JP2005245878A5

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Publication number: JP2005245878A5
Application number: JP2004063065A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-03-05
Publication date: 2008-06-19
Anticipated expiration: 2024-03-05

Claims

A gaming machine in which a player can play a predetermined game using a game medium and pays out a prize game medium as a prize based on the fact that a payout condition is established by the game,
Game control means for executing game control for controlling the progress of the game;
And dispensing means pays out Jing products game media,
Payout control means for executing payout control including control of the payout means;
Signal line connecting means for connecting together a plurality of signal lines of signals transmitted between the game control means and the payout control means;
The game control means includes
A communication abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality relating to signal communication between the game control means and the payout control means;
Game control storage means for storing premium game medium number data capable of specifying the number of premium game media to be paid out based on establishment of the payout condition;
A payout number signal transmitting means for transmitting a payout number signal capable of specifying a payout number of a predetermined number of freebie game media based on the premium game medium number data to the payout control means;
In response to the payout number signal transmitting means transmits a payout signal, the prize game medium for executing a subtraction process for subtracting a value corresponding to the payout amount specified by the pay out speed signal from the prize game medium count data Including numerical data subtracting means,
The payout control means includes:
A connection confirmation signal output means for turning on a connection confirmation signal with respect to the game control means when the payout control can be executed based on the supply of power to the gaming machine;
The payout control including unpaid number data indicating the number of unpaid premium game media that have not been paid out of the payout number of premium game media specified by the payout number signal transmitted by the payout number signal transmission means Payout control storage means for storing fluctuation data that fluctuates according to
Unpaid number data adding means for adding the number of payouts of the prize game medium specified by the payout number signal transmitted by the payout number signal transmitting means to the unpaid number data stored in the payout control storage means;
A prize game medium payout control means for executing a payout process for controlling the payout means and paying out a prize game medium based on the unpaid number data stored in the payout control storage means;
The payout number signal and the connection confirmation signal are transmitted by a signal line connected by the signal line connecting means,
The communication abnormality detection means detects that the connection confirmation signal is turned off as an abnormality related to communication,
The gaming machine is characterized in that, when an abnormality relating to communication is detected by the communication abnormality detecting means, the process of transmitting a payout number signal by the payout number signal transmitting means is stopped.

The game control means
In response to detection of a communication abnormality detected by the communication abnormality detection means, a monitoring process for monitoring the state of the connection confirmation signal is executed,
Wherein the connection confirmation signal in the monitoring process in response to confirming that the recovered from the off state to the on state, according to claim 1, wherein for releasing the stop of the processing of transmitting the payout number signal by the payout amount signal transmitter Gaming machine.

The communication abnormality detection means detects that one of the first connection confirmation signal and the second connection confirmation signal as a connection confirmation signal is in an off state as an abnormality relating to communication,
The signal line connecting means includes a connector having a plurality of pins for connecting the signal line to the game control means and the payout control means,
In the plurality of pins of the connector, a pin used for transmission of the payout number signal is located between a pin used for transmission of the first connection confirmation signal and a pin used for transmission of the second connection confirmation signal. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each signal to be transmitted is assigned to the game machine.

The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a communication abnormality notifying unit that notifies that when the communication abnormality detecting unit detects an abnormality.

Power supply monitoring means for outputting a voltage drop detection signal when a drop in power supply voltage used in a gaming machine is detected,
The game control means includes storage means for game control backup that retains the stored contents for at least a predetermined period even when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped.
The payout control storage means is a payout control backup storage means that retains the stored contents for at least a predetermined period even when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped.
Withdrawal control means
A voltage drop detection confirmation signal transmitting means for transmitting a voltage drop detection confirmation signal to the game control means when receiving a voltage drop detection signal from the power supply monitoring means;
When the voltage drop detection signal is received from the power supply monitoring means, the payout control side power supply stop for executing the payout control side power supply stop process for saving the payout control execution state from the state of executing the payout control Time processing means,
When the game control means receives a voltage drop detection confirmation signal from the payout control means, the game control side power supply stop processing for saving the game control execution state from the state in which the game control is executed is executed. Including a game control side power supply stop processing means
The payout control means is a prize specified by the payout number signal by the unpaid number data addition means even during execution of the payout control side power supply stop time processing by the payout control side power supply stop time processing means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a payout number of game media is added to unpaid number data.

Power supply monitoring means for outputting a voltage drop detection signal when a drop in power supply voltage used in a gaming machine is detected;
An operation means for outputting an operation signal according to the operation,
The payout control storage means is a payout control backup storage means that retains the stored contents for at least a predetermined period even when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped.
Withdrawal control means
A voltage drop detection confirmation signal transmitting means for transmitting a voltage drop detection confirmation signal to the game control means when receiving a voltage drop detection signal from the power supply monitoring means;
When the voltage drop detection signal is received from the power supply monitoring means, the payout control side power supply stop for executing the payout control side power supply stop process for saving the payout control execution state from the state of executing the payout control Time processing means;
A payout control initialization processing means for executing an initialization process for initializing the storage contents held in the payout control backup storage means when confirming the input of an operation signal from the operation means;
Initialization instruction signal output means for outputting to the game control means an initialization instruction signal indicating that the input of the operation signal has been confirmed,
The game control means includes
Game control backup storage means for retaining stored contents for at least a predetermined period even when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped,
When receiving a voltage drop detection confirmation signal from the payout control means, the game control side power supply for executing the game control side power supply stop processing for saving the game control execution state from the state of executing the game control Stop processing means,
Game control initialization processing means for executing initialization processing for initializing the stored contents held in the game control backup storage means when the input of the initialization instruction signal from the payout control means is confirmed; A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

When power supply to the gaming machine is started, it has a start signal output means for turning on the start signal,
The payout control means performs a payout control preparation process for performing setting for executing the payout control in response to the start signal from the start signal output means being turned on, and then to the game control means. Set the startup confirmation signal to ON,
The game control means starts the execution of the game control after performing the game control preparation process for setting the game control based on the activation confirmation signal from the payout control means being turned on. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.