JP2003230719A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

A gaming machine pays out a prize game media as prizes based on the payout condition is established by Yu technique,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
A payout means for paying out the prize game medium;
A payout control means for controlling the payout means;
A prize game medium detecting means for detecting a prize game medium paid out by the payout means;
The game control means,
Based on the establishment of the payout condition, the payout control means continuously outputs a payout number command signal for designating the payout number of the prize game medium and a payout request signal for making a payout request for the prize game medium ,
The payout control means
Based on the input of the payout request signal , the payout means is controlled to execute payout processing of the prize game medium having the payout number specified by the payout number command signal ,
The detection signal from the prize game medium detection means is input to the payout control means,
The payout control means
A payout number determination means for monitoring an input state of a detection signal from the premium game medium detection means and determining whether or not a payout game medium having a payout number specified by the payout number command signal has been paid out;
To said game control means a payout completion signal indicating that the payout process is complete when prizes game medium payout number specified by the payout command signal is determined to have been paid out by the previous SL payout determination means A payout completion signal transmission means for outputting
Before Symbol game control means, based on the reception of the said payout completion signal, seen including a payout request signal stop means for stopping the output of the payout request signal is output continuously,
The payout control means includes:
Even if a predetermined period elapses after the payout processing of the premium game medium based on the payout request signal ends, it is determined that the payout game medium of the payout number specified by the payout number command signal has been paid out by the payout number determination means. when not in a and determines the number of payouts shortage determination means is insufficient for the specified payout by the payout amount is the payout command signal prize game media by the payout process,
An insufficient payout process control means for controlling the payout means to execute payout processing for the number of prize game media when the payout number shortage determining means determines that the payout number is insufficient;
When the output of the payout request signal is stopped during the execution of the payout process of the prize game medium based on the payout request signal, it is determined that an abnormality relating to the payout has occurred, and the payout process of the prize game medium is prohibited. A gaming machine comprising: a payout prohibition state setting means for performing processing for setting a payout prohibition state . The payout means can execute the payout of the premium game media and the payout of the rental game media to be lent to the player based on the loan request.
Prize game medium detection means, the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein configured as payout game medium detecting means for detecting a prize game medium and lending game media paid out by the payout means. The payout control means includes payout type determination means for determining whether to give out premium game media or payout of rental game media when executing payout processing,
A prize game medium that identifies whether the detection signal from the game medium detection means is a detection of a prize game medium or a rental game medium based on the determination by the payout type determination means, and indicates the number of prize game media paid out. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein an external information signal output process for outputting a number signal or a gaming medium number signal indicating the number of paid out gaming media to the outside of the gaming machine is executed. Dispensing control means according to any one of claims 1 to 3 for outputting a payout process in the signal indicating that the running of the payout process in prize game media based on payout request signal to the game control unit Game machines. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the payout completion signal and the payout processing signal are distinguished from each other by a change in an output mode of the same signal. Power supply monitoring means for monitoring the state of a predetermined power source used in the gaming machine and outputting a detection signal based on the establishment of a detection condition related to the stop of power supply to the gaming machine,
Game control means, in response to the input of the detection signal from the power supply monitoring means, of claim 5 the supply stop detection signal indicating that the detection condition is satisfied claims 1 to be output to the payout control means A gaming machine according to any one of the above. The gaming machine according to claim 6 , wherein the power monitoring means is mounted on a game control board provided with the game control means. Game control means, at the start of power supply, with respect to the payout control means, from claim 1 for outputting a power supply start signal indicating that the control operation is started in the game control unit according to any one of claims 7 Gaming machine. Dispensing control means, sometimes set to the payout prohibited state by dispensing prohibited state setting means, based on a predetermined operation means is operated, to any one of claims 1 to 8 for releasing the dispensing prohibited state The gaming machine described.