JP2010005174A5

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Publication number: JP2010005174A5
Application number: JP2008168564A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-06-27
Publication date: 2010-12-09
Anticipated expiration: 2028-06-27

Claims

First monitoring control means that is operable when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and that performs monitoring control of whether or not a predetermined event has occurred;
First notification means capable of executing predetermined notification;
A notification control unit that controls the first notification unit to execute a predetermined first notification based on the fact that the first monitoring control unit specifies that an event to be monitored has occurred; ,
The first monitoring control means and the notification control means are provided physically independently, and are operable at least when operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, and the predetermined event or Second monitoring control means for executing monitoring control of whether or not an event different from the predetermined event has occurred;
Provided separately from the first notification means, so that a second notification that is determined in advance is executed based on the fact that the event to be monitored is specified by the second monitoring control means. Second notification means controlled by the second monitoring control means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

An end receiving unit that is manually operated when ending at least the second notification or at least predetermined end information is input when ending the second notification;
A signal path for notification for transmitting the signal output from the second monitoring control means to the second notification means;
A signal path for termination for transmitting the signal output from the termination acceptance unit to the second monitoring control means;
With
It is difficult to visually distinguish which signal line is at least one signal line constituting the notification signal path and at least one signal line constituting the termination signal path. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machines are provided in a consolidated manner as described above.

The first notification unit is configured to execute a predetermined third notification based on the fact that an event to be monitored is specified by the second monitoring control unit. Based on the fact that the second monitoring control means has specified that the end receiving unit has been manually operated or that the end information has been input to the end receiving unit, The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein execution of the third notification is canceled.

The notification control means controls the first notification means so as to execute a predetermined notification according to a game situation,
At least one signal line constituting a signal path for transmitting the signal output from the second monitoring control means to the second notification means and the signal output from the notification control means are transmitted to the first notification means. The at least one signal line constituting the signal path is characterized by being aggregated and provided as a connection unit so that it is difficult to identify which signal line is the signal line of the path. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

The notification control means includes
The first notification means is configured to execute the first notification based on the fact that the first monitoring control means specifies that an event to be monitored has occurred and the first notification execution condition is satisfied. First monitoring notification control means for controlling
Based on the fact that the second monitoring control means specifies that an event to be monitored has occurred and the second notification execution condition is satisfied, the third notification is executed so as to execute a predetermined third notification. Second monitoring notification control means for controlling one notification means;
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

Provided with a notification release control means for canceling the state in which the second notification execution condition is satisfied based on the manual operation of the end receiving unit or the input of predetermined end information to the end receiving unit. ,
When the second notification execution condition is satisfied in a situation where the first notification is being executed, the notification cancellation control means may be configured to operate the end reception unit or to operate the end reception unit. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein even if the end information is input, the state where the second notification execution condition is satisfied is not canceled.

The notification control means, when both the first notification execution condition and the second notification execution condition are satisfied, the first notification execution control by the first monitoring notification control means, The game machine according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising a stage setting means for performing execution control of the third notification by the monitoring information control means for two steps.

The second monitoring control means outputs a normal operation signal indicating that the second monitoring control means is operating normally when a predetermined output condition is satisfied,
Monitoring whether or not the normal operation signal is output, and performing processing for performing a predetermined notification when a situation in which the normal operation signal is not output although the predetermined output condition is satisfied occurs. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising normal operation monitoring means to be executed.

The second monitoring control means includes
Monitoring execution means for monitoring whether or not an event to be monitored has occurred, at least in a situation where operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself;
Notification information storage means for storing required notification information indicating that it is necessary to execute the second notification when the monitoring execution means identifies that the event to be monitored has occurred;
A notification executing means for controlling the second notification means so as to execute the second notification based on the fact that the notification information is stored in the notification information storage means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that:

A power supply means for power interruption that supplies operating power to the second monitoring control means when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself;
The monitoring execution means monitors whether or not an event to be monitored occurs in both situations where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. Is what
The second monitoring control means includes
Among the periods in which monitoring is possible in the monitoring execution means, monitoring period information storage means for storing information of a predetermined monitoring period;
Required notification information storage execution means for storing the required notification information in the required notification information storage means based on the fact that the monitoring target event has been identified by the monitoring execution means during the predetermined monitoring period. When,
The gaming machine according to claim 9, further comprising:

A plurality of types of events to be monitored monitored by the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage executing means uses information corresponding to the event as the notification required information when a part of the plurality of types of events to be monitored occurs in the predetermined monitoring period. The information required to be stored in the notification information storage means, and other events among the plurality of types of monitoring target events that occur during the predetermined monitoring period and when they occur outside the predetermined monitoring period 11. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein information corresponding to the event is stored in the notification information storage means as the notification information required.

A power supply means for power interruption that supplies operating power to the second monitoring control means when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself;
The second monitoring control means includes a measuring means for measuring at least time information in a situation where operating power is supplied to the second monitoring control means, and the second monitoring control means is configured to measure the second information based on a measurement result of the measuring means. In the case of executing notification, at least the information of the time when the monitored event occurs is notified,
Furthermore, the second monitoring control means includes:
Correction means capable of correcting the information measured by the measurement means;
A power interruption determination means for determining whether or not a situation occurs in which operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means itself;
The second notification means is configured so that a predetermined special notification is executed based on the determination that the operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means itself by the power interruption determination means. Or special notification executing means for controlling the notification means different from the second notification means,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: