JP4834905B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

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【００５６】
音声制御基板９は、無音の指定を行う。
電飾制御基板１１は、表２に示すように、電源投入時コマンドＣ１を主基板１から入力して、待機中の電飾パターンの指定を行う。
【００５７】
【表２】

【００５８】
Ｓ１３０の電源投入時コマンド作成後、次に内部、及び外部の全割り込み要因を許可するＩＮＴ割り込みの許可を行い（Ｓ１４０）、乱数更新処理を繰り返す（Ｓ１５０）。
これにより、ＩＮＴ割込が許可され、抽選用の乱数の作成が行われる。
【００５９】
又、Ｓ１１０の判断で、ＲＡＭ１７が正常であると判断された場合、即ち停電からの復帰時である場合には、詳細を後述する停電復帰時コマンド作成を行い（Ｓ１６０）、停電復帰処理を実行する（Ｓ１７０）。
図６は、ＭＰＵ７１にてタイマＩＮＴ（２ｍｓ）が発生した場合に、主基板１によって、通常、実行されるタイマＩＮＴ処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
【００６０】
まずレジスタの退避処理を行い（Ｓ２００）、次いで出力処理を行って（Ｓ２１０）、入力処理を行う（Ｓ２２０）。出力処理では、ＭＰＵ７１から外部にデータを出力する。出力処理としては、Ｓ２３０によって行われる異常検出によって、主基板１から図柄制御基板７と、電飾制御基板１１とに後述するコマンドを出力する処理やＳ２４０によって行われる通常の遊技機処理によって主基板１から図柄制御基板７と電飾制御基板１１とに後述するコマンドを出力する処理がある。コマンドは、ストローブ信号と、データ信号とによって伝送される。入力処理では、ＭＰＵ７１の外部からデータを入力する。入力処理としては、電源基板１５に取り付けられている賞球数異常復帰ＳＷ１２１の操作状態を入力する処理がある。
【００６１】
次に異常検出、復帰処理を行い（Ｓ２３０）、通常の遊技機処理を行う（Ｓ２４０）。異常検出処理では、賞球数異常、下受け皿満杯異常、補給球不足異常、賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の４種類を次に示すように検出する。
賞球数異常の検出：
主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球のコマンドを送出するときに、賞球数を賞球カウンタに加算し、タイマー値にｘｍｓを設定する。
【００６２】
また、賞球ＳＷ３１を賞球が通過したときに賞球カウンタを通過した賞球数分減算し、タイマー値にｘｍｓを設定する。
タイマー値を減算し、タイマー値が０になった時点で賞球カウンタの値が５以上ならば賞球数異常（不足）とする。
【００６３】
また、賞球カウンタを減算し０未満になった場合も賞球数異常（超過）とする。
賞球数異常の検出時には、主基板１から図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に賞球数異常の表示を指示するコマンドを送出し、電飾制御基板１１に、賞球数異常の電飾パターンを表示させるコマンドを送出する。
【００６４】
下受け皿満杯異常の検出：
下受け皿満杯ＳＷ２５がＯＮのとき下受け皿満杯異常とする。
下受け皿満杯異常時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球払い出しの停止を指示するコマンドの送出と、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に下受け皿満杯異常の表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００６５】
補給球不足異常の検出：
補給球不足ＳＷ２３がＯＦＦのとき補給球不足異常とする。
補給球不足異常時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球払い出しの停止を指示するコマンドの送出と、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に補給球不足異常の表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００６６】
賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の検出：
賞球ＳＷ３１が１９９６ｍｓ以上ＯＮのとき賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常とする。
賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球払い出しの停止を指示するコマンドの送出と、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００６７】
又、復帰処理では、賞球数異常の復帰、下受け皿満杯異常の復帰、補給球不足異常の復帰、賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の復帰の４種類を次に示すように実行する。
賞球数異常の復帰：
主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球のコマンドを送出するときに、賞球数を賞球カウンタに加算し、タイマー値にｘｍｓを設定する。
【００６８】
また、賞球ＳＷ３１を賞球が通過したときに賞球カウンタを通過した賞球数分減算し、タイマー値にｘｍｓを設定する。タイマー値を減算し、タイマー値が０になった時点で賞球カウンタの値が５未満で、且つ、賞球数異常中ならば賞球数異常（不足）の復帰とする。
【００６９】
また、賞球数異常（超過・不足共に）は電源投入時、又は、賞球数異常復帰信号により復帰する。賞球数異常復帰時には、主基板１から賞球制御基板３に、賞球制御基板３の初期化を指示するコマンドの送出、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に賞球数異常の非表示を指示するコマンドの送出、電飾制御基板１１に、賞球数復帰の電飾パターンを指示するコマンドの送出を行う。
【００７０】
下受け皿満杯異常の復帰：
下受け皿満杯ＳＷ２５がＯＦＦで、且つ、下受け皿満杯異常のとき下受け皿満杯異常の復帰とする。
下受け皿満杯異常復帰時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に、賞球払い出しの開始を指示するコマンドの送出、図柄制御基板７に、下受け皿満杯異常の非表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００７１】
補給数不足異常の復帰：
補給球不足ＳＷ２３がＯＮで、且つ、補給球異常中のとき補給球不足異常の復帰とする。
補給球不足異常復帰時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に、賞球払い出しの停止解除を指示するコマンドの送出、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に補給球不足異常の非表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００７２】
賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の復帰：
賞球ＳＷ３１がＯＦＦで、且つ、賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常中のとき賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常復帰をする。賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常復帰時に主基板１から賞球制御基板３に賞球払い出しの停止解除を指示するコマンドの送出と、図柄制御基板７に、特別図柄表示装置４７に賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の非表示を指示するコマンドを送出する。
【００７３】
以上が、Ｓ２３０の概略説明である。
このＳ２３０の処理後、次に行われる通常の遊技機処理（Ｓ２４０）では、主基板１から賞球制御基板３に払い出しを指示するコマンドを送出し、図柄制御基板７に、表１に示す特別図柄の動作状態を指示するコマンドＣ１〜Ｃ１５と、普通図柄の動作状態とを指示する図示しないコマンドを送出し、電飾制御基板１１に、表２に示す電飾の発光パターンを指示するコマンドＣ１〜Ｃ９を送出する。
【００７４】
又、払い出しの指示では、賞球制御基板３に払い出し個数の指定を行う。
Ｓ２４０の通常の遊技機処理の実行後、レジスタの復帰を行い（Ｓ２５０）、次いで、本タイマＩＮＴ処理の起動による割り込み禁止を解除するＩＮＴ割り込み許可を行って（Ｓ２６０）、本タイマＩＮＴ処理ルーチンを一旦終了する。
【００７５】
図７は、主基板１のＭＰＵ７１のＮＭＩ処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
このＮＭＩ処理ルーチンは、ＭＰＵ７１のＮＭＩ端子（Ｌｏｗイネーブル）１５３に電源基板１５から出力された停電信号のＬｏｗレベルが入力すると、起動される。
【００７６】
まず、レジスタの退避を行い（Ｓ３００）、次いでＰＯＲＴ端子１５５に入力した停電信号がＬｏｗレベルであるかを判断する（Ｓ３１０）。もし、停電信号がＬｏｗレベルでなければ、ノイズの混入であると判断して、レジスタの復帰を行って（Ｓ３２０）、本ＮＭＩ処理をそのまま一旦終了する。
【００７７】
一方、停電信号がＬｏｗレベルであれば（Ｓ３１０）、次に、１ｍｓ経過したかを判断し（Ｓ３１５）、１ｍｓ経過するまで、停電信号がＬｏｗレベルであるかの判断（Ｓ３１０）を繰り返す。なお、Ｓ３１５では、１ｍｓ経過したかを判断しているが、これは１ｍｓに限定するものではなく、他の処理に支障のない範囲で適宜変更するものであっても良い。この結果、１ｍｓの間、Ｌｏｗ状態が継続されていれば、実際に電圧が低下していると判断して、まずスタックポインタの退避を行い（Ｓ３３０）、次いで約２ｍｓ経過を待って（Ｓ３４０）、約２ｍｓ経過したら、賞球ＳＷ３１監視処理を行う（Ｓ３５０）。約２ｍｓ経過を待つことで、図６のタイマＩＮＴ処理によって入力された賞球ＳＷ３１のデータが、誤りなく入力され、記憶される。この賞球ＳＷ３１監視処理は、２９０ｍｓ以上経過するまで行う（Ｓ３６０）。ここで、停電信号のＬｏｗが入力されてから通過する賞球を監視するために、２９０ｍｓ間としたのは、賞球制御基板３に停電信号のＬｏｗが入力されると同時に払い出された賞球が賞球ＳＷ３１を通過するまでに、最大約１７０ｍｓ程度要するためである。
【００７８】
賞球ＳＷ３１監視処理を２９０ｍｓ行った後、ＲＡＭ１７のアクセスの禁止状態に移行する（Ｓ３７０）。このＲＡＭ１７のアクセスの禁止状態になることで、ＲＡＭ１７に記憶されたデータが変更されることが禁止される。
ここで、主基板１への＋５Ｖ（Ａ）と、＋１２Ｖ（Ａ）とによる電源供給が停止状態になって、ＭＰＵ７１がストップ状態に移行する。ＲＡＭ１７は、バックアップ電源によって記憶内容が保持されている。
【００７９】
ここでＲＡＭ１７にバックアップされ記憶内容が保存される情報としては、図柄制御基板７へ出力したコマンドと、電飾制御基板１１に出力したコマンドと、これから出力するコマンドがある。保存する量は、停電からの復帰時に特別図柄表示装置４７に表示する内容に依って決定される。例えば、停電からの復帰時に、大当りゲームの表示内容を最初から再現する場合には、これを再現する範囲、又は期間、つまり大当りゲームの最初に表示した図柄の情報から、大当りゲームが終了するときに表示する情報までの範囲、又は期間のデータを記憶する。
【００８０】
このＭＰＵ７１がストップ状態に移行して、ＭＰＵ７１の停電処理が完了するまで、電源供給線ＤＧＷ（Ａ）による＋５Ｖ（Ａ）と、＋１２Ｖ（Ａ）との電源供給が確保されている。この後、電源供給線ＤＧＷ（Ａ）からの電源が遮断された後もバックアップ電源線ＢＫＷから供給されたバックアップ電源によって、記憶内容が２０時間以上保持される。
【００８１】
停電状態から、電源が復帰した場合の処理を、既述した図５の主制御処理ルーチンのフローチャートに基づいて説明する。
この主制御処理は、ＭＰＵ７１のＲＥＳＥＴ端子１５１に電源基板１５から出力されたリセット信号がシステムリセット回路１４１を経由して入力すると、起動される。リセット信号は、停電状態であった電源基板１５に電源が供給されたときに、出力される。
【００８２】
主制御処理が起動されると、既述したように、まず、内蔵レジスタ設定処理を行い（Ｓ１００）、次いでＲＡＭ１７が正常かを判断し（Ｓ１１０）、ＲＡＭ１７が正常ではない場合、ここでは始業時などのように、ＲＡＭ１７に何等データが記憶されていない場合には、既述した初期化処理を行う（Ｓ１２０ないしＳ１４０）。説明は省略する。
【００８３】
又、ＲＡＭ１７が正常である場合（Ｓ１１０）、ここでは図７のＮＭＩ処理によって、Ｓ３７０のＲＡＭ１７のアクセスの禁止が行なわれ、ＲＡＭ１７の記憶内容が保持されている場合には、次に既述した停電復帰時コマンド作成処理（Ｓ１６０）を行い、次いで停電復帰処理を行う（Ｓ１７０）。停電復帰処理の詳細な図示は省略するが、ＲＡＭ１７に記憶された現況のデータに基づいて、停電発生時点の処理の続きの制御を行う。例えば、賞球の未払い出し分を払い出したり、大当り遊技の続きを行う。
【００８４】
以上に説明したように主基板１は、停電の発生時に賞球ＳＷ３１の検出値などの入力データなどを漏らすことなく読み込んで、正常な状態で改変されることなくＲＡＭ１７に格納するまで、作動する。又、停電中は記憶したデータをバックアップ電源で保持して失われることを防止し、電源が復帰した場合には、停電の直前の状態に基づいて、遊技機５の状態を復帰させる。従って、主基板１は、停電が発生しても停電から復帰すれば遊技客に不安感を与えることなく停電の発生前の状態を反映した状態に復帰して、遊技を継続する。
【００８５】
図柄制御基板７は、電源供給線ＤＧＷ（Ｂ）によって、＋５Ｖ（Ｂ）と、＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ）との電源供給を受けており、遊技機５へのＡＣ２４Ｖの電源供給が停止した場合には、制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１が自然放電によってＬｏｗ出力になるのに伴って、作動を停止し、図柄表示を停止する。
【００８６】
作動を停止した状態から、遊技機５へのＡＣ２４Ｖの電源供給が再開すると、制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１から電源の供給を受け、まずＭＰＵ１８１が図示しない初期化処理によって、初期化され、次いで、後述する異常復帰表示処理を実行後、特別図柄表示装置４７と普通図柄表示装置４９の表示状態を所定の初期図柄にする。その後、主基板１から出力されたコマンドを入力して、後述するように所定の手順で再び画像の表示を行う。
【００８７】
図柄制御基板７は、通常時は、主基板１から受信した表１に示すコマンド（Ｃ１〜Ｃ１３）、及びその他のコマンドに基づいて、特別図柄表示装置４７と、普通図柄表示装置４９とに所定の特別図柄と、背景と、キャラクタとを下記に示すように表示する。
【００８８】
電源投入時コマンドＣ１を主基板１から入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７に電源投入時の表示、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７にデモンストレーションの表示、変動パターンコマンドＣ３、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４、中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５、右図柄表示コマンドＣ６、全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７、確率変動終了指定コマンドＣ８を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７に図柄変動中及び図柄確定中の表示、大当り開始インターバルコマンドＣ９を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７に大当り開始インターバル中の表示、大入賞口開放時コマンドＣ１０、大当り図柄指定コマンドＣ１１、Ｖ表示コマンドＣ１２、ラウンド間インターバルコマンドＣ１３を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７に大当り中の表示、大当り終了インターバルコマンドＣ１４を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７に大当り終了インターバル中の表示、高確率状態指定コマンドＣ１５を入力した場合には特別図柄表示装置４７の背景色によって高確率か、低確率かの表示を行う。又、これらの処理と共に、既述したように賞球数異常の表示、下受け皿満杯異常の表示、補給数不足異常の表示、賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の表示、賞球数異常の非表示、下受け皿満杯異常の非表示、補給数不足異常の非表示、賞球ＳＷ３１の断線・短絡異常の非表示、停電復帰の表示を行い、普通図柄表示装置４９に電源投入時の表示、変動パターンの表示を行う。
【００８９】
次に停電からの復帰時の処理を説明する。
表１に基づいて説明したコマンドＣ１〜Ｃ１５の遷移を図８のコマンドの遷移図に示す。図８のコマンドの遷移図は、低確率時の状態と、高確率時の状態とを示すものであって、主基板１が出力するコマンドを丸印３０１で表現し、主基板１が出力し、表示が復帰するコマンドを破線丸印３０３で示し、主基板１が出力し、大当り図柄が復帰するコマンドを破線四角印３０５で示し、主基板１が出力し、Ｖ表示が復帰するコマンドを破線三角印３０９で示し、停電検出及び復帰タイミングを菱形印３０７で示す。
【００９０】
このコマンドの遷移図に示すように、破線丸印３０３によって示される表示が復帰するコマンドは、低確率時と高確率時とに共に、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２、変動パターンコマンドＣ３、全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７があり、低確率時だけに、大当り開始インターバルコマンドＣ９、大入賞口開放時コマンドＣ１０、ラウンド間インターバルコマンドＣ１３、大当り終了インターバルコマンドＣ１４がある。この破線丸印３０３で示される表示が復帰するコマンドは、このコマンドが１個入力するだけで特別図柄表示装置４７の表示が完全に復帰し、遊技状態を遊技者が把握可能な状態になる。
【００９１】
破線四角印３０５によって示される大当り図柄が復帰するコマンドとしては、大当り図柄指定コマンドＣ１１があり、このコマンドが入力するだけで、大当り図柄の表示が復帰する。
破線三角印３０９によって示されるＶ表示が復帰するコマンドとしては、Ｖ表示コマンドＣ１２があり、このコマンドを入力するだけで、Ｖ表示の図柄が復帰する。
【００９２】
菱形印３０７で示す停電検出及び復帰タイミングは、低確率時としてｄ１〜ｄ７と、ｄ９〜ｄ１５（ｄの添字は、図、及び表では下付き文字で記されているが、明細書中では全て、全角数字で記す。）とがあり、高確率時としてｄ２’〜ｄ７’と、ｄ８とがある。
【００９３】
ｄ１は、電源投入時コマンドＣ１が出力されてから、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２が出力されるまでに停電が検出され、この検出されたタイミングに基づいて停電から復帰する動作を決定し、ｄ２は、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、ここでは変動パターンコマンドＣ３、または再度、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２が出力されるまでに停電が検出され、この検出されたタイミングに基づいて停電から復帰する動作を決定し、以下同様の表現を省略して記す。ｄ３は、変動パターンコマンドＣ３から左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４の間の処理を示す。ｄ４は、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４から中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５の間、ｄ５は、中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５から右特別図柄指定コマンドＣ６の間、ｄ６は、右特別図柄指定コマンドＣ６から全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７の間、ｄ７は、全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば大当りが確定していなかった場合客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２までの間、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間、また、大当りが確定していた場合大当り開始インターバルコマンドＣ９が出力されるまでの間、ｄ９は、大当り開始インターバルコマンドＣ９から大入賞口開放時コマンドＣ１０の間、ｄ１０は、大入賞口開放時コマンドＣ１０から大当り図柄指定コマンドＣ１１の間、ｄ１１は、大当り図柄指定コマンドＣ１１が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えばＶ表示コマンドＣ１２までの間、ｄ１２は、Ｖ表示コマンドＣ１２からラウンド間インターバルコマンドＣ１３の間、ｄ１３は、ラウンド間インターバルコマンドＣ１３が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば大当り継続中であれば、大入賞口解放時コマンドＣ１０までの間、また、大当りが継続中でない場合大当り終了インターバルコマンドＣ１４までの間、ｄ１４は、大当り終了インターバルコマンドＣ１４が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２までの間、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間、また、高確率状態が確定している場合高確率状態指定コマンドＣ１５までの間、ｄ１５は、高確率状態指定コマンドＣ１５が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば高確率時の客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間の処理を示す。
【００９４】
また、同様に、高確率時のｄ２’は、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間、又は再び客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２が出力されるまでの間、ｄ３’は、変動パターンコマンドＣ３から左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４の間、ｄ４’は、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４から中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５の間、ｄ５’は、中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５から右特別図柄指定コマンドＣ６の間、ｄ６’は、右特別図柄指定コマンドＣ６から全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７の間、ｄ７’は、全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば大当りが確定していなかった場合客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２までの間、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間、又は大当りが確定していた場合大当り開始インターバルコマンドＣ９までの間、また、高確率状態が特別図柄の変動回数によって途中で終了するタイプの遊技機では確率変動終了指定コマンドＣ８が出力されるまでの間、ｄ８は、確率変動終了指定コマンドＣ８が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば低確率時の客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３までの間の処理を示す。
【００９５】
停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１５、ｄ２’〜ｄ７’で停電が検出された場合には、表３に示すように、停電検出時に行う処理としては、停電検出時処理欄にあるように特別の処理を行わずに、電源電圧の低下に従って表示を停止する。
【００９６】
また、停電からの復帰を行う場合には、停電復帰時処理欄にあるように、停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１５、ｄ２’〜ｄ７’に応じて、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４、中特別図柄表示コマンドＣ５、右特別図柄指定コマンドＣ６だけか、これに加えて、高確率状態指定コマンドＣ１５、または全特別図柄停止コマンドＣ７を主基板１から図柄制御基板７に出力する。
【００９７】
なお、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４が最初に出力される。
この様に、停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１５、ｄ２’〜ｄ７’に応じて、コマンドが出力されると、表３の表示復帰ポイント欄にあるコマンドの出力時点で、又は即時に、特別図柄表示装置４７の表示が復帰する。例えば、ｄ１の場合には、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２の出力時点で、表示が復帰し、ｄ２、ｄ２’は、客待ちデモンストレーションコマンドＣ２の出力時点、又は変動パターンコマンドＣ３の出力時点で表示が復帰する。他の時点も表３に示す通りであり、説明は省略する。
【００９８】
従って、停電からの復帰が速やかに行われ、遊技機５の遊技状態を反映した完全な図柄を特別図柄表示装置４７が表示する。
【００９９】
【表３】

【０１００】
以上に説明したように停電からの復帰時には、主基板１から図柄制御基板７に必ず最初に左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４が出力される。この規定を利用して、図９の（Ａ）に示す異常復帰表示処理が実行される。この異常復帰表示処理は、既述した制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１から電源の供給を受け、まずＭＰＵ１８１が図示しない初期化処理によって、ＭＰＵ１８１を初期化した後に、実行される。図示しない初期化処理では、ＩＮＴ割り込み許可が行われ、ＭＰＵ１８１へのコマンド入力が可能になる。この状態で、異常復帰表示処理がＭＰＵ１８１で起動され、まず最初のコマンド入力が行われる（Ｓ４００）。次いで、入力した最初のコマンドが規定のコマンドであるかを判断する（Ｓ４１０）。ここで入力される規定のコマンドとしては、電源投入時に主基板１から最初に出力される電源投入時コマンドＣ１と、停電からの復帰時に主基板１から最初に出力される左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４がある。なお、これ以外のコマンドが出力される場合もあるが、これは設計事項である。
【０１０１】
ここでは、電源投入時コマンドＣ１と、左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４に付いて記す。
ここで、規定のコマンドとして、電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４が最初に入力されたのであれば、正常であると判断して、そのまま本異常復帰表示処理を終了して、次の初期図柄の表示処理に移行する。
【０１０２】
一方、規定のコマンド以外のコマンドを最初に入力した場合、例えば中特別図柄指定コマンドＣ５を入力した場合には、次に異常復帰の表示処理を行って（Ｓ４２０）、本異常復帰表示処理を終了する。異常復帰の表示処理では、図示を省略するが、特別図柄表示装置４７に異常復帰中の文字図柄を表示する。この文字図柄は、リセット信号（Ｂ）のＨｉが入力されるまで、継続表示される。なお、異常復帰中の文字図柄は、リセット信号（Ｂ）のＨｉが入力されるまで、継続表示することに替えて、停電信号のＨｉが入力するまで、所定時間経過するまで、大当りの発生するまで、或いは所定回数の図柄表示が完了するまで継続表示し、その後、表示をやめる構成としても良い。
【０１０３】
また、異常復帰の表示処理（Ｓ４２０）に替えて、或いはこれと共に、図９の（Ｂ）に示すコマンド入力禁止処理（Ｓ４３０）を行っても良い。
このコマンド入力禁止処理（Ｓ４３０）は、ＭＰＵ１８１へのコマンドの入力がソフト的、或いはハード的により、入力されなくする処理である。なお、実質的に入力されなくすることであり、入力後、そのまま放置したり、破棄したりするものでも良い。
【０１０４】
又、規定のコマンドかの判断（Ｓ４１０）に替えて、図９の（Ｃ）に示す最初のコマンドが所定時間内（２０ｍｓ）に入力したか（Ｓ４４０）を実行しても良い。なお、正常時に出力される電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４は、通常は、数ｍｓ以内に出力されることから、所定時間以内は、この正常時に出力される電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４が出力される最大時間に基づいて設定される設計値である。
【０１０５】
上述した異常復帰表示処理により、図柄制御基板７だけが電源の供給が一時停止された場合には、遊技者にそのことが報知される。また、コマンドＣ４によって異常を判断する場合、タイミングによってはコマンドＣ４が出力され、異常と判断できない場合も考えられる。この様な場合を防止するため、通常使用されないような特別コマンドを設け、この特別コマンドを停電復帰時に送るようにすれば、どのようなタイミングであっても異常を判断することが可能となる。従って、予め高確率状態の遊技機５を何台か紛れ込ませて、開店を行う、いわゆるモーニングサービスができなくなる。又、仮に強引にモーニングサービスを行うには、全台の図柄制御基板７へ供給する電源を一時遮断する必要があり、多大の工数が必要となって、実質上はモーニングサービスの提供が出来なくなる。
【０１０６】
電飾制御基板１１は、電源供給線ＤＧＷ（Ｂ）によって、＋５Ｖ（Ｂ）と、＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ）との電源供給を受けており、遊技機５へのＡＣ２４Ｖの電源供給が停止した場合には、制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１が自然放電によってＬｏｗ出力になるのに伴って、作動を停止し、図柄表示を停止する。
【０１０７】
作動を停止した状態から、遊技機５へのＡＣ２４Ｖの電源供給が再開すると、制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１から電源の供給を受け、まずＭＰＵ２０１が図示しない初期化処理によって、初期化され、次いで、後述する異常復帰表示処理を実行後、電飾５３の発光パターンを所定の初期パターンにする。その後、主基板１から出力されたコマンドを入力して、後述するように所定の手順で再び電飾パターンの表示を行う。
【０１０８】
電飾制御基板１１は、通常時は、主基板１から受信した表２に示すコマンド（Ｃ１〜Ｃ９）、及びその他のコマンドに基づいて、以下に示すように電飾５３の発光パターンを制御する。
電源投入時コマンドＣ１を入力した場合には電飾５３に電源投入時のパターン表示、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２を入力した場合には電飾５３に変動中のパターンの表示、以下同様に、図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３、高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（低確率状態）Ｃ４、大当り開始時の電飾コマンドＣ５、大入賞口開放中の電飾コマンドＣ６、大入賞口閉鎖中の電飾コマンドＣ７、大当り終了時の電飾コマンドＣ８、高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（高確率状態）Ｃ９を入力した場合には電飾５３にそれらに応じた発光パターンを表示する。
【０１０９】
又、これらの処理と共に、賞球数異常などの異常の発生を示す発光パターンを表示する。
次に停電からの復帰時の処理を説明する。
表２に基づいて説明したコマンドＣ１〜Ｃ９の遷移を図１０のコマンドの遷移図に示す。図１０のコマンドの遷移図は、低確率時の状態と、高確率時の状態とを示すものであって、主基板１が出力したコマンドを丸印３５１で表現し、主基板１が出力して電飾が復帰するコマンドを破線丸印３５３で示し、停電検出及び復帰タイミングを菱形印３５５で示す。
【０１１０】
このコマンドの遷移図に示すように、破線丸印３０３によって示される電飾が復帰するコマンドは、低確率時に、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２、図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３、大当り開始時の電飾コマンドＣ５、大入賞口開放中の電飾コマンドＣ６、大入賞口閉鎖中の電飾コマンドＣ７、大当り終了時の電飾コマンドＣ８、高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（高確率状態）Ｃ９がある。高確率時は、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２、図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３、及び高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（低確率状態）Ｃ４がある。この破線丸印３５３で示される電飾が復帰するコマンドは、このコマンドが１個入力するだけで電飾５３のパターン表示が完全に復帰し、遊技者は、遊技状態を反映した電飾パターンを認識することが出来る。
【０１１１】
菱形印３５５で示す停電検出及び復帰タイミングは、低確率時としてｄ１〜ｄ４と、ｄ６〜ｄ１０とがあり、高確率時としてｄ２’〜ｄ４’と、ｄ５とがある。
ｄ１は、電源投入時コマンドＣ１が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまでに停電が検出され、この検出されたタイミングに基づいて停電から復帰する動作を決定し、ｄ２は、電源投入時コマンドＣ１が出力されてから、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２が出力されるまでに停電が検出され、この検出されたタイミングに基づいて停電から復帰する動作を決定し、以下同様の表現を省略して記す。ｄ３は、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２から図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３の間の処理を示す。ｄ４は、図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば大当りが確定していなかった場合変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２までの間、また、大当りが確定していた場合大当り開始時の電飾コマンドＣ５までの間、ｄ６は、大当り開始時の電飾コマンドＣ５から大入賞口開放中の電飾コマンドＣ６の間、ｄ７は、大入賞口開放中の電飾コマンドＣ６から大入賞口閉鎖中の電飾コマンドＣ７の間、ｄ８は、大入賞口閉鎖中の電飾コマンドＣ７が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば大当り継続中であれば、大入賞口開放中の電飾コマンドＣ６までの間、また、大当りが継続中でない場合大当り終了時の電飾コマンドＣ８までの間、ｄ９は、大当り終了時の電飾コマンドＣ８が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば高確率状態でない場合変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２までの間、また、高確率状態が確定している場合高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（高確率状態）Ｃ９までの間、ｄ１０は、高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（高確率状態）Ｃ９が出力されてから、次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば高確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２までの間、ｄ２’は、高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（高確率状態）Ｃ９が出力されてから、高確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２の間、又は高確率時の図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３から高確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２の間、ｄ３’は、高確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２から高確率時の図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３の間、ｄ４’は、高確率時の図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３が出力されてから次のコマンドが出力されるまで、例えば高確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２の間、又は大当りが確定していた場合大当り開始時の電飾コマンドＣ５までの間、また、高確率状態が特別図柄の変動回数によって途中で終了するタイプの遊技機では高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（低確率状態）Ｃ４が出力されるまでの間、ｄ５は、高確率時の高確率ランプの電飾コマンド（低確率状態）Ｃ４が出力されてから低確率時の変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２の間の処理を示す。
【０１１２】
停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１０、ｄ２’〜ｄ４’で停電が検出された場合には、表４に示すように、停電検出時に行う処理としては、停電検出時処理欄にあるように特別の処理を行わずに、電源電圧の低下に従って電飾を停止する。
【０１１３】
また、停電からの復帰を行う場合には、停電復帰時処理欄にあるように、停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１０、ｄ２’〜ｄ４’では、特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドの送信、普通図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドの送信、異常ランプのコマンドの送信を行い、ｄ２’、ｄ３’、ｄ４’、ｄ１０の場合には、更に高確率ランプの電飾コマンドの送信をも行う。ここでは、先ず特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドの送信が行われる。また、特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドによって異常を判断する場合、タイミングによっては特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドが出力され、以上と判断できない場合も考えられる。この様な場合を防止するため、通常使用されないような特別コマンドを設け、この特別コマンドを停電復帰時に送るようにすれば、どのようなタイミングであっても異常を判断することが可能となる。
【０１１４】
この様に、停電検出及び復帰タイミングｄ１〜ｄ１０、ｄ２’〜ｄ４’に応じて、主基板１からコマンドが出力されると、表４の電飾復帰ポイント欄にあるコマンドの入力時点に、電飾５３の表示が完全に復帰し、遊技者は、遊技機５の状態を把握可能になる。例えば、ｄ１、ｄ２、ｄ２’の場合には、変動中の電飾コマンドＣ２の出力時点で、電飾が復帰し、ｄ３、ｄ３’は、図柄確定中の電飾コマンドＣ３の出力時点で電飾表示が復帰する。他の時点も表４に示す通りであり、説明は省略する。
【０１１５】
従って、停電からの復帰時に、速やかに電飾が元に戻り、遊技者に安心して遊技を続けさせることが可能になる。
【０１１６】
【表４】

【０１１７】
以上に説明したように停電からの復帰時には、主基板１から電飾制御基板１１に必ず最初に特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドが出力される。この規定を利用して、図９の（Ａ）に示す異常復帰表示処理とほぼ同様の処理が実行される。ここで実行される異常復帰表示処理を、図９の（Ａ）に基づいて説明する。異常復帰表示処理では、既述した制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））１３１から電源の供給を受け、まずＭＰＵ２０１が図示しない初期化処理によって、ＭＰＵ２０１を初期化した後に、実行される。図示しない初期化処理では、ＩＮＴ割り込み許可が行われ、ＭＰＵ２０１へのコマンド入力が可能になる。この状態で、異常復帰表示処理がＭＰＵ２０１で起動され、まず最初のコマンド入力が行われる（Ｓ４００）。次いで、入力した最初のコマンドが規定のコマンドであるかを判断する（Ｓ４１０）。ここで入力される規定のコマンドとしては、電源投入時に主基板１から最初に出力される電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドがある。なお、これ以外のコマンドが出力される場合もあるが、これは設計事項である。
【０１１８】
ここで、規定のコマンド、ここでは電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドが最初に入力されたのであれば、正常であると判断して、そのまま本異常復帰表示処理を終了して、次の初期電飾パターンの表示処理に移行する。
【０１１９】
一方、規定のコマンド以外のコマンドを最初に入力した場合には、次に異常復帰の表示処理を行って（Ｓ４２０）、本異常復帰表示処理を終了する。異常復帰の表示処理では、図示を省略するが、電飾５３に異常復帰中を表す電飾パターンを表示する。この電飾パターンは、リセット信号（Ｂ）のＨｉが入力されるまで、継続表示される。
【０１２０】
なお、図９の（Ｂ）に示すように、コマンド入力禁止処理（Ｓ４３０）を実行してもよく、図９の（Ｃ）最初のコマンドが所定時間以内に入力しなかったら（Ｓ４４０）、異常復帰の表示（Ｓ４２０）に移行するようにしても良い。
上述した異常復帰表示処理により、電飾制御基板１１だけが電源の供給が一時停止された場合には、遊技者にそのことが表示される。従って、予め高確率状態の遊技機５を何台か紛れ込ませて、開店を行う、いわゆるモーニングサービスができなくなる。又、仮に強引にモーニングサービスを行うには、全台の図柄制御基板７へ供給する電源を一時遮断する必要があり、多大の工数が必要となって、実質上はモーニングサービスの提供が出来なくなる。
【０１２１】
次に特許請求の範囲の構成と、発明の実施の形態との対応を説明する。
なお、従属する部分に関しては、記載を省略する。
請求項１の遊技制御手段は、主基板１、表示内容指示信号は、表１、表２に基づいて説明したコマンド、表示制御手段は、図柄制御基板７と、電飾制御基板１１、電源供給開始時信号出力手段は、主基板１への電源の供給が再開された時点で、図柄制御基板７、又は電飾制御基板１１に表３、又は表４に基づいて説明したコマンドを出力する機能のこと、電源供給開始時適正判断手段は、図９のＳ４１０が対応し、図柄制御基板７、又は電飾制御基板１１への電源の供給が再開された時点で、図柄制御基板７に最初に入力したコマンドが、電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は左特別図柄指定コマンドＣ４である場合に、図柄制御基板１１が正常であると判断し、それ以外の場合に異常が発生したと判断する構成、又は電飾制御基板１１に最初に入力したコマンドが、電源投入時コマンドＣ１、又は特別図柄記憶ＬＥＤのコマンドＣ４である場合に、電飾制御基板１１が正常であると判断し、それ以外の場合に異常が発生したと判断する構成。
【０１２２】
請求項１の電源供給開始時適正判断手段は、図９の（Ｃ）のＳ４４０が対応する。
請求項２の電源供給開始時適正判断手段は、図９のＳ４１０、又はＳ４４０が対応し、表示制御異常信号出力手段は、Ｓ４２０が対応する。
【０１２３】
請求項３の表示制御機能制限手段は、図９のＳ４３０が対応する。
請求項４の表示制御機能制限手段は、図９のＳ４３０が対応する。
請求項５の報知実行手段は、図９のＳ４２０に対応して、特別図柄表示装置４７に異常復帰の表示を行う処理が対応する。この異常復帰の表示では、特別図柄表示装置４７に異常復帰中の文字図柄を表示する。又、電飾５３に異常復帰中を表す電飾パターンを表示する。
【０１２４】
請求項６の図柄表示装置は、特別図柄表示装置４７が対応する。
請求項７の電飾装置は、電飾５３が対応する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】 主基板１と、図柄制御基板７と、電飾制御基板１１と、電源基板１５との間のインタフェースに関するブロック図である。
【図２】 遊技機５の電気制御系のブロック図である。
【図３】 電源基板１５の起動と停止のタイミングチャートである。
【図４】 電源基板１５の停電時のタイミングチャートである。
【図５】 電源投入時、又は停電の復帰時に主基板１によって実行される主制御処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
【図６】 ＭＰＵ７１にてタイマＩＮＴ（２ｍｓ）が発生した場合に、主基板１によって、通常、実行されるタイマＩＮＴ処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
【図７】 主基板１のＭＰＵ７１のＮＭＩ処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
【図８】 主基板１から図柄制御基板７に出力されるコマンドの遷移の状態を示す遷移図である。
【図９】 図柄制御基板７、又は電飾制御基板１１によって実行される異常復帰表示処理ルーチンのフローチャートである。
【図１０】 主基板１から電飾制御基板１１に出力されるコマンドの遷移の状態を示す遷移図である。
【符号の説明】
１…主基板、３…賞球制御基板、５…遊技機、
７…図柄制御基板、９…音声制御基板、１１…電飾制御基板、
１３…発射制御基板、１５…電源基板、１６…入力ＳＷ、
１７、１９…ＲＡＭ、１８…出力ソレノイド（出力ＳＯＬ）、
２１…盤用外部端子板、２３…補給球不足ＳＷ、２５…下受け皿満杯ＳＷ、
３１…賞球ＳＷ、３３…貸球ＳＷ、３５…賞球モータ制御ＳＷ、
３７…賞球モータ、３９…振分ＳＯＬ、４１…枠用外部端子板、
４３…金枠開放ＳＷ、４５…内枠開放ＳＷ、４６…状態表示器、
４７…特別図柄表示装置、４９…普通図柄表示装置、５１…スピーカ、
５３…電飾、６１…タッチプレート、６３…発射停止ＳＷ、
６５…発射モータ、７１、８３、１８１、２０１…ＭＰＵ、
１２１…賞球数異常復帰ＳＷ、１２３…停電信号発生回路、
１２５…リセット信号（Ａ）発生回路、
１２７…主基板及び賞球制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ａ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ａ） バックアップ電源）、１２９…リセット信号（Ｂ）発生回路、
１３１…制御基板用電源作成回路（＋５Ｖ（Ｂ） ＋１２Ｖ（Ｂ））、
１３３…電源作成回路（＋３２Ｖ）、１４１、１８４、２０３…システムリセット回路、１４３…停電信号受信回路、１４５…賞球数異常復帰信号受信回路、
１４７…ポート回路、１４９…ストローブ信号送信回路、
１５０…データ信号送信回路、１５１、１８９、２０９…ＲＥＳＥＴ端子、
１５３…ＮＭＩ端子、１５５、１５７、１９３、２１３…ＰＯＲＴ端子、
１５９…ＤＡＴＡ端子、１８５、２０５…ストローブ信号受信回路、
１８７、２０７…データ信号受信回路、１９１、２１１…ＩＮＴ端子、
３０１、３５１…丸印、３０３、３５３…破線丸印、３０５…破線四角印、
３０７、３５５…菱形印、３０９…破線三角印
ＢＫＷ…バックアップ電源線、ＤＧＷ（Ａ）、ＤＧＷ（Ｂ）…電源供給線、
ＲＳＷ…リセット信号線、ＴＳＷ…停電信号線[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technology for dealing with a power failure of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a swivel type gaming machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for the purpose of eliminating cheating on gaming machines, the control device is unitized for each function of the gaming machine, and in particular, the game control means having the function of providing the game is used as the main board and the others are positioned as subunits. Attempts have been made to make the data flow one-way only to output a signal from the main board to the subunit and to prevent the signal from being input to the main board as much as possible. In this system, if the power failure occurs without backing up the microcontroller and RAM except for the board related to the prize ball in the subunit, the operation is stopped as it is, and after power supply is restored, It was configured to receive a signal from the main board and execute a new process.
[0003]
In such a subunit, on a symbol control board or an illumination control board where backup power is not supplied, after the power supply is restored, the continuation of the moving symbol or video that was displayed when a power failure occurred is displayed. For this reason, when the power supply is restored, it is necessary to supply a display content instruction signal from the main board that can display the moving symbol and the content of the moving image immediately before the power failure. For example, if the probability of winning a lottery is a high probability state immediately before a power failure, when the power supply is restored, a display content instruction signal that promptly displays the high probability state is sent from the main board to the symbol control board or electrical control It is necessary to configure to supply to the substrate.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when such power supply is restored, a display content instruction signal that can display the contents of moving symbols and moving images immediately before the power failure is supplied from the main board to the symbol control board and the lighting control board. However, even if there is a power outage, it is possible to accurately convey the game contents. However, if only the power supplied to the symbol control board or the illumination control board is intentionally cut off temporarily, the symbol control board or the illumination control is possible. Only the substrate is initialized, and the initial display state is obtained. For this reason, the game state immediately before the power outage is not reflected in the display, for example, even if it is in a high probability state until just before the power outage, only the power supplied to the symbol control board and the illumination control board is temporarily cut off After that, it will not be displayed at all that it was in a high probability state.
[0005]
For this reason, at the amusement hall, using such a phenomenon, before the start of business, after turning the gaming machine into a high probability state, only the power supplied to the symbol control board and the illumination control board is temporarily shut off, There is a risk of being used for a so-called morning service in which a gaming machine with a high probability state is set before the start of business. As a result of this morning service, a lot of game expenses will be used on the premise that the player frequently visits the amusement hall for the morning service or regains it through the morning service. It may be induced in a higher direction.
[0006]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that eliminates the possibility of being used for the morning service and does not increase the gambling ability of the game.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
  As a means for solving the above problems, the gaming machine of the invention of claim 1 is supplied with power,Includes low probability state with low jackpot lottery probability and high probability state with high lottery probabilityGame control means for controlling the game state and the display state instruction signal from the game control means to control the display stateIn addition, it is initialized when the power supply is stopped.When the power is supplied from the state where no power is supplied to the display control means, the game control means causes the display control means to output a display content instruction signal for instructing a predetermined display content. In a gaming machine comprising a time signal output means, the display control means indicates a display content instruction output from the game control means to the display control means when power is supplied from a state in which no power is supplied. Providing appropriate judgment means at the start of power supply to judge whether the signal is specified,When power is turned on or power is restoredA display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means by the power supply start signal output means,After power is turned on or power is restoredThe gist of the invention is that when the power is not output within a predetermined time, the power supply start appropriateness determining means determines that the content instruction signal is not specified.
[0008]
Thereby, when the game machine is supplied with power, the game control means controls the game state, and the display control means receives the display content instruction signal from the game control means and controls the display state.
On the other hand, when the power is supplied from the state in which no power is supplied to the gaming machine, the power supply start signal output means instructs the display control means from the game control means to the display control instruction. Output a signal. For example, a signal for displaying whether the gaming machine is in a high probability state or a low probability state is output.
[0009]
In addition, when the power is supplied from the state in which the display control means is not supplied with power, the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means by the power supply start appropriateness determination means is specified. It is judged whether it is. For example, when a return condition defined from a gaming state, a power outage occurrence time, etc. is defined to output a display content instruction signal indicating a high probability state, the display content instruction signal indicating a high probability state is If it is output from the control means to the display control means, it is determined that the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means is a prescribed one.
[0010]
Thereby, for example, when it is defined that the display content instruction signal instructing the high probability state is a state to be output from the game control means to the display control means, the display content instruction signal instructing the high probability state is If it is not output from the control means to the display control means, it is determined that the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means is not a specified one.
[0011]
Therefore, when it is determined that the display content instruction signal is not the specified one, it is possible to estimate that an abnormality has occurred in either the game control unit or the display control unit. By utilizing this, for example, by adding a configuration for displaying and notifying an abnormality, it is possible to notify the abnormality of the gaming machine.
[0012]
  Claim 1In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means by the power supply start signal output means changes from a state where power is not supplied to a state where power is supplied. If the power is not output within a predetermined time, the appropriateness determination means at the start of power supply determines that the display content instruction signal is not specified.is doing.
[0013]
As a result, when the power is supplied from the state where the power is not supplied to the display control means, the appropriateness determination means at the start of power supply is changed from the state where the power is supplied to the state where the power is supplied. It is determined that the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means over a predetermined time is not specified.
[0014]
Accordingly, it can be assumed that the display content instruction signal determined not to be the specified one is not output by the power supply start time signal output means, so that only the display control means is powered from the state where the power is not supplied. It becomes possible to guess that it has been supplied.
[0015]
  By utilizing this, it is possible to provide an extremely excellent effect that it is possible to notify that an abnormality has occurred in the display control means.
  Claim 2The gaming machine according to the present invention has added a display control abnormality signal output means for outputting a display control abnormality signal when the display content instruction signal is judged to be not specified by the power supply start appropriateness judging means. CharacterizeClaim 1The gist of the described gaming machine is a summary.
[0016]
As a result, when the display content instruction signal is determined not to be a predetermined one by the power supply start appropriateness determining means, the display control abnormality signal output means outputs a display control abnormality signal.
Therefore, a display control abnormality signal is transmitted to an external monitoring device or the like, transmitted to a monitoring device or display device in the vicinity of the gaming machine, or used inside the gaming machine to cause an abnormality in the gaming control means or the display control means. It is possible to display the occurrence of the occurrence with a character, a pattern, a light emission pattern, or to make a sound.
[0017]
  As a result, there is an extremely excellent effect of making it possible to use the determination result that is abnormal.
  Claim 3The gaming machine according to the present invention is characterized in that a display control function restricting means for restricting a function of the display control means is added when the display control abnormal signal output means outputs a display control abnormal signal.Claim 2The gist of the described gaming machine is a summary.
[0018]
Thus, when the display control abnormality signal output means outputs the display control abnormality signal, the display control function restriction means restricts the function of the display control means.
For example, the display control function restricting means stops display of symbols by the display control means, displays only specific symbols, prevents the display control means from inputting a display content instruction signal, or displays the input contents The function is limited so that only a specific instruction signal is used.
[0019]
  Claim 4In the gaming machine of the present invention, the display control function restriction unit restricts input of the display content instruction signal by the display control unit.Claim 3The gist of the described gaming machine is a summary.
  Thereby, when the display control abnormality signal output means outputs the display control abnormality signal, the display content instruction signal is not input to the display control means, or the specific display content instruction signal is not input.
[0020]
Accordingly, when the supply of power only to the display control means is temporarily interrupted, the display control means does not function and the game cannot be provided.
As a result, by temporarily shutting off the supply of power to the display control means, for example, even if it hides the display of a high probability state, the display itself is not performed, and the game can not be provided by the gaming machine In this case, an extremely excellent effect is obtained that unauthorized processing on the gaming machine is not executed.
[0021]
  Claim 5The gaming machine according to the present invention is characterized in that when the display control abnormality signal output means outputs a display control abnormality signal, notification execution means for causing the display control means to execute a predetermined notification is added.Any one of claims 2 to 4A summary of the gaming machine described in.
[0022]
  Thereby, there is an extremely excellent effect that it is possible to notify the abnormality of the gaming machine by the notification executing means.
  Claim 6The gaming machine according to the invention is characterized in that the display control means executes a predetermined notification by a symbol display by a symbol display device.Claim 5The gist of the described gaming machine is a summary.
[0023]
  As a result, it is possible to notify the abnormality of the gaming machine by the symbol display by the symbol display means.
  Claim 7The gaming machine according to the invention is characterized in that the display control means executes a predetermined notification by an illumination display pattern by an illumination device.Claim 5The gist of the described gaming machine is a summary.
[0024]
  As a result, it is possible to notify the abnormality of the gaming machine by the illumination display pattern by the illumination device.
  In addition, as described in claim 8, when power is supplied from a state where no power is supplied, an abnormality determination command is output from the game control means to the display control means. Command output means may be provided.
  If this abnormality determination command is sent at the time of power failure recovery, it is possible to determine an abnormality at any timing.
[0025]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram relating to an interface between the main board 1, the symbol control board 7, the illumination control board 11, and the power supply board 15, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the electric control system of the gaming machine 5. .
[0026]
Although the appearance of the gaming machine 5 is omitted, the gaming machine 5 provides a pachinko game that pays out a prize (prize ball) of a gaming ball when the gaming ball wins a prize opening and outputs an interesting image or sound. As shown in FIG. 2, a board as shown below is provided with a main board 1 for game control as a center.
[0027]
That is, the gaming machine 5 is omitted in detail, but the main board 1, the prize ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, the voice control board 9, the illumination control board 11, the launch control board 13, the power supply And a substrate 15.
The main board 1 has an input switch (input SW) 16 as described below, an output solenoid (output SOL) 18 such as a large prize opening SOL, a normal electric accessory SOL, and the number of symbol determinations, jackpot, large An external terminal board 21 for a board such as a prize opening, a supply ball shortage switch (supply ball shortage SW) 23, and a base tray full switch (base plate full SW) 25 are connected.
[0028]
As for the input SW 16, the first type start opening SW, the specific area SW, the big winning opening SW, the normal symbol operating gate SW, the normal electric accessory SW, the normal winning opening SW, etc. are respectively supplied with the switch signal (SW signal) to the main board 1. Supply.
The main board 1 supplies various commands to the prize ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, the voice control board 9, and the illumination control board 11 using data signals and strobe signals. In general, the following processing is performed.
[0029]
The prize ball control board 3 uses a prize ball SW31, a ball rental SW33, a prize ball motor control SW35, a prize ball motor 37, and a distribution SOL39 on the basis of the data signal and the strobe signal. While paying out to the dish, a firing control signal is output to the firing control board 13. The prize ball control board 3 is attached with a status indicator 46 to be described later and connected to an external terminal board 41 for a frame. The frame external terminal plate 41 is provided with a prize ball terminal, a ball lending terminal, a metal frame opening terminal, and an inner frame opening terminal, and a metal frame opening SW 43 and an inner frame opening SW 45 are connected thereto.
[0030]
The symbol control board 7 inputs various commands, which will be described later, from the main board 1 by using a data signal and a strobe signal, and uses a special symbol display device 47 and a normal symbol display device 49 to describe details later. An anomaly display, a game special symbol display, and a normal symbol display are performed.
[0031]
Based on the data signal and the strobe signal, the sound control board 9 uses the speaker 51 to output sound related to the game.
Based on the data signal and the strobe signal, the illumination control board 11 generates an illumination pattern related to a game such as a character, a pattern, and a light emission pattern by using an illumination 53 such as an LED. Moreover, it has the function to display an abnormal display with an electrical decoration pattern.
[0032]
The launch control board 13 receives a launch control signal, is connected to the touch plate 61, the launch stop SW 63, and the launch motor 65, and controls the launch of the game ball.
The main board 1, the prize ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, the voice control board 9, the illumination control board 11, and the launch control board 13, which have been outlined above, are supplied from the power supply board 15. The reset signal line RSW and the power supply lines DGW (A) and (B) are connected. The reset signal line RSW collects the main board 1, prize ball control board 3, symbol control board 7, voice control board 9, illumination control board 11, and launch control board 13 from the power supply board 15. It is for resetting and is mainly used for initialization at the start of power supply.
[0033]
The power supply line DGW (A) supplies power necessary for the operation of the main board 1 and the prize ball control board 3, and the power supply line DGW (B) includes the symbol control board 7 and the voice control board. 9, the illumination control board 11, and the launch control board 13 supply power necessary for the operation.
[0034]
Further, from the power supply board 15, a power failure signal line TSW and a backup power supply line BKW are connected to the main board 1 and the prize ball control board 3.
The main board 1 to which the power failure signal line TSW and the backup power supply line BKW are supplied, and the prize ball control board 3 are each provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM 17 and 19 constituting a well-known microcomputer. The line BKW supplies the backup power necessary to hold the data in the RAMs 17 and 19 even after the power supplied from the power supply line DGW (A) is reduced. Here, the power supply board 15 that supplies power to the backup power supply line BKW has a capability of supplying backup power for 20 hours or more after the power supplied to the gaming machine 5 is cut off.
[0035]
Next, based on FIG.1 and FIG.2, the structure which performs a power supply and a signal supply between the power supply board 15, the main board 1, the design control board 7, and the illumination control board 11 is demonstrated. . Detailed description of the configuration is omitted.
The power supply board 15 provides power supply and signal supply to the main board 1, prize ball control board 3, symbol control board 7, voice control board 9, illumination control board 11, and launch control board 13. In order to do this, the award ball number abnormal recovery SW 121, power failure signal generation circuit 123, reset signal (A) generation circuit 125, main board and prize ball control board power generation circuit (+ 5V (A) + 12V shown in FIG. (A) Backup power supply 127, a reset signal (B) generation circuit 129, a control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)) 131, and a power generation circuit (+32 V) 133. .
[0036]
The award ball number abnormal return SW 121 is a push button switch structure attached to a position where it can be operated from the back side of the gaming machine 5, and is attached on the power supply board 15. Instead of the push button structure, a key switch structure operated with a predetermined key may be used. An award ball number abnormal return line SISW is connected to the award ball number abnormal return SW 121. The award ball number abnormal return line SISW is connected to the main board 1. Details of the connection destination will be described later.
[0037]
The power failure signal generation circuit 123 has a configuration for outputting a power failure signal shown in the timing chart for starting and stopping the power supply board 15 in FIG. 3 and the timing chart in the power failure of the power supply board 15 in FIG.
Here, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, when AC24V continues to be supplied for 20 ms or more and the power supplies + 5V (A), + 12V (A), and + 32V are normal, the power failure signal becomes Hi (high level). Is output. Therefore, as shown in (4) of FIG. 3, when the AC 24V power failure state is less than 20 ms, it is not regarded as a power failure state. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the AC 24V power outage state continues for 20 ms or longer, the power outage signal is output as low, but as indicated by (4) in FIG. (Power failure processing) When AC24V recovers from the power failure state during 300 ms, as shown in (5) in FIG. 4, the power failure signal is output to Hi after 300 ms (power failure processing).
[0038]
The reset signal (A) generation circuit 125 has a configuration for outputting the reset signal (A) shown in the timing chart of starting and stopping of the power supply board 15 in FIG. 3 and the timing chart at the time of power failure of the power supply board 15 in FIG. .
Here, as indicated by (3) in FIG. 3, Hi is output 10 ms after the power failure signal is output Hi. Further, as shown in (8), the output is Low after 300 ms from the start of the power failure signal Low output. As indicated by (5) in FIG. 4, the output is Low after 300 ms has elapsed from the start of the power failure signal Low output.
[0039]
The main board and prize ball control board power generation circuit (+5 V (A) +12 V (A) backup power supply) 127 includes a power supply capacitor (not shown), and after the +5 V (A) +12 V (A) power supply is AC 24 V down, As shown in (6) and (8) in FIG. 3, it is specified for 320 ms including 20 ms for determining that the main board 1 and the winning ball control board 3 are in a power outage and 300 ms for performing a power outage process. After the voltage is held, the output becomes Low by natural discharge. As shown in (9) of FIG. 3, the backup power source is connected to the RAM 17 on the main board 1 and the prize ball control board 3 until the power failure recovery guarantee time (discharge time of the electric double layer capacitor, about 20 hours) elapses. , 19 backup power supplies.
[0040]
As indicated by (3) in FIG. 3, the reset signal (B) generation circuit 129 outputs Hi after 10 ms has elapsed since the power failure signal was output Hi. Further, as shown in (6), when a power failure of 20 ms or more occurs, Low (low level) output is performed.
The control board power generation circuit (+ 5V (B) + 12V (B)) 131 includes a power supply capacitor (not shown), and after AC24V goes down, as shown in (6) and (7) in FIG. After holding a specified voltage for 20 ms, the output becomes Low by natural discharge.
[0041]
The power generation circuit (+ 32V) 133 becomes Low output by natural discharge after AC24V is down.
The specifications of the power supply board 15 are appropriately changed according to the design concept.
As shown in FIG. 1, a main board 1 that receives +5 V (A), +12 V (A), and backup power from a power supply board 15 by a power supply line DGW (A) includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM 17, and the like. , A system reset circuit 141 connected to the MPU 71, a power failure signal reception circuit 143, a prize ball number abnormal return signal reception circuit 145, a port circuit 147, and a strobe signal transmission A circuit 149 and a data signal transmission circuit 150 are provided.
[0042]
The MPU 71 includes a RESET terminal 151, an NMI terminal 153, PORT terminals 155 and 157, and a DATA terminal 159. Note that the line indicating the low enable, which is the line above the characters “NMI”, like the NMI terminal 153, is described only in the drawings, and is not described in the specification. Unless otherwise specified, the symbols used to describe the terminals of the MPUs 71 and 83 conform to the microprocessor standard indicated by the trademark “Z80” of Zylog Corporation.
[0043]
The RESET terminal 151 is connected to the system reset circuit 141 connected to the reset signal line RSW, and inputs the reset signal (A) via the system reset circuit 141. The operation of the MPU 71 will be described later.
[0044]
The NMI terminal 153 and the PORT terminal 155 are connected to a power failure signal receiving circuit 143 connected to the power failure signal line TSW, and input a power failure signal via the power failure signal receiving circuit 143.
The PORT terminal 157 is connected to a prize ball number abnormal return signal receiving circuit 145 connected to the prize ball number abnormal return line SISW, and the prize ball number abnormal return signal 145 is connected via the prize ball number abnormal return signal receiving circuit 145. Enter.
[0045]
The DATA terminal 159 outputs the data to the strobe signal transmission circuit 149 and the data signal transmission circuit 150 via the port circuit 147, whereby the prize ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, and the illumination control board. 11 and a data signal are output. The strobe signal is output to the strobe signal line STBW, and the data signal is output to the data signal line DATAW.
[0046]
A detailed description of the prize ball control board 3 that receives the supply of +5 V (A), +12 V (A), and backup power from the power supply board 15 by the power supply line DGW (A) is omitted.
The symbol control board 7 which receives + 5V (B) and + 12V (B) by the power supply line DGW (B) from the power supply board 15 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and the like as shown in FIG. A micro control unit (MPU) 181, a system reset circuit 184 connected to the MPU 181, a strobe signal receiving circuit 185, and a data signal receiving circuit 187 are provided.
[0047]
The MPU 181 includes a RESET terminal 189, an INT terminal 191, and a PORT terminal 193.
The RESET terminal 189 is connected to the system reset circuit 184 connected to the reset signal line RSW, and inputs the reset signal (B) via the system reset circuit 184. The operation of the MPU 181 will be described later.
[0048]
The INT terminal 191 is connected to a strobe signal receiving circuit 185 connected to the strobe signal line STBW, and inputs a strobe signal from the main board 1 via the strobe signal receiving circuit 185.
The PORT terminal 193 inputs a data signal from the main board 1 via the data signal receiving circuit 187 connected to the data signal line DATAW.
[0049]
A detailed description of the voice control board 9 that receives +5 V (B) and +12 V (B) from the power board 15 by the power supply line DGW (B) is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 1, the illumination control board 11 that receives +5 V (B) and +12 V (B) from the power supply board 15 by the power supply line DGW (B) includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. A micro control unit (MPU) 201, a system reset circuit 203 connected to the MPU 201, a strobe signal receiving circuit 205, and a data signal receiving circuit 207.
[0050]
The MPU 201 includes a RESET terminal 209, an INT terminal 211, and a PORT terminal 213.
The RESET terminal 209 is connected to the system reset circuit 203 connected to the reset signal line RSW, and inputs the reset signal (B) through the system reset circuit 203. The operation of the MPU 201 will be described later.
[0051]
The INT terminal 211 is connected to the strobe signal receiving circuit 205 connected to the strobe signal line STBW, and inputs the strobe signal via the strobe signal receiving circuit 205.
The PORT terminal 213 inputs a data signal via the data signal receiving circuit 207 connected to the data signal line DATAW.
[0052]
The detailed description of the launch control board 13 that receives +5 V (B), +12 V (B), and +32 V from the power supply board 15 by the power supply line DGW (B) is omitted.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main control processing routine executed by the main board 1 when power is turned on or when a power failure is restored. This main control processing routine is started when Hi of the reset signal (A) is input to the main board 1. First, the built-in register setting process of the MPU 71 is performed (S100), and then it is determined whether the RAM 17 attached to the MPU 71 is normal (S110). When the power is turned on, it is determined that the RAM 17 is not normal, and then the RAM 17 is initialized (S120). Thereafter, a power-on command is created (S130). This power-on command is sent to the prize ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, the voice control board 9, and the illumination control board 11 when the power is turned on, and is actually output by a timer INT process described later. Is done. By outputting the power-on command to the winning ball control board 3, the symbol control board 7, the voice control board 9, and the illumination control board 11, the following processing is performed.
[0053]
The prize ball control board 3 initializes the prize ball control board 3 (initialization of the work area).
The symbol control board 7 is a power-on command C1 (indicated by subscripts in the figures and tables, among the commands for instructing the operation state of the special symbols shown in Table 1. In the book, all are written in double-byte numerals.) Are input from the main board 1 to designate the display (symbol, background, etc.) when the special symbol display device 47 is turned on.
[0054]
Further, a command for instructing an operation state of a normal symbol (not shown) is input to designate display when the normal symbol display device 49 is turned on.
[0055]
[Table 1]

[0056]
The voice control board 9 designates silence.
As shown in Table 2, the lighting control board 11 inputs a power-on command C1 from the main board 1 and designates a waiting lighting pattern.
[0057]
[Table 2]

[0058]
After creating the power-on command in S130, next, an INT interrupt for permitting all internal and external interrupt factors is permitted (S140), and the random number update process is repeated (S150).
Thereby, INT interruption is permitted, and a random number for lottery is created.
[0059]
If it is determined in S110 that the RAM 17 is normal, i.e., when the power is restored from a power failure, a power failure recovery command described in detail later is created (S160), and a power failure recovery process is executed. (S170).
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a timer INT processing routine that is normally executed by the main board 1 when the timer INT (2 ms) is generated in the MPU 71.
[0060]
First, register saving processing is performed (S200), then output processing is performed (S210), and input processing is performed (S220). In the output process, data is output from the MPU 71 to the outside. As the output process, the main board is processed by outputting a command to be described later from the main board 1 to the symbol control board 7 and the illumination control board 11 by the abnormality detection performed in S230, or the normal game machine process performed in S240. There is a process of outputting a command to be described later from 1 to the symbol control board 7 and the illumination control board 11. The command is transmitted by a strobe signal and a data signal. In the input process, data is input from outside the MPU 71. As the input process, there is a process of inputting the operation state of the award ball number abnormal return SW 121 attached to the power supply board 15.
[0061]
Next, abnormality detection and return processing are performed (S230), and normal gaming machine processing is performed (S240). In the abnormality detection process, the following four types are detected: a prize ball number abnormality, an underfill full abnormality, a supply ball shortage abnormality, and a prize ball SW31 disconnection / short circuit abnormality.
Detection of abnormal number of prize balls:
When a prize ball command is sent from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3, the number of prize balls is added to the prize ball counter, and the timer value is set to xms.
[0062]
Further, when the prize ball passes through the prize ball SW31, the number of prize balls that have passed the prize ball counter is subtracted, and the timer value is set to xms.
The timer value is subtracted, and if the value of the prize ball counter is 5 or more when the timer value becomes 0, the number of prize balls is abnormal (insufficient).
[0063]
Also, if the prize ball counter is subtracted and becomes less than 0, the number of prize balls is abnormal (excess).
When detecting the abnormal number of prize balls, a command for instructing the special symbol display device 47 to display the abnormal number of prize balls is sent from the main board 1 to the symbol control board 7, and the decoration control board 11 is notified of the prize ball number abnormality. Sends a command to display the illumination pattern.
[0064]
Detecting a full tray error:
When the lower tray full switch SW25 is ON, it is determined that the lower tray is full.
A command for instructing to stop paying out a prize ball from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3 when the lower saucer is full, and a command for instructing the special symbol display device 47 to display an abnormality in the lower saucer full on the symbol control board 7 Is sent out.
[0065]
Detection of supply ball shortage abnormality:
When the supply ball shortage SW23 is OFF, the supply ball shortage abnormality is assumed.
A command for instructing the stop of payout of the prize ball from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3 when the supply ball shortage abnormality occurs, and a command for instructing the symbol control board 7 to display the supply ball shortage abnormality on the special symbol display device 47 Is sent out.
[0066]
Detection of disconnection / short circuit abnormality of prize ball SW31:
When the prize ball SW31 is ON for 1996 ms or longer, the disconnection / short circuit abnormality of the prize ball SW31 is assumed.
When the prize ball SW31 is disconnected or short-circuited abnormally, the main board 1 sends a command instructing the prize ball control board 3 to stop paying the prize ball, and the symbol control board 7 is connected to the special symbol display device 47. Sends a command that indicates the display of a short circuit error.
[0067]
In the return process, the following four types are executed as follows: return of the number of prize balls, return of a full tray tray, return of insufficient supply balls, and return of disconnection / short circuit abnormality of the prize balls SW31.
Return of abnormal number of prize balls:
When a prize ball command is sent from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3, the number of prize balls is added to the prize ball counter, and the timer value is set to xms.
[0068]
Further, when the prize ball passes through the prize ball SW31, the number of prize balls that have passed the prize ball counter is subtracted, and the timer value is set to xms. The timer value is subtracted, and when the value of the prize ball counter is less than 5 and the prize ball number is abnormal when the timer value becomes 0, the prize ball number abnormality (insufficient) is returned.
[0069]
Also, an abnormal number of winning balls (both excess and shortage) is restored when the power is turned on or by an abnormal number of winning balls return signal. At the time of abnormal return of the number of prize balls, a command for instructing initialization of the prize ball control board 3 is sent from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3, and a special symbol display device 47 is informed of an abnormal number of prize balls. A command for instructing non-display is sent, and a command for instructing an illumination pattern for returning the number of prize balls is sent to the illumination control board 11.
[0070]
Restoring the full tray tray error:
When the lower tray full SW 25 is OFF and the lower tray full is abnormal, the lower full tray abnormality is returned.
When the lower tray full error is restored, a command is sent from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3 to instruct the start of the payout of the prize ball, and a command is sent to the symbol control board 7 to instruct the non-display of the lower tray full error.
[0071]
Recovering from a shortage of supply errors:
When the supply ball shortage SW 23 is ON and the supply ball shortage is abnormal, the supply ball shortage abnormality is returned.
When the supply ball shortage abnormality is returned, the main board 1 sends a command to the prize ball control board 3 to instruct to release the stop of the prize ball payout, and the special symbol display device 47 does not display the supply ball shortage abnormality display on the symbol control board 7. Send the command to instruct.
[0072]
Return of disconnection / short circuit abnormality of prize ball SW31:
When the prize ball SW31 is OFF and the prize ball SW31 is disconnected or short-circuited abnormally, the disconnection / short-circuit abnormality of the prize ball SW31 is returned. When the disconnection / short-circuit abnormality of the prize ball SW31 is recovered, a command to instruct the prize ball control board 3 to release the stop of the prize ball payout is sent from the main board 1, and the symbol ball 31 is sent to the symbol control board 7 to the special symbol display device 47. Sends a command to hide the disconnection / short circuit abnormality.
[0073]
The above is a schematic description of S230.
In the normal game machine processing (S240) to be performed next after the processing of S230, a command instructing payout is sent from the main board 1 to the prize ball control board 3, and the special control shown in Table 1 is sent to the symbol control board 7. Commands C1 to C15 for instructing the operation state of the symbols and commands (not shown) for instructing the operation state of the normal symbols are sent, and the command C1 for instructing the illumination pattern of the illuminations shown in Table 2 to the illumination control board 11 Send ~ C9.
[0074]
In the payout instruction, the number of payouts is designated on the prize ball control board 3.
After execution of the normal gaming machine processing of S240, the register is restored (S250), and then INT interrupt permission for canceling the interrupt inhibition by starting this timer INT processing is performed (S260), and this timer INT processing routine is executed. Exit once.
[0075]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the NMI processing routine of the MPU 71 of the main board 1.
This NMI processing routine is started when the low level of the power failure signal output from the power supply board 15 is input to the NMI terminal (Low enable) 153 of the MPU 71.
[0076]
First, the register is saved (S300), and then it is determined whether the power failure signal input to the PORT terminal 155 is at the low level (S310). If the power failure signal is not at the low level, it is determined that noise is mixed, the register is restored (S320), and this NMI processing is temporarily terminated as it is.
[0077]
On the other hand, if the power failure signal is at the low level (S310), then it is determined whether 1 ms has elapsed (S315), and the determination whether the power failure signal is at the low level is repeated until 1 ms has elapsed (S310). In S315, it is determined whether 1 ms has elapsed. However, this is not limited to 1 ms, and may be appropriately changed within a range that does not hinder other processing. As a result, if the Low state is continued for 1 ms, it is determined that the voltage has actually decreased, and the stack pointer is first saved (S330), and then after about 2 ms has elapsed (S340). When about 2 ms elapses, a prize ball SW31 monitoring process is performed (S350). By waiting for about 2 ms, the data of the winning ball SW31 input by the timer INT process of FIG. 6 is input and stored without error. This prize ball SW31 monitoring process is performed until 290 ms or more elapses (S360). Here, in order to monitor the winning ball passed after the power failure signal Low is input, the time between 290 ms is that the award paid out at the same time that the power failure signal Low is input to the prize ball control board 3. This is because it takes about 170 ms at the maximum for the ball to pass the prize ball SW31.
[0078]
After the prize ball SW31 monitoring process is performed for 290 ms, the process shifts to the RAM 17 access prohibition state (S370). When the access of the RAM 17 is prohibited, the data stored in the RAM 17 is prohibited from being changed.
Here, the power supply by +5 V (A) and +12 V (A) to the main board 1 is stopped, and the MPU 71 shifts to the stop state. The RAM 17 holds stored contents by a backup power source.
[0079]
Here, the information that is backed up in the RAM 17 and the stored contents are saved includes a command output to the symbol control board 7, a command output to the illumination control board 11, and a command to be output in the future. The amount to be stored is determined depending on the contents displayed on the special symbol display device 47 when returning from a power failure. For example, if the display contents of the jackpot game are to be reproduced from the beginning when recovering from a power failure, when the jackpot game ends from the range or period of reproduction, that is, the information of the symbols displayed at the beginning of the jackpot game The data up to the information to be displayed or the data of the period is stored.
[0080]
The power supply of +5 V (A) and +12 V (A) by the power supply line DGW (A) is secured until the MPU 71 shifts to the stop state and the power failure process of the MPU 71 is completed. Thereafter, even after the power supply from the power supply line DGW (A) is cut off, the stored contents are retained for 20 hours or more by the backup power supplied from the backup power supply line BKW.
[0081]
Processing when power is restored from a power failure will be described based on the flowchart of the main control processing routine shown in FIG.
This main control process is started when a reset signal output from the power supply board 15 is input to the RESET terminal 151 of the MPU 71 via the system reset circuit 141. The reset signal is output when power is supplied to the power supply board 15 in a power failure state.
[0082]
When the main control process is started, as described above, first, the built-in register setting process is performed (S100), and then it is determined whether the RAM 17 is normal (S110). As described above, when no data is stored in the RAM 17, the above-described initialization process is performed (S120 to S140). Description is omitted.
[0083]
Further, when the RAM 17 is normal (S110), here, when the access to the RAM 17 in S370 is prohibited by the NMI processing of FIG. A power failure recovery command creation process (S160) is performed, and then a power failure recovery process is performed (S170). Although detailed illustration of the power failure recovery processing is omitted, the control of the processing at the time of the power failure occurrence is performed based on the current data stored in the RAM 17. For example, paying out the unpaid portion of the prize ball or continuing the jackpot game.
[0084]
As described above, the main board 1 operates until the input data such as the detection value of the prize ball SW31 is read without leaking and stored in the RAM 17 without being altered in a normal state when a power failure occurs. . Further, during a power failure, the stored data is prevented from being lost by being retained by the backup power source. When the power source is restored, the state of the gaming machine 5 is restored based on the state immediately before the power failure. Therefore, even if a power failure occurs, the main board 1 returns to a state reflecting the state before the occurrence of the power failure without causing anxiety to the player if the power failure is recovered, and continues the game.
[0085]
The symbol control board 7 receives power supply of +5 V (B) and +12 V (B) by the power supply line DGW (B), and when the AC 24 V power supply to the gaming machine 5 is stopped, As the control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)) 131 becomes Low output by natural discharge, the operation is stopped and the symbol display is stopped.
[0086]
When the supply of AC 24V power to the gaming machine 5 is resumed from the state where the operation is stopped, the power supply is supplied from the control board power generation circuit (+ 5V (B) + 12V (B)) 131. The display state of the special symbol display device 47 and the normal symbol display device 49 is changed to a predetermined initial symbol after executing an abnormal recovery display process described later. Thereafter, the command output from the main board 1 is input, and the image is displayed again in a predetermined procedure as will be described later.
[0087]
The symbol control board 7 is normally assigned to the special symbol display device 47 and the normal symbol display device 49 based on the commands (C1 to C13) shown in Table 1 received from the main board 1 and other commands. The special symbol, background, and character are displayed as shown below.
[0088]
When the power-on command C1 is input from the main board 1, the power-on display is displayed on the special symbol display device 47. When the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is input, the demonstration symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 47, and the fluctuation pattern. When the command C3, the left special symbol designation command C4, the middle special symbol display command C5, the right symbol display command C6, the all special symbol stop command C7, and the probability variation end designation command C8 are input, the symbol variation on the special symbol display device 47 When the middle and symbols are confirmed, or when the jackpot start interval command C9 is input, the special symbol display device 47 displays during the jackpot start interval, the bonus winning opening command C10, the jackpot symbol designation command C11, the V display command C12 The interval command C13 between rounds was input If the special symbol display device 47 is input with a big hit end display command and the big hit end interval command C14 is input, the special symbol display device 47 is input with a display during the big hit end interval and a high probability state designation command C15. Depending on the background color of the special symbol display device 47, a display of high probability or low probability is performed. In addition to these processes, as described above, the display of the abnormal number of prize balls, the indication of the fullness of the tray pan, the indication of the insufficient supply quantity, the indication of the disconnection / short circuit abnormality of the prize ball SW31, the non-existence of the abnormal number of prize balls Display, non-display of the fullness of the pan tray, non-replenishment of the shortage of supply, display of disconnection / short circuit abnormality of the prize ball SW31, display of recovery from power failure, display on the normal symbol display device 49 when the power is turned on, fluctuation Displays the pattern.
[0089]
Next, processing at the time of recovery from a power failure will be described.
The transition of the commands C1 to C15 described based on Table 1 is shown in the command transition diagram of FIG. The command transition diagram of FIG. 8 shows a low probability state and a high probability state. The command output by the main board 1 is represented by a circle 301 and the main board 1 outputs the command. A command for returning the display is indicated by a broken-line circle mark 303, the main board 1 outputs, a command for returning the big hit symbol is indicated by a broken-line square mark 305, a command output by the main board 1 and the command for returning the V display is indicated by a broken line A triangle mark 309 indicates a power failure detection and return timing, and a diamond mark 307 indicates.
[0090]
As shown in the transition diagram of this command, the command for which the display indicated by the broken-line circle mark 303 is restored is the customer waiting demonstration command C2, the variation pattern command C3, and all special symbols stop at both low probability and high probability. There is a command C7, and only when the probability is low, there is a jackpot start interval command C9, a jackpot opening command C10, a round interval command C13, and a jackpot end interval command C14. With respect to the command for returning the display indicated by the broken circle 303, the display of the special symbol display device 47 is completely recovered by inputting only one command, and the player can grasp the gaming state.
[0091]
As a command for returning the big hit symbol indicated by the broken-line square mark 305, there is a big hit symbol designation command C11, and the display of the big hit symbol is restored only by inputting this command.
The V display command C12 is a command for restoring the V display indicated by the broken triangle 309, and the V display symbol is restored simply by inputting this command.
[0092]
The power failure detection and recovery timing indicated by the rhombus mark 307 are d1 to d7 and d9 to d15 (subscripts of d are shown as subscripts in the figures and tables as low probabilities. And d2 ′ to d7 ′ and d8 as high probability.
[0093]
d1 is a power failure detected from the time when the power-on command C1 is output until the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output. Based on the detected timing, d1 determines an operation to recover from the power failure. After the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output, a power failure is detected until the next command is output, here, the fluctuation pattern command C3, or again, the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output. The operation to recover from the power failure is determined based on the timing, and the same expression is omitted below. d3 indicates processing between the variation pattern command C3 and the left special symbol designation command C4. d4 is between the left special symbol designation command C4 and the middle special symbol display command C5, d5 is between the middle special symbol display command C5 and the right special symbol designation command C6, and d6 is all special from the right special symbol designation command C6. During the symbol stop command C7, d7 is from the output of the all special symbol stop command C7 until the next command is output, for example, until the customer waiting demonstration command C2 when the big hit is not fixed, or D9 is between the big hit start interval command C9 and the big prize opening opening command C10, d10 until the variation pattern command C3, and until the big hit start interval command C9 is output when the big hit is fixed. Is from the command C10 at the time of opening the big prize opening to the jackpot symbol designation command C11, d11 is Until the next command is output after the winning symbol designation command C11 is output, for example, until the V display command C12, d12 is between the V display command C12 and the inter-round interval command C13, and d13 is between the rounds. After the interval command C13 is output, until the next command is output, for example, if the big hit is continuing, until the command C10 when the big winning opening is released, and if the big win is not continuing, the big hit end interval command C14 Until the next command is output after the jackpot end interval command C14 is output, for example, until the customer waiting demonstration command C2 or until the fluctuation pattern command C3, and high probability High probability state specification command when the state is fixed D15 is a process from when the high probability state designation command C15 is output until the next command is output, for example, until the customer waiting demonstration command C2 or the variation pattern command C3 at the high probability. Indicates.
[0094]
Similarly, d2 ′ at the time of high probability is the time from when the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output until the next command is output, for example, until the variation pattern command C3, or again when the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is Until output, d3 ′ is between the variation pattern command C3 and the left special symbol designation command C4, d4 ′ is between the left special symbol designation command C4 and the middle special symbol display command C5, and d5 ′ is middle. Between the special symbol display command C5 and the right special symbol designation command C6, d6 ′ is between the right special symbol designation command C6 and the all special symbol stop command C7, and d7 ′ is after the all special symbol stop command C7 is output. Until the next command is output, for example, if the jackpot is not confirmed, the customer waiting demonstration command A type of game in which the period until C2 or until the variation pattern command C3, or when the big hit is confirmed, until the big hit start interval command C9, or the high probability state is terminated halfway depending on the number of fluctuations of the special symbol. In the machine, until the probability variation end designation command C8 is output, d8 is, for example, a customer waiting demonstration command C2 at the low probability after the probability variation end designation command C8 is output until the next command is output. Or processing up to the variation pattern command C3.
[0095]
When a power failure is detected at the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d15, d2 'to d7', as shown in Table 3, the processing to be performed at the time of power failure detection is special as shown in the power failure detection processing column. Display is stopped according to a decrease in power supply voltage without performing processing.
[0096]
When recovering from a power failure, as shown in the power failure recovery processing column, the left special symbol designation command C4, the middle special symbol, depending on the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d15, d2 'to d7'. In addition to the display command C5 and the right special symbol designation command C6, in addition to this, the high probability state designation command C15 or the all special symbol stop command C7 is output from the main board 1 to the symbol control board 7.
[0097]
The left special symbol designation command C4 is output first.
In this way, when a command is output according to the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d15 and d2 ′ to d7 ′, a special symbol is output at the time of command output in the display recovery point column of Table 3 or immediately. The display on the display device 47 is restored. For example, in the case of d1, the display is restored when the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output, and the display of d2 and d2 ′ is restored when the customer waiting demonstration command C2 is output or when the variation pattern command C3 is output. To do. Other time points are also as shown in Table 3, and the description is omitted.
[0098]
Accordingly, the special symbol display device 47 displays the complete symbol reflecting the gaming state of the gaming machine 5 promptly after the power failure is restored.
[0099]
[Table 3]

[0100]
As described above, when returning from a power failure, the left special symbol designation command C4 is always output from the main board 1 to the symbol control board 7 first. Using this rule, the abnormal return display process shown in FIG. 9A is executed. This abnormal return display process is performed after power is supplied from the control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)) 131 described above, and the MPU 181 first initializes the MPU 181 by an initialization process (not shown). To be executed. In an initialization process (not shown), an INT interrupt is permitted, and a command can be input to the MPU 181. In this state, the abnormal recovery display process is started by the MPU 181 and first command input is performed (S400). Next, it is determined whether the first input command is a specified command (S410). The prescribed commands input here include a power-on command C1 that is first output from the main board 1 when the power is turned on, and a left special symbol designation command C4 that is first output from the main board 1 when the power is restored from a power failure. There is. Note that other commands may be output, but this is a design matter.
[0101]
Here, the power-on command C1 and the left special symbol designation command C4 are described.
Here, if the power-on command C1 or the left special symbol designation command C4 is first input as the specified command, it is determined that the command is normal, and the abnormal return display process is terminated as it is. The process proceeds to the next initial symbol display process.
[0102]
On the other hand, when a command other than the prescribed command is input first, for example, when the middle special symbol designation command C5 is input, the abnormal return display process is performed (S420), and the abnormal return display process is terminated. To do. In the abnormal recovery display process, although not shown, the special symbol display device 47 displays the character symbol during the abnormal recovery. This character design is continuously displayed until Hi of the reset signal (B) is input. It should be noted that the character design that has returned to an abnormal state is a big hit until a predetermined time elapses until the power failure signal Hi is input instead of continuously displaying the Hi until the reset signal (B) Hi is input. The display may be continued until the predetermined number of symbol display is completed, and then the display may be stopped.
[0103]
Further, in place of or together with the abnormal recovery display process (S420), a command input prohibition process (S430) shown in FIG. 9B may be performed.
This command input prohibition process (S430) is a process that prevents a command input to the MPU 181 from being input by software or hardware. It should be noted that substantially no input is performed, and the input may be left as it is or discarded.
[0104]
Further, instead of determining whether the command is a prescribed command (S410), it may be executed whether the first command shown in FIG. 9C is input within a predetermined time (20 ms) (S440). Since the power-on command C1 or the left special symbol designation command C4 that is output in the normal state is normally output within a few ms, the power-on command that is output in the normal state within a predetermined time. This is a design value set based on the maximum time during which C1 or the left special symbol designation command C4 is output.
[0105]
When only the symbol control board 7 is temporarily stopped from supplying power by the above-described abnormal return display processing, the player is notified of this. Further, when an abnormality is determined by the command C4, the command C4 may be output depending on the timing, and it may be determined that the abnormality cannot be determined. In order to prevent such a case, it is possible to determine an abnormality at any timing by providing a special command that is not normally used and sending this special command at the time of power failure recovery. Therefore, a so-called morning service in which a number of gaming machines 5 in a high probability state are inserted in advance and the store is opened cannot be performed. In addition, if the morning service is forcibly performed, it is necessary to temporarily shut off the power supplied to all the symbol control boards 7, which requires a lot of man-hours, and thus the morning service cannot be provided. .
[0106]
The illumination control board 11 receives power supply of +5 V (B) and +12 V (B) by the power supply line DGW (B), and when the power supply of AC 24 V to the gaming machine 5 is stopped As the control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)) 131 becomes Low output by natural discharge, the operation is stopped and the symbol display is stopped.
[0107]
When AC24V power supply to the gaming machine 5 is resumed from the state where the operation is stopped, power is supplied from the control board power generation circuit (+ 5V (B) + 12V (B)) 131. Then, after executing an abnormal return display process described later, the light emission pattern of the electric decoration 53 is changed to a predetermined initial pattern. Thereafter, the command output from the main board 1 is input, and the illumination pattern is displayed again in a predetermined procedure as will be described later.
[0108]
The illumination control board 11 normally controls the light emission pattern of the illumination 53 as shown below based on the commands (C1 to C9) shown in Table 2 received from the main board 1 and other commands. .
When the power-on command C1 is input, the pattern display at the time of power-on is input to the lighting 53, when the changing lighting command C2 is input, the display of the changing pattern is displayed on the lighting 53, and so on. Lighting command C3 during symbol determination, lighting command for low probability lamp (low probability state) C4, lighting command C5 at the start of jackpot, lighting command C6 during opening of the big prize opening, electricity during closing of the big winning opening When the decoration command C7, the lighting command C8 at the end of the big hit, and the lighting command (high probability state) C9 of the high probability lamp are input, the lighting pattern corresponding to them is displayed on the lighting 53.
[0109]
Along with these processes, a light emission pattern indicating the occurrence of an abnormality such as an abnormal number of prize balls is displayed.
Next, processing at the time of recovery from a power failure will be described.
The transition of the commands C1 to C9 described based on Table 2 is shown in the command transition diagram of FIG. The command transition diagram of FIG. 10 shows a low probability state and a high probability state. The command output by the main board 1 is represented by a circle 351, and the main board 1 outputs the command. The command for returning the electrical decoration is indicated by a broken-line circle mark 353, and the power failure detection and return timing is indicated by a rhombus mark 355.
[0110]
As shown in the transition diagram of this command, the command for returning the illumination indicated by the broken-line circle mark 303 is, at a low probability, a changing illumination command C2, an illumination command C3 during symbol determination, The illumination command C5, the illumination command C6 when the special prize opening is open, the illumination command C7 when the special prize opening is closed, the illumination command C8 when the big hit ends, and the illumination command (high probability state) C9 of the high probability lamp is there. At the time of high probability, there are a lighting command C2 during fluctuation, a lighting command C3 during symbol determination, and a lighting command (low probability state) C4 for a high probability lamp. The command for returning the illumination indicated by the dotted circle 353 is that the pattern display of the illumination 53 is completely restored simply by inputting one command, and the player can change the illumination pattern reflecting the gaming state. Can be recognized.
[0111]
The power failure detection and recovery timing indicated by the rhombus mark 355 includes d1 to d4 and d6 to d10 when the probability is low, and d2 'to d4' and d5 when the probability is high.
d1 is a power failure detected from the time when the power-on command C1 is output until the next command is output, and based on the detected timing, an operation to recover from the power failure is determined. A power failure is detected from when the hour command C1 is output to when the changing illumination command C2 is output, and based on the detected timing, an operation to recover from the power failure is determined. I write. d3 shows the process between the changing illumination command C2 and the illumination command C3 during symbol determination. d4 is the period from the output of the lighting command C3 during symbol determination until the next command is output, for example, until the lighting command C2 is changing when the big hit is not fixed, If it is confirmed, d6 is between the lighting command C6 when the big winning opening is opened from the lighting command C5 at the big winning start to the lighting command C5 until the big winning opening, and d7 is opening the big winning opening. During the period between the lighting command C6 and the lighting command C7 during the closing of the special winning opening, d8 is, for example, a big hit from the output of the lighting command C7 during the closing of the large winning opening until the next command is output. If it is medium, d9 is the electric command C8 at the end of the big hit, until the electric command C6 when the big winning opening is open, or until the electric command C8 at the end of the big hit if the big hit is not continuing. Is output , Until the next command is output, for example, until the lighting command C2 that is changing if it is not in the high probability state, or if the high probability state is confirmed, the lighting command for the high probability lamp (high probability state) Until C9, d10 is the period from when the lighting command (high probability state) C9 of the high probability lamp is output until the next command is output, for example, until the lighting command C2 changing at the time of high probability. D2 ′ is an electric decoration during the lighting command C2 that is changing at the time of high probability after the electric lighting command (high probability state) C9 of the high probability lamp is output or at the time of high probability. Between the command C3 and the changing illumination command C2 at the time of high probability, d3 ′ is d4 ′ between the changing illumination command C2 at the time of high probability and the illumination command C3 at the time of high probability determination. Is an electric decoration command with a high probability From the time C3 is output until the next command is output, for example, during the lighting command C2 that is fluctuating at a high probability, or until the lighting command C5 at the start of the big hit if the big hit is determined, Also, in a type of gaming machine in which the high probability state is terminated halfway depending on the number of changes in the special symbol, d5 is a high value at the time of high probability until the high probability lamp illumination command (low probability state) C4 is output. The process between the lighting command C2 during the fluctuation at the low probability after the lighting command (low probability state) C4 of the probability lamp is output is shown.
[0112]
When a power failure is detected at the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d10 and d2 ′ to d4 ′, as shown in Table 4, the processing to be performed at the time of power failure detection is special as shown in the power failure detection processing column. Without performing the process, the illumination is stopped according to the decrease of the power supply voltage.
[0113]
When recovering from a power failure, as shown in the power failure recovery processing column, at the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d10 and d2 'to d4', the special symbol memory LED command is transmitted and the normal symbol memory is stored. LED commands and abnormal lamp commands are transmitted. In the case of d2 ′, d3 ′, d4 ′, and d10, an illumination command for a high probability lamp is also transmitted. Here, first, a special symbol storage LED command is transmitted. In addition, when an abnormality is determined by a command of the special symbol memory LED, a command of the special symbol memory LED is output depending on timing, and it may be impossible to determine the above. In order to prevent such a case, it is possible to determine an abnormality at any timing by providing a special command that is not normally used and sending this special command at the time of power failure recovery.
[0114]
In this way, when a command is output from the main board 1 according to the power failure detection and recovery timings d1 to d10 and d2 ′ to d4 ′, the power is detected at the input time of the command in the lighting recovery point column of Table 4. The display of the decoration 53 is completely restored, and the player can grasp the state of the gaming machine 5. For example, in the case of d1, d2, and d2 ′, the lighting is restored at the time of output of the changing lighting command C2, and d3 and d3 ′ are turned on at the time of output of the lighting command C3 during symbol determination. The decoration display returns. Other points in time are as shown in Table 4 and will not be described.
[0115]
Therefore, when the power is restored from the power failure, the lighting is quickly restored, and the player can continue playing the game with peace of mind.
[0116]
[Table 4]

[0117]
As described above, the special symbol storage LED command is always output from the main board 1 to the illumination control board 11 first when returning from a power failure. By using this rule, processing that is substantially the same as the abnormal return display processing shown in FIG. The abnormal return display process executed here will be described with reference to FIG. In the abnormal return display process, after the power supply is supplied from the control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)) 131 described above, the MPU 201 first initializes the MPU 201 by an initialization process (not shown). Executed. In an initialization process (not shown), an INT interrupt is permitted and a command can be input to the MPU 201. In this state, the abnormal recovery display process is started by the MPU 201, and first command input is performed (S400). Next, it is determined whether the first input command is a specified command (S410). The specified command input here includes a power-on command C1 first output from the main board 1 when the power is turned on, or a special symbol storage LED command. Note that other commands may be output, but this is a design matter.
[0118]
Here, if a specified command, here, the power-on command C1 or the special symbol memory LED command is input first, it is determined to be normal and the abnormal return display processing is terminated as it is. Then, the process proceeds to display processing of the next initial illumination pattern.
[0119]
On the other hand, when a command other than the prescribed command is input first, an abnormal return display process is performed (S420), and the abnormal return display process is terminated. In the abnormal recovery display process, although not shown, an electrical decoration pattern indicating that the abnormal recovery is in progress is displayed on the electrical decoration 53. This illumination pattern is continuously displayed until Hi of the reset signal (B) is input.
[0120]
As shown in FIG. 9B, the command input prohibition process (S430) may be executed, and if the first command in FIG. 9C is not input within a predetermined time (S440), an abnormality is detected. You may make it transfer to the display of a return (S420).
When only the illumination control board 11 is temporarily stopped from supplying power by the above-described abnormal return display process, this is displayed to the player. Therefore, a so-called morning service in which a number of gaming machines 5 in a high probability state are inserted in advance and the store is opened cannot be performed. In addition, if the morning service is forcibly performed, it is necessary to temporarily shut off the power supplied to all the symbol control boards 7, which requires a lot of man-hours, and thus the morning service cannot be provided. .
[0121]
Next, the correspondence between the structure of the claims and the embodiment of the invention will be described.
In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the subordinate part.
The game control means of claim 1 is the main board 1, the display content instruction signal is the command described based on Tables 1 and 2, and the display control means is the symbol control board 7, the illumination control board 11, and the power supply The start time signal output means outputs the command described based on Table 3 or 4 to the symbol control board 7 or the illumination control board 11 when the supply of power to the main board 1 is resumed. The power supply start appropriateness determining means corresponds to step S410 in FIG. 9 and is first applied to the symbol control board 7 when the supply of power to the symbol control board 7 or the illumination control board 11 is resumed. A configuration in which when the input command is the power-on command C1 or the left special symbol designation command C4, it is determined that the symbol control board 11 is normal, and otherwise, an abnormality has occurred, or First enter the illumination control board 11 Configuration and command, when the power-on command C1, or a special symbol memory LED command C4, it is determined that the normal electric decoration control board 11, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the other cases.
[0122]
  Claim 1S440 in FIG. 9C corresponds to the power supply start appropriateness determining means.
  Claim 29 corresponds to S410 or S440 in FIG. 9, and the display control abnormality signal output means corresponds to S420.
[0123]
  Claim 3The display control function restriction means corresponds to S430 in FIG.
  Claim 4The display control function restriction means corresponds to S430 in FIG.
  Claim 5The notification executing means corresponds to the process of displaying an abnormal return on the special symbol display device 47 in correspondence with S420 of FIG. In this abnormal recovery display, the special symbol display device 47 displays the character symbol during the abnormal recovery. In addition, an electrical decoration pattern indicating that the abnormality is being restored is displayed on the electrical decoration 53.
[0124]
  Claim 6The special symbol display device 47 corresponds to this symbol display device.
  Claim 7The electrical decoration 53 corresponds to this electrical decoration device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram relating to an interface among a main board 1, a symbol control board 7, an electrical decoration control board 11 and a power supply board 15. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric control system of the gaming machine 5;
FIG. 3 is a timing chart of starting and stopping of a power supply board 15;
FIG. 4 is a timing chart at the time of a power failure of the power supply board 15;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main control processing routine executed by the main board 1 when power is turned on or when a power failure is restored.
6 is a flowchart of a timer INT processing routine that is normally executed by the main board 1 when a timer INT (2 ms) is generated in the MPU 71. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an NMI processing routine of the MPU 71 of the main board 1;
FIG. 8 is a transition diagram showing a transition state of commands output from the main board 1 to the symbol control board 7;
9 is a flowchart of an abnormal return display processing routine executed by the symbol control board 7 or the illumination control board 11. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a transition diagram showing a transition state of commands output from the main board 1 to the illumination control board 11;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... main board, 3 ... prize ball control board, 5 ... gaming machine,
7 ... Symbol control board, 9 ... Voice control board, 11 ... Illumination control board,
13 ... Launch control board, 15 ... Power supply board, 16 ... Input SW,
17, 19 ... RAM, 18 ... output solenoid (output SOL),
21 ... External terminal board for board, 23 ... Supply ball short SW, 25 ... Under tray full SW,
31 ... Prize ball SW, 33 ... Rental ball SW, 35 ... Prize ball motor control SW,
37 ... Prize ball motor, 39 ... Sorting SOL, 41 ... External terminal board for frame,
43... Gold frame opening SW, 45. Inner frame opening SW, 46... Status indicator,
47 ... Special symbol display device, 49 ... Normal symbol display device, 51 ... Speaker,
53 ... Electric decoration, 61 ... Touch plate, 63 ... Launch stop SW,
65 ... Launch motor, 71, 83, 181, 201 ... MPU,
121 ... Award ball number abnormal recovery SW, 123 ... Power failure signal generation circuit,
125... Reset signal (A) generation circuit,
127: Main board and prize ball control board power generation circuit (+5 V (A) +12 V (A) backup power supply), 129: Reset signal (B) generation circuit,
131 ... Control board power generation circuit (+5 V (B) +12 V (B)),
133: Power generation circuit (+ 32V), 141, 184, 203 ... System reset circuit, 143 ... Power failure signal receiving circuit, 145 ... Awarded ball number abnormal return signal receiving circuit,
147: Port circuit, 149: Strobe signal transmission circuit,
150 ... Data signal transmission circuit, 151, 189, 209 ... RESET terminal,
153 ... NMI terminal, 155, 157, 193, 213 ... PORT terminal,
159: DATA terminal, 185, 205 ... strobe signal receiving circuit,
187, 207 ... data signal receiving circuit, 191, 211 ... INT terminal,
301, 351 ... Circle, 303, 353 ... Dashed circle, 305 ... Dashed square,
307, 355 ... rhombus mark, 309 ... broken line triangle mark
BKW: Backup power supply line, DGW (A), DGW (B): Power supply line,
RSW ... Reset signal line, TSW ... Power failure signal line

Claims (8)

Game control means for receiving a power supply and controlling a gaming state including a low probability state with a low jackpot lottery probability and a high probability state with a high lottery probability ;
A display control unit that receives a display content instruction signal from the game control unit to control a display state, and is initialized when power supply is stopped ;
Power supply start time signal output means for outputting a display content instruction signal for instructing predetermined display contents from the game control means to the display control means when power is supplied from a state in which no power is supplied; In a gaming machine comprising
The display control means includes
When power is supplied from a state in which power is not supplied, it is determined whether the display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means is a specified one. With means,
The display content instruction signal output from the game control means to the display control means by the power supply start signal output means at power-on or power-off recovery is output within a predetermined time after power-on or power-off recovery. A gaming machine, wherein if it does not come, the power supply start appropriateness determining means determines that the content instruction signal is not a prescribed one. 2. A display control abnormality signal output means for outputting a display control abnormality signal when said display content instruction signal is judged not to be prescribed by said appropriate judgment means at the start of power supply. The gaming machine described. If the display control abnormality signal output means outputs the display control abnormality signal, the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the addition of the display control function restricting means for restricting the function of the display control means.   4. A gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein said display control function limiting means limits input of said display content instruction signal by said display control means. If the display control abnormality signal output means outputs the display control abnormality signal, any of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the addition of notification executing means for executing a predetermined notification to the display control means The gaming machine described in Crab. The symbol display by the display control means is the symbol display device, a game machine according to claim 5, wherein performing a predetermined notification.   6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the display control means executes a predetermined notification by an illumination display pattern by an illumination device.   An abnormality determination command output means for outputting an abnormality determination command from the game control means to the display control means when power is supplied from a state in which power is not supplied is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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