JP2913416B2 - Display control device for amusement machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a display control device having a display function, for example, a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc., and in particular, enables a high-speed scroll display of a dense image. Pachinko,
The present invention relates to a high-precision display control device for a game machine such as a slot machine.

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a game machine having a display function, a pachinko game machine has a function as shown in FIG. FIG. 1 shows typical functions of pachinko game machines found on the market.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation of the hitting handle 2,
A panel surface on which a hit ball fired by the spring force of the hitting mechanism 3 rolls, 7 is a normal winning opening, and 4 is a first-type starting opening. When the ball hits the first kind starting port 4, 3
The symbol display device 6 in which the symbols in the columns scroll vertically and fluctuates begins to fluctuate, and when three predetermined identical symbols stop in a row, a big hit occurs and the special winning opening 5 is opened,
When a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number of hit balls enter the special winning opening 5, the opening of the special winning opening 5 is stopped.

Reference numeral 8 is a representative example of a plurality of display lamps provided on the panel surface 1. The display lamps 8 are turned on and off when a predetermined condition is reached during a game. Reference numeral 9 denotes a sound generator which generates a predetermined sound when a predetermined condition is satisfied during a game.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one example of a circuit of a display control device for executing the above operation.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a microcomputer of the main body of the display control device, and reference numeral 32 denotes a bus line for signal transmission, which includes addresses and data. 33 is a clock and timing signal generation circuit for synchronizing the operations of the microcomputer and other circuits.
A storage device 34 includes a ROM and a RAM. 36 collectively describes sensors for detecting a hit ball entering the first kind starting port 4 or the special winning opening 5 shown in FIG. 1, and 35 indicates each signal detected by the sensor 36. Electronic circuits for processing and connecting to the bus line 32 are collectively described.

Reference numeral 38 denotes an operation function including a symbol display device, and the display lamp 8, the symbol display device 6, the sound generator 9, and the special winning opening 5 shown in FIG. 1 are opened. The operating functions of the solenoid and the like are shown together. 37
Describes collectively an electronic circuit for processing and driving each of these operating functions 38 upon receiving a signal from the bus line 32.

In the circuit configuration described above, the microcomputer 31
Performs a signal processing operation in accordance with a program recorded in the storage device 34 and an input signal from the sensor 36 in response to a synchronization signal from the clock and timing signal generation circuit 33, and performs a display lamp 8, a symbol display device 6, and a sound generation device. 9, and
Control such as opening of the special winning opening 5 is executed.

Among the above operations, the change of the symbol displayed on the symbol display device is executed by selecting the symbol display data recorded in the storage device 34 and the display data by the signal processing by the microcomputer 31.

With a display function other than the pachinko game machine described above,
For example, display control of a game machine such as a slot machine is also executed by means similar to the above in accordance with each function.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] It is desirable to display a complicated pattern or a beautiful color at a high speed in a pattern display of a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, but such a complicated pattern display by a microcomputer is desired. In order to execute the control functions including the above, it is necessary to limit the display contents to simple display contents in the above-described conventional display control device due to the limitation from the processing time and the specification of the applicable model.

In particular, scrolling the symbols on the symbol display device requires changing the displayed symbols at a high speed, but it is difficult to perform highly accurate scroll display for the reasons described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to enable high-precision scroll display of a symbol image in which a speed can be freely set and operated only by a start signal from a microcomputer.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, in a display control device for a game machine according to the present invention, a sensor and a sensor signal converting means, a symbol display device, a microcomputer, a clock signal, In a display control device for a gaming machine including a timing signal generating means including a horizontal and vertical synchronizing signal, and a storage means including a ROM and a RAM, a predetermined pattern such as a symbol scroll signal output based on a playing state of the gaming machine is provided. Calculating means for repeatedly adding a predetermined numerical value output in synchronization with the horizontal / vertical synchronization signal in accordance with the symbol display processing signal;
And a symbol display signal creating means for setting a start address for reading out the symbol data for each screen of the symbol display device from the symbol data recorded in M by an arithmetic output from the arithmetic means.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, the changing display symbol data on the symbol display device is easily and reliably read from the ROM for each screen without using the management by the microcomputer, and the symbols are displayed while scrolling freely. I can do it.

Example An example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an example of a circuit which mainly extracts functions necessary for image processing based on the present invention for a pachinko game machine which is an example of the game machine having the display function shown in FIG. However, detailed devices and element circuits such as a power supply circuit, a detailed transmission line for signal transmission, and a gate circuit are omitted.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a microcomputer of the display control device main body, including peripheral circuits of the microcomputer. Reference numeral 11 denotes sensors including a sensor for detecting that a hit ball has entered the first type starting port 4 described with reference to FIG. 1, and a signal conversion circuit for converting a detection signal of the sensor into a signal that can be input to the microcomputer 10. It is included. Reference numeral 12 denotes a clock and timing signal generation circuit for synchronizing operations of the microcomputer and other circuits. Reference numeral 13 denotes a first operation which operates in synchronization with a signal output from the clock and timing signal generation circuit 12.
A symbol display processing signal such as a horizontal and vertical synchronizing signal including a symbol scroll signal generating function of the symbol display device 6 described above, and various signals necessary for the device are generated and output in accordance with the symbol display process. This is a processing signal creation circuit.
Reference numerals 14 and 15 denote an address bus and a data bus for transmitting various signals between the microcomputer 10 and each element circuit.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a program for operating the microcomputer 10, fixed symbol display data (hereinafter referred to as symbol data), and fixed audio data for audio display to be supplied to the sound generator 9 shown in FIG. A ROM for recording data, 28 is a read circuit for reading predetermined data from the ROM 18, 19 is a RAM for temporarily recording predetermined data while the control device is operating, and 29 is a RAM 19 It is a read / write circuit for writing and reading predetermined data.

Address data for reading predetermined symbol data from the ROM 18 is generated by combining output data from the RAM 19 with predetermined signals such as horizontal and vertical synchronization signals output from the processing signal generation circuit 13.

6 is a symbol display device shown in FIG.
LC for color televisions with mosaic arrangement of three primary color layers
D is displayed by a control similar to a color television, and a normal image displayed on a pachinko machine is divided into an upper 1/3 and a lower 2/3, a fixed image in the upper part, and a fixed image in the lower part. As described above, images of seven to eight types of different symbols are scrolled and stopped and displayed in the three divided sections under predetermined conditions as described above.

Reference numeral 22 denotes an arithmetic circuit for setting a head address for reading out the symbol data for each screen on the symbol display device 6 from the symbol data recorded in the ROM 18.
Is an address creation circuit for creating an address for reading design data from the ROM 18 based on the calculation result in the calculation circuit 22, and 24 is a symbol display device 6 of the design display device 6 based on the design data read from the ROM 18 based on the above-mentioned address. This is a signal processing circuit that outputs a symbol signal for sequentially operating each pixel on the screen as a serial signal in synchronization with a predetermined signal such as a horizontal and vertical synchronizing signal output from the processing signal generation circuit 13 described above. 25 is a signal processing circuit 24
Is a drive circuit for operating the symbol display device 6 according to the symbol signal output from.

 Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described.

As described with reference to FIG. 1, when the hitting handle 2 is operated, the hitting ball shot by the spring force of the hitting mechanism 3 rolls on the panel surface, and the hitting ball enters the first-type starting port 4.
The sensor 11 provided in the first type start-up port 4 detects the passage of the hit ball, and the microcomputer 10 outputs a scroll signal to the arithmetic circuit 22 via the RAM 19 by processing.

Until the scroll signal is input, the arithmetic circuit 22 always outputs zero as an output value to the address generating circuit 23, so that the address generating circuit 23 determines in advance in accordance with the playing situation of the pachinko game machine. ROM1 stores the pattern data necessary for the graphic display determined by the processing by the specified function.
Create an address to read from 8. That is, the address generation circuit 23 synchronizes with the horizontal synchronization signal from the processing signal generation circuit 13 and further synchronizes with the vertical synchronization signal, starting from the address on the ROM 18 that indicates the data of the upper left end pixel of the symbol display device. In the symbol display device, the address for reading out the image data corresponding to each pixel from the ROM 18 in the order of the first line and the second line from the top in the symbol display device is continuously output.

When a scroll signal is input to the arithmetic circuit 22, the arithmetic circuit 22 adds a numerical value corresponding to the number of pixel data for one column of the image horizontal line in the symbol display device. This calculation result is output to the address creation circuit 23 in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal, and the address creation circuit 23 starts with the address created from the calculation result as the first symbol data showing the next screen of the symbol display device. Are sequentially read from the ROM 18.

Therefore, the address indicating the second line is output as the address of the first line of the symbol display, and the symbol displayed on the symbol display screen is shifted upward by one horizontal line. Is displayed.

When the display of one screen is completed, a numerical value corresponding to the pixel of one line of the horizontal line of the symbol display device is added to the arithmetic circuit 22 again, and the head address for reading the symbol data of the next screen from the ROM 18 is one column. The symbols are shifted by one minute, and the symbols which have been displayed on the symbol display device screen are shifted further by one horizontal line and displayed.

The above operation is repeated, and the number of pixels for one horizontal line of the symbol display device is repeatedly added to the arithmetic circuit 22 every time the symbol display device 1 screen is displayed. Moved up and displayed.

In the above description, it has been described that the arithmetic circuit 22 adds a value corresponding to the number of pixel data of one horizontal line of the symbol display device. However, when scrolling at high speed, that is, when scrolling at high speed, A numerical value indicating the number of pixel data for several columns is added, and a numerical value indicating the number of pixel data for one horizontal line for each of a plurality of screens is added corresponding to a required predetermined speed when the speed is reduced before scrolling is stopped. By changing the scroll speed, the scroll speed can be changed.

The scroll speed determined by the calculation result of the calculation circuit 22 may be set so that the function of the calculation circuit 22 is changed in advance in conjunction with the clocking function in accordance with the specification of the game machine, or may be set continuously. The speed may be set to change dynamically, or a command may be issued based on the processing result of the microcomputer 10.

In the above description, the arithmetic circuit 22 adds a value corresponding to the number of pixel data of one horizontal line of the symbol display device. However, as described with reference to FIG. When three symbols are displayed side by side on the symbol display device, the above-described processing is performed for each symbol, and the addresses created are switched at the borders of the symbols, whereby the symbols in the three columns are independently displayed. Can be scrolled.

Further, in the process of setting the top address for reading the symbol data for stopping scrolling from the ROM 14 in the address creation circuit 23, the symbol can be stopped by ignoring the input value from the arithmetic circuit 22.

In the above description, the arithmetic circuit 22 adds the numerical value indicating the pixel data of one horizontal line, but the timing of adding and the numerical value to be added are appropriately set in accordance with the display condition of the symbol display device. Set and calculate the elementary circuits that make up the arithmetic device, such as setting the timing and the value to be subtracted appropriately to perform the subtraction process, and appropriately shifting the recorded numerical value to the arithmetic device that is configured with a shift register. By setting the timing, it is possible to change the scroll direction and the situation, and to change the scroll in the horizontal direction and other changes in addition to the vertical scroll in the symbol display.

In addition, by making the above-mentioned various processing contents in the arithmetic circuit 22 selectable based on the processing results and the like in the computer, an image on the symbol display device corresponding to the playing situation of the pachinko game machine is displayed. Complex changes can occur.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 2, it is described that the address generating circuit 23 is connected to the ROM 18 via the signal processing circuit 24. However, the output circuit of the address generating circuit 23 is directly connected to the address bus 14. You may do it.

In the above description of the embodiment of the present invention, the description has been made of a pachinko game machine, but with other display functions, for example, in a game machine such as a slot machine,
The present invention can be implemented by matching the detailed operation specifications to the specifications of the game machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, for example, in a display function of a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine or the like, changing display symbol data on a symbol display device without using management by a microcomputer. Can be easily and reliably read from the ROM for each symbol, so that a predetermined position on the screen can be displayed while freely scrolling, and accordingly, an arbitrary screen position corresponding to the condition of the game machine can be displayed. By flowing the symbols freely, an excellent effect that the interest of the game machine can be increased can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example diagram of a pachinko game machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an example circuit according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a circuit example of a conventional control device of the pachinko game machine. is there. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Panel surface, 6 ... Symbol display device, 10 ... Microcomputer, 12 ... Clock and timing signal creation circuit, 13 ... Processing signal creation circuit, 18 ... ROM, 22 ... Arithmetic circuit, 23 ... … Address creation circuit, 24… signal processing circuit, 25… driving circuit.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sensor and sensor signal converter, a symbol display device, a microcomputer, a timing signal generator including a clock signal and a horizontal / vertical synchronization signal,
A display control device for a game machine including a storage means including M and RAM, wherein the display control device is synchronized with a horizontal / vertical synchronization signal in accordance with a predetermined symbol display processing signal such as a symbol scroll signal output based on a play state of the game machine. Calculating means for repeatedly adding a predetermined numerical value to be output, and a symbol display device based on the symbol data recorded in the ROM.
A display control device for amusement machines, comprising: a symbol display signal creating means for setting a start address from which symbol data for each screen is read out by an arithmetic output from the arithmetic means.