JP2008173437A5

JP2008173437A5 -

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Publication number: JP2008173437A5
Application number: JP2007113571A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-04-23
Publication date: 2010-06-17

Claims

A specific area, a normal area different from the specific area, a distribution unit that distributes game media to either the specific area or the normal area, and a specific area passage detection means for detecting game media passing through the specific area; In the gaming machine provided with a transition means for shifting to a gaming state in which when the game medium is detected by the specific area passage detection means, a game value advantageous to the player can be given compared to before the detection ,
A game situation grasping means for grasping the game situation;
State detecting means for detecting a change in state in the gaming machine main body or in the vicinity of the gaming machine;
When the state change is detected by the state detection unit and the game state grasped by the game state grasping unit is a predetermined state, the state change detected by the state detection unit is changed. A gaming machine comprising first state determining means for determining a significant change.

The game situation grasping means is for determining whether or not the game medium exists in a predetermined monitoring area including at least the sorting unit,
The first state determination unit is configured to detect a change in the state by the state detection unit, and when the game state grasping unit determines that the game medium exists in the monitoring area, the state detection unit The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the detected change in the state is determined to be a significant change.

A winning device having the specific area, the normal area, the sorting unit, an entrance for allowing the game medium to enter, and an outlet for discharging the game medium;
Entry detecting means for detecting the game medium entering the winning device from the entrance;
A discharge detecting means for detecting the game medium discharged from the winning device through the outlet;
Based on the detection by the entry detection means and the detection by the discharge detection means, the remaining number acquisition means for acquiring the remaining number of the game media that has entered the winning device,
The monitoring area is the winning device,
The game state grasping means determines that the game medium exists in the monitoring area when the remaining number acquired by the remaining number acquiring means is 1 or more. The gaming machine described.

An entry detecting means for detecting the game medium entering the monitoring area;
The gaming state grasping means determines that the gaming medium exists in the monitoring area when the gaming medium entering the monitoring area is detected by the entry detecting means. Item 4. The gaming machine according to Item 2 or 3.

First measurement means for measuring a first elapsed period after the game medium is detected by the entry detection means;
The gaming status grasping means is configured to detect the game medium entering the monitoring area before the first elapsed period measured by the first measuring means exceeds a predetermined first monitoring period by the entry detecting means. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein when it is detected, it is determined that the gaming medium exists in the monitoring area.

The specific area, the normal area, the sorting unit, an entrance for allowing the game medium to enter, and a first position that is disposed in the vicinity of the entrance and makes it difficult for the game medium to normally enter the entrance, and A winning device having a variable member capable of taking a second position that facilitates entry of the game medium into the entrance as compared to the first position;
Game medium passage detection means for detecting the game medium passing through a predetermined position outside the winning device;
Position changing means for changing the position of the variable member from the first position to the second position when passage of the game medium is detected by the game medium passage detecting means;
The gaming status grasping means grasps whether or not the passing of the gaming medium is detected by the gaming medium passage detecting means,
The first state determination means detects the state when the change of the state is detected by the state detection means, and the passage of the game medium is detected by the game medium passage detection means by the gaming status grasping means. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the change in the state detected by the means is determined to be a significant change.

A second measuring means for measuring a second elapsed period from the passage of the gaming medium detected by the gaming medium passage detecting means;
The first state determination means detects the passage of the game medium by the game medium passage detection means before the second elapsed period measured by the second measurement means exceeds a predetermined second monitoring period. 7. A gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein, in the event of a failure, the state change detected by the state detection means is determined to be a significant change.