

FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure situation, and an ordinary symbol and an error displayed on the ordinary symbol display device. This is the case of notification in combination with the code.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining a third embodiment for notifying an operation outline of transmission failure grasping for a normal symbol display control command group and a transmission failure condition, and a combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device 1. This is the case when notification is given in.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a lamp display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 (1a, 1b) Ordinary symbol display device 10 game board 100 special symbol display device 102 (102a, 102b) Ordinary symbol actuation gate 104 Special symbol starting port 106 Grand Prize Winner 114 Outro 110 (110a, 110b) lamp display device 112 (112a, 112b) lamp display device 120 (120a, 120b) Opening / closing member 200 Main control unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. In a gaming machine having a special symbol display device and a normal symbol display device independently, a main control means for supervising a game operation has a command group for performing display control of the special symbol and the normal symbol. Equipped with transmitting means for transmitting to each display device, the normal symbol display device grasps the transmission failure situation based on the command group transmitted from the main control means, and the transmission failure situation with the normal symbol display device. A gaming machine characterized by notifying. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the poor transmission status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed with an error code. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the poor transmission status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed by a combination of a normal symbol and an error code. 4. The transmission failure status notified to the normal symbol display device is a case where a variation pattern designation command or a symbol stop command is not received, and either a variation pattern designation command or a symbol designation command is received. The game machine according to claim 3, wherein, in the case of being performed, the normal symbol and the error code are respectively displayed by blinking. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the poor transmission status notified to the normal symbol display device is displayed in a combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device. 6. The combination of colors displayed on the normal symbol display device is separated into a color representing an error, a color representing a previously designated symbol, and a color representing a currently designated symbol. The gaming machine according to claim 5. 7. The normal symbol display device comprises two color display means for displaying a left symbol and a right symbol, respectively.
The two left and right symbols are respectively displayed. Of the two color display means, one indicates an error occurrence, and the other one indicates a previously designated symbol or a currently designated symbol. The gaming machine described in 5 or 6.