JP2022188303A5

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Publication number: JP2022188303A5
Application number: JP2022169682A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2022-10-24
Publication date: 2023-08-08

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従来より、複数の入賞口が設けられた遊技領域へ、遊技媒体を発射手段により発射し、その遊技媒体がいずれかの入賞口に入賞すると、入賞した入賞口に対して予め定められた数の遊技媒体が遊技者に付与される遊技機がある（例えば、特許文献１）。
この種の遊技機において、対応する入賞口へ入賞した遊技媒体を検知する複数の所定検知手段と、その複数の所定検知手段と電気的に接続され、遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理を実行する遊技価値付与手段と、遊技価値付与手段と電気的に接続され、所定の処理を実行する処理実行手段とを設けたものが知られている。遊技価値付与手段には、遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理に用いられる情報であって、所定検出手段の検出に対して参照される参照用情報が予め記憶される。この参照用情報は、遊技機の機種ごとに異なるものである。 Conventionally, a game medium is shot by a shooting means into a game area provided with a plurality of winning holes, and when the game medium wins one of the winning holes, a predetermined number of There are gaming machines in which game media are provided to players ( for example, Patent Literature 1).
In this type of gaming machine, a plurality of predetermined detecting means for detecting game media that have won a prize in a corresponding winning hole, and electrically connected to the plurality of predetermined detecting means, and a process for giving a game value to a game are provided. A game value imparting means for execution and a process execution means electrically connected to the game value imparting means for executing a predetermined process are known. The game value imparting means stores in advance reference information that is information used in processing for imparting a game value to a game and that is referenced for detection by the predetermined detection means. This reference information differs depending on the model of the gaming machine.

一方、処理実行手段においても、この参照用情報に基づいて所定の処理を実行することが求められる一方、処理実行手段は製造容易化の観点から、機種で異なる参照用情報を製造時に予め記憶させないようにしたいという要望があった。On the other hand, the process execution means is also required to execute a predetermined process based on this reference information, while the process execution means does not pre-store reference information that differs depending on the model at the time of manufacture from the viewpoint of facilitating manufacturing. There was a request to make it like this.

本発明は、上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、遊技価値付与手段において、遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理に用いられる機種ごとに異なる情報であって、所定検出手段の検出に対して参照される参照用情報を、遊技価値付与手段と電気的に接続され、所定の処理を実行する処理実行手段に予め記憶させなくても使用可能にする遊技機を提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. To provide a game machine which enables reference information referred to by a game value imparting means to be used without being stored in advance in a process executing means electrically connected to a game value imparting means and executing a predetermined process. .

この目的を達成するために請求項１記載の遊技機は、発射手段と、該発射手段によって発射された遊技球が流下する流下領域と、該流下領域の所定の領域を通過した遊技球を検知する複数の所定検知手段と、前記所定の領域の一部に対応して設けられ、対応する所定の領域への遊技球の通過を制御する遊技球誘導部材と、前記複数の所定検知手段と電気的に接続され、遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理を実行する遊技価値付与手段と、前記遊技価値として遊技球を付与する付与手段と、前記遊技価値付与手段と電気的に接続され、前記付与手段と制御信号の送受信を行う事なく、前記遊技球誘導部材が設けられた前記所定の領域への遊技球の通過に係る情報の処理を含む所定の処理を実行する処理実行手段と、を備えるものであって、前記遊技価値付与手段は、前記遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理に用いられる情報であって、前記所定検知手段の検知に対して参照される参照用情報を記憶する第１参照用情報記憶手段と、当該遊技機への電力の所定の供給が開始された後であって遊技を進行させるための特定処理の実行を開始する前に、前記第１参照用情報記憶手段に記憶されている前記参照用情報に対応した参照用情報信号を前記処理実行手段に対して送信する第１送信手段と、前記所定検知手段による検知に基づいて取得された情報である入球情報に基づく所定情報信号を前記処理実行手段に対して送信する第２送信手段と、を備え、前記処理実行手段は、前記遊技価値付与手段から送信された前記参照用情報信号に対応した参照用情報を記憶する第２参照用情報記憶手段と、前記第２送信手段から送信された前記所定情報信号と、前記第２参照用情報記憶手段に記憶された前記参照用情報とに基づいて前記所定の処理を実行する実行手段と、該実行手段による前記所定の処理の処理結果に関する情報である処理結果情報を記憶する処理結果情報記憶手段と、前記処理結果情報に対応する情報と、遊技状態の変化に対応する情報とを出力し得る手段と、前記処理結果情報に基づいて所定の表示手段を制御する表示制御手段と、を備え、前記遊技価値付与手段と、前記処理実行手段とは、それぞれ異なる半導体チップに集積された集積回路を用いて構成され、異なる基板ボックスに収納される。 In order to achieve this object, the game machine according to claim 1 comprises a shooting means, a flow-down area in which game balls shot by the shooting means flow down, and game balls that have passed through a predetermined area of the flow-down area are detected. a game ball guidance member provided corresponding to a part of the predetermined area and controlling passage of the game ball to the corresponding predetermined area; the plurality of predetermined detection means; game value imparting means for executing processing for imparting a game value to a game; imparting means for imparting a game ball as the game value; electrically connected to the game value imparting means; a process executing means for executing a predetermined process including processing of information relating to the passage of the game ball to the predetermined area provided with the game ball guide member without transmitting/receiving a control signal to/from the imparting means; The game value giving means stores reference information that is information used in processing for giving a game value to the game and that is referenced for detection by the predetermined detection means. a first reference information storage means for storing the first reference information after a predetermined supply of electric power to the gaming machine is started and before execution of a specific process for progressing the game is started; a first transmission means for transmitting a reference information signal corresponding to the reference information stored in the storage means to the processing execution means; a second transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined information signal based on the ball information to the processing executing means, wherein the processing executing means transmits a reference signal corresponding to the reference information signal transmitted from the game value imparting means; based on the second reference information storage means for storing the information for reference, the predetermined information signal transmitted from the second transmission means, and the reference information stored in the second reference information storage means; execution means for executing a predetermined process; processing result information storage means for storing processing result information that is information relating to a result of processing of the predetermined process by the execution means; information corresponding to the processing result information; and display control means for controlling a predetermined display means based on the processing result information, wherein the game value provision means and the process execution means are: They are configured using integrated circuits integrated on different semiconductor chips and housed in different substrate boxes .

請求項１記載の遊技機によれば、発射手段と、該発射手段によって発射された遊技球が流下する流下領域と、該流下領域の所定の領域を通過した遊技球を検知する複数の所定検知手段と、前記所定の領域の一部に対応して設けられ、対応する所定の領域への遊技球の通過を制御する遊技球誘導部材と、前記複数の所定検知手段と電気的に接続され、遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理を実行する遊技価値付与手段と、前記遊技価値として遊技球を付与する付与手段と、前記遊技価値付与手段と電気的に接続され、前記付与手段と制御信号の送受信を行う事なく、前記遊技球誘導部材が設けられた前記所定の領域への遊技球の通過に係る情報の処理を含む所定の処理を実行する処理実行手段と、を備えるものであって、前記遊技価値付与手段は、前記遊技に対する遊技価値を付与するための処理に用いられる情報であって、前記所定検知手段の検知に対して参照される参照用情報を記憶する第１参照用情報記憶手段と、当該遊技機への電力の所定の供給が開始された後であって遊技を進行させるための特定処理の実行を開始する前に、前記第１参照用情報記憶手段に記憶されている前記参照用情報に対応した参照用情報信号を前記処理実行手段に対して送信する第１送信手段と、前記所定検知手段による検知に基づいて取得された情報である入球情報に基づく所定情報信号を前記処理実行手段に対して送信する第２送信手段と、を備え、前記処理実行手段は、前記遊技価値付与手段から送信された前記参照用情報信号に対応した参照用情報を記憶する第２参照用情報記憶手段と、前記第２送信手段から送信された前記所定情報信号と、前記第２参照用情報記憶手段に記憶された前記参照用情報とに基づいて前記所定の処理を実行する実行手段と、該実行手段による前記所定の処理の処理結果に関する情報である処理結果情報を記憶する処理結果情報記憶手段と、前記処理結果情報に対応する情報と、遊技状態の変化に対応する情報とを出力し得る手段と、前記処理結果情報に基づいて所定の表示手段を制御する表示制御手段と、を備え、前記遊技価値付与手段と、前記処理実行手段とは、それぞれ異なる半導体チップに集積された集積回路を用いて構成され、異なる基板ボックスに収納されるので、参照用情報を、処理実行手段に予め記憶させなくても使用可能にできるという効果がある。 According to the gaming machine of claim 1, there is provided a launching means, a flow-down area where the game ball shot by the launching means flows down, and a plurality of predetermined detections for detecting a game ball that has passed through a predetermined area of the flow-down area. means, a game ball guide member provided corresponding to a part of the predetermined area and controlling passage of the game ball to the corresponding predetermined area, electrically connected to the plurality of predetermined detection means, game value giving means for executing a process for giving a game value to a game; giving means for giving a game ball as the game value; and processing execution means for executing predetermined processing including processing of information relating to the passage of the game ball to the predetermined area provided with the game ball guide member without transmitting and receiving the , the game value giving means stores first reference information that is information used in a process for giving a game value to the game and that is referred to for detection by the predetermined detection means; storage means, and the information stored in the first reference information storage means after a predetermined supply of electric power to the gaming machine is started and before execution of a specific process for progressing the game is started; first transmission means for transmitting a reference information signal corresponding to the reference information to the processing execution means; a second transmitting means for transmitting a signal to the processing executing means, the processing executing means storing reference information corresponding to the reference information signal transmitted from the game value imparting means; 2. executing the predetermined processing based on the reference information storage means, the predetermined information signal transmitted from the second transmission means, and the reference information stored in the second reference information storage means; execution means; processing result information storage means for storing processing result information that is information relating to the processing result of the predetermined processing by the execution means; information corresponding to the processing result information; and information corresponding to changes in game state. and display control means for controlling a predetermined display means based on the processing result information, wherein the game value provision means and the process execution means are integrated on different semiconductor chips. Since it is configured using integrated circuits and housed in different substrate boxes, there is an effect that the reference information can be used without being stored in advance in the processing execution means.

Claims

a launching means;
a flow-down area where the game balls shot by the shooting means flow down;
a plurality of predetermined detection means for detecting a game ball that has passed through a predetermined area of the flow-down area;
a game ball guide member provided corresponding to a part of the predetermined area and controlling passage of the game ball to the corresponding predetermined area;
a game value imparting means electrically connected to the plurality of predetermined detection means and executing a process for imparting a game value to a game;
granting means for granting game balls as the game value;
It is electrically connected to the game value imparting means and processes information relating to passage of the game ball to the predetermined area provided with the game ball guiding member without transmitting/receiving a control signal to/from the imparting means. a process execution means for executing a predetermined process including
A gaming machine comprising
The game value imparting means is
a first reference information storage means for storing reference information that is information used in a process for imparting a game value to the game and is referenced for detection by the predetermined detection means;
After the predetermined supply of electric power to the gaming machine is started and before the execution of the specific process for advancing the game is started, the reference data stored in the first reference information storage means a first transmitting means for transmitting a reference information signal corresponding to information to the processing executing means;
a second transmission means for transmitting a predetermined information signal based on ball entry information, which is information acquired based on detection by the predetermined detection means, to the process execution means;
with
The processing execution means is
a second reference information storage means for storing reference information corresponding to the reference information signal transmitted from the game value imparting means;
execution means for executing the predetermined processing based on the predetermined information signal transmitted from the second transmission means and the reference information stored in the second reference information storage means;
a processing result information storage means for storing processing result information that is information relating to the processing result of the predetermined processing by the execution means;
means for outputting information corresponding to the processing result information and information corresponding to changes in the game state;
a display control means for controlling a predetermined display means based on the processing result information;
The gaming machine, wherein the game value imparting means and the processing execution means are configured using integrated circuits integrated on different semiconductor chips, respectively, and housed in different substrate boxes.