JP2006198316A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fraudulent action changing a lottery table by operating a set changing button. <P>SOLUTION: A mode select switch 53 becomes in the on position when energized by a main power after a predetermined key is inserted into a keyhole and turned from an off position to an on position to input an on signal to a CPU 40. The CPU 40 inputs a time measuring start signal to a timer 45 responding to the on signal. The timer 45 starts the time measuring responding to the time measuring start signal. The CPU 40 inputs a time measuring stop signal to the timer 45 responding to a set signal from a start switch sensor 47 in a lottery table set mode. The timer 45 stops the time measuring responding to the time measuring stop signal. The CPU 40 inputs a set executing signal to a section 44 for determining a prize winning combination when a lapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time and does not input the set executing signal to the section 44 for determining the prize winning combination when an elapse of time measured by the timer 45 exceeds the predetermined time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In this specification, description will be made using medals as game media, but the game media includes other media such as coins. “Medal (game medium) insertion” includes betting a stored (credit) medal with a bet button or the like in addition to actually inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot.

  Slot machines that are installed and used in amusement halls such as pachinko parlors are called pachislot machines, and medals that are used as gaming media are given a certain value, and medals earned by playing games are various prizes. Can be replaced. For this reason, it is common for a player to try to play a game by simply selecting a table that easily obtains the right to shift to the bonus game mode only for the purpose of acquiring a large number of medals. The bonus game mode includes, for example, a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB) mode and a regular bonus (RB) mode. In particular, the BB mode is shifted to the RB mode a predetermined number of times and before being switched to the RB mode, a certain amount of Since the mode is shifted to the RB introduction mode in which the winning probability of the small role where the medal is paid out is increased, a large amount of medals can be obtained in a short period of time.

  The slot machine is provided with a setting change button that is operated when selecting and setting one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning lottery probabilities. To set the lottery table, for example, open the front door of the slot machine and turn off the main power, insert the dedicated setting key into the key hole, turn the setting key from the off position to the on position, and then turn on the main power This is done by operating the setting change button after entering the lottery table setting mode. Then, after setting the lottery table, when the setting key is rotated from the on position to the off position, the game mode is set and the game can be executed. When the lottery table used in the game is set by operating the setting change button, a signal is transmitted to the circuit board for processing the game, and the game is executed based on the set lottery table.

The lottery table is often set after the game hall is closed on a daily basis. For example, a lottery table having a lottery table with a high probability of winning per lot has a low lottery probability per day. A slot machine with a high probability of winning per player, such as a lottery table with a low lottery probability, or a lottery table with a low probability of winning per lot. Ingenuity has been devised so that it cannot be predicted. Since the fact that the lottery table has been changed cannot be detected from the appearance of the slot machine, the game is played fairly for any player.
JP 05-293242 A JP 2004-135844 A

  However, in the slot machine as described above, the lottery table can be set at any time. Therefore, a wire generated from a gap formed between the front door and the storage box or a hole intentionally opened in the front door. There is a case where an illegal act is performed such that a foreign object such as a board or a board enters the storage box and the lottery table is changed by operating the setting change button with the foreign object.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing an illegal act of changing a lottery table by operating a setting change button. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention shifts to a selection signal input waiting state by a preparatory operation, and then a plurality of lotteries having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signals input in the input waiting state. In the gaming machine having setting means for selecting one of the tables and then setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal by the determination operation to be used in the game, from the preparation operation to the determination operation. Time measuring means for measuring the elapsed time, and setting of the setting means is validated when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and when the time exceeds the predetermined time, the setting means And a setting control means for invalidating the setting.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention shifts to a selection signal input waiting state by a preparatory operation, and then a plurality of lotteries having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signals input in the input waiting state. In the gaming machine having setting means for selecting one of the tables and then setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal to be used in the game by the determination operation, the selection signal is input from the preparation operation. Time measuring means for measuring the elapsed time until it is performed, and when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, the setting means validates the setting and exceeds the predetermined time In some cases, setting control means for invalidating the setting of the setting means is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention shifts to a selection signal input waiting state by a preparatory operation, and then a plurality of lotteries having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signals input in the input waiting state. In a gaming machine provided with setting means for selecting one of the tables and then setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal to be used in the game by a decision operation, after the selection signal is input, Time measuring means for measuring the elapsed time until the determination operation is performed, and when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, the setting of the setting means is validated, A setting control means for invalidating the setting of the setting means when the time is exceeded is provided.

  In addition, it is preferable to provide notification means for notifying that the setting of the setting means has been invalidated.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a plurality of lottery tables having different winning probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state are then entered in accordance with the selection signal input waiting state due to the preparation operation. A setting means for selecting one of them and then setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal by the decision operation to be used in the game, a timing means for measuring the elapsed time from the preparation operation to the decision operation, Since the setting means for enabling the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time and setting the setting means for invalidating the setting means when exceeding the predetermined time is provided. When a foreign object is inserted into the gaming machine and the foreign object is manipulated to set the lottery table, a series of operations from the preparation operation to the determination operation must be performed within a predetermined time. Ri, thereby making it possible to prevent the act, such as to set the illegal lottery table. Note that the predetermined time in this case is preferably set to a time that makes it difficult to perform a series of operations from the preparation operation to the determination operation by manipulating the foreign object.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a plurality of lottery tables having different winning probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state are then entered in accordance with the selection signal input waiting state due to the preparation operation. A setting means for selecting one of them, and then setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal by the determination operation to be used in the game, and a time measurement for measuring the elapsed time from the preparation operation to the input of the selection signal And setting control means for enabling setting of the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and invalidating setting of the setting means when exceeding the predetermined time, When a foreign object is inserted into the gaming machine and the foreign object is manipulated to set the lottery table, a series of operations from the preparation operation until the selection signal is input within a predetermined time. No longer has to be carried out, thereby making it possible to prevent the act, such as to set the illegal lottery table. The predetermined time in this case is preferably set to a time that makes it difficult to perform a series of operations from the preparation operation to inputting the selection signal by manipulating the foreign object.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a plurality of lottery tables having different winning probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state are then entered in accordance with the selection signal input waiting state due to the preparation operation. Setting means for selecting one of them and then using the lottery table selected by the selection signal by the determination operation in the game, and the elapsed time from when the selection signal is input until the determination operation is performed Time measuring means to be measured and a setting for enabling the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and to invalidate the setting means when the predetermined time is exceeded When a foreign object is inserted into the gaming machine and an attempt is made to set the lottery table by operating the foreign object, there is no difference between the input of the selection signal and the completion of the determination operation. The operation will not have to be performed within a predetermined time, thereby making it possible to prevent an act such sets illegally lottery table. Note that the predetermined time in this case is preferably set to a time that makes it difficult to perform a series of operations from the input of a selection signal by manipulating a foreign object to the completion of the determination operation.

  In addition, since the notification means for notifying that the setting of the setting means has been invalidated is provided, if the setting of the lottery table is not completed within a predetermined time, the notification is performed, and thereby the surrounding players and It is possible to attract the attention of employees and to further suppress the act of setting a lottery table illegally.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the slot machine (gaming machine) 2, a game mode, a lottery table setting mode (input waiting state), and a lottery table confirmation mode are set. In the game mode, a game in the slot machine 2 can be executed. In the lottery table setting mode, the selection change button 31c (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is pressed to enter a selection signal input state, and the selection signal and the start lever 21 (see FIG. 1) are operated. Accordingly, it is possible to select and set the lottery table used in the winning determination of the winning combination determining unit 44 (see FIG. 3) based on the setting signal input. In the lottery table confirmation mode, it is possible to confirm the lottery table set to be used in the game.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the casing 5 of the slot machine 2 is roughly divided into a storage box 6 having an opening 6a on the front surface and a front door 7 that closes the opening 6a so as to be opened and closed. Three symbol display windows 8 to 10 are provided in the upper part of the front door 7, and a first reel 11a, a second reel 11b, and a third reel 11c are rotatably incorporated in the back of each display window. As is well known, various symbols are arranged at a constant pitch on the outer periphery of the first to third reels 11a to 11c, and when the reels are stopped, three symbols are observed per reel through the corresponding display window. . As a result, a total of five straight winning lines, each of which has a combination of the symbols of each reel, are set, with three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines.

  A credit number display window 12 is provided above the front door 7 and below the symbol display windows 8-10. Behind the credit number display window 12, a credit number display device 13 (see FIG. 3) is provided. The slot machine 2 can store appropriate medals up to 50, and the credit number display device 13 displays the number of stored medals through the credit number display window 12. An error display window 14 is provided on the side of the credit number display window 12. An error code display device (notification means) 15 (see FIG. 3) for displaying an error code through the error display window 14 is provided behind the error display window 14. When there is an abnormality in the machine operation or the game operation, an error code corresponding to the abnormality is displayed through the error display window 14.

  An operation panel 16 is provided on the front door 7. The operation panel 16 is provided with operation buttons such as a single bet button 17, a MAX bet button 18, a checkout button 19, a start lever 21, and first to third stop buttons 22-24. The operation panel 16 is provided with a medal slot 25. Since the functions of these operation buttons and the medal slot 25 are well known, details are omitted.

  Further, the front door 7 has a lamp (notification means) 26 that emits light when notifying a game or notifying an error, and a speaker (notification means) 27 that generates sound when notifying a game effect or an error. Is provided.

  When the front door 7 is opened, a hopper unit 30 and a power supply device 31 are provided inside the storage box 6 in addition to the first to third reels 11a to 11c. The hopper unit 30 includes a medal storage box 30a for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 25 by execution of a game, and a hopper device 30b. The medals paid out from the hopper device 30 b are paid out to the medal tray 33 through the medal payout port 32.

  On the front side of the power supply 31, a power switch 31a for turning on the main power of the slot machine 2, a key hole 31b, and a setting change button 31c are provided. When the power switch 31a is turned on, the main power is turned on to supply power to various control devices.

  The key hole 31b is configured to be rotated between an off position and an on position by inserting a predetermined key (not shown) and rotating the key. When the power switch 31a is off, a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31b, the key is rotated from the off position to the on position, and then the lottery table setting mode is entered by turning on the power switch 31a. The operation by the button 31c is validated.

  In the lottery table setting mode, by pressing the setting change button 31c, one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning probabilities used in the winning determination of the winning combination determining unit 44 is selected. Further, in the lottery table setting mode, after the lottery table is selected, the lottery table selected by operating the start lever 21 can be set to be used in the game. After the lottery table is set, the game mode is entered when the key inserted in the keyhole 31b is rotated from the on position to the off position.

  After turning on the main power of the slot machine 2, a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31b and rotated from the off position to the on position to enter the lottery table confirmation mode. Further, the game mode is set by turning on the power switch 31a in a state where no key is inserted into the key hole 31b or in a state where the key inserted into the key hole 31b is not in the ON position. The key hole 31a has a structure that allows the key to be pulled out only when the key is in the off position, and is pulled out when the key is in the on position or between the off position and the on position. Can not be.

  A lottery table code display window 34 is provided in front of the front door 7. Behind the lottery table code display window 34, the type of the lottery table selected by operating the setting change button 31c through the lottery table code display window 34 and the lottery table set by operating the start lever 21 are displayed. A lottery table code display device 35 (see FIG. 3) for displaying the type is provided. When a lottery table is selected by depressing the setting change button 31c during the lottery table setting mode, a code indicating the type of the selected lottery table is lit up and selected through the lottery table code display window 34. When the lottery table is set so that it can be used for a game by operating the start lever 21, a code indicating the type of the set lottery table is fixedly displayed.

  Specifically, the lighting display indicates that the lottery table code display window 34 is displayed in the form of “-(code)-”, and the confirmation display indicates “(code) in the lottery table code display window 34. "(In the form in which"-"is not displayed). The code displayed in the lottery table code display window 34 uses a set value assigned based on the level of the lottery probability per lottery table. For example, if there are six types of lottery tables, numbers from 1 to 6 are sequentially assigned to each lottery table from a lottery table having a low winning probability to a lottery table having a high probability.

  In the lottery table confirmation mode, a code indicating the type of the lottery table set to be used in the game by the lottery table code display device 35 is displayed through the lottery table code display window 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the slot machine 2 is basically controlled by a control unit 42 including a CPU (setting control means) 40 and a memory 41. In addition to the CPU 40 and the memory 41, the control unit 42 is provided with an electronic lottery unit 43, a winning combination determining unit 44, and a timer (timer) 45.

  Sensors are provided in the single bet button 17 and the MAX bet button 18, and a signal is input to the CPU 40 when each button is pressed. The CPU 40 determines the number of 1-3 medals inserted prior to the start of the game based on a detection signal from the medal sensor 46 or an input signal from either the 1-bet button 17 or the MAX bet button 18. And determine the number of activated winning lines. Further, the bet number of medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 25 when the game is started is counted by a credit medal counter (not shown) provided in the CPU 40, and an operation of pressing the single bet button 17 or the MAX bet button 18 is performed. Thus, every time a medal insertion operation is performed, the bet number of medals is successively subtracted from the credit number.

  A sensor is provided inside the settlement button 19, and a signal is input to the CPU 40 when the settlement button 19 is pressed. When the settlement button 19 is pressed while medals are stored in the credit medal counter, all the medals stored in the credit medal counter are subtracted, and medals for the number of medals stored in the credit medal counter. Are all paid out to the medal tray 33 by the hopper device 30b.

  The start switch sensor 47 is turned on when the start lever 21 is operated. When the start lever 21 is operated during the game mode, a game start signal is input to the CPU 40, and the start lever 21 is operated (determined) during the lottery table setting mode. Then, a setting signal is input to the CPU 40. In response to the game start signal, the CPU 40 rotates the first to third reels 11a to 11c based on the game execution program stored in the ROM area of the memory 41 and starts the game process. The RAM area of the memory 41 is a working area, and is used for temporary storage and rewriting of flags and data used for setting the mode of the slot machine 2 and flags and data used for each game. It is done.

  The reel drive control unit 48 controls the drive and stop of each reel. Each of the first to third reels 11a to 11c is fixed to a drive shaft of an individual stepping motor 49a to 49c, and each reel is controlled by controlling the driving of each stepping motor 49a to 49c.

  Since the stepping motors 49a to 49c rotate at a rotation angle corresponding to the number of supplied drive pulses, the CPU 40 controls the rotation angle of the first to third reels 11a to 11c by controlling the number of supplied drive pulses. The stop position of the reel can be determined by stopping the supply of the drive pulse. Each reel is integrally formed with reflection signal portions 50a to 50c at the reference position, and the photosensors 51a to 51c photoelectrically detect the passage of each reflection signal portion for each rotation. Detection signals from the photosensors 51a to 51c are input to the CPU 40 as a reset signal for each reel.

  The CPU 40 is provided with a pulse counter for each of the stepping motors 49a to 49c, and counts the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 49a to 49c. When the reset signal is input from the photosensors 51a to 51c, the count value of the corresponding pulse counter is cleared. Therefore, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle within one rotation of each reel is stored in each pulse counter while being sequentially updated.

  A symbol table is stored in the ROM area of the memory 41. In the symbol table, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle from the reference position of each reel and the symbol representing each symbol arranged on the reel at a constant pitch are stored. A code is associated. Therefore, by monitoring the count value of the pulse counter for each reel, for example, it is possible to identify which symbol has moved on the central pay line, and to what extent the reel is further rotated. It can be predicted whether the symbol of will move on the winning line.

  Sensors are provided inside the first to third stop buttons 22 to 24, and a stop signal for each reel is input to the CPU 40 when the first to third stop buttons 22 to 24 are operated. The start lever 21 is operated to start the rotation of all reels. When these rotations reach a steady speed, the operation of the first to third stop buttons 22 to 24 is validated. Thereafter, by operating these, stop control of the corresponding first to third reels 11a to 11c is started.

  The CPU 40 operates the electronic lottery unit 43 in response to the game start signal. The electronic lottery unit 43 includes a random number generator and a random number sampling circuit, and determines one random value by lottery every time a game is started. The random number value determined here is input to the winning combination determination unit 44. The winning combination determination unit 44 determines what type of winning combination is awarded in the currently executed game according to the input random value.

  The winning combination determining unit 44 is provided with a plurality of (for example, six types) lottery tables having different winning lottery probabilities. In the lottery table, the random value sampled in the game in the normal mode is BB that gives the right to shift to the BB mode, the RB that gives the right to shift to the RB mode, and the small role winning pattern that only pays out a predetermined number of medals. Is used to determine which symbol belongs to, such as a small role corresponding to, a replay that gives the right to play the next game with the same number of bets without inserting medals, or a winning that does not cause any wins, that is, a winning determination. There are a plurality of types of small role winning symbols, and a payout medal is assigned to each. The type and symbol of the winning are determined depending on which winning symbol the sampled random number value belongs to. In this way, the winning combination determining unit 44 determines whether or not to win using any one of the input random number value and a plurality of lottery tables. When the winning combination is determined by the winning combination determination unit 44, a winning combination determination signal indicating the type of the determined winning combination or winning combination is input to the CPU 40.

  The hopper device 30b pays out a prescribed number of payout medals to the medal tray 33 according to the type of winning combination. A payout table in which the number of payout medals is determined for each type of winning combination is stored in the ROM 41, and the CPU 40 reads this to drive the hopper device 30b.

  A mode selection switch 53 is provided inside the keyhole 31b. The mode selection switch 53 is turned on when the main power is turned on after a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31 b and rotated from the off position to the on position, and an on signal is input to the CPU 40. Thus, the lottery table setting mode is set. The CPU 40 inputs a timing start signal to the timer 45 in response to the ON signal. The timer 45 starts timing in response to the timing start signal. In the lottery table setting mode, after the lottery table is set to be used in the game, when the key is rotated from the on position to the off position, the mode selection switch 53 is turned off and an off signal is input to the CPU 40. Thereby, the lottery table setting mode is shifted to the game mode.

  A sensor is provided inside the setting change button 31c, and a selection signal is input to the CPU 40 in response to the pressing operation of the setting change button 31c. In the lottery table setting mode, the CPU 40 inputs a selection execution signal corresponding to the selection signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 in response to the selection signal from the setting change button 31c. The winning combination determining unit 44 selects one lottery table corresponding to the selection execution signal from the plurality of lottery tables in response to the selection execution signal.

  In the lottery table setting mode, the CPU 40 inputs a timing stop signal to the timer 45 in response to the setting signal from the start switch sensor 47. The timer 45 stops timing in response to the timing stop signal. The CPU 40 compares the elapsed time from the start of the time measurement by the timer 45 to the stop thereof with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) stored in the ROM area of the memory 41, and is measured by the timer 45. When the elapsed time does not exceed a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, a setting execution signal corresponding to the setting signal is input to the winning combination determining unit 44. The winning combination determining unit 44 sets the lottery table selected by operating the setting change button 31c in response to the setting execution signal to be used in the game.

  The predetermined time stored in the ROM area of the memory 41 is a gap between the storage box 6 and the front door 7 or a wire, a plate, or the like from a hole intentionally opened in the front door 7. A foreign object enters the inside of the storage box 6 and an operation for setting the lottery table setting mode by the foreign object is performed, and a desired lottery table is selected by operating the setting change button 31c, and the selected lottery table is used as a start lever. It is sufficient that it is difficult to complete a series of operations such as setting 21 to be used in the game by operating 21.

  When the lottery table is set by the setting execution signal, the lottery table code display device 35 confirms and displays the code indicating the type of the lottery table that is lit and displayed through the lottery table code display window 34. After the lottery table is set, when an off signal from the mode selection switch 53 is input to the CPU 40, the lottery table setting mode is shifted to the game mode.

  In the lottery table setting mode, the CPU 40 ignores the off signal before the setting signal from the start switch sensor 47 is input, and responds only to the off signal after the setting signal is input. In other words, the lottery table setting mode cannot be shifted to the game mode unless the lottery table is set by operating the start lever 21.

  On the other hand, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 exceeds a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the CPU 40 does not input a setting execution signal to the winning combination determining unit 44. Thereby, the setting of the lottery table by the setting signal is invalidated, and the lottery table selected by the pressing operation of the setting change button 31c cannot be used in the game. At this time, the code that is lit and displayed through the lottery table code display window 34 by the lottery table code display device 35 is not fixedly displayed, and the lit display is continued as it is.

  When the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 exceeds a preset time stored in the memory 41, the CPU 40 responds to the setting signal from the start switch sensor 47 and the error code display device 15. The notification start signal is input to the lamp control device (notification unit) 55 and the sound control device (notification unit) 56.

  In response to the notification start signal, the error code display device 15 displays a code for notifying that the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode has not been set by the operation of the start lever 21. To do.

  The lamp control device 55 reads a lighting pattern program indicating a lighting pattern to be lit by the lamp 26 at the time of performance during a game or when an error is notified, thereby reading a driver (not shown). Then, the lighting control of the lamp 26 is performed. In response to the notification start signal, the lamp control device 55 reads a lighting pattern program for notifying that the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode has not been set by operating the start lever 21. The lamp 26 is lit with a lighting pattern based on the lighting pattern program, that is, a notification lighting pattern.

  In addition, as a notification lighting pattern, use a special lighting pattern that is not used during the game, that is, a lighting pattern that is differentiated from other lighting patterns, so that the employees of the game shop and surrounding players can clearly recognize To be able to.

  The voice control device 56 controls the output of the voice output from the speaker 27 by reading a sound program corresponding to the situation from a sound memory (not shown) at the time of performance during a game or reporting an error. Specifically, an audio signal based on a sound program is input to an electronic volume (not shown) via a buffer (not shown). The electronic volume is composed of a variable resistor, and the volume of the sound output from the speaker 27 is adjusted in the electronic volume. After adjusting the volume with the electronic volume, the audio signal is input to an amplifier (not shown). The amplifier amplifies the audio signal, and the amplified audio signal is output from the speaker 27 via a driver (not shown).

  In response to the notification start signal, the voice control device 56 reads a sound program that notifies that the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode has not been set by the operation of the start lever 21. Then, a sound based on the sound program, that is, a notification sound is generated from the speaker 27. Note that a voice that is not used during the game is used as the notification voice so that an employee of the game shop and surrounding players can clearly recognize the voice.

  As described above, the timer 45 measures the elapsed time from the operation for setting the lottery table setting mode (preparation operation) to the operation for setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal to be used in the game (decision operation). It functions as a timekeeping means. Further, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time, the CPU 40 inputs a setting execution signal to the winning combination determining unit 44 (by enabling the setting unit setting). When the predetermined time is exceeded, it functions as a setting control means that does not input a setting execution signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 (invalidates setting of the setting means). Further, in the error code display device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the voice control device 56, the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode is not set by the operation of the start lever 21 ( It functions as a notifying means for notifying that the setting means has been disabled.

  Note that the preparation operation shifts to a selection signal input waiting state, and then selects one of a plurality of lottery tables whose winning lottery probabilities differ from each other in response to the selection signal input in the input waiting state. Then, setting means for setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal by the determining means to be used in the game is constituted by the power switch 31a, the keyhole 31b, the setting change button 31c, the start lever 21, and the mode selection switch 53. Has been.

  By the way, when the mode selection switch 53 is turned on after the power switch 31 a of the slot machine 2 is turned on, a lottery table confirmation signal is input to the CPU 40. When the lottery table confirmation signal is input to the CPU 40, the lottery table confirmation mode is set, and a code indicating the type of the lottery table set to be used in the game is displayed by the lottery table code display device 35 through the lottery table code display window 34. The When the mode selection switch 53 is turned off in the lottery table confirmation mode, a lottery table confirmation cancellation signal is input to the CPU 40. When the lottery table confirmation release signal is input to the CPU 40, the display by the lottery table code display device 35 is terminated, and the game mode is entered.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. When the main power of the slot machine 2 is turned on after inserting a predetermined key into the keyhole 31b and rotating the key from the off position to the on position while the main power of the slot machine 2 is turned off, the lottery table setting mode is set. At the same time, the timer 45 starts measuring time.

  In the lottery table setting mode, the CPU 40 inputs a selection execution signal corresponding to the selection signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 in response to a selection signal generated by pressing the setting change button 31c. In response to the selection execution signal, the winning combination determining unit 44 selects one lottery table to be used in the winning determination from a plurality of lottery tables.

  When one of the lottery tables is selected by the selection execution signal and the start lever 21 is operated, the time measurement by the timer 45 is stopped, and the CPU 40 determines the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 and a predetermined time stored in the memory 41. If the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, a setting execution signal is input to the winning combination determination unit 44. The winning combination determination unit 44 sets the lottery table selected by the selection execution signal in response to the setting execution signal to be used in the game. As a result, the setting by the start lever 21 is validated. Thereafter, when the key is rotated from the on position to the off position, the game mode is entered. In the game mode, the winning combination determining unit 44 performs a winning determination using the lottery table set by the setting execution signal.

  On the other hand, the CPU 40 compares the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 with a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, and the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is stored in the memory 41. If the predetermined time is exceeded, the setting execution signal is not input to the winning combination determining unit 44. As a result, the setting by the start lever 21 is invalidated. When the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is longer than a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the CPU 40 determines that the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c is the operation of the start lever 21. The error code display device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the sound control device 56 are notified of the fact that they are not set by the above.

  When the setting by the start lever 21 is invalidated, the power switch 31a is turned off after returning the key from the on position to the off position, and then the power switch 31a is operated by rotating the key from the off position to the on position. By turning on again, the lottery table setting mode can be set.

  When the power switch 31a is turned on with no key inserted into the keyhole 31b or when the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is not in the on position, the game mode is entered.

  Further, the power switch 31a is turned on in a state where no key is inserted into the keyhole 31b or in a state where the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is not in the on position, and then the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is switched from the off position to the on position. When the rotation operation is performed, the lottery table confirmation mode is entered, and the lottery mode display device 35 displays the type of the lottery table currently set through the lottery mode display window 34.

  As described above, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time, a setting execution signal is input to the winning combination determining unit 44. Since it is not input to the winning combination determination unit 44, when setting the lottery table, a series of steps from the preparation operation for setting the lottery table setting mode to the determination operation for setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal is performed. This operation must be performed within a predetermined time, thereby preventing an act of setting a lottery table illegally.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition, about the component which overlaps with 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, and it demonstrates centering on a different location from 1st Embodiment.

  When the main power of the slot machine 2 is turned on after inserting a predetermined key into the keyhole 31b and rotating the key from the off position to the on position while the main power of the slot machine 2 is turned off, the lottery table setting mode is set. At the same time, the timer 45 starts measuring time.

  When the setting change button 31c is pressed in the lottery table setting mode, the time measurement by the timer 45 is stopped, and the CPU 40 calculates the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 and a predetermined time stored in the memory 41. If the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, a selection execution signal is input to the winning combination determination unit 44. In response to the selection execution signal, the winning combination determining unit 44 selects one lottery table to be used in the winning determination from a plurality of lottery tables. As a result, the pressing operation by the setting change button 31c is validated.

  Thereafter, the lottery table selected by the selection execution signal by operating the start lever 21 is set to be used in the game. When the key is rotated from the on position to the off position, the game mode is entered. In the game mode, the winning combination determining unit 44 performs a winning determination using the lottery table set by the setting execution signal.

  On the other hand, the CPU 40 compares the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 with a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, and the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is stored in the memory 41. If the predetermined time is exceeded, the selection execution signal is not input to the winning combination determination unit 44. As a result, the pressing operation by the setting change button 31c is invalidated. When the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 exceeds a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the CPU 40 displays an error code indicating that the operation by the setting change button 31c has been invalidated. The device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the sound control device 56 are caused to perform the operation.

  As described above, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed the predetermined time, the selection execution signal is input to the winning combination determination unit 44 and exceeds the predetermined time. Since the selection execution signal is not input to the winning combination determining unit 44, when setting the lottery table, a series of operations from the preparation operation for entering the lottery table setting mode to the input of the selection signal are performed. This must be done within a predetermined period of time, thereby preventing an act of illegally setting a lottery table.

  The predetermined time stored in the memory 41 in the second embodiment is a wire formed from a gap generated between the storage box 6 and the front door 7 or a hole intentionally opened in the front door 7. A series of operations such as entering a foreign matter such as a board or a board into the storage box 6 and performing an operation for setting the lottery table setting mode by the foreign matter and operating the setting change button 31c to select a desired lottery table. Indicates a difficult time to complete.

  In the second embodiment, the timer 45 functions as a time measuring unit that measures an elapsed time from the operation (preparation operation) for setting the lottery table setting mode until the selection signal is input. In addition, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time, the CPU 40 inputs a selection execution signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 (by enabling the setting unit setting). When the predetermined time is exceeded, the selection execution signal is not input to the winning combination determination unit 44 (functions as a setting control unit that invalidates the setting of the setting unit). In the lamp 26, the speaker 27, the error code display device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the voice control device 56, the pressing operation of the setting change button 31c is invalidated in the lottery table setting mode (setting of the setting means is invalid). It functions as a notifying means for notifying that the

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition, about the component which overlaps with 1st and 2nd embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, and it demonstrates centering on a different location from 1st and 2nd embodiment.

  If the slot machine 2 is turned on after inserting a predetermined key into the keyhole 31b and turning the key from the off position to the on position while the main power of the slot machine 2 is turned off, the lottery table setting mode is set. .

  In the lottery table setting mode, a selection signal is input to the CPU 40 by pressing the setting change button 31c. The CPU 40 inputs a selection execution signal to the winning combination determining unit 44 in response to the selection signal. In response to the selection execution signal, the winning combination determining unit 44 selects one lottery table to be used in the winning determination from a plurality of lottery tables. Further, in the lottery table setting mode, the CPU 40 inputs a timing start signal to the timer 45 in response to the selection signal. The timer 45 starts timing in response to the timing start signal.

  When one of the lottery tables is selected by the selection execution signal and the start lever 21 is operated, the time measurement by the timer 45 is stopped, and the CPU 40 determines the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 and a predetermined time stored in the memory 41. If the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 does not exceed a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, a setting execution signal is input to the winning combination determination unit 44. The winning combination determination unit 44 sets the lottery table selected by the selection execution signal in response to the setting execution signal to be used in the game. As a result, the setting by the start lever 21 is validated. Thereafter, when the key is rotated from the on position to the off position, the game mode is entered. In the game mode, the winning combination determining unit 44 performs a winning determination using the lottery table set by the setting execution signal.

  On the other hand, the CPU 40 compares the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 with a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, and the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is stored in the memory 41. If the predetermined time is exceeded, the setting execution signal is not input to the winning combination determining unit 44. As a result, the setting by the start lever 21 is invalidated. When the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 exceeds a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the CPU 40 determines that the lottery table selected by the pressing operation of the setting change button 31c is the start lever 21. The error code display device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the voice control device 56 are informed that they have not been set by the operation.

  As described above, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is shorter than a predetermined time, the selection execution signal is input to the winning combination determination unit 44 and is longer than the predetermined time. Since the selection execution signal is not input to the winning combination determination unit 44, when setting the lottery table, a series of operations from when the selection signal is input until the determination operation is performed within a predetermined time. This has to be done, and this can prevent the act of setting the lottery table illegally.

  The predetermined time stored in the memory 41 in the third embodiment is a wire formed from a gap formed between the storage box 6 and the front door 7 or a hole intentionally opened in the front door 7. A foreign object such as a board or a board enters the inside of the storage box 6 and an operation for selecting a desired lottery table by the foreign object is performed, and the selected lottery table is set to be used in the game by operating the start lever 21. It may be difficult to complete a series of operations.

  Further, in the third embodiment, the timer 45 measures the elapsed time from the input of the selection signal to the operation for setting the lottery table selected by the selection signal to be used in the game (the determination operation is performed). It functions as a timekeeping means. Further, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is shorter than a predetermined time, the CPU 40 inputs a setting execution signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 (by enabling the setting unit setting). When it is longer than the predetermined time, it functions as a setting control means that does not input a setting execution signal to the winning combination determination unit 44 (invalidates setting of the setting means). In addition, the lamp 26, the speaker 27, the error code display device 15, the lamp control device 55, and the voice control device 56 operate the start lever 21 according to the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode. It functions as an informing means for informing that it has not been set by (setting of the setting means has been invalidated).

  In the first embodiment described above, the elapsed time from when the power switch 31a is turned on after the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is turned from the off position to the on position is measured until the operation by the start lever 21 is performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the elapsed time from when a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31b until the operation by the start lever 21 is performed may be measured. In this case, a key sensor for identifying whether or not a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31b is provided inside the keyhole 31b, and the timer 45 starts timing when the key is identified by the key sensor. May be. Further, the elapsed time from when the rotation operation from the key off position to the on position is completed until the operation by the start lever 21 is performed may be measured. Thus, the elapsed time from the preparation operation for setting the lottery table setting mode to the determination operation by the start lever 21 may be measured.

  In the second embodiment described above, the elapsed time from when the power switch 31a is turned on to when the selection signal is input after the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is rotated from the off position to the on position is measured. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the elapsed time from when a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 31b until the selection signal is input may be measured. Further, an elapsed time from when the rotation operation from the key off position to the on position is completed until the selection signal is input may be measured. Thus, the elapsed time from the preparation operation for entering the lottery table setting mode until the selection signal is input may be measured.

  In the second embodiment described above, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is longer than a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the selection execution signal is not input to the winning combination determining unit 44. Thus, the pressing operation by the setting change button 31c is invalidated. However, when the elapsed time measured by the timer 45 is longer than a predetermined time stored in the memory 41, the pressing by the setting change button 31c is performed. The setting by the start lever 21 may be invalidated as in the first and third embodiments without invalidating the operation.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the lottery table setting mode is set by turning on the power switch 31a after the key inserted into the keyhole 31b is rotated from the off position to the on position. The form for this can be changed suitably. Further, the mode for shifting from the lottery table setting mode to the game mode can be changed as appropriate.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode is set to be used in the game by operating the start lever 21, but lottery The lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the table setting mode is one of the one-bet button 17, the MAX bet button 18, the settlement button 19, and the first to third stop buttons 22 to 24. It may be set to be used in a game by operating the operation buttons. In addition, a dedicated operation button for setting the lottery table selected by pressing the setting change button 31c in the lottery table setting mode to be used in the game may be provided.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the setting unit is configured by the power switch 31a, the keyhole 31b, the setting change button 31c, the start lever 21, and the mode selection switch 53. However, the setting unit sets the lottery table setting mode. Selected by the selection signal and the operation for inputting a selection signal for selecting one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning probability in the lottery table setting mode (preparation operation) Any configuration may be employed as long as it is configured to perform an operation (decision operation) for setting the lottery table to be used in the game.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the lottery table confirmation mode is provided, but the present invention is established without the lottery table confirmation mode.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the slot machine 2 has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside the slot machine in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine in the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the slot machine of 3rd Embodiment.

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2 Slot machines (game machines)
15 Error code display device (notification means)
21 Start lever 26 Lamp (notification means)
27 Speaker (notification means)
31a Power switch 31b Keyhole 31c Setting change button 40 CPU (setting control means)
45 Timer (time measuring means)
55 Lamp control device (notification means)
56 Voice control device (notification means)

Claims (4)

The preparation operation shifts to a selection signal input waiting state, and then selects one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state, and then In a gaming machine comprising setting means for setting a lottery table selected by the selection signal by a determination operation to be used in a game,
Time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from the preparation operation to the determination operation;
Setting control means for validating the setting of the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and invalidating the setting of the setting means when exceeding the predetermined time And a gaming machine characterized by that. The preparation operation shifts to a selection signal input waiting state, and then selects one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state, and then In a gaming machine comprising setting means for setting a lottery table selected by the selection signal by a determination operation to be used in a game,
Time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from the preparation operation until the selection signal is input;
Setting control means for validating the setting of the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and invalidating the setting of the setting means when exceeding the predetermined time And a gaming machine characterized by that. The preparation operation shifts to a selection signal input waiting state, and then selects one of a plurality of lottery tables having different winning lottery probabilities corresponding to the selection signal input in the input waiting state, and then In a gaming machine comprising setting means for setting a lottery table selected by the selection signal by a determination operation to be used in a game,
Time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from when the selection signal is input until the determination operation is performed;
Setting control means for validating the setting of the setting means when the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means does not exceed a predetermined time, and invalidating the setting of the setting means when exceeding the predetermined time And a gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising notification means for notifying that the setting of the setting means has been invalidated.

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