JP2009172094A - Game machine apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine apparatus highly convenient for a player and for a game parlor manager by appropriately processing information such as presentation, when winning combinations are simultaneously achieved. <P>SOLUTION: When simultaneous winning combinations are won in a game in which a minor winning combination and a bonus winning combination are simultaneously internally selected in a slot machine, a call lamp detects the state in which a bonus can be won before winning the bonus in the game machine based on the number of game balls put out of the slot machine, and the player is notified of a condition in which the bonus pattern can be achieved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a gaming machine provided separately for a gaming machine in which at least one of the small roles includes a duplicated role that must be overlapped with a bonus combination and is internally managed. Relates to the device.

In the game hall, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an information display device that displays various types of information related to the corresponding gaming machine is provided for each gaming machine, and a service for releasing the gaming information to the player is performed.
JP 2006-271676 A JP 2006-326160 A

In recent years, some gaming machines, for example, as in Patent Document 2, have a possibility of overlapping a bonus and a small role that is a role other than the bonus to make an internal winning (hereinafter referred to as a double winning), and a double winning. There is a gaming machine that provides a sense of expectation for a bonus when a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as a duplicate combination) is won. In addition, some of the duplicate roles can be won only when the bonus and the duplicate win are made, and when such a duplicate role wins, the bonus is also always won internally.
However, since the conventional information display device does not assume such a gaming machine as a management target, when a duplicate combination wins, information processing such as presentation cannot be performed properly one step at a time. Is the actual situation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to perform a game that is highly convenient for a player and a game hall manager by appropriately performing information processing such as production when a duplicate combination wins a prize. It is to provide a machine.

  The present invention provides a lottery means for identifying an internal winning combination based on the result of an internal lottery performed for each game from a plurality of combinations including at least a bonus combination and a small combination, and a small number specified as an internal winning combination. When a winning combination is awarded to a player, a bonus is given to the player, and when a bonus combination specified as an internal winning combination is won, a bonus state in which the winning rate of a predetermined small role is increased is displayed. A bonus granting means for giving a privilege to be generated, and at least one of the small roles is duplicated by the lottery means as an internal winning combination that always overlaps with a bonus role based on the result of one internal lottery A gaming machine device provided with a separate means corresponding to the gaming machine so as to manage a gaming machine including a combination, and having a notification means for performing a predetermined notification operation, which is output from the gaming machine side Play Receiving means for receiving a game signal that can specify that a game has been played, and a payout signal that can specify a payout number that is the number of game media assigned to the player in response to the benefit A number-of-payout storage means for storing the number of payouts corresponding to the duplicate combination, and a notification for storing notification information, which is information capable of specifying the duplicate combination, in association with the number of payouts stored in the number-of-payout storage means An information storage means; a payout number specifying means for specifying a payout number for each game based on a game signal received by the receiving means; a payout number corresponding to a duplicate combination stored in the payout number storage means; and the payout And a small combination determining means for determining the presence / absence of a double winning combination for each game based on the number of payouts for each game specified by the number specifying means. If it is determined that has won The one in which the bonus is executed as broadcast operation an operation related to the notification indicating that possible winning state based on the broadcast information the notification information storage means for storing (claim 1).

  In the above configuration, the model change determination means for determining that the gaming machine to be managed has changed based on the establishment of the predetermined condition, and the notification information storage means in response to the change determination of the gaming machine by the model change determination means. The notification operation by the notification means is suppressed by executing at least one of initialization of the notification information to be stored, restriction of the winning combination determination by the small role determination means, and restriction of the notification operation by the notification means. And a notification suppression unit (claim 2).

  Further, the payout amount storage means stores the payout numbers corresponding to all small roles including duplicated roles defined for the gaming machine to be managed, and the small role determination means stores the number of payouts for each game. The storage means determines whether or not there is a prize for the small role for which the number of payouts is stored, and the model change determining means is the case where the payout number specifying means specifies a payout number of 1 or more, and the small role determination If it is determined by the means that the payout number storage means has not won any small combination for storing the number of payouts, it may be determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied (claim 3).

  Further, the receiving means receives a payout error signal capable of specifying an error state in a payout means for paying out game media as a privilege given to a player provided in the gaming machine as a game signal, and the model change determining means is When the receiving means receives a payout error signal, the game machine change determination may not be executed (claim 4).

  And a totaling unit that totals game information in a predetermined period based on a game signal received by the receiving unit, and an allowable value storage unit that stores an allowable range of the game information totaled by the totaling unit, The model change determination means may determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied when the game information aggregated in the predetermined period aggregated by the aggregation means deviates from an allowable range (claim 5).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a double combination is won in a game in which a small combination and a bonus combination are overlapped in a game machine and the internal combination is won, the number of payouts from the gaming machine is determined. It is possible to detect a state where the bonus can be won before the bonus is won in the gaming machine. When such a detection is performed, the player is notified that the bonus is in a state in which the bonus can be won, so that information processing such as rendering can be appropriately performed for the player. In this case, even if the gaming machine device is separate from the gaming machine, only the game signal and the payout signal received from the gaming machine can be received from the gaming machine side, so only the software of the gaming machine device is changed. Thus, it is possible to notify the state that the bonus can be won very easily.

  When notifying the player that the bonus can be won, it is possible to notify the player that the bonus can be won before the bonus is won at the gaming machine by notifying the player by display or the like. In addition, for example, if the employee is notified by voice notification or the like through an in-store broadcast such as an intercom, etc., the bonus can be awarded to a player who cannot receive the bonus even though the bonus is available. In order to perform a service such as a so-called push, it is possible to go to a gaming machine in advance without requiring a call operation from the player. In addition, since it is possible to predict the shortage of game media in consideration of bonuses for payout means (so-called hoppers) in gaming machines, there is a decrease in operation from when a payout error occurs during the bonus until game media supply processing is performed. In order to prevent the discomfort of the player waiting for the game medium replenishment process, it is possible to perform the game medium replenishment process in advance. Expected.

  In the case of the configuration of claim 1, what needs the most attention is to update the corresponding setting when the corresponding gaming machine is changed (replaced). That is, this is a false notification that occurs because the number of small combinations that are not duplicated combinations in the gaming machine after the change is the same as the number of duplicated combinations that are dispensed in the gaming machine before the change. In this case, if a misreport is made to the player, a large claim is made, and if a misreport is made to the employee, confusion will be caused. At present, a plurality of candidates can be assumed as candidates for updating the setting information of the gaming machine device. For example, it can be assumed that at the beginning of the system introduction, a game machine apparatus manufacturer employee who is familiar with the settings will update the settings, and from the next time on, game machine employees who are not familiar with the settings will update. In this case, there is a possibility that the manufacturer employee may refrain from setting in consideration of omission of setting update by the game hall employee when changing the gaming machine. However, according to the invention of claim 2, when it is determined that the gaming machine has been changed, the notification operation by the notification means is suppressed, so that the possibility of occurrence of the trouble is extremely low, and the manufacturer employee is also safe. Settings can be updated with care. In addition, the notification operation is suppressed in response to the model change, and if a suspicious employee makes an inquiry to the manufacturer, the notification can be resumed, and the game hall employee who understands the effect remembers the setting. The effect of trying to be expected. That is, according to the invention of claim 2, the configuration of claim 1 can be actively utilized. It should be noted that the control as in the invention of claim 2 can be performed more appropriately by performing it for each game model group.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the change of the gaming machine is determined based on the number of payouts for each game, the model change state can be detected efficiently.
In the configuration of claim 3, if an error occurs in the payout means of the gaming machine during the payout of the game medium accompanying the small role and the payout number is not correct, an error is caused by specifying the payout number for each game by the payout number specifying means. However, according to the invention of claim 4, when an error occurs in the payout means, there is a possibility that the identification is performed and an erroneous model change state is detected and the notification operation is unnecessarily suppressed. Since the game machine change determination is not executed, problems can be avoided.

  In addition, the configuration of claim 3 is effective when the model is changed to a model with a small number of small roles, but is changed to a model with the same number or a large number of small roles, and all of the number of small roles paid out overlap. Will not work. However, according to the invention of claim 5, if there is a change in the gaming machine, there is almost no change in the game information, so the notification operation can be accurately suppressed, and it becomes possible to cope with various types of gaming machine changes. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the system. A relay device 1 is installed in the amusement island. The relay device 1 is connected to the management device 3 and other relay devices 1 via the LAN 2 and can transmit and receive various types of information. The relay device 1 is also connected to a gaming machine 4 and a call lamp 5 provided corresponding to the gaming machine 4, a lending device 6 and the like, and performs relay processing (information transmission / reception) with the management device 3. ing.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a front appearance of a slot machine which is a gaming machine. A display window 7 is provided in front of the slot machine 4, and the player can visually recognize the symbols of the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c provided therein through the display window 7. In this case, the symbols are drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c. When the reels 8a to 8c are stopped, they correspond to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 7. The symbol is displayed. The display window 7 is provided with a total of five winning lines (three horizontal lines corresponding to the upper, middle and lower stages and two diagonally arranged) (shown by broken lines in FIG. 2). An active line display section 9 for displaying the activated pay line is provided on the side of the, and a corresponding win is generated when the winning symbols are aligned on any of the pay lines. .

  Above the display window 7, a liquid crystal display unit 10 and a speaker 11 for displaying various information such as a payout progress state of medals in a bonus are provided. Below the display window 7, there are provided a MAXBET button 12 for betting credit medals, a settlement button 13 for settlement of credit medals, and a medal insertion slot 14 for placing medals, below which a start lever 15 is provided. A left stop button 16, a middle stop button 17, and a right stop button 18 are provided. On the right side of the display window 7, a payout number display unit 19 for displaying the number of payout medals and a credit number display unit 20 for displaying the number of credit medals are provided. Furthermore, a tray 21 is provided at the lowermost front part of the slot machine 4, and a decorative lamp part 22 is provided at the uppermost front part of the slot machine 4.

  The slot machine 4 performs an internal lottery when a series of game start operations are performed, that is, when the player operates the start lever 15 with a medal inserted into the medal slot 14 or a bet with a credit medal through the MAXBET button 12. Each reel 8a-8c is started (rotation operation is started).

  In the slot machine 4, after starting the reels 8a to 8c, the reels 8a to 8c are stopped according to the operation of the stop buttons 16 to 18 to finish one game. If the result of the internal lottery is winning, an internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination won by the internal lottery (big bonus internal winning flag, regular bonus internal winning flag, small bonus internal winning flag, replay internal winning flag ) Is turned on (established), and based on the internal winning flag, stop control including so-called slip control (retraction control) (respective reels 8a to 8c are stopped with a winning symbol or a lost symbol depending on the type of the internal winning flag). Control), and the number of medals corresponding to the winning symbol is discharged to the tray 21. The pull-in control is a control capable of drawing and stopping up to four symbols on the winning line from when the operation of the stop buttons 16 to 18 is detected.

The slot machine 4 can set a bonus winning probability in a plurality of stages by a specific employee operating the setting means with the front door opened.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the bonus probability of the model A. As the “set value”, 1 to 6 are set. The higher the setting, the higher the bonus winning rate and the payout rate. Note that the small role probability is common to all set values.

FIG. 4 shows a winning table for setting value 1. In the winning table, “Open price” and “Close price” of the winning random number are set corresponding to “Position name”, and the “Number of payouts” when the winning combination is won, and the random number to be won internally “The number of winning values”, the “probability” which is the ratio of the number of winning values to the obtained random numbers, “B Duplication Rate” to be won by B. “R duplication rate” that is won in duplicate with B, and “total duplication rate” that is won in duplicate with all bonuses (BB or RB) are shown. The slot machine 4 determines one internal winning combination by extracting one random number from random numbers generated in the range of 0 to 65535 and comparing the extracted random number with the above-described winning table.
The other set values 2 to 6 are assigned so that the bonus winning value after 20812 as the acquired random number corresponds to the bonus probability corresponding to the set value. In addition, the acquired random number is 0 to 65535 in any setting value.

Next, the basic operation of the slot machine 4 will be described.
(1) The internal lottery is executed in response to the start of the game, and the reel pull-in control is executed so that the internal winning combination wins in response to the operation of the stop button.
(2) The internal lottery is performed by comparing the winning table with the random numbers obtained at the time of the lottery. As shown in the winning table, the small roles 1, 2, and 4 have the winning value so that they are won in duplicate with the bonus. Allocated.
(3) B. B, R.M. When the B symbols are ready, the process shifts to each bonus state.
(4) B. B, R.M. During B, the winning rate of the small role increases, and when the predetermined payout number is reached, the game ends.

The slot machine 4 outputs the following signal.
(1) Out signal (One pulse output for one medal used (however, the output timing is when the lever is operated (corresponding to a game signal)))
(2) Safe signal (One pulse output for one payout (Note that when replay winning a prize, the number of medals bet on the game (3) is pulse output: equivalent to payout signal)
(3) B. B signal (level signal output during BB)
(4) R.M. B signal (level signal output during RB)
(5) Preliminary replenishment signal (the medal to be paid out is stored, and the stored medal in the hopper (corresponding to the payout means) which pays out a medal in accordance with the winning of the internal winning combination is equal to or less than a predetermined value (about 100). Level signal output during detection by the sensor)
(6) Payout error signal (pulse output at the time of payout error when there is no stored medal in the hopper and the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination cannot be paid out)
As a game signal, a reel signal output for each game other than the out signal may be adopted.

The management device 3 includes a CPU (equivalent to model change determination means and notification means), a storage unit such as HDD, ROM, RAM (equivalent to allowable value storage means), I / O (equivalent to reception means and notification means), display Part (corresponding to notification means) and the like.
The management device 3 stores model settings for managing the slot machines 4 in groups for each model.
FIG. 5 shows an example of model setting by the management apparatus 3. As model settings, items of “model name” and “gaming machine ID” are set corresponding to “model number”. The “gaming machine ID” is a machine number where a corresponding gaming machine is installed.

On the other hand, the management device 3 stores the small combination setting stored for each winning combination other than the bonus in units of models.
FIG. 6 shows a small combination setting of the model A by the management apparatus 3. As the small role setting, the items of “number of payouts”, “duplicate role”, “100% duplicate role”, and “message at winning” are set corresponding to “role name”, and the meaning of each item is It is as follows.
Number of payouts: Number of game media to be paid out (given) in a winning game with the number of payouts corresponding to the small role.
Duplicate role: Whether or not it is a duplicate role that can be won in combination with a bonus (○ if present, ×: equivalent to notification information).
100% duplicated role: Whether or not the expected value that the bonus can be won in duplicate is 100% when there is a duplicated role (○ if there is, x if not, “-” if not) Equivalent).
Message at the time of winning: A message (corresponding to notification information) to be displayed on the info display unit when a small combination is detected.

  When the model setting shown in FIG. 5 or the small role setting shown in FIG. 6 is updated, the management apparatus 3 transmits setting information to the calling lamp 5, and the calling lamp 5 receives the setting information from the management apparatus 3. Is received, the setting information stored therein is updated based on the received setting information.

  FIG. 7 is a front view of the calling lamp 5. The call lamp 5 is provided with a plurality of call buttons 23, a plurality of data switching buttons 24, a lamp section (corresponding to notification means) 25, and a display section (corresponding to notification means) 26. The display unit 26 includes a BB number display unit 26a, an RB number display unit 26b, a game number display unit 26c, a past highest bonus number display unit 26d, a bonus history display unit 26e, and an info display unit 26f.

  The call lamp 5 is a CPU (equivalent to a payout number specifying means, a small role determining means, a model change determining means, a notification suppressing means, a notification means), HDD, ROM, RAM (equivalent to a payout number storage means, a notification information storage means). , I / O (corresponding to reception means and notification means), etc., and operates as follows.

(1) When receiving a signal output from the gaming machine side, it updates various game information stored by itself and updates game information on various game information display sections.
(2) When a plurality of call buttons 23 are pressed, the lamp unit 25 is turned on or blinked so as to correspond to various calls. When a bonus signal is received from the slot machine 4, the lamp unit 25 is turned on or blinked so as to correspond to the bonus. In addition to performing display according to various game states on the lamp unit 25, the display unit 26 also displays various game information. When the data switching button 24 is pressed, various game information stored by itself is switched and displayed.
(3) In addition to the above, a small combination determination process is executed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the small combination determination process of the calling lamp 5. When the call lamp 5 is not receiving a bonus signal (S1: NO), has it received a safe signal (S2), has received an out signal (S5), or is the game timer operating (S6)? The operation in the state where it is determined whether the small role safe is 0 (S8) and the bonus signal is not being received will be described below.

When the small winning combination is won as a result of the game, the slot machine 4 pays out the game medium and outputs a safe signal according to the payout.
When the call lamp 5 receives a safe signal from the gaming machine side (S2: YES), it adds 1 to the small role safe (S3) and starts a game timer (S4). This game timer is set to a time that sufficiently anticipates the time required from when the first game medium is paid out in accordance with the winning of a small role from the slot machine 4 to when the last game medium is paid out.

  The call lamp 5 adds a small part save according to the reception of the safe signal (S2: YES) until the game timer expires (S5: YES) or the game timer expires (S2: YES) When the signal is received (S5: YES) or when the game timer has timed up (S7: YES), it is determined whether the small role safe (corresponding to the number of payouts) is 0 (S8). When a small role is won, since the small role safe is not 0 (S8: NO), the small role safe that is the number of payouts for each game is compared with the number of payouts shown in FIG. 6 for each game. The determined small combination is determined (S9). When the winning small combination is a double combination (S10: YES), a message set in the small combination setting shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the information display unit 26f of the display unit 26 to notify the bonus expectation degree. (S11). At this time, the winning count for each small role included in the various game information stored by itself and the winning rate which is the ratio of the winning count for each small role with respect to the number of games are also updated and displayed.

FIG. 8 shows the info display unit 26f when the determined small combination is, for example, a small combination 2. Since the small role 2 is not a 100% duplicate role, “Bonus expectation is 20%” is displayed.
FIG. 9 shows the info display unit 26f when the determined small combination is, for example, a small combination 1. Since the small role 1 is a 100% overlapping role, the message “Expectation is 100% bonus confirmed!” Is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the winning combination is a 100% overlapping combination (S12: YES), the calling lamp 5 also performs an internal winning process (S13).
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the internal winning process by the calling lamp 5. The calling lamp 5 determines whether a preliminary supply signal is being received (S102) after starting an effect for bonuses such as performing display corresponding to the bonus in the lamp unit 25 (S101). When the preliminary supply signal has not been received (S102: NO), an internal winning signal is transmitted to the management device 3 (S104).

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 4, when the sensor detects that the number of stored medals in the hopper for paying out medals is equal to or less than a predetermined value (about 100), a preliminary supply signal is output. If the winning combination is a 100% overlapping combination, a bonus always occurs after the next game, so a supply signal is transmitted to the management device 3 in addition to the internal winning signal (S103).

  When the management device 3 receives the internal winning signal from the gaming machine side, the management device 3 performs an in-store broadcast (such as for an intercom) indicating that the internal winning is given to the employee. In addition, when a supply signal is received in addition to the internal winning signal, an in-store broadcast is sent to the employee indicating that the internal winning has been made and that medals need to be supplied. Accordingly, since it is possible to predict the shortage of game media in consideration of the bonus for the hopper in the slot machine 4, the operation from the occurrence of a payout error during the bonus until the game media is replenished, In order to prevent the discomfort of the player waiting for the replenishment process, it is possible to perform the replenishment process of the game medium in advance.

  As described above, when a duplicate combination is won internally, it is possible to notify that a bonus can be won before the bonus is won in the slot machine 4, but it is necessary to pay attention to such a configuration. The setting corresponding to the change (replacement) of the gaming machine is to be updated. That is, this is a false notification that occurs because the number of small combinations that are not duplicated combinations in the slot machine 4 after the change is the same as the number of duplicated combinations dispensed in the slot machine 4 before the change. In this case, if a misreport is made to the player, a large claim is made, and if a misreport is made to the employee, confusion will be caused.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the call lamp 5 determines whether there is a setting value that does not correspond to the small role setting small role shown in FIG. 6 when the winning safe and the small role setting are collated (S9). If an incompatible setting value is detected (S15: YES), a model change process is executed (S16).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the model change process by the call lamp 5. The call lamp 5 initializes the notification information, which is its own setting information related to the expected degree of the small role setting overlapping role, 100% overlapping role, winning message, etc. (S201), and then the model change is made to the management device 3 A model change signal indicating the presence is transmitted (S202).

When receiving the model change signal, the management device 3 initializes the notification information shown in FIG. 6 and notifies that fact.
FIG. 10 shows a notification example by the management device 3. The management apparatus 3 displays a pop-up message on the display unit as “model change has been detected, so that settings related to the expected value of the model A small role setting are initialized”. Further, in FIG. 5, setting information for initializing the notification information is transmitted to the call lamp 5 corresponding to the gaming machine set in the same model group, and the received call lamp 5 receives the notification information. Is initialized.

  According to such an embodiment, the call lamp 5 is used in the slot machine 1 when a double combination wins in a game in which a double combination in which a small combination and a bonus combination overlap in the slot machine 1 is won internally. The player can detect that the bonus can be won before the bonus is won in the gaming machine based on the number of payouts from the player, and notify the player that the bonus can be won. Information processing such as production can be appropriately performed. In this case, even if the calling lamp 5 is separate from the slot machine 1, only the out signal and the safe signal received from the slot machine 1 can be received from the slot machine 1 side. It is possible to notify the state that the bonus can be won very easily just by performing.

  In addition, when it is determined that the slot machine 1 has been changed, the notification operation by the display unit 26 is suppressed, so that trouble due to erroneous notification can be prevented. In addition, since the change of the slot machine 1 is determined based on the number of payouts for each game, the model change state can be detected efficiently.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
As the model change process, the notification operation is limited by not initializing the notification information, not performing the expected degree notification for the duplicate role (or only 100% small role), or not performing the small role determination process. Also good. In this case, a model change signal is transmitted to the management apparatus 3 as a model change process, and the setting information indicating that the notification operation is suppressed in the management apparatus 3 is assigned to the same model group as the call lamp 5 that has detected the model change. It is possible to assume a configuration in which the notification operation is suppressed by the call lamp 5 transmitted to the call lamp 5 corresponding to the set gaming machine. Note that only the pop-up display shown in FIG.

As the game model change detection, which is a condition for performing the model change process, detection based on the small role determination is exemplified. However, for example, the management device 3 changes the model name of the model setting shown in FIG. When the model change can be identified, the model change process may be performed.
In consideration of the case where the model is changed from a model with many types of small roles to a small number of models, in the small role setting shown in FIG. 6, some small roles (high winning rate is desirable, for example, small role 3). It may be set as a core small role, and the model change may be detected in accordance with game information such as a winning rate (ratio between the number of small roles established and the number of games) and the number of established times for a predetermined time period (one day). In this case, an allowable range of game information in a predetermined period is set (corresponding to an allowable value storage means), and the model change may be determined based on whether or not the game information of the core small role in the predetermined period has deviated from the allowable range.

  The game information includes the number of safes and the number of bonuses generated during a predetermined period (the number of safes in the bonus minus the number of outs), and the number of outs for each game (the number of out signals is a predetermined value). It is also possible to adopt a so-called base (playing rate) in a normal gaming state, a safe number (synonymous with a small role safe), a safe number (synonymous with a small role safe) when a period (4 seconds) or more is available. Further, a plurality of the exemplified game information may be adopted, and the model change process may be performed when some of them (including one) are out of the allowable range.

A configuration may be adopted in which only the setting information for the 100% small role is initialized as the initialization of the setting information related to the expected value in the model change process.
If a payout error signal is received when specifying a small combination safe, the model change process may not be performed because a lack of medals has occurred during the payout corresponding to the small combination.

The gaming machine to be managed can be assumed not only a slot machine but also a parrot gaming machine. In this case, a recovery signal output from the used pachinko ball recovery device may be received as an out signal.
Although the call lamp 5 is illustrated as the gaming machine device, an information display device or the like provided between the gaming machines may be employed in the same manner as the lending device 3 or the like. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs part or all of the information processing of a gaming machine apparatus in the relay apparatus 1, the management apparatus 3, etc. FIG. That is, the concept of the gaming machine device in the present invention means a gaming machine device in a broad sense including a device that performs such information processing.

Schematic showing the entire system in one embodiment of the present invention Front view of slot machine Diagram showing slot machine bonus probability The figure which shows the winning table of slot machine Diagram showing model settings of management device The figure which shows the small role setting of the management device Front view of call lamp The figure which shows the example of a display of the info display part of a call lamp (the 1) A figure showing a display example of the info display part of the call lamp (part 2) Figure showing a popup display example of the management device The flowchart which shows the small combination judgment processing of the calling lamp Flow chart showing the internal winning process of the call lamp Flow chart showing call lamp model change processing

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a relay device, 3 is a management device (model change determination means, notification means, allowable value storage means, reception means, notification means), 4 is a slot machine (game machine), and 5 is a call lamp (game machine device). , A payout number specifying means, a small part determination means, a model change determination means, a notification means, a payout number storage means, a notification information storage means, a reception means), 6 is a lending device.

Claims (5)

A lottery means for identifying an internal winning combination based on the result of an internal lottery performed for each game from among a plurality of roles including at least a bonus combination and a small combination, and a small combination specified as an internal winning combination wins a prize. In this case, a privilege for granting a game medium is given to the player, and when a bonus combination specified as an internal winning combination is won, a privilege for generating a bonus state that is a state in which the winning rate of a predetermined small combination is increased is provided. A bonus granting means, and at least one of the small roles includes a duplicate combination identified by the lottery means as an internal winning combination that always overlaps with a bonus combination based on the result of one internal lottery. A gaming machine device provided with a separate unit corresponding to the gaming machine so that the gaming machine is a management target and provided with a notification means for performing a predetermined notification operation,
A game signal that is output from the gaming machine side, that is, a game signal that can specify that a game has been performed, and a number of payouts that are the number of game media assigned to the player corresponding to the privilege Receiving means for receiving possible payout signals;
A number-of-payout storage means for storing the number of payouts corresponding to duplicate roles;
Notification information storage means for storing notification information, which is information that can be identified as a duplicate combination, in association with the number of payouts stored in the payout number storage means;
A payout number specifying means for specifying the payout number for each game based on the game signal received by the receiving means;
Small combination determination for determining the presence / absence of a double winning combination for each game based on the number of payouts corresponding to the duplicate combination stored in the number-of-payout storage means and the number of payouts for each game specified by the number-of-payout specifying means Means,
With
The notification means is an operation related to notification that a bonus can be won based on the notification information stored in the notification information storage means when the small combination determination means determines that a double combination has been won. Is executed as a notification operation. Model change determination means for determining that the gaming machine to be managed has changed based on establishment of the predetermined condition;
In response to the change determination of the gaming machine by the model change determination means, initialization of the notification information stored in the notification information storage means, limitation of the winning combination determination of the double combination by the small role determination means, notification operation by the notification means A notification suppression unit that suppresses a notification operation by the notification unit by executing at least one of the restrictions;
The gaming machine device according to claim 1, further comprising: The number-of-payout storage means stores the number of payouts corresponding to all the small combinations including duplicated combinations determined for the gaming machine to be managed,
The small combination determination means determines whether or not there is a prize for the small combination for which the payout number storage means stores the number of payouts for each game,
The model change determination means is a case where the payout number specifying means specifies one or more payout numbers, and the small number determination means wins any small combination for which the payout number storage means stores the payout number. 3. The gaming machine device according to claim 2, wherein when it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. The receiving means receives, as a game signal, a payout error signal capable of specifying an error state in a payout means for paying out a game medium as a privilege given to a player provided in the gaming machine,
4. The gaming machine device according to claim 3, wherein the model change determination means does not execute the change determination of the gaming machine when the receiving means receives a payout error signal. Based on the game signal received by the receiving means, a counting means for counting game information in a predetermined period;
Tolerance value storage means for storing an allowable range of game information to be aggregated by the aggregation means;
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5. The system according to claim 2, wherein the model change determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied when the totaled game information in the predetermined period totaled by the totaling unit is out of an allowable range. The gaming machine device according to claim.

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