JP6245297B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As a slot machine that is a type of gaming machine, the controller monitors whether or not a predetermined event has occurred for the operation of the slot machine itself during power-on, and if a predetermined monitoring result is obtained, that fact Those that perform such notifications are known. As such monitoring, for example, in Patent Document 1, in a main control device that manages and manages a game, whether or not an illegal act is performed on a selector having a function of detecting a medal inserted at the start of the game. A configuration is disclosed in which an abnormality notification is performed when monitoring and recognizing that an illegal act is being performed. By executing the abnormality notification in this way, it becomes possible for the game hall manager and the like to cope with the fraud.

JP 2007-195938 A

  Here, in the gaming machine such as the above-described example, a configuration capable of satisfactorily monitoring in a situation where power supply to the gaming machine itself is cut off is required, and this point is still improved. There is room.

  The above-mentioned problem does not occur only in the slot machine, but occurs in other game machines as well.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing good monitoring in a situation where power supply to the gaming machine itself is interrupted. To do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is capable of operating when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and executes a first control for monitoring whether or not a predetermined event has occurred. Monitoring control means;
A notification control means for controlling the first notification means so that a predetermined first notification is executed based on the fact that the event to be monitored occurs in the first monitoring control means; ,
A second monitoring control unit that is provided separately from the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit, and that performs monitoring control as to whether an event to be monitored has occurred;
A power supply means during power interruption for supplying operating power to the second monitoring control means when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself;
Second notification means provided separately from the first notification means;
With
First control means having at least one of the first monitoring control means and the notification control means is provided on the first substrate,
The second control means having the second monitoring control means is provided on the second substrate,
The first substrate and the second substrate are accommodated in the internal space of a box formed so as to leave a trace when the internal space is opened or provided with trace means for leaving a trace when the internal space is opened. ,
A first connecting portion to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the first control means provided outside the box is connected; and the second control means provided outside the box. And a second connection portion to which a signal line for transmitting a signal to and from the first connection portion is connected to the first board, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion. Is exposed to the outside of the box through an opening formed in the box,
The second monitoring control means includes
Monitoring execution means for monitoring whether or not an event to be monitored occurs in both situations where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself;
Among the periods in which monitoring is possible in the monitoring execution means, monitoring period information storage means for storing information of a predetermined monitoring period;
Based on the fact that the monitoring execution means has identified that the event to be monitored has occurred in the predetermined monitoring period, notification required information storage execution means for storing notification required information in the notification required information storage means;
Measuring means for measuring at least time information in a situation where operating power is supplied to the second monitoring control means;
In the case where the second notification unit is controlled to execute the second notification based on the notification information stored in the notification information storage unit, and the second notification is performed. Notification executing means for controlling the second notification means so that at least information on the time at which the monitored event has occurred is notified based on the measurement result of the measurement means;
Correction means capable of correcting the time information measured by the measurement means;
Power interruption determination means for determining whether or not a situation occurs in which operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means;
The second notification means is configured so that a predetermined special notification is executed based on the determination that the operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means by the power interruption determination means. Or special notification executing means for controlling the notification means different from the second notification means,
Means for outputting a normal operation signal indicating that the second monitoring control means is operating normally when a predetermined output condition is satisfied;
With
A plurality of types of events to be monitored monitored by the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage executing means uses information corresponding to the event as the notification required information when a part of the plurality of types of events to be monitored occurs in the predetermined monitoring period. The information required to be stored in the notification information storage means, and other events among the plurality of types of monitoring target events that occur during the predetermined monitoring period and when they occur outside the predetermined monitoring period Information corresponding to the event is stored in the notification information storage means as the notification information required,
The first control means monitors whether or not the normal operation signal is output, and when a situation occurs in which the normal operation signal is not output despite the predetermined output condition being satisfied, A normal operation monitoring means for executing a process for performing notification is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to satisfactorily perform monitoring in a situation where power supply to the gaming machine itself is interrupted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine in the first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a rear view of a front door. It is a front view of a housing | casing. It is a perspective view of a sub-control device. It is a disassembled perspective view of a sub-control device. It is a block diagram of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure regarding abnormality monitoring and alerting | reporting of the monitoring result. (A) It is a front view which shows the structure of a connection unit, (b), (c) It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of another connection unit. (A) It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of sub-side RAM, (b) It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of monitoring side RAM. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process performed by the monitoring side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process. It is a flowchart which shows the process for time etc. setting. It is a flowchart which shows the process for abnormality notification setting. It is a flowchart which shows a display control process. It is a flowchart which shows the process for abnormality notification cancellation. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process performed by sub-side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the process for abnormality notification setting at the normal time. It is a flowchart which shows the process for abnormality notification setting at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the process for alerting | reporting cancellation | release. It is a time chart which shows the mode of alerting | reporting with respect to the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the process for abnormality notification setting in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the completion | finish reference | standard change process in 3rd Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of application to a spinning cylinder type gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, specifically, a slot machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front door 12, and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. The casing 11 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left plate 11d, and a right plate 11e formed in a wooden plate shape, and the adjacent plates 11a to 11e are fixed by a fixing means such as adhesion. Thus, it is formed in a box shape with the front surface opened as a whole. In addition, each board 11a-11e may be comprised with a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel other than being comprised with a wooden panel, or it is comprised by forming in the box shape integral with a synthetic resin material or a metal material. May be. The casing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front open / close door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. The front door 12 is supported so as to be rotatable about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction on one of the left and right sides, and the front opening side of the housing 11 can be opened or closed by the rotation. It is configured.

  The front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device 13 provided on the rear surface. A key cylinder 14 serving as an unlocking operation unit is provided at the upper right side of the front door 12. The key cylinder 14 is integrated with the locking device 13 and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 14.

  Here, the slot machine 10 includes door monitoring switches 15 and 16 for detecting whether the front door 12 is in an open state or a closed state.

  The door monitoring switches 15 and 16 are provided at the periphery of the front opening of the housing 11 and include a door monitoring switch 15 for turning on electricity and a door monitoring switch 16 for electricity interruption. The power-on door monitoring switch 15 has a function of monitoring the opening of the front door 12 in a situation where operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, and is electrically connected to a main controller 71 described later. Has been. On the other hand, the power interruption monitoring switch 16 has a function of constantly monitoring the opening of the front door 12 for 24 hours, and is electrically connected to a sub-control device 81 described later.

  In detail, the detection configuration of these door monitoring switches 15 and 16 has a pin that can be projected and retracted from the front opening of the housing 11. When the front door 12 is closed with respect to the housing 11, the pin is When the front door 12 is closed by being pushed in and the front door 12 is opened with respect to the housing 11, the pin returns to the protruding position and the opening of the front door 12 is detected. When the front door 12 is in the open state, the signal path between the control devices 71 and 81 to be connected is cut off, so that the control device 71 and 81 cannot receive the door closing signal. When the front door 12 is in the closed state, the signal path between the control devices 71 and 81 to be connected is brought into conduction, so that the control devices 71 and 81 can receive the door closing signal.

  The door monitoring detecting means is not limited to the door monitoring switches 15 and 16, and a known sensor may be used. When the front door 12 is in the open state, the HI level signal or the LOW level signal is used. It is good also as a structure which outputs one of these and outputs the other in a closed state.

  A game panel 20 for notifying the player of the game state is provided above the center of the front door 12. In the game panel 20, three vertically long display windows 21a, 21b, and 21c are formed side by side. The display window portions 21a, 21b, and 21c are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display window portions 21a, 21b, and 21c. Note that the display windows 21a, 21b, and 21c may be combined into a common display window.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the housing 11 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 22, and a reel unit 23 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper part of the partition plate 22. The reel unit 23 is provided with a plurality of reels as rotating bodies. Specifically, a left reel 23a, a middle reel 23b, and a right reel 23c, each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape), are provided. Each of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c only needs to be configured as an endless belt, and is not limited to a cylindrical shape (annular shape).

  Each of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c is rotatably supported so that the center axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c are arranged on the same axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c correspond to the display window portions 21a, 21b, and 21c on a one-to-one basis. Yes. In addition, a plurality of symbols, specifically 21 symbols, are drawn on the surface of each reel 23a, 23b, 23c in the circumferential direction. A part of the surface of each reel 23a, 23b, 23c is in a state of being visible through the corresponding display window portions 21a, 21b, 21c.

  Incidentally, each of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c is connected to a stepping motor, and the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c can be individually rotated by driving the stepping motors. In this case, a reel index sensor is provided for each of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c, and the rotational position of each of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c is grasped based on the number of driving signals output to the sensor and the stepping motor. It is the composition which becomes.

  As the symbols attached to the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c, there are a replay symbol, a small symbol such as a “bell” symbol and a “watermelon” symbol, and a winning symbol such as a “7” symbol. A plurality of active lines are set in an area that can be viewed from the front of the slot machine 10 through the display windows 21a, 21b, and 21c, and a combination of replay symbols on any of these active lines. By stopping the game, the next game can be started without requiring a betting operation as a re-game winning, and when a predetermined small role symbol or a combination of predetermined small roles is stopped, When the number of medals are paid out and the combination of winning symbols is stopped, the gaming state shifts to a winning state (special gaming state) advantageous to the player as a shift prize.

  Each reel 23a, 23b, 23c of the reel unit 23 is an example of variable display means for variably displaying identification information, and constitutes a main display unit. However, the variable display means may have a configuration other than this as long as the symbol is variably displayed in the circumferential direction. For example, instead of a mechanical reel configuration, a device that variably displays identification information by electrical display such as a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display may be provided.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 20, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a start lever 24 that is operated to start rotation of the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c all at once (not necessarily simultaneously). . The start lever 24 is a lever that is pushed by the hand when the player starts the game, and automatically returns to the original position after the hand is released. When the start lever 24 is operated while a medal is inserted, the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c start to rotate all at once, and one game round is started.

  On the right side of the start lever 24, button-like stop switches 25a, 25b, and 25c that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 23a, 23b, and 23c are provided. Each of the stop switches 25a, 25b, and 25c is disposed directly below the display window portions 21a, 21b, and 21c corresponding to the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c to be stopped.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 21a, 21b, 21c, there is provided a medal slot 26 as a medium slot for inserting medals as game media. The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 26 are guided to either the storage passage 32 or the discharge passage 33 by a selector 31 as passage switching means provided on the back surface of the front door 12. That is, the selector 31 is provided with a medal path switching solenoid 34, which is set to the discharge path 33 side when the medal path switching solenoid 34 is not excited, and switched to the storage path 32 side when excited. The medal guided to the storage passage 32 is guided to the hopper device 41 accommodated in the housing 11. The medal guided to the storage passage 32 is detected by an inserted medal detection sensor provided in the selector 31. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 33 is guided to the medal tray 36 from the medal discharge port 35 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the selector 31 is provided in a detachable state using a screw 37. In this configuration, a selector monitoring switch 38 is provided for detecting whether or not the selector 31 is disposed at a predetermined installation location.

  The selector monitoring switch 38 is provided between the rear surface portion 12 a of the front door 12 and the selector 31. The selector monitoring switch 38 has a function of constantly monitoring the movement of the selector 31 in the removal direction from the installation location for 24 hours, and is electrically connected to the sub-control device 81.

  In detail, the detection configuration in the selector monitoring switch 38 has a pin that can be moved in and out of the installation location of the selector 31. When the selector 31 is arranged at the installation location, the pin is pushed in and the selector 31 is placed. When the selector 31 is moved from the installation location in the removal direction, the pin returns to the protruding position and the movement of the selector 31 is detected. When the selector 31 is in the detached state, the signal path to the sub control device 81 is cut off, so that the sub control device 81 cannot receive the selector detection signal, and the selector 31 is in the installed state. In this case, the signal path to the sub control device 81 becomes conductive, so that the sub control device 81 can receive the selector detection signal.

  The selector monitoring detection means is not limited to the selector monitoring switch 38, and a well-known sensor may be used. When the selector 31 is removed, the HI level signal or the LOW level signal is detected. It is good also as a structure which outputs one and outputs the other in the case of an installation state. Alternatively, a selector mounting base member may be provided on the rear surface portion 12a of the front door 12, and the selector 31 may be detachably attached to the base member with one touch. In this case, the selector monitoring switch 38 is installed between the selector 31 and the selector mounting base member.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the hopper device 41 as a payout means for giving a medal to a player includes a storage tank 42 for storing the medal and a payout device 43 for paying out the medal to the player. The payout device 43 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 44 provided in the central right part of the discharge passage 33 (see FIG. 3), and through the discharge passage 33. The medal is paid out to the medal tray 36.

  Here, the hopper device 41 can be removed by sliding it from the installation location toward the front of the slot machine 10 on the bottom plate 11b of the housing 11, and the installation is performed in the opposite direction to the above removal. It is configured to be held at the installation location by sliding. In this configuration, a hopper monitoring switch 45 is provided for detecting whether or not the hopper device 41 is disposed at a predetermined installation location.

  The hopper monitoring switch 45 is provided between the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 and the hopper device 41. The hopper monitoring switch 45 has a function of constantly monitoring the movement of the hopper device 41 from the installation location in the removal direction for 24 hours, and is electrically connected to the sub-control device 81.

  In detail, the detection configuration of the hopper monitoring switch 45 includes a pin that can be moved in and out of the installation location of the hopper device 41. When the hopper device 41 is disposed at the installation location, the pin is pushed in. When the presence of the hopper device 41 is detected and the hopper device 41 moves from the installation location in the removal direction, the pin returns to the protruding position and the movement of the hopper device 41 is detected. When the hopper device 41 is in the detached state, the signal path to the sub control device 81 is cut off, so that the sub control device 81 cannot receive the hopper detection signal, and the hopper device 41 is installed. In the case of the state, the signal path to the sub control device 81 becomes conductive, so that the sub control device 81 can receive a hopper detection signal.

  The hopper monitoring detection means is not limited to the hopper monitoring switch 45, and a known sensor may be used. When the hopper device 41 is removed, the HI level signal or the LOW level signal is used. It is good also as a structure which outputs one of these and outputs the other in the installation state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a button-like settlement switch 51 is provided on the left side of the start lever 24. In other words, the slot machine 10 has a credit function for storing and storing surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for 50 medals) and winning medals as virtual medals (virtual game media). When the settlement switch 51 is pressed while the virtual medal is stored and stored, the virtual medal is paid out as an actual medal. In this case, when paying attention to the function of paying out the credited virtual medal as an actual medal, the checkout switch 51 can be said to constitute a checkout operation means for actually paying out the stored game value.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 21a, 21b, 21c, there is provided a button-like first credit insertion switch 52 for inserting three virtual medals as stored and stored virtual game media at a time. A second credit insertion switch 53 and a third credit insertion switch 54 are provided on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 52. The second credit insertion switch 53 is for inserting two credited virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 54 is for inserting one virtual medal.

  Below the display windows 21a, 21b, and 21c of the game panel 20, a credit display unit 55 that displays the number of virtual medals stored and stored, and a remaining number that displays the number of remaining medals to be paid out before the BB game is over. A payout number display unit 56 and an acquired number display unit 57 for displaying the number of medals acquired at the time of winning are provided. Although these display parts 55-57 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described. A bet is made when a medal is inserted from the medal slot 26 at the start of the game.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal slot 26, the bet number is “1”, and when the second medal is inserted into the medal slot 26, the bet number is “2”. When the medal is inserted into the medal slot 26, the bet number becomes “3”. When four or more medals are inserted into the medal slot 26, the surplus medals exceeding three are stored in the slot machine 10 if the virtual medals stored and stored at that time are less than 50. At the same time, the number of virtual medals on the credit display unit 55 is added and displayed. On the other hand, when the number of virtual medals is 50 or reaches 50, the selector 31 switches from the storage passage 32 to the discharge passage 33, and the surplus medals are returned from the medal discharge port 35 to the medal tray 36. Is done.

  Further, when the stored number is displayed on the credit display section 55, a virtual medal is inserted even when any one of the first to third credit insertion switches 52 to 54 is pressed, and a bet is made. . When the third credit insertion switch 54 is pressed, the numerical value displayed on the credit display unit 55 is decremented by 1 as one virtual medal is inserted, and the bet number becomes “1”. When the credit insertion switch 53 is pressed, 2 is subtracted from the numerical value displayed on the credit display section 55 as two virtual medals have been inserted, and the bet number becomes “2”. When the switch 52 is pressed, 3 is subtracted from the numerical value displayed on the credit display unit 55 as three virtual medals are inserted, and the bet number becomes “3”.

  The slot machine 10 is configured such that the winning probability of a predetermined winning combination (for example, winning winning combination) in the winning lottery increases as the number of bets increases, and the number of active lines and the number of payouts at the time of winning a prize. Is configured not to depend on the number of bets, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the winning probability may be independent, and at least one of the number of active lines or the number of payouts varies depending on the number of bets. It is good also as composition to do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a light emitting unit 61 that lights up or flashes as the game progresses and various sound effects sound as the game progresses, as shown in FIG. And a pair of left and right speaker units 62 for giving notifications, and an effect display device 63 for providing various information to the player and executing various display effects as the game progresses by displaying images on the display screen. ing. The effect display device 63 is configured by a liquid crystal display device for the purpose of diversifying display contents and increasing the display effect, but other display devices such as a dot matrix display device may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a power supply box 64 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 41 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 64 includes a power switch 65, a reset switch 66, and the like. The power switch 65 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 71. The reset switch 66 is a switch for resetting a predetermined abnormal state of the slot machine 10.

  A main controller 71 is provided above the reel unit 23 as shown in FIG. The main control device 71 is fixed to the back plate 11c of the housing 11 via the pedestal 72, but the fixing location is not limited thereto. The main control device 71 includes a main control board, and the main control board is accommodated in a substrate box 73 as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 73 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box is sealed.

  A setting key insertion portion 74 is provided in the board box 73 of the main control device 71 in a state in which setting keys can be inserted from the outside of the board box 73. In this slot machine 10, the winning probabilities of predetermined roles in the winning / losing lottery are set in advance in a plurality of stages, and a game hall administrator or the like inserts a setting key into the setting key insertion portion 74 and turns the setting key to the ON side. In this way, the winning probability can be set to a predetermined stage among the plurality of stages.

  Here, the main control device 71 is fixed to the pedestal 72 via the engagement member 75 and can be detached from the pedestal 72 by releasing the engagement state of the engagement member 75. It becomes the structure which can be fixed to the base 72 by engaging again. In other words, the main control device 71 is provided so as to be detachable from the pedestal 72. In this configuration, a main control device monitoring switch 76 is provided for detecting whether or not the main control device 71 is disposed at a predetermined installation location.

  The main controller monitoring switch 76 is provided between the pedestal 72 and the main controller 71. The main control device monitoring switch 76 has a function of constantly monitoring the movement of the main control device 71 in the removal direction from the pedestal 72 for 24 hours, and is electrically connected to the sub control device 81.

  In detail, the detection configuration in the main controller monitoring switch 76 has a pin that can be projected and retracted from the surface of the pedestal 72. When the main controller 71 is arranged on the pedestal 72, the pin is pushed into the main control unit 71. When the presence of the control device 71 is detected and the main control device 71 moves from the pedestal 72 in the removal direction, the pin returns to the protruding position and the movement of the main control device 71 is detected. When the main control device 71 is in the detached state, the signal path to the sub control device 81 is cut off, so that the sub control device 81 cannot receive the main control device detection signal. When the device 71 is in the installed state, the signal path to the sub-control device 81 becomes conductive, so that the sub-control device 81 can receive the main control device detection signal.

  The main controller monitoring detection means is not limited to the main controller monitoring switch 76, and a known sensor may be used. When the main controller 71 is removed, the HI level is used. One of the signal and the LOW level signal may be output, and the other may be output in the installed state.

<Configuration of Sub Control Device 81>
A sub-control device 81 is provided beside the main control device 71 and the reel unit 23. The configuration of the sub control device 81 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the sub-control device 81, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the sub-control device 81.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the sub control device 81 includes a sub control board 82, a monitoring control board 83, and a board box 84, and the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are included in the board box 84. Is housed.

  On the sub-control board 82, an MPU 85 is mounted as an element for executing a predetermined notification or an effect corresponding to the game situation in the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the display device for effect 63. In addition to the MPU 85, an input / output driver IC chip 86 is mounted on the sub-control board 82, and a power interruption power supply unit 87 including a capacitor is mounted. Is installed. In addition to the above members, various elements such as resistors are mounted on the sub control board 82 and a wiring pattern is formed.

  In the sub-control board 82, various elements such as the MPU 85 and connectors are all mounted on the same plate surface and soldered on the opposite plate surface. That is, the sub-control board 82 has one plate surface serving as an element mounting surface 82a and the other plate surface serving as a solder surface.

  An MPU 91 is mounted on the monitoring control board 83. The MPU 91 is an element for monitoring whether or not a predetermined abnormality has occurred in a situation where operating power is supplied to the MPU 91 itself. In such monitoring, detection results in the power interruption door monitoring switch 16, the selector monitoring switch 38, the hopper monitoring switch 45, the main controller monitoring switch 76, and the like are used. Details of the contents of monitoring will be described later. In addition to the MPU 91, the monitoring control board 83 is equipped with an IC chip 92 for input / output drivers and a power supply unit 93 for power interruption made of a Li secondary battery. The monitoring side connector 94 is mounted. In addition to the above-described members, various elements such as resistors are mounted on the monitoring control board 83, and a wiring pattern is formed.

  In the monitoring control board 83, the various elements and connectors of the MPU 91 are all mounted on the same plate surface, like the sub control board 82, and are soldered on the opposite plate surface. That is, in the monitoring control board 83, one plate surface is an element mounting surface 83a and the other plate surface is a solder surface.

  In the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83, the solder surface is a surface provided with soldering portions of various elements mounted on the element mounting surfaces 82a and 83a. May be formed. Further, the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are not limited to single-sided boards as described above, and may be double-sided boards in which both plate surfaces are element mounting surfaces.

  The sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are electrically connected. However, the electrical connection is not via the signal line, but for the sub-side connector 88a as the sub-side board connecting portion provided on the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring side board provided on the monitoring control board 83. This is done by directly connecting the monitoring side connector 94 as a connecting portion.

  Specifically, the sub-side connector 88 a is provided on one side of the sub-control board 82, and the monitoring-side connector 94 is provided on one side of the monitoring control board 83. Then, the protruding terminal portion formed to protrude outward from the one side in the sub-side connector 88a is formed in the monitoring side connector 94 in a direction parallel to the board surface and opened outward. By being inserted into the groove portion, the two control boards 82 and 83 are electrically connected.

  The sub-side connector 88a and the monitoring-side connector 94 are disposed on the element mounting surfaces 82a and 83a of the control boards 82 and 83 to be installed, respectively, and when both the connectors 88a and 94 are connected, One side of 83 is in contact with each other from the outside, and the element mounting surfaces 82a and 83a are flush with each other. That is, in the state where the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are electrically connected, at least the element mounting surfaces 82a and 83a on which the MPUs 85 and 91 are mounted are in the same direction.

  Here, in addition to the sub-connector 88a, the sub-control board 82 is provided with a plurality of signal line connectors 88b as signal line connection portions for connecting signal lines. In addition to the monitoring side connector 94, no connector is provided for electrical connection with an external device. However, the MPU 91 mounted on the monitoring control board 83 as described above needs to be electrically connected to external devices other than the sub-control board 82 including the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76. Such an external device is connected to a signal line connector 88b provided on the sub-control board 82 using a signal line, and a circuit pattern formed on the sub-control board 82, the sub-side connector 88a, and The monitoring control board 83 is electrically connected via the monitoring side connector 94.

  The board box 84 that accommodates both the control boards 82 and 83 includes a back side structure (box base) 101 and a front side structure (box cover) 102 as a plurality of box structures. The back-side structure 101 and the front-side structure 102 are formed of a material having transparency so that the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 housed in the board box 84 can be seen from the outside of the board box 84. . Specifically, it is formed of a colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin, but is not limited thereto, and may be an acrylic resin or the like, and may be colored and transparent.

  The front side structure 102 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape opened to one side, and has a bulging portion 103 on the surface portion on the bulging side, and a lower position on the opening side than the bulging portion 103. Part 104 is provided. In the lower portion 104, a plurality of openings 105 are formed in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of signal line connectors 88b provided on the sub-control board 82. The sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 that are unitized are arranged on the back side of the front side structure 102 so that the signal line connectors 88b are exposed from the plurality of openings 105 to the front side of the front side structure 102. In this state, the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are screwed to the front-side structure 102 from the solder surface side. The screw fixing can be repeatedly fixed and unlocked. However, the front side structure 102 and the like may be destroyed when the fixing is released by using a one-way screw or the like.

  The back-side structure 101 is combined with the front-side structure 102 to which the unitized sub-control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are fixed. The back side structure 101 is formed in a substantially plate shape having a square shape, specifically, a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and is formed so as to surround the flat portion 106 formed in a flat shape and the periphery of the flat portion 106. The formed back side peripheral edge 107 is integrally formed. A locking portion 108 is integrally formed on the back side peripheral edge portion 107 so as to protrude toward the front side structure 102. When the back side structure 101 is combined with the front side structure 102, the locking portion 108 is configured on the front side. The separation of the two structural members 101 and 102 is restricted by being locked by the body 102.

  In addition to the locking portion 108, a fixing means is provided for the two structural members 101 and 102, and when the two structural members 101 and 102 are separated by the fixing means, one of the structural members is broken. It is configured. Specifically, a series of overlapping portions across the entire side surface of the substrate box 84 between the open-side peripheral portion 107 and the back-side peripheral portion 107 of the front-side structure 102 in a state where both the constituent members 101 and 102 are combined. Is formed, and a known adhesive is applied to the overlapping portion.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, breaking screws 109 are screwed into the four corners of the substrate box 84 from the front side structure 102 side so as to couple the front side structure 102 and the back side structure 101. Here, the breaking screw 109 is one in which the strength of the connecting portion between the head on which the tip can be inserted into a tool such as a screwdriver and the side where the screw groove is formed is set low, and can be tightened further. When a predetermined force is further applied to the head by the tool at a position where it cannot be performed, the connecting portion is cut and the head is separated. That is, the breaking screw 109 cannot be rotated in the loosening direction using the tool after screwing. It should be noted that a known one-way screw may be used instead of the break screw as long as it is possible to prevent loosening of the coupling between the front-side structure 102 and the back-side structure 101 after screwing.

  Incidentally, the configuration for fixing both components 101 and 102 is not limited to the above, and for example, a known caulking structure may be used. In this case, by providing a plurality of coupling parts that realize a caulking structure, by fixing a part of the coupling parts, the two structural members 101 and 102 are fixed, and by destroying the coupling part or its periphery, both It is good also as a structure which can fix both structure 101,102 again after releasing fixation of the structures 101,102 by making another coupling | bond part a coupling | bonding state. In addition, any one or any combination of fixing using an adhesive, fixing using a fixing device that cannot be removed without requiring destruction, and fixing using a caulking structure may be applied.

  Further, instead of or in addition to the above-described fixed configuration, a sealing seal as a separation trace member (or a separation trace seal) may be attached so as to straddle the boundary portion between the two structural members 101 and 102. In the sealing seal, the adhesive layer remains on the substrate box 84 when it is peeled off from the substrate box 84 after application, and a trace is left on the substrate box 84 due to a pattern or the like applied to the adhesive layer. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provides the synthetic resin fastening bands, such as an insulok, so that both structure 101,102 may be fastened. Focusing on the point that these seals and fastening bands are employed, it is sufficient that the substrate box 84 is provided with means for leaving traces at least when the components 101 and 102 are separated and opened. In addition, you may use what has an IC tag which transmits the response wave containing specific ID information in response to the ringing wave from a predetermined scanner as a seal seal.

  The back side structure 101 and the front side structure 102 are fixed to each other in the combined state as described above, thereby forming a substantially rectangular parallelepiped substrate box 84 having a predetermined internal space as shown in FIG. The sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 which are unitized are accommodated in the internal space of the board box 84. In this case, the element mounting surfaces 82a and 83a of the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are entirely opposed to the front side structure 102, and the solder surfaces of the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are entirely on the back side. It faces the structure 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sub-control device 81 configured as described above has the surface of the front structure 102 facing the inner side of the housing 11 and the surface of the back structure 101 facing the left side plate 11 d of the housing 11. It is installed. In this case, by opening the front door 12, the front side structure 102 can be visually recognized from the front of the slot machine 10, and further, the front side structure 102 is formed as colorless and transparent as described above. The element mounting surface 82a including the MPU 85 on the sub-control board 82 and the element mounting surface 83a including the MPU 91 on the monitoring control board 83 are visible.

  The sub control device 81 is electrically connected to the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 provided on the front door 12. These devices are driven and controlled by the sub-control board 82. The sub-control device 81 is electrically connected to the notification device 111 in addition to the above devices.

<Configuration of Notification Device 111>
Here, the notification device 111 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the notification device 111 is mounted on a door-side relay board 112 fixed to the back surface of the front door 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the notification device 111 includes a display device having a display screen 113, and the display screen 113 has areas in which a predetermined number (for example, 16) of characters can be displayed side by side vertically. Although the display screen 113 is formed in two stages, the configuration of the display screen 113 is arbitrary. Incidentally, the display device includes a liquid crystal display device, but is not limited to this, and other display devices such as a segment display device can be used.

  In addition, the notification device 111 is provided with a button-shaped determination operation unit 114 and a selection operation unit 115 as operation units that can be manually operated by a game hall administrator or the like. The notification device 111 is electrically connected to the monitoring control board 83 in the sub-control device 81, and based on the display control in the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83, the determination operation unit is displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. 114 or an image corresponding to the operation of the selection operation unit 115 is displayed. Such display contents will be described later.

  The notification device 111 is mounted on the door-side relay board 112 such that the surface on which the display screen 113, the determination operation unit 114, and the selection operation unit 115 are provided faces the housing 11 side. Therefore, when the front door 12 is closed, the notification device 111 is disposed in the internal space of the slot machine 10 formed by the front door 12 and the casing 11, and the display screen 113 cannot be viewed. Although the operation units 114 and 115 cannot be operated, the display screen 113 can be visually recognized and the operation units 114 and 115 can be operated by opening the front door 12.

<Basic Electrical Configuration of Slot Machine 10>
Next, the basic electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 122 that executes main control in the slot machine 10 is mounted on a main control board 121 provided in the main controller 71. The MPU 122 includes a ROM 123 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 122 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 123 is executed. A certain RAM 124 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated. In the MPU 122, a function for performing a logical operation, a function of the ROM 123, and a function of the RAM 124 may be provided as separate elements. The same applies to other MPUs described later.

  The MPU 122 is connected to a power supply device 125 provided inside the power supply box 64. The power supply device 125 is equipped with a power supply unit that supplies drive power to each device of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 71, a power failure monitoring circuit that monitors the power supply cutoff state, and the like. A DC 5V power supply (operating power) is supplied from the power supply unit. Further, the power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit is configured to be input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 122. When the power failure signal is input to the NMI terminal, the NMI as a power failure flag generation process is configured. Interrupt processing is executed immediately. The power failure signal is also generated when the power switch 65 of the power box 64 is turned off.

  Such a configuration for power failure is also provided for the main control board 121. That is, the power interruption unit 126 for power interruption composed of a backup capacitor or the like is mounted on the main control board 121. While the operating power is being supplied from the power supply device 125 to the main control board 121, the power supply unit 126 for power interruption is charged, and the power supply unit 126 for power interruption is discharged while the power supply of the slot machine 10 is cut off. Operating power is supplied to the RAM 124. Thus, even when the power to the slot machine 10 is shut off, data is stored and held in the RAM 124 while the operating power is being supplied from the power supply unit 126 for power interruption to the RAM 124. Note that the power supply unit 126 for power interruption may be mounted on the power supply device 125.

  The MPU 122 is provided with an input / output port. On the input side of the MPU 122, a start detection sensor 131 that detects the operation of the start lever 24, stop detection sensors 132a, 132b, and 132c that individually detect the operation of the stop switches 25a, 25b, and 25c, and an insertion through the medal slot 26 Inserted medal detection sensor 133 that detects the received medal, credit insertion detection sensors 134a, 134b, and 134c that individually detect the operation of each of the credit insertion switches 52, 53, and 54, and the adjustment detection sensor 135 that detects the operation of the adjustment switch 51. , A payout detection sensor 136 for detecting medals paid out from the hopper device 41, a reset detection sensor 137 for detecting the operation of the reset switch 66, and a setting for detecting that the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion portion 74 and turned ON. Such as key detection sensor 138 With species sensors are connected, open to electricity entering middle door monitoring switch 15 monitors the front door 12 is connected in a situation where operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is supplied. Signals from these sensors and switches are received by the MPU 122 through an input / output port.

  On the output side of the MPU 122, various display units 55 to 57 provided on the front door 12, stepping motors 139 a, 139 b, 139 c for rotating the reels 23 a, 23 b, 23 c, a medal path switching solenoid 34 of the selector 31. Connected to the hopper driving unit 140 of the hopper device 41, the sub-control device 81, an external concentration terminal board 141 capable of transmitting information to a hall management device (not shown), and the like. A signal output from the MPU 122 through the input / output port is received by a device to which the signal is output.

<Processing executed by MPU 122 of main control board 121>
Next, each control process executed by the MPU 122 of the main control board 121 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the MPU 122 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on and a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in a cycle of 1.49 msec in the slot machine 10). The timer interrupt process will be described, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing.

  In the timer interrupt process, first, in step S101, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the RAM 124. The power failure flag is stored when a power failure signal from the power supply device 125 is input to the NMI terminal of the MPU 122 and the NMI interrupt processing is started. If a power failure flag is stored, a power failure process is executed in step S102. In the power failure process, a process for returning to the state before the power failure after the power recovery is executed.

  When the power failure flag is not stored, various processes after step S103 are executed. That is, in step S103, in order to rotate the reels 23a, 23b, and 23c, a stepping motor control process for driving the stepping motors 139a, 139b, and 139c, which are the respective rotary drive motors, is executed.

  In step S104, a sensor monitoring process for reading the status of various sensors connected to the input / output port is executed. As one process of the sensor monitoring process, it is determined whether or not a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 26 based on the detection result of the inserted medal detection sensor 133. If a medal is inserted, the bet number is set to 1. Either the process of adding or the process of adding 1 to the number of credits is executed. In addition, as one process of the sensor monitoring process, it is determined whether or not a medal has been paid out from the hopper device 41 based on the detection result of the payout detection sensor 136. Execute the process.

  In step S105, an abnormality monitoring process for monitoring whether or not a predetermined abnormality has occurred is executed. In the abnormality monitoring process, it is determined whether or not medals are insufficient in the storage tank 42 of the hopper device 41 based on the driving state of the dispensing device 43 in the hopper device 41 and the detection result of the dispensing detection sensor 136. As a result, when medals are insufficient, a medal shortage flag is stored in the RAM 124. The medal shortage flag is held until the storage tank 42 is replenished with medals and a normal medal payout operation can be executed. In the state where the medal shortage flag is stored, the output of the drive signal to the hopper drive unit 140 is stopped so that the payout operation in the payout device 43 is prohibited.

  If there are not enough medals, a main-side notification start command including information to that effect is set, and the main-side notification start command is transmitted to the sub-control device 81 in a command output process described later. The MPU 85 of the sub-control board 82 in the sub-control device 81 receives the main-side notification start command, thereby executing a notification that there are insufficient medals via the speaker unit 62 and the effect display device 63. When the lack of medals is resolved, a main-side notification release command including information to that effect is set, and the main-side notification release command is transmitted to the sub-control device 81 by command output processing described later. The MPU 85 of the sub-control board 82 receives the main-side notification release command, thereby terminating the notification that has been made regarding the lack of medals.

  In addition, in the abnormality monitoring process, in addition to the above-mentioned medal shortage monitoring, whether or not the inserted medal detection sensor 133 is fraudulent is also monitored based on the detection result of the inserted medal detection sensor 133. If specified, a main notification start command including information to that effect is set. The main notification start command is transmitted to the sub-control device 81 by a command output process described later. The MPU 85 of the sub-control board 82 in the sub-control device 81 receives the main-side notification start command, so that the inserted medal detection sensor 133 has been cheated through the speaker unit 62 and the effect display device 63. The notification is executed. When a notification canceling operation for an abnormality of the inserted medal detection sensor 133, for example, an operation of the reset switch 66 is detected, a main notification canceling command including information to that effect is set, and the main notification canceling command is set. Is transmitted to the sub-control device 81 in a command output process described later. The MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 receives the main notification release command, thereby terminating the notification that has been made regarding the abnormality of the inserted medal detection sensor 133.

  In step S106, door opening monitoring processing is executed. In the door opening monitoring process, it is determined whether or not the front door 12 is in an open state based on the detection result of the power-on door monitoring switch 15. As a result, when the front door 12 is in the open state, a door open flag is stored in the RAM 124. The door opening flag is held until the front door 12 is closed. In the state where the door opening flag is stored, the medal path switching solenoid 34 of the selector 31 is driven so that the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 26 is discharged to the medal tray 36 and the payout operation in the payout device 43 is performed. The output of the drive signal to the hopper drive unit 140 is stopped so as to be prohibited. Further, when the front door 12 is in the open state, a door open command is set, and the door open command is transmitted to the sub-control device 81 in a command output process described later. By receiving the door opening command, the MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 in the sub control device 81 performs notification that the front door 12 is in the open state via the speaker unit 62 and the effect display device 63.

  Further, in the door opening monitoring process, when the door opening flag is stored, it is monitored whether or not the front door 12 is in the closed state, and if it is in the closed state, the door opening flag is erased and the door is opened. Set the close command. The door closing command is transmitted to the sub control device 81 by a command output process described later. The MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 in the sub control device 81 receives the door closing command, thereby terminating the notification that the front door 12 is in the open state.

  In the subsequent step S107, a counter process for outputting the result of counting the number of medals bet and the number of payouts to the external concentration terminal board 141 is performed. In step S108, command output processing for outputting the commands set so far is executed. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is terminated. In addition, although description by illustration is abbreviate | omitted, in the timer interruption process, the setting process of the display content of the various display parts 55-57 provided in the front door 12 other than the said various processes are performed.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main process executed after the power is turned on. The main processing is executed when power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or by turning on the power switch 65.

  First, in step S201, initialization processing for executing various types of initialization is executed. In a succeeding step S202, it is determined whether or not the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion unit 74 and is turned ON, and more specifically, whether or not an ON signal is received from the setting key detection sensor 138 is determined. If the setting key has been turned on, the process proceeds to step S203, and all data stored in the RAM 124 is cleared as a forced RAM clear process. In subsequent step S204, a winning probability setting process is performed.

  The winning probability setting process is a process for setting one winning probability among a plurality of (for example, six) winning probabilities set in advance in the slot machine 10. Specifically, each time the reset switch 66 is operated, the setting values of a plurality of steps are sequentially updated in the register of the MPU 122, and the update result is displayed on the credit display unit 55, and the start lever 24 is operated. When the setting key is turned off, the setting value stored in the register at that time is stored in the RAM 124. After executing the winning probability setting process in step S204, a normal process for performing main control relating to the game is executed in step S205.

  On the other hand, when it determines with the setting key not having been inserted in step S202, it progresses to step S206. In step S206, it is determined whether or not the set value is normal. If the set value is normal, it is determined in step S207 whether a power failure flag is stored. If the power failure flag is stored, it is further confirmed in step S208 whether or not the RAM determination value is normal. If it is determined in step S208 that the RAM determination value is normal, power recovery processing is executed in step S209. In the power recovery process, a process for returning to the state before the occurrence of the power failure is executed. After that, it returns to the address before the power cut off.

  On the other hand, if any of step S206 to step S208 is NO, that is, the set value is abnormal, the power failure flag that is set when the power is shut off is not set, or the RAM determination value is abnormal, There is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 124 is destroyed. In such a case, the operation prohibiting process shown in steps S210 to S212 is performed. As the operation prohibition process, first, the next timer interrupt process is prohibited in step S210, and in step S211, all the output ports in the input / output port are cleared to turn off all the actuators connected to the input / output port. To control. Thereafter, an error notification process is executed in step S212. In the error notification process, a RAM abnormality command is transmitted to the sub-control device 81, and the sub-control device 81 receives the RAM abnormality command, so that a RAM abnormality occurs via the speaker unit 62 and the effect display device 63. A notification to the effect is executed. This operation prohibition state is maintained until the above-described winning probability setting process is performed.

  Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S301, it is determined whether or not a medal is bet. In step S302, it is determined whether or not the start lever 24 has been operated. When the start lever 24 is operated in a situation where medals are bet, processing for one game round after step S303 is executed.

  That is, in step S303, a lottery process is executed. In the lottery process, the random number value latched by the random number counter at the timing when the start lever 24 is operated is compared with the information in the lottery table stored in advance in the ROM 123 of the main control board 121 to win a predetermined role. If the predetermined combination is won, information to that effect is stored in the RAM 124.

  In subsequent step S304, reel control processing is executed. In the reel control process, the rotation start process for starting the rotation of each reel 23a, 23b, 23c is executed, and when any one of the stop switches 25a, 25b, 25c is operated to generate a stop command, A reel stop process corresponding to the stop command is executed. At the time of this stop, if a predetermined combination is won in the lottery process in step S303, the rotation stop position of the reel is set so that the symbol corresponding to the selected combination stops on the effective line as much as possible. In addition, the reel rotation stop position is set so that a winning combination of a winning combination is not established.

  In subsequent step S305, a medal payout process is executed. In the medal payout process, it is determined whether or not a winning corresponding to the winning payable role is established on the active line. If a winning is achieved, the number of medals corresponding to the winning is paid out. In this manner, a process for driving the hopper driving unit 140 is executed. Further, in the medal payout process, it is determined whether or not a re-game winning is established. If a re-game winning is established, the bet number in the current game round is continued in the next game round. Execute the process to make it.

  In subsequent step S306, bonus game processing is executed. In the bonus game process, it is determined whether or not a winning corresponding to the winning winning combination is established on the active line, and if the winning is established, the gaming state is changed from the normal gaming state to the winning state (special A process for shifting to the gaming state is executed. Incidentally, the winning state is a gaming state in which the expected payout of medals per unit time is higher than in the normal gaming state. In the bonus game process, it is determined whether or not the winning condition end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the gaming state is returned to the normal gaming state. In the slot machine 10, the end condition is that a predetermined reference number of medals are paid out, but the end condition is arbitrary.

  After executing the above steps S303 to S306, the process returns to step S301.

<Electrical configuration related to abnormality monitoring and monitoring result notification>
Next, an electrical configuration related to abnormality monitoring and monitoring result notification in the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 85 that controls the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 is mounted on the sub control board 82 provided in the sub control device 81. The MPU 85 includes a ROM 151 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 85 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 151 is executed. A certain RAM 152 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  A power supply device 125 is connected to the MPU 85, and a DC 5 V power supply (operating power) is supplied from the power supply unit of the power supply device 125. The operating power is divided into at least two paths in the wiring pattern formed on the sub-control board 82, one path is connected to the VCC terminal of the MPU 85, and the other path is connected to the VBB terminal of the MPU 85. The MPU 85 executes various control programs by operating power supplied via the VCC terminal, and stores and holds data in the RAM 152 by operating power supplied via the VBB terminal.

  In this case, a power interruption unit 87 including a backup capacitor is mounted on the sub-control board 82, and the power interruption unit 87 is connected to a path connected to the VBB terminal. Yes. The operating power supply 87 is charged while operating power is supplied from the power supply device 125 to the sub-control board 82, and the operation is discharged from the interrupting power supply 87 while the power of the slot machine 10 is shut off. Power is supplied to the RAM 152. Thus, even when the power to the slot machine 10 is shut off, data is stored and held in the RAM 152 while the operating power is being supplied from the power supply unit 87 for power interruption to the RAM 152.

  The MPU 85 is provided with an input / output port. As described above, the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 are connected to the output side of the MPU 85. A main controller 71 is connected to the input side of the MPU 85. From the main control device 71, an effect command and a notification command are received, and the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 are driven and controlled in accordance with the contents of the received command. A monitoring control board 83 is connected to the output side and the input side of the MPU 85.

  The monitoring control board 83 is equipped with an MPU 91 that constantly executes predetermined monitoring for 24 hours within a range in which operating power is supplied to itself. The MPU 91 includes a ROM 161 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 91 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 161 is executed. A certain RAM 162 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  Further, the MPU 91 incorporates an RTC (real time clock) 163 as a date and time measuring means. The RTC 163 is configured to be able to measure the date and time, and the MPU 91 can acquire the information from the RTC 163 to grasp the date and time at that time.

  The MPU 91 is supplied with DC 5V power (operating power) generated by the power supply unit of the power supply device 125. In this case, the electrical connection between the monitoring control board 83 and the power supply unit of the power supply device 125 is not made directly, and the operating power supplied to the sub control board 82 is The divided operating power is supplied to the monitoring control board 83, and this operating power is supplied to the VCC terminal and the VBB terminal of the MPU 91. By supplying operating power to the monitoring control board 83 via the sub control board 82 in this way, a connector for electrically connecting the power supply device 125 to the monitoring control board 83 becomes unnecessary.

  The monitoring control board 83 is equipped with a power supply unit 93 for power interruption made of a Li secondary battery, and the power supply unit for power interruption 93 is connected to a path connected to the VCC terminal and the VBB terminal of the MPU 91. ing. While operating power is supplied from the power supply device 125 via the sub-control board 82, the power supply unit 93 for power interruption is charged, and when the power to the slot machine 10 is cut off, the power supply unit 93 for power interruption is discharged. The operating power is supplied to the MPU 91. As a result, even when the power to the slot machine 10 is shut off, various processes are executed in the MPU 91 while the operating power is being supplied from the power interruption unit 93 to the MPU 91. The power supply unit 93 for power interruption of the monitoring control board 83 is not limited to the Li secondary battery, and a capacitor or the like may be used.

  Here, the MPU 91 can be operated not only by a DC 5V power source (operating power) but also by a DC 3V power source (operating power), and the power supply unit 93 for power interruption supplies the MPU 91 with a DC 3V power source. To do. As described above, the MPU 91 can be operated with a power supply having a lower voltage than when the slot machine 10 is turned on, thereby reducing the power required for the MPU 91 to operate while the slot machine 10 is powered off. Is planned.

  In addition, a power supply monitoring unit 164 is mounted on the monitoring control board 83. The power monitoring unit 164 is a circuit for outputting a signal to that effect to the MPU 91 when the DC 5V power (operating power) generated in the power supply device 125 is supplied to the MPU 91. Specifically, the power supply monitoring unit 164 includes a resistor 164b connected to a wiring pattern 164a formed by branching from a path connected to the VCC terminal and the VBB terminal of the MPU 19, and is generated by the power supply device 125. In a situation where the operated operating power is supplied to the MPU 91, a low-current electric signal is input to the MPU 91 as a power-on signal. By receiving such an electric signal, the MPU 91 can grasp that the operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, and confirm the rising of the electric signal from the non-input state to the input state. It can be understood that the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself has started.

  The MPU 91 is provided with an input / output port. The power monitoring unit 164 is connected to the input side of the MPU 91. In addition to this, the MPU 91 is connected to the power interruption door monitoring switch 16, selector monitoring switch 38, hopper monitoring switch 45, main controller monitoring switch 76, and MPU 85 of the sub control board 82. Yes. The MPU 91 of the sub control board 82 is connected to the output side of the MPU 91, and the display drive unit 165, the determination operation unit 114, and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 are connected. The display driving unit 165 is provided with an image processing device as a liquid crystal display unit driver and a driving circuit for turning on the backlight. The display screen 113 of the notification device 111 is output by a driving signal output from the MPU 91. The display of the image displayed on the display screen 113 is set. In addition, the selection operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 select and determine items in the menu on the display screen 113 displayed by the processing of the MPU 91. Note that the communication between the MPU 85 and the MPU 91 is preferably performed via the bidirectional communication line 200 by, for example, bidirectional serial communication.

  By the way, a signal path is formed between the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76 and the MPU 91 so as to be a closed circuit when the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76 are turned on. When the operating power is supplied to the MPU 91 itself, a signal for confirming the monitoring result is always supplied to the signal path. Therefore, when the operating power is supplied to the MPU 91 itself, various monitoring using the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76 can always be performed. On the other hand, the operating power of the notification device 111 is not supplied from the monitoring control board 83 including the MPU 91 but is supplied from the power supply unit of the power supply device 125. Therefore, in the situation where the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, the operating power is not supplied to the notification device 111, and no image is displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. Even if the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115 is operated, the operation becomes invalid.

  The MPU 91 constantly monitors the occurrence of various abnormalities in a situation where operating power is supplied to the MPU 91 based on the detection results of the power supply monitoring unit 164 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76. When the occurrence of abnormality is specified, abnormality notification is performed through the sub control board 82 and the notification device 111. In this case, the MPU 85 of the sub-control board 82 performs notification through the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63. Further, the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83 performs the notification based on the operation of the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 in a situation where the notification is performed through the sub control board 82 and the notification device 111. Cancel the status. Specific contents of such monitoring and notification will be described later.

<Characteristic configuration for electrical connection>
Here, a characteristic configuration relating to electrical connection between the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83, the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76 and the notification device 111 will be described below.

  The electrical connection between the monitoring control board 83 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76 and the electrical connection between the monitoring control board 83 and the notification device 111 are not directly performed. Such a connection is made so that at least the sub-control board 82 relays. Specifically, the signal lines for transmitting signals between the MPU 91 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, the signal lines connected to the sub-control device 81, and the MPU 91 and the notification device 111 are connected. A signal line for transmitting a signal between the display driving unit 165, the determination operation unit 114, and the selection operation unit 115 and connected to the sub control device 81 is provided on the sub control board 82. It is connected to the signal line connector 88b. In addition, the sub-control board 82 has wiring patterns for electrically connecting the signal line connector 88b and the sub-side connector 88a to various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, a display drive unit 165, and a determination operation unit 114. And the selection operation unit 115. The monitoring control board 83 has wiring patterns for electrically connecting the monitoring side connector 94 connected to the sub-side connector 88a and the MPU 91 to various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, a display drive unit 165, It is formed corresponding to each of the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115.

  By forming the signal path as described above, the monitoring control board 83 is electrically connected to the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, the display drive unit 165, the determination operation unit 114, and the selection operation unit 115. The connector is unnecessary. Further, as already described, the monitoring control board 83 does not require a connector for electrical connection with the power supply device 125. That is, in this slot machine 10, the signal line connector to which the signal line for transmitting signals to and from the external device in the sub control device 81 is connected is not provided on the monitoring control board 83, and the sub control board 83 is not provided. 82. As a result, it is possible not to determine whether the signal line communicates with the MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 or the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83 only by looking at the signal line connector 88b of the sub control apparatus 81. .

  The board box 84 has an opening 105 for exposing the signal line connector 88b to the outside. A lead wire or the like is inserted into the board box 84 through the opening 105, and the monitor control board 83 or There is assumed an act of trying to improper the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83. On the other hand, since the signal line connector 88b is provided so as to be integrated with the sub-control board 82, even if a lead wire or the like is inserted into the board box 84, the lead wire is connected to the monitoring control board 83 or the It becomes difficult to reach the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83.

  It is not essential that the signal line connectors 88b are aggregated on the sub-control board 82 as described above, and they may be aggregated on the monitoring control board 83. In this case, although the effect of the countermeasure against fraud against the lead wire is reduced, it can be determined whether the signal line communicates with the MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 or the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83. In addition, although the effect of countermeasures against fraud against the lead wires and the effect of difficulty in identifying the signal lines cannot occur, the signal line connectors may be provided on the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83, respectively.

  Next, a characteristic configuration relating to a signal line that electrically connects the sub-control device 81 to a predetermined monitoring switch and notification device 111 will be described below.

  Of the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, the hopper monitoring switch 45 and the power interruption monitoring switch 16 are not directly connected to the sub-control device 81, but their signal paths are on the housing side It is relayed by the relay board 171. The housing-side relay board 171 is fixed to the left side plate 11d of the housing 11 as shown in FIG. Of the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76, the selector monitoring switch 38 is not directly connected to the sub-control device 81, but the signal path between them is the door side provided on the front door 12. It is relayed to the relay board 112 and relayed to the housing side relay board 171. The notification device 111 is mounted on the door-side relay board 112 as described above, and the signal path between the notification device 111 and the sub-control device 81 is relayed to the door-side relay board 112 and the housing. Relayed to the body side relay board 171. In addition, the devices whose signal paths are relayed to the door-side relay board 112 and the housing-side relay board 171 are not only the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76 and the notification device 111, but also the light-emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the auxiliary device. The signal path to the control device 81 is also relayed to the door side relay board 112 and the case side relay board 171. Furthermore, the operating power supply path from the power supply device 125 to the notification device 111 is also relayed to the door side relay board 112 and the case side relay board 171.

  2 and 11, the door-side relay board 112 and the housing-side relay board 171 are electrically connected via at least a first connection unit 172, and the housing-side relay board 171 and the sub-control device. 81 is electrically connected through at least the second connection unit 173. As shown in FIG. 12A, the first connection unit 172 and the second connection unit 173 are configured such that the wirings 174 that are signal lines or power supply lines are aggregated across a pair of signal line connectors 175 and 176. A plurality of harnesses are provided.

  The wiring of the first connection unit 172 includes a signal line for transmitting a monitoring result signal in the selector monitoring switch 38, a signal line for transmitting a signal for controlling the display driving unit 165, and a determination operation unit 114. A signal line for transmitting a signal indicating whether or not an operation has been performed, a signal line for transmitting a signal indicating whether or not the selection operation unit 115 has been operated, and a signal for driving the light emitting unit 61 and the speaker unit 62 are transmitted. And a power supply line for supplying operating power from the power supply unit of the power supply device 125 to the notification device 111 are included.

  On the other hand, the wiring of the second connection unit 173 includes a signal line for transmitting a monitoring result signal in the selector monitoring switch 38, a signal line for transmitting a signal for controlling the display driving unit 165, and a determination operation unit. A signal line for transmitting a signal indicating whether or not 114 has been operated, a signal line for transmitting a signal indicating whether or not the selection operation unit 115 has been operated, and a signal for driving the light emitting unit 61 and the speaker unit 62 A signal line for transmitting the monitoring result signal, a signal line for transmitting the monitoring result signal in the hopper monitoring switch 45, and a signal line for transmitting the monitoring result signal in the power outage door monitoring switch 16 It is.

  Since the first connection unit 172 and the second connection unit 173 are provided as described above, only the signal line related to the predetermined monitoring switch is selected from the wirings of the first connection unit 172 and the second connection unit 173. Trying to identify it is difficult to do. As a result, it is possible to perform normal monitoring in the predetermined monitoring switch by disconnecting only the signal line related to the predetermined monitoring switch or connecting a board for outputting an illegal signal only to the signal line related to the predetermined monitoring switch. Trying to avoid it makes it harder to do it.

  Further, even if only the signal line related to the display drive unit 165 of the notification device 111 is specified from among the wirings of the first connection unit 172 and the second connection unit 173, it is difficult to do so. Accordingly, the abnormality notification is made on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 by cutting only the signal line related to the display driving unit 165 or connecting the substrate for outputting the illegal signal only to the signal line related to the display driving unit 165. If you try to prevent it from working properly, it will be difficult to do.

  In particular, in the configuration in which it is necessary to operate the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 in order to cancel the situation in which the abnormality notification is performed by the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83 as described above, the first connection unit 172 The second connection unit 173 includes a signal line related to the determination operation unit 114 and a signal line related to the selection operation unit 115 together with a signal line related to the display driving unit 165. Therefore, when an unauthorized person cuts all the wirings of the first connection unit 172 or the second connection unit 173 in an attempt to prevent the abnormality notification from being performed normally, the unauthorized person is notified of the abnormality notification status. Trying to release it illegally makes it difficult. Since the abnormality notification is executed not only on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 but also on the presentation display device 63, even if the fraudster tries to cancel the abnormality notification on the presentation display device 63, It will be difficult. In addition, when a fraudulent person disconnects the signal line which electrically connects the display device 63 for production and the sub-control device 81, the display according to the game situation is not performed on the display device 63 for the production. Therefore, it is possible for a game hall manager or the like to easily determine the fraudulent act.

  The first connection unit 172 and the second connection unit 173 also include signal lines related to the light emitting unit 61 and the speaker unit 62. Therefore, in order to cut the signal line related to the predetermined monitoring switch or to cut the signal line related to the display drive unit 165, the fraudster cut all the wirings of the first connection unit 172 or the second connection unit 173. In this case, since the production of light in the light emitting unit 61 and the output of sound from the speaker unit 62 are not performed, it is possible for the manager of the game hall or the like to easily determine the above fraud.

  Incidentally, the first connection unit 172 or the second connection unit 173 does not have to be a harness as shown in FIG. 12A. For example, a wiring 177 having connectors at both ends is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12 (c), the wirings 178 whose cores are covered are aggregated, and the aggregated wirings 178 are collected. A cable covered with a cable may be used as a connection unit. The same effects as in the case of using the configuration of FIG. 12A can also be expected in the configurations of FIG. 12B and FIG. In each of the connection units exemplified above, the wiring aggregation may be a configuration in which a plurality of adjacent wirings are in contact with each other, or may be a configuration separated from each other.

<Configuration of RAM 152 of Sub Control Board 82 and RAM 162 of Monitoring Control Board 83>
Next, the configuration of the RAM 152 of the sub control board 82 and the RAM 162 of the monitor control board 83 related to abnormality monitoring and monitoring result notification will be described. FIG. 13A is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration of a RAM 152 (hereinafter also referred to as a sub-side RAM 152) of the sub-control board 82, and FIG. 13B is a RAM 162 of the monitor control board 83 (hereinafter also referred to as a monitor-side RAM 162). It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of say. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding, the MPU 122 of the main control board 121 is referred to as a main MPU 122, the MPU 85 of the sub control board 82 is referred to as a sub MPU 85, and the MPU 91 of the monitoring control board 83 is referred to. This is called the monitoring side MPU 91.

  The sub-side RAM 152 has a main-side notification information storage area 181 for storing information to be referred to when notifying the occurrence of the abnormality when the occurrence of a predetermined abnormality is specified in the main-side MPU 122, and monitoring A monitoring-side notification information storage area 182 for storing information to be referred to when notification of the occurrence of the abnormality is specified in the side MPU 91. The sub-side RAM 152 is used to specify that the sub-side MPU 85 is in a predetermined state and a measurement counter area 183 that is used to measure the timing when the sub-side MPU 85 executes a predetermined process. Various flag storage areas 184.

The monitoring side RAM 162 includes a constant monitoring history storage area 191 and a notification monitoring history storage area 192. As described above, the monitoring side MPU 91 monitors the occurrence of various abnormalities based on the detection results of the power supply monitoring unit 164 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, 76. In this case, as an event to be monitored,
(1) Power-on operation of the slot machine 10 itself (2) Opening the front door 12 (3) Moving the selector 31 from the installation location (4) Moving the hopper device 41 from the installation location (5) Main from the installation location Five types of movement of the control device 71 are set.

  Also, two types of monitoring result storage methods are set, and one of them always stores the monitoring results of all the events (1) to (5) in the situation where the operating power is supplied to the monitoring MPU 91 itself. Monitoring. The information on the monitoring result can be confirmed by operating the notification device 111 by a game hall manager or the like.

  On the other hand, in the monitoring period for notification set by the manager of the game hall or the like, in the situation where the monitoring results of the above events (1) to (4) are stored and operating power is supplied to the monitoring side MPU 91 itself It is the monitoring for information which memorize | stores the monitoring result of the event of said (5). In this case, the notification monitoring period can be set to any period of 24 hours. Basically, the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, specifically from the manufacturer of the slot machine 10 or the like. A period during transfer to the game hall and a period during which the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 is stopped while the game hall is closed are designated. When information on the monitoring result is acquired during the notification monitoring period, a predetermined notification is executed when the slot machine 10 is powered on.

  Here, among the events to be monitored of (1) to (5) above, by monitoring the event of (1) power ON operation while the power to the slot machine 10 is shut off, the setting change of the winning probability is illegal. It can be monitored whether it has been done or not. This is because the setting key needs to be turned on when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on as described above in order to change the setting of the corresponding selection probability. Further, by monitoring the event of the opening of the front door 12 (2) while the power is shut down, it is possible to monitor whether or not any illegal act has been performed inside the slot machine 10. Further, by monitoring the above events (3) to (5) while the power is shut off, it is possible to monitor whether or not fraud has been performed on the devices to be monitored.

  Of the constant monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192, the constant monitoring history storage area 191 is used for continuous monitoring, and the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is for monitoring notification. Used in The continuous monitoring history storage area 191 is configured as a ring buffer, and an event data area for storing the type of event that has occurred among the above events (1) to (5), and the event has occurred. The date / time data area for storing the date / time is set as a set of unit areas, and a plurality of sets (specifically, 15 sets) of the unit areas are provided.

  Further, the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is configured as a ring buffer, and stores information about an event data area, a date / time data area, and whether or not the notification cancellation condition is satisfied for the event. The notification determination data area is set as a set of unit areas, and a plurality of sets (specifically, 15 sets) of the unit areas are provided.

  In the constant monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192, the number of the unit areas is the same, and is set larger than the number of events to be monitored. Then, the events (1) to (5) are stored in order of date and time (in chronological order), and the oldest event is deleted when the number of units exceeds the number of units. In this case, the regular monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192 are configured as ring buffers as described above, and are determined depending on the position of the write pointer for specifying the unit area to which the next data is to be written. It is specified which unit area is the unit area in which the newest data is stored and the unit area in which the oldest data is stored. Note that the number of unit areas does not have to be the same in the constant monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192, and may be different.

  The monitoring RAM 162 has a measurement counter area 193 used for measuring timing in executing predetermined processing in the monitoring MPU 91, in addition to the constant monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192. A notification for storing information on a display data setting area 194 in which display data of an image displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 is set, and a notification monitoring period in performing the notification monitoring. Monitoring period storage area 195 and various flag storage areas 196 used for specifying that the monitoring side MPU 91 is in a predetermined state.

<Processing executed by the monitoring MPU 91>
Next, processing executed by the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 for monitoring an abnormality and notifying a monitoring result will be described. In the following description, for the sake of convenience of explanation, processing executed by the monitoring MPU 91 will be described first with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. A process executed by the MPU 85 will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing normal processing executed by the monitoring MPU 91.

  The normal process is started periodically (specifically, 4 msec). In the normal process, a monitoring process is executed in step S401, a time setting process is executed in step S402, an abnormality notification setting process is executed in step S403, and a display control process is executed in step S404. In step S405, abnormality notification cancellation processing is executed, and then the normal processing ends.

  Hereinafter, each process of said step S401-step S405 is demonstrated concretely.

<Monitoring process of the monitoring MPU 91>
First, the monitoring process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the monitoring process specifies whether or not the above events (1) to (5) have occurred based on the detection results of the power supply monitoring unit 164 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76. When any event occurs, the information is stored in the always-on monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192.

  In the monitoring process, it is first determined in step S501 whether it is time to monitor the input side of the input / output port. This timing is set to be executed once every elapse of the monitoring time, that is, periodically every monitoring period. Specifically, it is configured to be executed once every 0.5 sec, and the timing is an elapsed time from the timing when the previous monitoring was performed using the monitoring counter area in the measurement counter area 193 of the monitoring RAM 162. In detail, this is performed by measuring the number of times of affirmative determination in step S501. In the slot machine 10, since the normal process is started at a cycle of 4 msec, it is determined in step S501 whether or not the value of the monitoring counter area is “125”.

  Note that the period of monitoring is not limited to the above, but is arbitrary. However, from the viewpoint of monitoring the occurrence of abnormality without omission, it is preferable to perform the monitoring once every N (0 <N <1) sec. Moreover, it is good also as a structure provided with the irregular update function (irregular update means) which can change the period which performs this monitoring irregularly. In this case, it is difficult to perform fraudulent acts in accordance with the monitoring cycle. In addition, since a relatively long cycle is set as a part of the cycle that can be set irregularly, the number of monitoring executions per unit time can be suppressed, and accordingly, the power supply unit 93 for power interruption 93 Power consumption is reduced.

  If it is not the monitoring timing, a negative determination is made in step S501, and after updating the monitoring counter area in step S503, specifically, after the monitoring counter area is incremented by 1, this monitoring process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is the monitoring timing, an affirmative determination is made in step S501, and after the monitoring counter area is initialized in step S502, specifically, after the monitoring counter area is cleared to “0”, step S504 is performed. Proceed to

  In step S504, the information on the input side of the input / output port is read to identify the detection results of the power monitoring unit 164 and the various monitoring switches 16, 38, 45, and 76. Specifically, the information in the port to which the detection result of the power monitoring unit 164 for monitoring the power ON operation of the slot machine 10 itself, which is the event of (1) above, is “0”, which is the power OFF information. It is determined whether or not the information has been switched to information “1”, which is power ON information. In addition, the information on the port to which the detection result of the power failure door monitoring switch 16 for monitoring the opening of the front door 12 which is the event of (2) is input is information on “0” which is the closed state information. It is determined whether or not it has been switched to information “1” which is open state information. Further, the information at the port to which the detection result of the selector monitoring switch 38 for monitoring the movement of the selector 31 from the installation location, which is the event (3), is input from the information “0” that is the selector installation information. It is determined whether or not the information has been switched to information “1”, which is selector removal information. In addition, the information on the port to which the detection result of the hopper monitoring switch 45 for monitoring the movement of the hopper device 41 from the installation location, which is the event of (4) above, is “0” information that is hopper installation information. It is determined whether or not it has been switched to information “1” which is hopper removal information. The information at the port to which the detection result of the main control device monitoring switch 76 for monitoring the movement of the main control device 71 from the installation location which is the event (5) is input is the main control device installation information. It is determined whether the information “0” has been switched to the information “1”, which is main controller removal information.

  In order to make it difficult to identify the occurrence of an abnormality when “1” is stored in the port due to the occurrence of noise, in step S504, “1” is stored from the situation where “0” is stored. When the situation is confirmed continuously a plurality of times, it may be specified that an abnormality of the event has occurred. Further, the relationship of “0” and “1” may be set to an opposite relationship.

  If none of the above events (1) to (5) has occurred, a negative determination is made in step S504, and the present monitoring process is terminated as it is. If any of the above events (1) to (5) has occurred, an affirmative determination is made in step S504, and the process proceeds to step S505. In step S505, a content specifying process for specifying the content of the event specified as occurring this time is executed, and the specified content is stored in the register of the monitoring MPU 91.

  In a succeeding step S506, it is determined whether or not the same event as the event specified in the step S505 is stored in the continuous monitoring history storage area 191. If the same event is not stored, the process proceeds to step S508. If the same event is stored, it is determined in step S507 whether or not it is during the write prohibition period (memory prevention period). Specifically, the date and time of occurrence of the same event already stored in the regular monitoring history storage area 191 is grasped, and the current date and time is grasped from the RTC 163. Then, it is determined whether or not the latter elapsed period relative to the former corresponds to a write prohibition period stored in advance in the ROM 161 of the monitoring control board 83. The write-inhibit period is set as 1 minute, but the specific period is arbitrary.

  If it is during the write prohibition period, this monitoring process is terminated without writing the event specified this time in both the constant monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192. In monitoring anomalies, it is important that the management of the game hall, etc. can identify which of the above events (1) to (5) has occurred, and it is the same It is not important whether or not this event has been done several times in a short period of time. In this case, in the situation where the storage capacity of the regular monitoring history storage area 191 and the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is limited, the former specification can be made by setting the write prohibition period as described above. Can be prioritized, and monitoring can be performed well.

  Instead of providing a write prohibition period, the monitoring MPU 91 does not execute the monitoring process of the input / output port until the predetermined non-monitoring period (memory prevention period) has passed for the monitoring switch in which the monitored event is specified. It is good also as a structure. In other words, when the same monitored event is repeated a plurality of times within the storage prevention period, they are not stored in the continuous monitoring history storage area 191 or the notification monitoring history storage area 192, but are stored multiple times. The specific control content is arbitrary as long as it is a configuration in which the data is stored as one time. In addition, as long as the above-described overlapping writing is allowed, a configuration in which a storage prevention period such as a write prohibition period or a non-monitoring period is not set may be employed.

  If it is not during the write prohibition period, a negative determination is made in step S507, and the process proceeds to step S508. In step S508, the regular monitoring history update process is executed. Specifically, a write pointer update process is first executed. As a result, the unit area in which the information of the oldest monitoring result is stored among the plurality of unit areas in the continuous monitoring history storage area 191 becomes the information writing target. Then, the event information specified this time is stored in the event data area in the unit area corresponding to the write pointer, and the current date and time information read from the RTC 163 is stored in the date and time data area.

  Incidentally, it is assumed that a plurality of types of events occur at the same time. However, in the regular monitoring history update process, these types of events are sequentially stored. In such an update, the update is executed in accordance with a predetermined priority order among the above (1) to (5). In this case, the movement of the main control device 71 from the installation location of the above (5) is given top priority, and when the event and other events occur simultaneously, the movement of the main control device 71 is the latest event It is good also as a structure memorize | stored.

  In a succeeding step S509, it is determined whether or not the current time point is in the monitoring period for notification. Specifically, the current time is read from the RTC 163, and it is determined whether or not the read time is included in the notification monitoring period stored in the notification monitoring period storage area 195 of the monitoring side RAM 162. If it is included in the notification monitoring period, the notification condition establishment flag (notification condition establishment information storage means) is set in the notification condition establishment flag storage area (notification condition establishment information storage means) provided in the various flag storage area 196 of the monitoring side RAM 162 in step S510. Notification condition establishment information) is stored.

  Here, in the slot machine 10, when any of the above events (1) to (5) occurs during the notification monitoring period, it is predetermined when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on as described above. However, the predetermined notification is executed when the notification condition establishment flag is stored (stored). In other words, the notification condition establishment flag is a flag for specifying that the monitoring side MPU 91 is in a state where a predetermined notification should be executed.

  In a succeeding step S511, a notification monitoring history update process is executed. Specifically, a write pointer update process is first executed. As a result, among the plurality of areas in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, the area in which the information on the oldest monitoring result is stored becomes the information writing target. Then, the information on the event specified this time is stored in the event data area in the area corresponding to the write pointer, and the current date and time information read from the RTC 163 is stored in the date and time data area. Further, “1” as unreleased information is stored in the notification determination data area. Thereafter, the monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the current time point is not included in the monitoring period for notification, the process proceeds to step S512, and whether or not the event specified this time is an event of movement of the main controller 71 from the installation location of (5) above. Determine whether. If it is not the event, the monitoring process is terminated as it is. If it is the event, the notification condition establishment flag is stored in step S510, and the notification monitoring history update processing is executed in step S511, and then the monitoring processing is terminated.

  That is, in the slot machine 10, when the movement from the installation location of the main controller 71 is specified in a situation that is not the write prohibition period, the information is for notification regardless of whether or not it is during the notification monitoring period. It is stored in the monitoring history storage area 192. The main control device 71 has a function for controlling the main game such as a lottery processing function and a medal payout processing function. It is easy to become a target of fraud. In this case, the movement from the installation location of the main control device 71 is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192 as a notification target regardless of whether or not it is the notification monitoring period. Can be monitored with emphasis on fraud. Also, not all events are informed regardless of whether they are in the informing monitoring period, but only the events related to the main control device 71 are informed as described above, so that the informing monitoring history Although the event related to the main control device 71 is stored in the limited storage capacity of the storage area 192, the event before the event related to the main control device 71 is notified by repeatedly opening the front door 12 or the like. It is possible to prevent the event from being erased.

<Processing for setting time etc. of monitoring MPU 91>
Next, the time setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the time setting process is a process for notifying the RTC 163 in a situation where it is necessary to set the date and time, a process for setting the date and time measured by the RTC 163, and a monitoring for notification. This is a process for executing a process for setting a period.

  In the time setting process, first, in step S601, it is determined whether or not operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself based on information input from the power supply monitoring unit 164 on the input side of the input / output port. To do. When the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, the setting of the date / time of the RTC 163 and the setting of the monitoring period for notification cannot be performed, and thus the setting process is terminated.

  If the operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, it is determined in step S602 whether or not the data erasure of the monitoring RAM 162 has occurred. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the data erasure monitoring flag (data erasure monitoring information) is stored in the data erasure monitoring flag storage area (data erasure monitoring information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 196 of the monitoring side RAM 162. .

  The data erasure monitoring flag is not stored immediately after the slot machine 10 is shipped. In this case, there is a high possibility that the date and time of the RTC 163 is not accurate. Further, even if the data erasure monitoring flag is stored once, the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is stopped for a long time, and the power supply unit 93 for power interruption of the monitoring control board 83 is maintained. As the amount of power stored in is reduced, the operating power required for storing and holding data in the monitoring RAM 162 is erased as the power supply unit 93 for electric power is not discharged. In the situation where the operating power necessary for updating the date and time in the RTC 163 is not discharged from the power supply unit 93 for interruption, the operating power necessary for storing and holding data in the monitoring RAM 162 is not supplied. It is comprised so that. Therefore, when the data erasure flag is erased, there is a high possibility that the date and time of the RTC 163 is not accurate. On the other hand, the data erasure monitoring flag is stored when the setting of the date and time of the RTC 163 is completed. That is, the data erasure monitoring flag is a flag for identifying in the monitoring side MPU 91 that there is a high possibility that the date and time of the RTC 163 is not accurate.

  If the data erasure monitoring flag is not stored, an affirmative determination is made in step S602, and an erasure notification start command for starting notification for prompting the setting of the date and time of the RTC 163 is sent to the sub MPU 85 in step S603. Execute the process to send. As a result, predetermined processing is executed in the sub MPU 85 so that notification for prompting the setting of the date and time of the RTC 163 is executed in the effect display device 63. Further, the notification is executed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 by executing a display control process described later. After executing the process of step S603, or when a data erasure monitoring flag is stored and a negative determination is made in step S602, the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, it is determined whether the date / time of the RTC 163 is being set. If the date and time of the RTC 163 is being set, the date and time setting process of step S608 described later is executed. If the date and time of the RTC 163 is not being set, the process proceeds to step S605. In step S605, it is determined whether the monitoring period for notification is being set. If the notification monitoring period is being set, a notification monitoring period setting process in step S614, which will be described later, is executed. If the notification monitoring period is not being set, the process proceeds to step S606.

  In step S606, it is determined whether a setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion unit 74 and the setting key is turned on. In this case, the information indicating whether or not the ON operation has been performed is transmitted from the main MPU 122 and is received by the monitoring MPU 91 via the sub MPU 85, but is not limited thereto. However, it may be configured to receive directly from the main MPU 122, or the detection result of the setting key detection sensor 138 may be directly input to the monitoring MPU 91.

  If the setting key is not turned on for the setting key insertion unit 74, the process is performed without performing the process for setting the date and time of the RTC 163 and the process for setting the monitoring period for notification. The setting process ends. In other words, the slot machine 10 is configured to perform key operations using a predetermined key possessed by the manager of the game hall when setting the date and time of the RTC 163 or setting the monitoring period for notification. Thereby, it is suppressed that the date and time setting of the RTC 163 and the setting of the monitoring period for notification are performed by an unauthorized person.

  When the setting key is turned on for the setting key insertion unit 74, based on the information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 on the input side of the input / output port in step S607. Thus, it is determined whether or not the date and time setting operation of the RTC 163 has been performed. If the RTC 163 date / time setting operation has been performed, date / time setting processing is executed in step S608.

  In the date and time setting process, based on information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 on the input side of the input / output port, the date and time change operation by the operation of the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 is performed. The information measured by the RTC 163 is updated so that the corresponding date / time is reached. In the operation for starting the setting of the date and time and the operation for changing the date and time, a display control process to be described later is performed so that an image corresponding to each is displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. The drive unit 165 is driven and controlled.

  After the date / time setting process is executed, it is determined in step S609 whether the date / time setting is completed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a predetermined setting completion operation has been performed based on information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 on the input side of the input / output port. If the date and time setting has not been completed, the setting process is terminated.

  If the date and time setting has been completed, it is determined in step S610 whether or not a data erasure monitoring flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162. If the data erasure monitoring flag is stored, the setting process is terminated. If the data erasure monitoring flag is not stored, the data erasure monitoring flag is stored in step S611, and the erasure notification end command for ending the notification that prompts the user to set the date and time of the RTC 163 in step S612. Is transmitted to the sub MPU 85. Thereafter, the processing for setting this time and the like is terminated.

  Here, in a situation where the data erasure monitoring flag is not stored, the data erasure monitoring flag is not stored until the date and time setting is completed, whereby the RTC date and time setting operation is performed by the game hall manager. Until this is done, it is basically possible to make a notification that prompts the operation.

  On the other hand, when the setting key is turned on to the setting key insertion section 74 and the date and time setting operation is not performed, in step S613, the determination operation section on the input side of the input / output port. 114 and the information input from the selection operation unit 115, it is determined whether or not an operation for setting the monitoring period for notification is performed. When the notification monitoring period setting operation is not performed, the setting process is terminated. When the notification monitoring period setting operation is performed, the notification monitoring period setting process is executed in step S614, and then the setting process ends.

  In the notification monitoring period setting process, the notification monitoring period is determined by the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 based on information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 on the input side of the input / output port. The information in the monitoring period storage area 195 for notification in the monitoring side RAM 162 is updated so that the period corresponds to the operation of.

<Abnormality notification setting process of monitoring MPU 91>
Next, the abnormality notification setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the abnormality notification setting process is a process for performing a setting for starting abnormality notification when an abnormality notification execution condition is satisfied at the abnormality notification start timing.

  In the abnormality notification setting process, first, in step S701, it is determined whether or not a request command has been received from the sub MPU 85. The request command is a command transmitted from the secondary MPU 85 based on the start of the operation power supply to the slot machine 10 itself and the operation of the secondary MPU 85. Detailed conditions for transmitting the request command will be described later. If the request command has not been received, a negative determination is made in step S701, and the setting processing is terminated as it is. If a request command has been received, an affirmative determination is made in step S701, and the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S <b> 702, it is determined whether a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162. As described above, the notification condition establishment flag is the above regardless of whether any of the above events (1) to (4) occurs during the notification monitoring period or whether it is during the notification monitoring period ( This flag is stored when the event 5) occurs. That is, in step S702, it is determined whether or not an event to be notified has occurred.

  When the notification condition establishment flag is stored, the notification start processing in steps S703 to S705 is executed, and then the setting processing ends. Specifically, in step S703, the notification execution flag (notification execution information) is stored in the notification execution flag storage area (notification executing information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 196 of the monitoring side RAM 162. By storing the notification execution flag, the monitoring side MPU 91 can specify that the notification is being executed or that the notification should be executed.

  In a succeeding step S704, a notification content specifying process is executed. Specifically, an area where the notification release condition is not satisfied in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, specifically, an area where “1” as unreleased information is stored as notification determination data. The event to be monitored is identified from the events (1) to (5) above from the event data of the specified area. In this case, when a plurality of types of events are to be notified, they are specified individually. However, in step S704, if a plurality of events of the same type are stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, they are not specified individually, and the events occur without considering the number of occurrences. Only to be identified.

  In a succeeding step S705, a process of transmitting a notification presence command including information on the event specified in the step S704 to the sub MPU 85 is executed. The notification presence command is stored in advance in the ROM 161 of the monitoring control board 83, and the notification presence command is set in a one-to-one correspondence with all patterns specified as notification targets. By receiving the notification presence command, the sub MPU 85 specifies from the notification presence command that a monitored event has occurred and the type of the event. Note that the command with notification is sent in response to the request command received in the situation where the monitored event occurs, the command with notification is the response command in the situation where the monitored event occurs It can be said that.

  On the other hand, when the notification condition establishment flag is not stored, a negative determination is made in step S702, and the process proceeds to step S706. In step S706, a process of transmitting a no-notification command for causing the sub MPU 85 to know that no monitored event has occurred is executed. Thereafter, the setting process is terminated. By receiving the no-notification command, the sub MPU 85 specifies from the no-notification command that an event to be monitored has not occurred. Note that when there is no monitored event, a notification-less command is transmitted in response to receiving a request command. A notification-less command is a response command in a situation where a monitored event has not occurred. It is.

<Display Control Processing of Monitoring MPU 91>
Next, the display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the display control process is a process for controlling the display drive unit 165 of the notification device 111 in the monitoring side MPU 91 and setting display contents on the display screen 113.

  In the display control process, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the display screen 113 is lit, specifically, whether or not the backlight of the display screen 113 is lit. If it is not lit, it is determined in step S802 whether operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. In step S804, it is determined whether or not the front door 12 is open. If the front door 12 is open in step S804, whether or not the front door 12 is open is determined. In step S805, it is determined whether or not the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115 is operated.

  As a result, when the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself or when the front door 12 is closed, a negative determination is made in step S802 or step S803, and the present display control process is terminated as it is. . In addition, when a predetermined period has elapsed after the front door 12 is opened and both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are not operated, a negative determination is made in both step S804 and step S805. Then, the display control process is terminated as it is.

  If operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself and a predetermined period has not elapsed after the front door 12 is opened, an affirmative determination is made in all of Steps S802, S803, and S804, and Step S806 is performed. The subsequent lighting start processing is executed. Even if the predetermined period has elapsed after the front door 12 is opened, if either the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115 is operated, an affirmative determination is made in step S805, The lighting start process after step S806 is executed.

  In step S806, the display screen 113 is turned on. Specifically, output of a drive signal for lighting the backlight to the display drive unit 165 of the notification device 111 is started. In a succeeding step S807, it is determined whether or not a notification execution flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162.

  If the notification execution flag is not stored, a negative determination is made in step S807, the normal data setting process is executed in step S808, and the display control process is terminated. In the normal data setting process, normal data is stored (stored or updated) in the display data setting area 194 of the monitoring RAM 162 so that a normal image is displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. Such normal data includes date / time data acquired from the RTC 163 at that timing and data of the monitoring period for notification stored in the monitoring period storage area 195 for notification. Information on the date and time and information on the currently set monitoring period for notification are displayed as images.

  If the notification execution flag is stored, an affirmative determination is made in step S807, the abnormality notification data setting process is executed in step S809, and the display control process is terminated. In the abnormality notification data setting process, in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, an area in which “1” as unreleased information is stored in the notification determination data area is specified, and Identify which monitored event the event data is. Then, the data indicating the type of the event to be monitored and the data indicating that the monitoring history is being reported (alarming) are stored (stored or stored) in the display data setting area 194 of the monitoring RAM 162. Update). Thereby, on the display screen 113, information indicating that the monitoring history is being informed and information indicating the type of the identified event to be monitored are displayed as images. For example, when an event to be monitored is specified that the slot machine 10 itself is turned on, the front door 12 is opened, and the main controller 71 is moved, the display screen 113 displays “Keihou: Dengen, door, An image of the letters “Kiban” is displayed.

  Note that the contents of the monitoring history notification are not limited to those described above, and an image indicating the occurrence date and time of the event may be displayed together with an image indicating that the event has occurred. In addition, when there are a plurality of areas where the notification release condition is not satisfied, a combination of an image indicating the monitored event stored in each area and an image indicating the date and time of occurrence of the event is set for each area. A configuration may be adopted in which switching display is performed sequentially.

  On the other hand, when the display screen 113 is lit, an affirmative determination is made in step S801, and the processing from step S810 onward is executed. That is, in step S810, it is determined whether operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. In step S811, it is determined whether the front door 12 is open. In step S812, It is determined whether or not the display screen 113 is turned off.

  It should be noted that by using the counter area for extinction in the measurement counter area 193 of the monitoring side RAM 162, the elapsed time from the timing when the display screen 113 was turned on, or the various operation units 114 and 115 of the notification device 111 after the lighting process are performed. When operated, the elapsed time from the most recent operation timing is measured as a count value, and whether or not it is the extinguishing timing is determined by determining whether the elapsed time measured in the extinguishing counter area is a predetermined time (for example, 10 sec).

  When operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, when the front door 12 is closed, or when it is turned off, a negative determination is made in any of steps S810 to S812, The process proceeds to step S813. In step S813, a turn-off process is executed. In the turn-off process, the output of the drive signal for turning on the backlight to the display drive unit 165 of the notification device 111 is stopped, and the display data setting area 194 of the monitoring RAM 162 is initialized, thereby the area concerned. The display data information stored in 194 is deleted.

  When operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself and the front door 12 is being opened and the turn-off timing is not reached, an affirmative determination is made in all of steps S810 to S812, and the process proceeds to step S814. .

  In step S814, it is determined whether or not a notification execution flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162. When the notification execution flag is stored, it is determined whether or not abnormality notification has already been performed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. If abnormality notification has already been performed, the display control process is terminated as it is. If the abnormality notification is not performed, the abnormality notification data setting process is executed in step S809, and then the display control process is terminated. The abnormality notification data setting process is as described above.

  If it is determined in step S814 that the notification execution flag is not stored, it is determined in step S816 whether or not an operation related to history display is performed. Here, in the slot machine 10, in a situation where operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, the monitoring history for the monitoring side RAM 162 is always based on the operation to the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115. Information stored in each unit area of the storage area 191 and information stored in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192 are displayed on the display screen 113. In such display, either the regular monitoring history storage area 191 or the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is selected as a history display target area and stored in each unit area of the selected area. The information on the monitored event and the information indicating the date and time when the event occurred are set as a set of information, and the set of information is switched and displayed based on the operation of the selection operation unit 115. .

  In step S816, based on the information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 on the input side of the input / output port, either the constant monitoring history storage area 191 or the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is selected. It is determined whether or not a history display determination operation has been performed, and if a history display determination operation has already been performed, whether or not a switching operation of the set of information to be displayed on the display screen 113 has been performed. Determine. If an operation related to history display has been performed, history data setting processing is executed in step S817. In the history data setting process, the display data corresponding to the operation content specified in step S816 is specified from the unit area of the constant monitoring history storage area 191 or the unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, and The display data is stored (stored or updated) in the display data setting area 194 of the monitoring RAM 162. As a result, a history display image corresponding to the stored display data is displayed on the display screen 113. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S818. If there is no history data, display data indicating that there is no history data is stored, and an image indicating that there is no history data is displayed. On the other hand, if the operation related to the history display is not performed, the process proceeds to step S818 without executing the process of step S817.

  In step S818, it is determined whether it is the switching timing of the display screen 113 or not. In the slot machine 10, the state in which the normal image is displayed on the display screen 113 continues for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), so that the monitoring target stored in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is displayed. Among the events, information on the latest monitored event that is an event other than the power ON operation event of the slot machine 10 and the opening event of the front door 12 is displayed, and the date and time when the event occurred is displayed. The display content is switched to the latest abnormality image for which information is to be displayed. When the latest abnormality image is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), the display content is restored to the normal image. In step S818, it is determined using the counter value in the switching counter area in the measurement counter area 193 of the monitoring side RAM 162 whether or not the switching timing is reached.

  If it is the switching timing, it is determined in step S819 whether a normal image is being displayed. If the normal image is not being displayed, that is, if the latest abnormality image is being displayed, the normal data setting process is executed in step S820, and the process proceeds to step S823. The contents of the normal data setting process are the same as in step S808.

  If the normal image is being displayed, it is determined in step S821 whether or not there is a switching target history, specifically, in any unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, the slot machine 10 itself. It is determined whether or not information on events other than the power ON operation event and the front door 12 opening event is stored. If there is no switching target history, the process proceeds to step S823 as it is. If there is a switching target history, the latest history data setting process is executed in step S822. In the latest history data setting process, display data is stored (stored or updated) in the display data setting area 194 of the monitoring RAM 162 so that the latest abnormality image is displayed on the display screen 113. To do). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S823.

  In step S823, other data setting processing is executed. In the other data setting process, for example, a process for displaying a menu image on the display screen 113 based on an operation on the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115 is executed. In the other data setting process, it is determined whether or not the data erasure monitoring flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162. If the data erasure monitoring flag is not stored, a notification that prompts the user to set the date and time of the RTC 163 is notified. The notification data is stored in the display data setting area 194 so that the notification device 111 executes the notification data. As a result, an image such as “Settings” is displayed on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111. In the other data setting process, when the date and time of the RTC 163 is set, the process for displaying the setting image on the display screen 113 is executed and the notification monitoring period is set. In addition, processing for displaying the setting image on the display screen 113 is executed. Thereafter, the display control process is terminated.

<Processing for Canceling Abnormality Notification of Monitoring MPU 91>
Next, the abnormality notification canceling process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the abnormality notification canceling process is a process for performing a setting for canceling the abnormality notification when a condition for canceling the abnormality notification is satisfied in a situation where the abnormality notification is being executed.

  In the abnormality notification canceling process, it is first determined in step S901 whether the notification is being restricted. Here, in the slot machine 10, as notification types to be executed based on the processing in the sub MPU 85, notification for the abnormality specified by the main MPU 122 and notification for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91 are performed. In the situation where the monitoring MPU 91 is informed of the communication abnormality, the monitoring MPU 91 is prompted to set the date and time of the RTC 163, and the operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, the main MPU 122 opens the front door 12. Notification for the detection is set.

  In this case, in order to prevent the inconvenience that the management of the game hall or the like cannot understand what is being notified among these various notifications, priorities are set in advance for the plurality of types of notifications. If the notification timing overlaps, it is executed step by step. In detail, the notification for the abnormality identified by the main MPU 122 has the highest priority, the notification for the abnormality identified by the monitoring MPU 91 has the second highest priority, and the monitoring MPU 91 performs communication. Annunciation for abnormality is the next highest priority, annunciation that prompts the monitoring MPU 91 to set the date and time of the RTC 163 is the next highest priority, and the notification on the opening of the front door 12 being detected by the main MPU 122 is the highest. The priority is set to be lower.

  In the configuration in which the priority order is set as described above, “notifying the notification” means that the notification for the abnormality specified by the main MPU 122 having the highest priority order is being executed. means. Whether or not the notification restriction is being performed is determined by whether or not the notification restriction flag (notification restriction information) is stored (stored) in the notification restriction flag storage area (notification restriction information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 196 of the monitoring RAM 162. This is done by determining whether or not.

  If the notification is not restricted, a negative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S902. In step S902, it is determined whether a notification restriction start command is received from the sub MPU 85. The notification restriction start command is a command transmitted from the sub MPU 85 when the sub MPU 85 starts the notification with the highest priority. If the notification restriction start command is received, the notification restriction flag is stored in step S903, and then the release processing is terminated. If the notification restriction start command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S906.

  On the other hand, if the notification is being restricted, an affirmative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S904. In step S904, it is determined whether a notification restriction end command is received from the sub MPU 85. The broadcast restriction end command is a command transmitted from the secondary MPU 85 when the secondary MPU 85 terminates the notification with the highest priority. When the notification restriction end command has not been received, the release processing is ended as it is. If the notification restriction end command has been received, the notification restriction flag is deleted in step S905, and then the process proceeds to step S906.

  In step S906, it is determined whether or not a notification execution flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162. If the notification execution flag is not stored, the abnormality notification is not being executed, and thus the cancellation process is terminated. If the notification execution flag is stored, the process proceeds to step S907.

  In step S907, an operation system signal reading process is executed. Specifically, the input side of the input / output port of the monitoring side MPU 91 is monitored, and the presence / absence of operation of the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 is specified. In a succeeding step S908, it is determined whether or not the result specified in the step S907 is a result corresponding to the release operation. Specifically, it is determined whether both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are operated simultaneously. If both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are not operated at the same time, a negative determination is made in step S908, and the present cancellation processing is terminated.

  When both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are operated at the same time, the notification execution flag is deleted from the monitoring side RAM 162 in step S909. Thereby, on the display screen 113, information indicating that the release operation has been performed is displayed as an image. For example, the display screen 113 displays an image of characters “Kaijo Sare Mashita”.

  In a succeeding step S910, a process of transmitting a monitoring side notification release command to the sub MPU 85 is executed. By receiving the monitoring side notification release command, the sub-side MPU 85 grasps that the release operation has been made effective for the notification for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 during the notification monitoring period, and the notification Exit.

  In a succeeding step S911, it is determined whether or not it is a release permission situation. Specifically, by referring to the information of the write pointer, the unit area in which the latest monitoring target event is stored is identified from each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192. The information stored in the date / time data area is read out as the latest occurrence date / time information. In addition, an addition process for adding information of a re-notification period (for example, 3 hours) stored in advance in the ROM 161 of the monitoring control board 83 is executed with respect to the latest read out date and time information. Then, information on the current date and time is read from the RTC 163, and it is determined whether or not the date and time of the result of the addition process is before the current date and time. As a result, if the date and time of the result of the above addition processing is before the current date and time (3 hours have passed since the latest event), it is determined that the release is permitted, and the date and time is not before the current date and time. Is determined not to be in a release-permitted state.

  It should be noted that the specific processing content for determining whether or not it is a release permission status is not limited to the above, but is stored in the date / time data area of the unit area corresponding to the latest information. Whether the date and time after the re-notification period has passed before the current date and time of the current RTC 163, in other words, the current date and time of the RTC 163 is the date and time of the unit area corresponding to the latest information It is arbitrary as long as it is possible to determine whether the date / time after the re-notification period has elapsed from the date / time stored in the data area. For example, the subtraction process for subtracting the information of the re-notification period stored in the ROM 161 from the grasped current date and time information of the RTC 163 is executed. And it is also possible to perform a comparison process for determining whether the date and time of information stored in the date and time data area of the unit area corresponding to the latest information is before the date and time of the result of the subtraction process. Good.

  Further, instead of using the RTC 163, a time measurement counter area may be provided in the monitoring RAM 162, and the re-notification period may be measured using a value counted in the time measurement counter area. Further, when providing a time measurement counter area in this way, the counter area is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, and information on events to be monitored is provided in these unit areas. A value corresponding to the re-notification period is stored in the counter area corresponding to the storage. Each counter area may be subtracted at a constant period, and a unit area having a counter area value of “0” may be determined to be in a release-permitted state.

  If it is determined in step S911 that the release-permitted state is not reached, the release process is terminated as it is. In this case, although the notification execution flag is deleted from the monitoring side RAM 162, the notification condition satisfaction flag is not deleted. Therefore, when the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started next time, the abnormality notification that has been canceled this time The abnormality notification is started again based on the monitoring target event.

  If it is determined in step S911 that the release permission status is set, the notification condition establishment flag in the monitoring side RAM 162 is deleted in step S912. In step S913, update processing of notification determination data is executed. In the update process, a unit area in which the notification release condition is not satisfied in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192, specifically, a unit in which “1” as unreleased information is stored as notification determination data. Identify the area. Then, for the specified unit areas, the notification determination data area is cleared to “0” so that the unreleased information is deleted. Thereafter, the cancellation processing is terminated. As a result, the state in which the notification condition is established based on the monitoring target event related to the current abnormality notification is canceled, and the operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is reduced unless a new monitoring target event occurs. Even if the supply is started, the notification based on the monitoring process of the monitoring side MPU 91 is not started.

  That is, in this slot machine 10, as already described, when it is specified that the monitored event has occurred in the monitoring MPU 91 during the notification monitoring period, the operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is reduced. When the supply is started, the abnormality notification is started (described above with reference to FIG. 17). In this case, even if the abnormality notification is canceled before the re-notification period (for example, 3 hours) elapses from the date and time when the latest monitored event occurs, the abnormality notification is executed at that time. However, when the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started, the abnormality notification is started again with the same event as the cause of the notification occurrence. That is, when the abnormality notification execution condition is satisfied, the abnormality notification execution condition is satisfied unless a release operation is performed after the re-notification period has elapsed from the date and time when the latest monitored event occurred. In the situation where the state is maintained, the abnormality notification is started every time the abnormality notification start timing is reached.

  Incidentally, the notification execution condition and the start condition for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 are satisfied by not performing the processing after step S906 when the notification is being restricted as described above. In a situation where the notification for the abnormality identified by the main MPU 122 is prioritized, even if the notification canceling operation for the abnormality identified by the monitoring MPU 91 is executed, it is invalidated. As a result, in order to cancel the establishment of the notification execution condition and the start condition for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91, it is necessary to perform a release operation in the situation where the notification is being executed, and the notification monitoring period When an event to be monitored occurs in the monitoring side MPU 91, a notification to that effect can be reliably executed.

<Normal processing executed by the sub MPU 85>
Next, processing executed by the sub MPU 85 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing normal processing executed by the sub MPU 85.

  The normal process is started periodically (specifically, 4 msec). In the normal process, an effect setting process is executed in step S1001. In the effect setting process, when an effect command is received from the main MPU 122, an effect corresponding to the effect command is performed by the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63. Execute. For example, when the command for production includes information indicating that light emission in the light emitting unit 61, output of sound from the speaker unit 62, and display of a predetermined image on the display device for production 63 are started at a predetermined timing. At that predetermined timing, output of a predetermined drive signal to each of the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 is started. In addition, when performing abnormality notification described later, these abnormality notifications have priority. In the subsequent step S1002, a normal abnormality notification setting process is executed.

<Subordination MPU 85 Normal Error Notification Setting Process>
Here, normal abnormality notification setting processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the normal abnormality notification setting process, first, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not a main notification start command is received based on information input from the main MPU 122 on the input side of the input / output port. To do. If the command has not been received, the setting process is terminated as it is.

  If the command has been received, an abnormality content identification process is executed in step S1102. In the abnormality content identification process, what information is to be started this time is identified from the abnormality content information included in the main notification start command. As such abnormality content, for example, a lack of medals in the hopper device 41 or a detection abnormality in the inserted medal detection sensor 133 is set. The information specified here is stored (stored or updated) in the main notification information storage area 181 of the sub RAM 152.

  In the subsequent step S1103, whether or not the monitoring side abnormality notification flag (monitoring side abnormality notification information) is stored in the monitoring side abnormality notification flag storage area (monitoring side abnormality notification information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the sub RAM 152 is determined. Determine whether. The monitoring-side abnormality notification flag is stored when it is specified in the sub-side MPU 85 that a monitored event has occurred during the notification monitoring period based on a command received from the monitoring-side MPU 91. This flag is cleared when a valid release operation is performed.

  If the monitoring side abnormality notification flag is stored, in step S1104, the notification standby flag (notification standby information) is stored in the notification standby flag storage area (notification standby information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the sub-RAM 152. Is stored. Here, as described above, priorities are set in advance for various notifications executed based on the processing in the sub MPU 85, and the main MPU 122 is compared with the notification for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91. The notification for the specified abnormality is set with a high priority. Therefore, even when the monitoring-side abnormality notification flag is stored and the notification execution condition for the abnormality specified by the monitoring-side MPU 91 is satisfied, the notification for the abnormality specified by the main-side MPU 122 is executed. When the condition is satisfied, the notification for the abnormality specified by the main MPU 122 is executed regardless of whether the notification for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91 is before execution or is being executed. The execution of notification for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 is on standby. In a situation where this standby is performed, a notification standby flag is stored, and the notification standby flag is erased by releasing the standby.

  After storing the notification standby flag in step S1104, or if a negative determination is made in step S1103, main side abnormality notification is started in step S1105. At the start, the notification content is specified based on the information stored in the main notification information storage area 181 of the secondary RAM 152, and the notification of the specified content is the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device. These devices are controlled so as to be executed at 63. Even if other notifications and effects are already being executed, the notification is interrupted and the main-side abnormality notification is started.

  In subsequent step S1106, the main-side abnormality notification flag (main-side abnormality notification information) is stored in the main-side abnormality notification flag storage area (main-side abnormality notification information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the sub-side RAM 152. Whether or not the main-side abnormality notification is being performed in the sub-MPU 85 can be specified by the main-side abnormality notification flag. In subsequent step S1107, a notification restriction start command, which is information for causing the monitoring side MPU 91 to recognize that the main side abnormality notification is being performed, is transmitted to the monitoring side MPU 91. The processing content executed by the monitoring side MPU 91 by receiving the notification restriction start command is as already described (see step S902). Thereafter, the setting process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the normal process (FIG. 20), after the normal abnormality notification setting process is executed in step S1002, it is determined in step S1003 whether a response is waiting or a notification is waited. Whether or not the notification standby is in progress is determined by determining whether or not the notification standby flag is stored in the secondary RAM 152. On the other hand, whether or not the response is waiting is determined by storing a response waiting flag (response waiting information) in the response waiting flag storage area (response waiting information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the secondary RAM 152. This is done by determining whether or not. The response waiting flag is stored when a request command is transmitted from the sub MPU 85 to the monitoring MPU 91, but a response command from the monitoring MPU 91 is waiting, and the waiting status is canceled. It is a flag that is deleted when it is done.

  If it is either waiting for response or waiting for notification, the process proceeds to step S1005. On the other hand, if it is neither waiting for response nor waiting for notification, it is determined in step S1004 whether or not it is immediately after power-on. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a startup flag (startup information) is stored in the startup flag storage area (startup information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the secondary RAM 152. The start-up flag is a flag that is stored when the supply of operating power to the sub MPU 85 is started, and is erased when a request command is transmitted from the sub MPU 85 to the monitoring MPU 91. If it is immediately after the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1005. If it is not immediately after the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1006 without executing step S1005. In step S1005, an abnormality notification setting process at startup is executed.

<Abnormality notification setting process when starting up the sub MPU 85>
Here, the abnormality notification setting process at the time of startup will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the abnormality notification setting process at the time of start-up, first, in step S1201, it is determined whether the notification standby flag is stored in the secondary RAM 152, thereby determining whether the notification is on standby. If the notification is not waiting, it is determined in step S1202 whether or not the response waiting flag is stored in the secondary RAM 152, thereby determining whether or not the response is waiting. If not waiting for a response, a request command is transmitted to the monitoring side MPU 91 in step S1203, and the startup flag is deleted from the secondary side RAM 152 in step S1204.

  After executing the process of step S1204, or when waiting for a response and making an affirmative determination in step S1202, the process proceeds to step S1205. In step S1205, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the monitoring MPU 91 to the transmission of the request command. Specifically, based on the information input from the monitoring side MPU 91 on the input side of the input / output port, it is determined whether or not either a command with notification or a command without notification is received.

  If there is no response from the monitoring side MPU 91, a response waiting flag is stored in the sub-side RAM 152 in step S1206, and in step S1207, a response limit time (specifically, from the timing at which the request command is transmitted in step S1203). 1 sec) is determined. Whether or not the response limit time has elapsed is determined using the measurement counter area 183 of the secondary RAM 152, and the measurement counter area 183 performs normal processing in a situation where a response waiting flag is stored. Every time it is newly activated, it is updated by one.

  If the response limit time has not elapsed, the setting process is terminated. If the response limit time has elapsed, the response waiting flag is deleted from the secondary RAM 152 in step S1208, and the communication abnormality notification flag storage area in the various flag storage areas 184 of the secondary RAM 152 is determined in step S1209. A communication abnormality notification flag (communication abnormality notification information) is stored in (communication abnormality notification information storage means). The communication abnormality notification flag specifies whether or not the sub MPU 85 cannot normally communicate with the monitoring MPU 91.

  If there is a response from the monitoring side MPU 91, the response waiting flag is erased from the secondary side RAM 152 in step S1210. In a succeeding step S1211, it is determined whether or not the response command received from the monitoring side MPU 91 is a notification command. If the command is not a command with notification but a command without notification, this means that no abnormality has been identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 during the monitoring period for notification, and thus this setting processing is terminated.

  If it is a notification-provided command, an abnormality content identification process is executed in step S1212. In the abnormality content identification process, what information is to be started this time is identified from the information on the abnormality content included in the notification presence command. The abnormality content is one of the monitoring target events already described, and the information specified here is stored (stored or updated) in the monitoring side notification information storage area 182 of the secondary RAM 152. . In step S1212, the monitoring side abnormality notification flag (monitoring side abnormality notification information) is stored in the monitoring side abnormality notification flag storage area (monitoring side abnormality notification information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 184 of the sub RAM 152. The monitoring side abnormality notification flag specifies whether or not the monitoring side abnormality notification should be executed in the sub MPU 85.

  In a succeeding step S1213, it is determined whether or not the main-side abnormality notification is being performed by determining whether or not the main-side abnormality notification flag is stored in the sub-side RAM 152. If the main side abnormality notification is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S1214, and if the notification standby flag is stored in the secondary side RAM 152, it is deleted. In subsequent step S1215, processing for starting monitoring-side abnormality notification is executed. At the start, the notification content is specified based on the information stored in the monitoring-side notification information storage area 182 of the sub RAM 152, and the notification of the specified content is the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device. These devices are controlled so as to be executed at 63. Even if a notification or effect other than the main-side abnormality notification is already executed, it is interrupted and the monitoring-side abnormality notification is started.

  If the main-side abnormality notification is being performed, the process proceeds to step S1216 without starting the monitoring-side abnormality notification. In step S1216, when the notification standby flag is not stored in the secondary RAM 152, the notification standby flag is stored. Thereafter, the setting process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1201 that the notification standby flag is stored, the process proceeds to step S1213. And after performing the process of step S1213-step S1216 mentioned above, this setting process is complete | finished.

  Returning to the description of the normal process (FIG. 20), after executing the abnormality notification setting process at the time of startup in step S1005, or when a negative determination is made in both step S1003 and step S1004, the process proceeds to step S1006. move on. In step S1006, it is determined whether the main side abnormality notification is being performed or the monitoring side abnormality notification is being performed. If the main-side abnormality notification is being performed or the monitoring-side abnormality notification is being performed, the process proceeds to step S1012 without executing the processing of steps S1007 to S1011.

  If neither the main-side abnormality notification nor the monitoring-side abnormality notification is being performed, a communication abnormality notification setting process is executed in step S1007. In the communication abnormality notification setting process, it is determined whether or not the communication abnormality notification flag is stored in the sub-side RAM 152. If the communication abnormality notification flag is stored, a process for starting the communication abnormality notification is executed. To do. In this case, these devices are controlled so that the notification of the content corresponding to the communication abnormality is executed by the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63. In addition, even if notifications and effects other than the main-side abnormality notification and the monitoring-side abnormality notification are already executed, it is interrupted and communication abnormality notification is started.

  After executing the process of step S1007, in step S1008, it is determined whether the main side abnormality notification is being performed, the monitoring side abnormality notification is being performed, or the communication abnormality notification is being performed. When the main-side abnormality notification is being performed, the monitoring-side abnormality notification is being performed, or the communication abnormality notification is being performed, the process proceeds to step S1012 without executing the processing of steps S1009 to S1011.

  If neither the main-side abnormality notification, the monitoring-side abnormality notification, or the communication abnormality notification is in progress, an erasure notification setting process is executed in step S1009. In the erasure notification setting process, it is determined whether or not an erasure notification start command is received from the monitoring side MPU 91. If the erasure notification start command is received, the erasure notification in the various flag storage areas 184 of the secondary RAM 152 is received. An erasure notification flag (erase notification information) is stored in the flag storage area (erase notification information storage means). When the erasure notification flag is stored, an erasure notification prompting the user to set the date and time of the RTC 163 is started. Execute the process. In this case, these devices are controlled so that the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 are notified of the content that prompts the user to set the date and time of the RTC 163. Even if the door opening notification or effect is already being executed, it is interrupted and the deletion notification is started.

  After executing the processing in step S1009, it is determined in step S1010 whether any of the above notifications is being performed. If any notification is in progress, the process proceeds to step S1012 without executing the process of step S1011. If none of the notifications are in progress, a door opening notification setting process is executed in step S1011. In the door opening notification setting process, it is determined whether or not a door opening command has been received from the main MPU 122. If the command has been received, the door opening flag in the various flag storage areas 184 of the sub RAM 152 is determined. A door opening flag (door opening information) is stored in the storage area (door opening information storage means), and when the door opening flag is stored, a door opening notification is made to notify that the front door 12 is being opened. Execute the process to start. In this case, these devices are controlled so that the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the effect display device 63 are notified of the content indicating that the front door 12 is open. Even if the effect is already being executed, it is interrupted and the door opening notification is started.

  After executing the process of step S1011, the normal process is terminated after the notification canceling process is executed in step S1012.

<Process for Canceling Notification of Sub MPU 85>
Here, the notification cancellation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the notification release process, first, in step S1301, it is determined whether or not a main-side notification release command is received from the main-side MPU 122. If the command has been received, processing for canceling the main side abnormality notification is executed in step S1302. Specifically, the main-side abnormality notification flag stored in the sub-side RAM 152 is deleted, and the main-side abnormality notification being executed is terminated. In the subsequent step S1303, a notification restriction end command indicating that the main-side abnormality notification is released is transmitted to the monitoring side MPU 91. Thereafter, the cancellation processing is terminated.

  If the main notification release command has not been received and a negative determination is made in step S1301, it is determined in step S1304 whether a monitoring notification release command has been received from the monitoring MPU 91. If the command has been received, processing for canceling the monitoring side abnormality notification is executed in step S1305. Specifically, the monitoring-side abnormality notification flag stored in the sub-side RAM 152 is deleted, and the monitoring-side abnormality notification being executed is terminated. Thereafter, the cancellation processing is terminated.

  If the monitoring side notification release command has not been received and a negative determination is made in step S1304, it is determined in step S1306 whether a communication abnormality release command has been received from the main MPU 122 or not. The communication error cancel command is transmitted from the main MPU 122 to the sub MPU 85 based on a communication error cancel operation, specifically, a manual operation of the reset switch 66. If the command has been received, processing for canceling communication abnormality notification is executed in step S1307. Specifically, the communication abnormality notification flag stored in the secondary RAM 152 is deleted, and if communication abnormality notification is being executed, it is terminated. Thereafter, the cancellation processing is terminated.

  If a communication abnormality cancel command has not been received and a negative determination is made in step S1306, other cancel processing is executed in step S1308. In the other cancellation processing, it is determined whether or not an erasure notification end command is received from the monitoring side MPU 91. If the erasure notification end command is received, the erasure notification flag stored in the secondary RAM 152 is deleted. In addition, if the erasure notification is being executed, it is terminated. In the other cancellation processing, it is determined whether or not a door closing command is received from the main MPU 122. If the command is received, the door opening flag stored in the sub RAM 152 is deleted. In addition, if the door opening notification is being executed, it is terminated. Thereafter, the cancellation processing is terminated.

<Notification of an abnormality identified by the monitoring MPU 91>
Next, a description will be given of an example of a notification state for an abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 in the notification monitoring period with reference to a time chart of FIG.

  First, a description will be given of the period of FIG. 24A in which the monitoring side abnormality notification canceling operation is performed after the re-notification period (for example, 3 hours) has elapsed without the abnormality being specified by the main MPU 122.

  In the notification monitoring period (for example, at night when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned off), a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162 when an event to be monitored occurs at the timing t1. Thereafter, it is assumed that the re-notification period for the occurrence of the monitored event has elapsed at the timing t2, and the notification monitoring period has ended at the timing t3.

  Thereafter, at the timing of t4, the power supply is turned on and supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started. In this case, since the notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162, first, the monitoring side abnormality notification by the sub MPU 85 is started. Furthermore, on the condition that the front door 12 is opened, abnormality notification is started on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 as abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91.

  Thereafter, at the timing of t5, both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 are manually operated as a cancellation operation for the monitoring side abnormality notification, whereby the abnormality notification and the sub MPU 85 by the monitoring side MPU 91 are performed. Since the re-notification period has already elapsed, the notification condition establishment flag is deleted from the monitoring side RAM 162.

  Next, a description will be given of the period in FIG. 24B in which an abnormality is specified by the main MPU 122 and the monitoring-side abnormality notification is canceled after the re-notification period has elapsed.

  In the notification monitoring period, when an event to be monitored occurs at a timing t6, a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162, and then a re-notification period for the occurrence of the event to be monitored at a timing t7. And the notification monitoring period ends at the timing t8.

  Thereafter, at the timing of t9, the power supply is turned on and supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started. Unlike the case of FIG. 24A, the occurrence of an abnormality is specified in the main MPU 122 immediately after the power is turned on. In this case, a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring RAM 162. On the condition that the front door 12 is opened, abnormality notification is started on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 as abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91. However, in the sub MPU 85, priority is given to the main side abnormality notification. Execution of the monitoring side abnormality notification is awaited (suspended).

  After that, at the timing t10 when the main side abnormality notification is being executed, both the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 are manually operated as the monitoring side abnormality notification release operation. . As already described, even when the monitoring-side abnormality notification is canceled in the situation where the main-side abnormality notification is executed and the monitoring-side abnormality notification is on standby, it is invalidated. Therefore, at the timing of t10, the notification condition establishment flag is not erased, and the abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91 is continued.

  Thereafter, at the timing of t11, the main-side abnormality notification is ended, and the sub-side MPU 85 starts the monitoring-side abnormality notification. Furthermore, on the condition that the front door 12 is opened, an abnormality notification is started on the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 as an abnormality notification in the monitoring side MPU 91. Thereafter, at the timing of t12, the monitoring-side abnormality notification is canceled, so that the abnormality notification by the monitoring MPU 91 and the monitoring-side abnormality notification by the sub-MPU 85 are finished, and the re-notification period has already passed. Therefore, the notification condition establishment flag is deleted from the monitoring side RAM 162.

  Next, a description will be given of a period of FIG. 24C in which an abnormality is identified by the main MPU 122 and a monitoring-side abnormality notification canceling operation is performed before the re-notification period elapses.

  In the notification monitoring period, a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162 when an event to be monitored occurs at the timing t13. Thereafter, the power supply is turned on at timing t14, and supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started. In this case, since the notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162, first, the monitoring side abnormality notification by the sub MPU 85 is started. Furthermore, on the condition that the front door 12 is opened, abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91 is started.

  Incidentally, since the timing is a notification monitoring period and the fact that the power is turned ON is set as an event to be monitored, the history of the event is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192 of the monitoring side RAM 162. Is done. And in order to prevent re-notification about the event which generate | occur | produced in the monitoring period for alerting | reporting, it is necessary to perform cancellation | release operation, after the re-notification period passes since the latest event (the said power supply ON).

  Thereafter, when the monitoring side abnormality notification is canceled at timing t15, the abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91 and the monitoring side abnormality notification by the sub MPU 85 are terminated. However, since the re-notification period has not yet elapsed at the timing, the notification condition establishment flag is not erased from the monitoring side RAM 162. In this way, when the release operation is performed in a situation where the re-notification period has not elapsed, the fraudster who generated the monitored event confirms the abnormality notification for the event with the administrator of the game hall In order to prevent this from happening, there may be a case where a release operation is to be performed in advance.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the power of the slot machine 10 is turned off by an unauthorized person at the timing of t16. Further, it is assumed that the re-notification period for the occurrence of the monitored event elapses at the timing of t17 and the notification monitoring period ends at the timing of t18.

  After that, at the timing of t19, the power source is normally started up by the administrator of the game hall, and supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 itself is started. In this case, since the notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162, first, the monitoring side abnormality notification by the sub MPU 85 is started. Furthermore, on the condition that the front door 12 is opened, abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91 is started. Since the abnormality notification is made at least for the monitored event that occurred at the timing of t13, the current notification corresponds to re-notification of the monitored event that occurred at the timing of t13.

  After that, when the monitoring side abnormality notification is canceled at the timing of t20, the abnormality notification by the monitoring side MPU 91 and the monitoring side abnormality notification by the sub MPU 85 are finished, and the notification condition establishment flag is set from the monitoring side RAM 162. Erased.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  By providing the monitoring side MPU 91, it is possible to monitor a predetermined event (hereinafter also referred to as monitoring during power-off) in a situation where the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. Further, the monitoring side MPU 91 is physically provided independently from the main side MPU 122 and the sub side MPU 85, and the monitoring side MPU 91 executes only processing related to monitoring during power shutoff and notification of the monitoring result. Therefore, as compared with the configuration in which the main side MPU 122 and the sub MPU 85 perform monitoring during power shutdown, the operating power required for monitoring during power shutdown can be reduced.

  Further, since the monitoring side MPU 91 can be operated by the operating power supplied from the power interruption unit 93 during power interruption, the supply path of the operating power from the power supply device 125 is temporarily cut off while the slot machine 10 is powered on. Even if the occurrence of the monitored event is specified during the notification monitoring period, the notification can be executed.

  In addition, in an illegal act when the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, an act more elaborate than an illegal act in the case where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself (hereinafter also referred to as power-on) May be performed. On the other hand, the notification of the monitoring result while the power of the monitoring side MPU 91 is shut off is executed by the notification device 111 provided separately from the device used for presentation or for notification of abnormality during power-on. Therefore, it is possible to clearly notify the monitoring result during power-off, compared to a configuration in which the notification of the monitoring result during power-off is performed only by an apparatus used for production or for notification during power-on.

  Further, as described above, the monitoring side MPU 91 performs monitoring while the power is shut off, and the notification device 111 notifies the monitoring result. Therefore, when replacing the models, the main side MPU 122 and the sub side MPU 85 Or even if it becomes necessary to replace the display device 63 for production, etc., it becomes possible to divert the monitoring system during power shut-off as it is. Therefore, the applicability and versatility of the monitoring system during power shutdown is enhanced.

  Since the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are accommodated in the same board box 84 that will leave a trace when the internal space is opened, the signal path between the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 is illegal. It is difficult to do it. In particular, the sub MPU 85 is configured to monitor whether or not the monitoring MPU 91 is operating normally. When the monitoring MPU 91 is not operating normally, a notification to that effect is executed. It is confirmed that the monitoring side MPU 91 is not operating normally by performing fraud on the signal path between the sub-side MPU 85 and the monitoring side MPU 91 while improperly making the monitoring side MPU 91 not operate normally. It is assumed that the side MPU 85 cannot be specified. On the other hand, since the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are accommodated in the same substrate box 84 as described above, it is possible to prevent the fraud from being performed. Incidentally, the number of substrate boxes can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which a substrate box is provided exclusively for the monitoring side MPU 91, and the space for providing the substrate box in a limited space within the housing 11 can be reduced.

  If the sub-side MPU 85 is mounted on the sub-control board 82 and the monitoring-side MPU 91 is mounted on the monitoring control board 83, when an abnormality or the like occurs in one of the sub-side MPU 85 or the monitoring side MPU 91, You only need to replace the corresponding board. In this case, since the sub control board 82 and the monitoring control board 83 are connected by the connector 84a and the connector 94 without using a signal line such as a harness (board-to-board connection), the board 82 and the board 83 are not connected. Trying to cheat on the signal path is difficult to do.

  When the occurrence of the event to be monitored is specified while the power is shut down in the monitoring side MPU 91 and information to that effect is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192 of the monitoring side RAM 162, The notification is executed each time the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 is started unless an operation for ending the notification is performed in a situation where the notification regarding the occurrence of the event to be monitored is performed. As a result, in order to prevent a person who has cheated on a predetermined device or the like while the power is shut off from being notified to the manager of the game hall, the above notice is terminated in accordance with the cheating. Even if the re-notification period has not elapsed at that time, the notification is executed again. Therefore, it becomes easy for the manager of the game hall to find the illegal act.

  In particular, in this slot machine 10, in view of the workability of the game hall manager when the notification is ended, the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 are manually operated at the same time. The notification can be terminated by a simple operation. Then, although the workability is improved, it is easy for an unauthorized person to end the notification. On the other hand, since the re-notification can be executed as described above, even if the notification is terminated by the fraudulent person, the notification is started again for the manager of the game hall. An opportunity to confirm the notification is generated.

  Further, in order to prevent the re-notification from being performed, it is necessary to perform an operation for ending the notification in a situation where the notification regarding the occurrence of the monitored event is performed after the re-notification period has elapsed. Therefore, in order to prevent unauthorized users from recognizing the execution of notification by the game hall manager, they remain in the game hall until the re-notification period elapses after the slot machine 10 is illegal. Need arises. On the other hand, since it is considered unlikely that a fraudulent person stays in the game hall after cheating the slot machine 10, it is difficult for the fraudulent person to cancel the re-notification. Become.

  Further, as long as the notification end operation is not performed in the situation where the notification about the occurrence of the monitored event is performed after the re-notification period has elapsed as described above, the operation power is supplied to the slot machine 10. Since the notification is executed every time it is started, when the occurrence of an event to be monitored is specified during power-off and the information to that effect is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, at least once In addition to the notification being performed, even if the notification is started and the notification is terminated in a situation where the re-notification period has not elapsed, the notification is executed at least once thereafter. Therefore, an opportunity for the game hall manager to confirm the notification is increased, and even if an illegal act is performed while the power is turned off, it is easy to detect it.

  It is assumed that after the fraudulent person performs a serious fraud such as replacement of the main control device 71 to the slot machine 10, another monitored event such as a power ON operation of the slot machine 10 or opening of the front door 12 is assumed. The In this case, there is a concern that the manager of the game hall may misunderstand the essence of fraud (severe fraud, etc. done earlier) if the conditions for re-notification of the previous act are canceled in the later act. The On the other hand, in the situation where the information to be notified is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, if a new occurrence of the monitoring target event is specified during the notification monitoring period, the new information Until the re-notification period elapses from the occurrence of the monitoring target event and the new monitoring target event is set so as not to be a notification target (that is, the abnormality notification cancellation operation), the notification target information that has already been stored is It is maintained as a notification target. Thereby, when alerting | reporting is performed about the said subsequent action, alerting | reporting is performed also about the said previous action according to it. Therefore, the possibility that the manager of the game hall mistakes the essence of fraud is reduced.

  In the configuration in which the monitoring side MPU 91 can monitor predetermined events both when the slot machine 10 is powered on and when the power is shut off, except for some events, during the set monitoring period The generated event is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, and the event stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is notified. As a result, it is possible to prevent the monitoring-side MPU 91 from reporting the monitoring result more than necessary.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, when the occurrence of the monitored event is specified by the monitoring side MPU 91 during the notification monitoring period, the start of the abnormality notification for the event is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. However, in this embodiment, the start timing of the abnormality notification is different. The difference in start timing is caused by the fact that the processing configuration of the abnormality notification setting process in the monitoring side MPU 91 is different from that in the first embodiment. Therefore, the abnormality notification setting process in the present embodiment will be described below. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the abnormality notification setting process.

  In the abnormality notification setting process, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not a main abnormality command indicating that the occurrence of a predetermined abnormality has been specified in the main MPU 122 is received. In this embodiment, the main side abnormal command is transmitted from the main side MPU 122, relayed by the sub side MPU 85, and received by the monitoring side MPU 91. However, the main side abnormal command transmitted from the main side MPU 122 is It is good also as a structure directly received by MPU91. The case where the main side abnormal command is transmitted from the main side MPU 122 is a case where the main side MPU 122 identifies the lack of medals in the hopper device 41.

  If the main side abnormal command has not been received, the setting process is terminated. If the main side abnormal command has been received, it is determined in step S1402 whether or not a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162. If the notification condition establishment flag is stored, the notification execution flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162 in step S1403, the notification content specifying process is executed in the subsequent step S1404, and the notification presence command is executed in the subsequent step S1405. Is transmitted to the sub MPU 85. Thereafter, the setting process is terminated. Similar to the first embodiment, the sub-side MPU 85 executes processing for performing monitoring-side abnormality notification based on receiving the notification-present command.

  On the other hand, when the notification condition establishment flag is not stored, a process of transmitting a no notification command to the sub MPU 85 is executed. Thereafter, the setting process is terminated. Similar to the first embodiment, the sub-side MPU 85 does not execute the process for performing the monitoring-side abnormality notification when the notification-less command is received.

  According to the present embodiment described in detail above, when the occurrence of an event to be monitored is specified by the monitoring side MPU 91 in the monitoring period for notification, it is triggered that the abnormality is specified by the main side MPU 122. As the abnormality notification is started, the abnormality notification can be performed when an event that is likely to occur when fraud is performed occurs.

  In particular, it is considered that a fraudulent person performs a fraudulent act on the slot machine 10 for the purpose of illegally acquiring a large amount of medals. If a large number of medals are paid out in a short time, the hopper device 41 lacks medals. Is considered to occur. Under such circumstances, by starting the abnormality notification when the main MPU 122 identifies the lack of medals in the hopper device 41 as a starting opportunity, it is possible to deal with an unnatural medal payout for the game hall manager. Can be dealt with appropriately.

  It should be noted that the start timing of the abnormality notification is not limited to the shortage of medals in the hopper device 41. For example, the number of medals paid out within a predetermined number of games (or within a predetermined specified elapsed period) The difference between the number of medals inserted and paid out may be the trigger reference number. Moreover, it is good also as a case where the provision frequency | count of an advantageous state for a player within the predetermined | prescribed predetermined | prescribed game number (or within the predetermined predetermined elapsed period) becomes the opportunity reference number. Moreover, it is good also as a case where the frequency | count of operation of the settlement switch 51 within the predetermined number of times of predetermined games (or within the predetermined time period of the predetermined time) becomes the trigger reference number. Further, instead of using the occurrence of a predetermined abnormality as described above as a start opportunity, it may be determined that the predetermined time has been reached. In this case, the predetermined time may be set by the administrator of the game hall.

<Third Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, when the occurrence of the monitoring target event is specified in the monitoring side MPU 91 in the notification monitoring period, a re-notification period (for example, 3 hours) set as a certain period has elapsed. Although the re-notification is not performed afterwards when the release operation is performed later, in this embodiment, the re-notification period can be changed. The difference in the configuration is that an end reference information storage area (not shown) is set in the monitoring RAM 162, and an end reference changing process for changing the information stored in the area is performed by the monitoring MPU 91. It is caused by being executed. Therefore, the end reference change process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The end reference change process is set as a part of the plurality of types of processes of the normal process (FIG. 14).

  In the end reference change processing, first, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not a notification condition establishment flag is stored in the monitoring side RAM 162. If the notification condition establishment flag is stored, the change process is terminated as it is.

  If the notification condition establishment flag is not stored, it is determined in step S1502 whether or not an end reference change operation has been performed. Specifically, based on information input from the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 of the notification device 111 on the input side of the input / output port, the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are predetermined. It is determined whether or not an end reference change operation has been performed.

  If the end reference change operation has not been performed, the change processing is ended as it is. If the end reference change operation has been performed, the end reference information update process is executed in step S1503. Specifically, the information in the end reference information storage area of the monitoring side RAM 162 is updated to information on a re-notification period (for example, other than 3 hours) corresponding to the end reference change operation specified in step S1502. As a result, the end criterion for re-notification occurrence, specifically, the re-notification period is changed. Then, this change process is complete | finished.

  When the process of step S1503 is executed, the re-notification period of the ROM 161 is not used in step S911, but the information in the end reference information storage area of the RAM 162 is used.

  According to the present embodiment described in detail above, since the termination criterion for the occurrence of re-notification can be changed, irregularities are generated in the termination criterion for fraudulent persons, making it difficult to specify the termination criterion. .

  Further, when information to be notified is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, the notification condition establishment flag is stored as described above in step S510. Therefore, the end criterion is set as shown in step S1501. Since the change cannot be made, after the fraudulent person performs fraud on the device mounted in the slot machine 10, the termination criterion is changed so that the abnormal re-notification is not executed. It becomes impossible.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. The following configurations may be applied individually to the above embodiments, or may be applied in any combination.

  (1) In each of the above embodiments, the monitoring side MPU 91 monitors a predetermined event both when the operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. However, instead of this, a configuration may be adopted in which monitoring of a predetermined event is performed only when operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. Even in this case, the configuration of notification through the notification device 111 in each of the above embodiments, the configuration regarding re-notification, the configuration of the correlation between the main-side abnormality notification and the monitoring-side abnormality notification, the monitoring-side MPU 91 and the sub-side MPU 85 Are preferably accommodated in the same board box 84 and the signal path.

  (2) The types of events to be monitored are not limited to the events in each of the above embodiments, and may be part of the events in each of the above embodiments, and other events may be monitored events May be set as

  For example, as in the above embodiments, when the monitoring side MPU 91 determines that an event to be monitored has occurred during the notification monitoring period, operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. In a configuration in which notification is performed in a situation where it is necessary to perform an end operation while the power is turned on in order to end the notification, a power OFF operation may be set as an event to be monitored. In this case, even after the fraudulent person has cheated on the slot machine 10 and turned on the power to the slot machine 10 and ended the notification of the fraud, the power of the slot machine 10 was turned off. At that time, the event becomes a notification target. This state continues indefinitely during the monitoring period for notification. According to this configuration, it is possible to cope with an operation of terminating notification by an unauthorized person without setting a re-notification period as in the above embodiments.

  Further, for example, in the configuration in which it is necessary to open the front door 12 in order to end the notification that the abnormality is specified in the monitoring side MPU 91 as in the above embodiments, the front door 12 is in the open state. It is good also as event to be monitored that it was closed from. In this case as well, the same effects as when the power-off operation is set as an event to be monitored are obtained.

  Further, for example, whether or not the setting key insertion unit 74 is turned ON may be an event to be monitored. In this case, whether or not the winning probability setting operation has been performed illegally even if the power ON operation is not monitored. It becomes possible to monitor whether or not. Moreover, it is good also considering whether the start detection sensor 131 moved from the installation location as an event to be monitored.

  In addition, it is not essential that two door monitoring switches 15 and 16 are provided, and only one door monitoring switch may be provided. In this case, for example, when only the door monitoring switch 16 for power interruption is detected and the opening of the front door 12 is detected while the power is on, a signal to that effect is transmitted from the monitoring MPU 91 to the sub MPU 85 and the signal is received. The sub MPU 85 may perform a notification of opening while the power is turned on through the display device for effect 63, the light emitting unit 61, the speaker unit 62, and the like.

  (3) The target device to be relayed to at least one of the door-side relay board 112 and the housing-side relay board 171 is not limited to that in each of the embodiments described above. For example, the main controller monitoring switch 76 The signal path may be relayed. Further, the signal path of the notification device 111 may be relayed to the door-side relay substrate 112 in a state where the notification device 111 is not mounted on the door-side relay substrate 112. In addition, the signal paths of the light emitting unit 61 and the speaker unit 62 may not be relayed to the door-side relay board 112, and instead, the signal path of the effect display device 63 may be relayed.

  (4) In each of the above embodiments, the information on the event to be monitored stored in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192 is in the situation where abnormality notification is performed after the re-notification period has elapsed. When a notification ending operation is performed, the unreleased information is erased, and as a result, it is configured to be excluded from the notification target. The configuration may be such that the information of the monitored event itself is deleted from the area. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a notification determination data area in the notification monitoring history storage area 192. In this configuration, all the information on the monitoring target event stored in the unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192 becomes the notification target information. According to the above configuration, the history information based on the positive operation of the determination operation unit 114 or the selection operation unit 115 can be confirmed using the information stored in each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192. Although it becomes impossible, the storage capacity required in the notification monitoring history storage area 192 can be reduced.

  (5) In each of the above embodiments, when a plurality of notification target information is stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, after the re-notification period has elapsed from the time when the latest notification target information occurs. When a notification end operation is performed in a situation where abnormality notification is being performed on the information to be notified, the information on the plurality of notification targets stored in the monitoring history storage area 192 for notification is collectively in the notification target. Although the configuration is set so as to be eliminated, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a plurality of pieces of information to be notified are stored in the notification monitoring history storage area 192, it is determined whether or not a release condition is individually established for each piece of information to be notified, and the release condition is satisfied. It is good also as a structure set so that it may become a notification object from the information of the notified object.

  (6) The priority order of a plurality of types of notifications executed based on the processing in the sub-side MPU 85 is not limited to that in the above-described embodiments, and for example, for an abnormality identified in the main-side MPU 122 It is good also as a structure where the direction of the alerting | reporting with respect to the abnormality specified by the monitoring side MPU91 has priority over the alerting | reporting. Moreover, it is good also as a structure by which the alerting | reporting with respect to the communication abnormality of the monitoring side MPU91 has the highest priority. In addition, for example, at least notification for the abnormality specified by the main MPU 122 and notification for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91 may be performed at the same time. When the start timings overlap, notifications may be made simultaneously. In such a configuration in which a plurality of types of notifications are simultaneously performed, it is preferable that the information on the types of notification targets being simultaneously performed is clearly indicated.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, when the occurrence of abnormality is specified in the main MPU 122 and the occurrence of abnormality is specified in the monitoring MPU 91, the sub MPU 85 gives priority to the main abnormality notification. However, while the monitoring side abnormality notification is waited to be executed, the monitoring side MPU 91 is configured to perform the abnormality notification through the notification device 111 without waiting, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the situation where the primary side abnormality notification is prioritized in the sub MPU 85, the abnormality notification through the notification device 111 by the monitoring side MPU 91 may also be on standby.

  (7) The notification means controlled by the monitoring side MPU 91 is not limited to the notification device 111 and may be a dedicated speaker unit or a dedicated light emitting unit. In addition, it is not essential that the notification device 111 is equipped with the display screen 113, the determination operation unit 114, and the selection operation unit 115. The notification device 111 includes only the display screen 113, and the determination operation unit 114 and The selection operation unit 115 may be configured to be mounted at another position. Further, the determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 may be omitted, and the functions may be shared by existing operation units such as the start lever 24 and the stop switches 25a to 25c.

  (8) The determination operation unit 114 and the selection operation unit 115 are operated at the same time under the condition that the monitoring side MPU 91 ends the abnormality notification that is specified and executed as an event to be monitored occurs during the notification monitoring period. For example, either one of the operation units may be operated, or an existing operation unit such as the start lever 24 may be operated. In the configuration having the identification information input unit, a password input operation may be performed on the identification information input unit, a setting key ON operation for the setting key insertion unit 74, or a predetermined operation for another key insertion unit. The key may be turned on. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which replaces with an operation part, a receiving part is provided, and abnormality notification is complete | finished by receiving the completion | finish radio wave transmitted from the terminal device which the manager of a game hall has in the said receiving part. Further, the abnormality notification may be terminated when a predetermined notification continuation period (for example, 1 min) has elapsed without requiring an active operation.

  In addition, you may apply what is based on the input of a PIN number as mentioned above to the setting of the date and time of the RTC 163 and the setting of the monitoring period for notification. Moreover, when applying the configuration relating to the input of the password as described above, the configuration of a known password forgetting prevention unit or a known password number changing unit may be applied.

  (9) In each of the above-described embodiments, the main MPU 122 performs monitoring in a state where operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10, but instead, it is executed by a dedicated control device. It is good also as a structure performed by the sub MPU85.

  (10) It is not essential that the monitoring side MPU 91 is equipped with the RTC 163, and the RTC 163 may be omitted. In this case, the re-notification period may be measured by a counter provided in the monitoring RAM 162, a counter circuit provided in the monitoring control board 83, or the like. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which does not display generation | occurrence | production date and time at the time of the display of the log | history of the monitoring result in the alerting | reporting apparatus 111.

  (11) In each of the above embodiments, the re-notification period has elapsed when the abnormality notification is executed based on the fact that the monitoring-side MPU 91 specifies that the event to be monitored has occurred. However, the abnormality notification end operation is performed in a situation in which the abnormality notification is performed after this, but this may be changed. For example, in a configuration having an identification information input unit such as a numeric keypad, an operation for ending the abnormality notification is performed in a situation in which abnormality notification is performed after a password input operation is performed on the identification information input unit. It may be performed. Further, after the setting key ON operation on the setting key insertion unit 74 or the predetermined key ON operation on another key insertion unit is performed, the abnormality notification end operation is performed in a situation where the abnormality notification is being executed. It is good as well. In addition, a receiving unit is provided, and after the end radio wave transmitted from the terminal device owned by the manager of the game hall is received by the receiving unit, the abnormal notification ending operation is performed in a situation where the abnormal notification is being executed. It is also possible that

  (12) In each of the above embodiments, the monitoring result notification in the monitoring side MPU 91 is executed only while the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on. However, only when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned off or while the power is turned off. May be configured to be executed.

  Further, although the notification monitoring period can be changed, the notification monitoring period may be fixed. Further, when the movement event from the installation location of the main control device 71 occurs outside the monitoring period for notification, it may be configured not to be notified.

  (13) In each of the above embodiments, the monitoring side MPU 91 is configured to monitor only the occurrence timing of the event to be monitored. However, the end timing is also monitored, and the end date and time information is always stored. And it is good also as a structure memorize | stored in the monitoring log | history storage area 192 for alerting | reporting. In this case, if the game hall manager is informed that an event to be monitored has occurred, it can predict the degree of fraud by comparing the occurrence time and end time of the event. It becomes. In addition, it is good also as a structure which performs the said prediction in the monitoring side MPU91, and alert | reports the prediction result.

  (14) In each of the above embodiments, the notification device 111 may be housed in the substrate box 84 of the sub-control device 81 or mounted on the surface of the substrate box 84. In this case, since the signal path between the monitoring side MPU 91 and the notification device 111 is prevented from being exposed to the outside of the board box 84, the signal path is disconnected or an unauthorized board is connected to the signal path. It is possible to make it difficult to perform such illegal acts.

  In addition, the notification device 111 may be exposed on the surface of the front door 12, and the display screen 113 of the notification device 111 is visually recognized from the front of the slot machine 10 through the game panel 20 and the lower panel of the front door 12. It is good also as a structure which can be performed.

  (15) The operating power of the notification device 111 may not be supplied from the power supply device 125 but may be supplied from the power supply unit 93 for power interruption of the monitoring control board 83. In this case, it is possible for the notification device 111 to perform abnormality notification in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself. Alternatively, backup power may be supplied from the power supply unit 93 for power interruption of the monitoring control board 83 to the secondary RAM 152.

  (16) When the monitoring side MPU 91 identifies the occurrence of an event to be monitored during the notification monitoring period, the game hall through the external concentration terminal board 141 at the timing when the supply of operating power to the slot machine 10 is started. An abnormal signal may be transmitted to the management device. In this case, it is possible to specify or store the occurrence of the monitored event also in the game hall management device.

  (17) In the above embodiments, each unit area of the regular monitoring history storage area 191 and each unit area of the notification monitoring history storage area 192 are stored according to the order in which a plurality of types of monitoring target events occur. However, instead of this, an area corresponding to each event may be provided, and a plurality of unit areas may be individually set for these areas.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which the manager of a game hall can select the event made into the monitoring object among the multiple types of events set beforehand. In this case, only one type may be selected, or a plurality of selectable combinations may be selected in any combination.

  (18) In the configuration in which the unique identification information (for example, information on the production number) is stored in advance in the monitoring side MPU 91, the identification information is transmitted from the monitoring side MPU 91 to the sub MPU 85, and an effect display device The identification information may be displayed at 63. In this case, the administrator of the game hall can confirm whether or not the monitoring MPU 91 is legitimate by confirming the displayed identification information.

  (19) In each of the above embodiments, the monitoring target event in the main MPU 122 and the monitoring target event in the monitoring MPU 91 are partially overlapped. It is good also as a structure which does not overlap at all.

  (20) In each of the above embodiments, the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are housed in the same board box 84, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the main MPU 122 and the monitoring MPU 91 May be accommodated in the same substrate box. In this case, the main MPU 122 may be configured to monitor whether or not the monitoring MPU 91 is operating normally. Further, in a configuration in which the functions of the main MPU 122 and the sub MPU 85 are integrated as the same MPU, the MPU and the monitoring MPU 91 may be accommodated in the same board box.

  (21) It is remarkable that the notification execution condition is prevented from being released while the notification for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 is not executed or the notification is not clearly recognized by the manager of the game hall. If attention is paid to various effects, the sub-MPU 85 performs a process for executing at least an abnormality specified by the main-side MPU 122 and a process for executing an alarm for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91. In the configuration in which the notification for the abnormality identified by the main MPU 122 is being executed, the notification execution condition for the abnormality identified by the monitoring MPU 91 is satisfied, When the notification is not executed, even if the end condition is established for the abnormality notification related to the monitoring side MPU 91, the notification A game machine that does not have a configuration in which a notification means that is controlled to be displayed in the monitoring side MPU 91, such as the notification device 111, is configured such that the execution condition is not canceled, or the monitoring side MPU 91 is the same substrate as the sub MPU 85 The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine that does not have the configuration housed in the box 84.

  (22) Even when the notification execution condition for the abnormality identified by the monitoring side MPU 91 and the notification execution condition for the abnormality identified by the main MPU 122 are both established, each notification can be clearly executed. In the sub MPU 85, at least the notification for the abnormality specified by the main MPU 122 and the notification for the abnormality specified by the monitoring MPU 91 are executed. In the configuration in which the processing for performing the notification is performed, both the notification execution condition for the abnormality identified by the main MPU 122 and the notification execution condition for the abnormality identified by the monitoring MPU 91 are satisfied. A configuration in which such notifications are executed stepwise according to a predetermined priority order is provided in the monitoring side MPU 91 such as the notification device 111. The present invention may be applied to a gaming machine that does not have a configuration in which display means for display control is independently provided, or a gaming machine that does not have a configuration in which the monitoring MPU 91 is accommodated in the same board box 84 as the sub MPU 85. Is possible.

  (23) The main MPU 122 that performs monitoring of a predetermined event when operating power is supplied to the slot machine 10 itself, the sub MPU 85 and the effect display device 63 that notify the monitoring result, and the slot machine 10 By providing a monitoring side MPU 91 that monitors a predetermined event or an event different from that when the operating power is not supplied to the device itself, and a notification device 111 that notifies the monitoring result, the slot machine 10 itself The monitoring result when the operating power is not supplied can be clearly notified, and the diversion and versatility of the configuration for performing the monitoring and notification when the operating power is not supplied to the slot machine 10 itself are significantly improved. If attention is paid to this effect, the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are not accommodated in the same substrate box. Configuration gaming machine or may be applied to gaming machine configuration re-notification is not performed.

  (24) If the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are accommodated in the same board box 84, attention is paid to the remarkable effect that it is difficult to perform fraud on both signal paths. In this configuration, the notification device 111 controlled by the monitoring side MPU 91 is not provided, and the notification of the monitoring result while the power is shut off and the notification of the monitoring result when the power is turned on are executed by a common notification means. The present invention may be applied to other gaming machines or gaming machines configured such that re-notification is not executed.

  (25) When the monitoring MPU 91 identifies the occurrence of the monitoring target event during the notification monitoring period, the operating power to the slot machine 10 is maintained until a predetermined release condition such as the elapse of the re-notification period is satisfied. By executing the abnormality notification every time a predetermined notification start condition such as the start of supply is satisfied, even if the fraudulent performer ends the abnormality notification, the abnormality notification is started again, so that the game If attention is paid to the remarkable effect that it becomes easy for the manager of the hall to find fraud, the re-notification configuration is not provided with the notification device 111 controlled to be displayed by the monitoring side MPU 91, and the monitoring is performed while the power is shut off. A gaming machine having a configuration in which the notification of the result and the notification of the monitoring result during power-on are executed by a common notification means, or the board box in which the sub MPU 85 and the monitoring MPU 91 are identical It may be applied to gaming machine housing that are not configured.

  In addition, the re-notification configuration may be applied to a gaming machine that does not perform monitoring during power-off. In this case, the re-notification configuration is configured so that a predetermined event is monitored while the power is turned on, and the predetermined notification is executed when it is specified that the predetermined event has occurred. It applies to. Note that the type of event to be monitored in the configuration is arbitrary.

  (26) In the door opening monitoring process in step S106, when it is specified that the front door 12 is in the open state, the game is restricted so that it cannot be played, and a notification that it is in the open state is made. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only notification that the player is in an open state may be performed while allowing game play.

  (27) In each of the above embodiments, the start reference time in determining whether or not the re-notification period is measured is the time when the monitored event occurs, but the monitored event occurs When it takes a longer time than the above-described embodiments from the timing at which it is determined to have been performed to the timing at which the notification monitoring history update processing is executed, the notification monitoring history update processing is performed using the start reference time. It is good also as a structure made into the time performed.

  (28) In the first embodiment, until the re-notification period elapses, even if the cancel operation for the abnormality notification based on the monitoring result in the monitoring side MPU 91 is once performed, the abnormality is generated every time the power ON operation is performed. Although the configuration is such that the notification is executed again, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration may be such that after the release operation is once performed, the abnormality notification is executed again for at least one power-on operation. .

  (29) In each of the above-described embodiments, a privilege for paying out medals is awarded when a small role winning is established. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and some privilege is granted to the player. Any configuration may be used. For example, a configuration in which prizes other than medals are paid out when a small winning combination is established. Further, in a slot machine that does not have an actual medal insertion or medal payout function and manages credits owned by a player, an increase in credited medals corresponds to provision of a privilege.

  (30) In each of the above embodiments, the so-called A type slot machine has been described. However, the B type, the C type, the combined type of the A type and the C type, the combined type of the B type and the C type, and the RT game, The present invention may be applied to any slot machine such as a type equipped with a CT game, and in any case, it is obvious that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Note that the bonus winning in each of these types includes BB winning, RB winning, SB winning, RT winning, CT winning and the like.

  (31) The symbols of the reels 23a to 23c are not limited to pictures, numbers, characters, and the like, but may be geometric lines or figures. In addition, the design can be configured by light, color, or the like, the design can be configured by a three-dimensional shape or the like, and the design can be configured by combining these. That is, it is sufficient that the symbol has a function as identification information (identification information).

  (32) In each of the embodiments described above, an example in which the slot machine 10 is embodied has been shown. However, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine, or may be applied to a gaming machine in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are integrated. May be.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Feature A1. A first monitoring control means (main-side MPU 122) that is operable when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and that performs monitoring control as to whether or not a predetermined event has occurred;
First notification means (such as an effect display device 63) capable of executing predetermined notification;
Notification control means for controlling the first notification means so as to execute a predetermined first notification based on the fact that the event to be monitored is specified in the first monitoring control means. Sub MPU 85),
The first monitoring control means and the notification control means are provided physically independently, and are operable at least when operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, and the predetermined event or Second monitoring control means (monitoring side MPU 91) for executing monitoring control as to whether or not an event different from the predetermined event has occurred;
Provided separately from the first notification means, so that a second notification that is determined in advance is executed based on the fact that the event to be monitored is specified by the second monitoring control means. Second notification means (notification device 111) controlled by the second monitoring control means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature A1, by providing the first monitoring control means, it is possible to perform predetermined monitoring when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and the second monitoring control means is provided. Therefore, predetermined monitoring can be performed even in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. In addition, since the first monitoring control means, the notification control means, and the second monitoring control means are provided physically independently, the gaming machine itself is compared with a configuration in which these means are provided as the same element. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the required operating power in a situation where no operating power is supplied.

  In addition, there is a possibility that elaborate acts when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself may involve more elaborate acts than cheating when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself. The notification of the monitoring result when the operating power is not supplied to the machine itself is executed by the second notification means provided separately from the first notification means. Therefore, it is possible to clearly notify the monitoring result when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself.

  Also, the monitoring result notification when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself is executed by the first notification means, and the monitoring result notification when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself is the second notification. It is executed by means. Thereby, the configuration related to monitoring and notification when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and the configuration related to monitoring and notification when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself are individually replaced. It becomes possible. For example, in a configuration in which the notification control means has a function of performing an effect according to the gaming situation, it is necessary to replace the notification control means for each model. In this case, operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself. It is possible to divert the configuration related to monitoring and notification when there is not, regardless of the model.

  The power supply means for power interruption that supplies operating power to the second monitoring control means at least when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, the second monitoring control means includes the second monitoring control means. When the second notification means is controlled such that the notification of 2 is executed, the control may be performed when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself. As a result, it is not necessary to supply the operating power necessary for the notification from the power supply means for interruption during the second notification means, so that the capacity required for the power supply means for interruption can be kept small. It becomes.

  In addition, the description that “the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit are physically independent” and “the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit are provided separately”. And may be changed to a description that “is provided as a unit different from the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit”. To further explain the latter configuration, when the second monitoring control means is provided as a unit different from the first monitoring control means and the notification control means, they may be spatially separated or adjacent, Furthermore, at least one unit may be configured as a collection of a plurality of elements (or members).

  In addition, regarding “monitoring control whether or not a predetermined event has occurred”, specifically, in a configuration including a detection unit that detects the occurrence of a predetermined event, whether the detection result of the detection unit has changed. It may be configured to monitor whether or not, more specifically, it may be configured to monitor whether or not a change has occurred in the detection signal output from the detection means. The same applies to the following.

Feature A2. An end receiving unit (decision operation unit 114 and selection operation unit 115) that is manually operated when ending at least the second notification or at least predetermined end information is input when ending the second notification; ,
A signal path for notification for transmitting the signal output from the second monitoring control means to the second notification means;
A signal path for termination for transmitting the signal output from the termination acceptance unit to the second monitoring control means;
With
It is difficult to visually distinguish which signal line is at least one signal line constituting the notification signal path and at least one signal line constituting the termination signal path. As described above, the gaming machine according to feature A1, wherein the gaming machines are provided as a unit as a connection unit (first connection unit 172, second connection unit 173).

  According to the feature A2, even if an attempt is made to cheat on the signal lines constituting the notification signal path so that the notification by the second notification means is not performed, it is difficult to do so. In addition, when the signal lines of the connection unit are disconnected together so that the second notification means does not perform notification, the signal lines constituting the termination signal path are also disconnected. Even if the fraudster tries to end the notification, it is impossible.

  In addition, it is preferable that the said completion | finish reception part is mounted in the board | substrate same as the board | substrate with which the said 2nd alerting | reporting means is mounted.

  Feature A3. The first notification unit is configured to execute a predetermined third notification based on the fact that an event to be monitored is specified by the second monitoring control unit. Based on the fact that the second monitoring control means has specified that the end receiving unit has been manually operated or that the end information has been input to the end receiving unit, The gaming machine according to Feature A2, wherein execution of the third notification is canceled.

  According to the feature A3, since the notification of the monitoring result when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself is executed not only by the second notification means but also by the first notification means, the gaming machine itself has operating power. When an event to be monitored occurs when it is not supplied, the notification can be performed more clearly. In addition, when the signal lines of the connection unit are collectively disconnected in order not to perform notification by the second notification means, the signal lines constituting the termination signal path are also disconnected, and the first Even if the fraudulent person tries to end the third notification in the notification means, it is impossible.

Feature A4. The notification control means controls the first notification means so as to execute a predetermined notification according to a game situation,
At least one signal line constituting a signal path for transmitting the signal output from the second monitoring control means to the second notification means and the signal output from the notification control means are transmitted to the first notification means. Connection units (first connection unit 172, second connection unit 173) such that at least one signal line constituting the signal path is difficult to visually identify which signal line the signal line is. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A3, characterized in that the gaming machines are provided in a consolidated manner.

  According to feature A4, in order not to perform the notification in the second notification unit, the signal output from the second monitoring control unit to the signal line constituting the signal path for transmitting to the second notification unit Trying to cheat makes it harder to do it. In addition, when the signal lines of the connection units are collectively disconnected in order to prevent the notification by the second notification means, the first notification means does not execute the predetermined notification according to the game situation. Therefore, by confirming this, it becomes possible for the manager of the game hall to grasp that the above fraud has been performed.

  Feature A5. The first monitoring control means or the notification control means is formed in the internal space of a box (substrate box 84) formed so as to leave a trace when the internal space is opened or has a trace means for leaving a trace when the internal space is opened. A gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A4, wherein a first control means having at least one of the second control means and a second control means having the second monitoring control means are accommodated.

  According to the feature A5, the first control means having at least one of the first monitoring control means or the notification control means and the second control means having the second monitoring control means are accommodated in the internal space of the same box. When there is a signal path between the first control unit and the second control unit, it is difficult to perform fraud even if an attempt is made to improper the signal path. In addition, the number of boxes can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which a box is provided exclusively for the second control means, and a space for providing a control box can be reduced in the gaming machine. In particular, the first control means monitors whether or not the second control means is operating normally, and the monitoring result in the second control means is executed by the first notification means through the first control means. In the configuration, fraud may occur in the signal path between the first control means and the second control means, but according to the configuration of the feature A5, it is possible to suitably suppress such fraud. It becomes.

  Feature A6. The feature A5 is characterized in that the first control means is provided on a first substrate (sub-control board 82) and the second control means is provided on a second substrate (monitoring control board 83). The gaming machine described.

  According to the feature A6, when the first control means and the second control means are provided on different substrates, respectively, when abnormality or the like occurs in one of the first control means or the second control means, It is only necessary to replace the corresponding substrate.

  Feature A7. The first connection portion provided on the first substrate and the second connection portion provided on the second substrate are connected without a signal line, whereby the first substrate, the second substrate, Are electrically connected, The gaming machine according to Feature A6.

  According to the feature A7, since the first substrate and the second substrate are electrically connected without passing through the signal line, it is difficult to perform fraud on the signal path between the two substrates. .

  Feature A8. A first connection portion (terminal provided on the signal line connector 88b) to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the first control means provided on the outside of the box is connected; A second connection portion (terminal provided on the signal line connector 88b) to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the second control means provided on the outside of the box is connected Are gathered and provided on one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and the gaming machine according to the feature A6 or A7.

  According to the feature A8, since the first connection portion and the second connection portion are provided on one of the first substrate and the second substrate, the signal transmitted from the second control means is transmitted. Even if an attempt is made to identify the signal line in order to perform fraud, it is difficult to perform the identification.

Feature A9. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are exposed to the outside of the box through an opening (opening portion 105) formed in the box,
The gaming machine according to Feature A8, wherein the first connection part and the second connection part are provided on the first board in a consolidated manner.

  According to the feature A9, in the configuration in which the opening for exposing the first connection portion and the second connection portion to the outside of the box is formed in the box, a lead wire or the like is inserted into the box through the opening. (2) An act of trying to cheat on the control means or the second substrate is assumed. On the other hand, since the first connection portion and the second connection portion are provided on the first substrate, even if a lead wire or the like is inserted into the box, the lead wire is connected to the second control means or It becomes difficult to reach the second substrate.

Feature A10. The second monitoring control means outputs a normal operation signal (notification command or no notification command) indicating that the device is normally operating when a predetermined output condition is satisfied,
Monitoring whether or not the normal operation signal is output, and performing processing for performing a predetermined notification when a situation in which the normal operation signal is not output although the predetermined output condition is satisfied occurs. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A9, comprising normal operation monitoring means (functions for executing the processes of steps S1007 and S1207 to S1209 in the sub MPU 85).

  According to the feature A10, since the normal operation monitoring unit monitors whether or not the second monitoring control unit is operating normally, fraud has been performed so that the second monitoring control unit does not operate normally. However, it becomes possible to cope with it.

  In the configuration including the feature A5, it is preferable that the first control unit includes the normal operation monitoring unit. In the configuration including the feature A6, it is preferable that the first control unit includes the normal operation monitoring unit or the normal operation monitoring unit is provided on the first substrate.

Feature A11. The notification control means includes
The first notification means is configured to execute the first notification based on the fact that the first monitoring control means specifies that an event to be monitored has occurred and the first notification execution condition is satisfied. First monitoring notification control means (a function for executing normal abnormality notification setting processing in the sub MPU 85);
Based on the fact that the second monitoring control means specifies that an event to be monitored has occurred and the second notification execution condition is satisfied, the third notification is executed so as to execute a predetermined third notification. A second monitoring notification control means for controlling one notification means (a function for executing an abnormality notification setting process at startup in the secondary MPU 85);
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A10, comprising:

  According to the feature A11, since the notification of the monitoring result when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself is executed not only by the second notification means but also by the first notification means, the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself. When an event to be monitored occurs when it is not supplied, the notification can be performed more clearly.

Feature A12. A notification release control means (secondary control) that cancels the state where the second notification execution condition is satisfied based on the manual operation of the end reception unit or the input of predetermined end information to the end reception unit. A function of executing notification release processing in the side MPU 85, a function of executing abnormality notification release processing in the monitoring side MPU 91),
When the second notification execution condition is satisfied in a situation where the first notification is being executed, the notification cancellation control means may be configured to operate the end reception unit or to operate the end reception unit. Even if the end information is input to the game machine, the game machine according to feature A11 does not cancel the state in which the second notification execution condition is satisfied.

  In a situation where the first notification is executed by the first notification means, the third notification may not be executed or even if the third notification is executed, it may not be clear. On the other hand, according to the feature A12, when the second notification execution condition is satisfied in the situation where the first notification is being executed, the second notification execution condition is satisfied through the end reception unit. Since it is impossible to cancel the state, it is impossible to cancel the second notification execution condition without the third notification being executed or without the third notification being clearly recognized by the manager of the game hall. Is done.

Feature A13. The notification control unit stores notification execution information as the establishment of the second notification execution condition based on the fact that the second monitoring control unit specifies that the monitoring target event has occurred. Side storage means (sub-side RAM 152),
The second monitoring notification control means executes the third notification based on the fact that the notification execution information is stored in the notification control side storage means,
The notification cancellation control means receives the notification execution information from the notification control-side storage means based on the manual operation of the end reception unit or the input of the end information to the end reception unit. If the notification execution information is stored in the notification control side storage means in the situation where the first notification is being executed, even if the end reception unit is manually operated or The gaming machine according to Feature A12, wherein the notification execution information is not deleted from the notification control-side storage means even if the end information is input to an end reception unit.

  According to the feature A13, when the second notification execution condition is satisfied in the situation where the first notification is being executed, an attempt is made to cancel the state where the second notification execution condition is satisfied through the end reception unit. However, since the third notification is not executed or the third notification is not clearly recognized by the manager of the game hall, the second notification execution condition is prevented from being released.

Feature A14. The second monitoring control means is a second monitoring storage means (monitoring) for storing notification execution information as the establishment of the second notification execution condition based on the fact that the monitoring target event has occurred. Side RAM 162), the second notification is executed based on the fact that the notification execution information is stored in the second monitoring storage unit,
The second monitoring notification control unit is configured to output a notification execution signal from the second monitoring control unit when the notification execution information is stored in the second monitoring storage unit. Execute a third notification,
The notification cancellation control means is configured to notify the notification execution information from the second monitoring storage means based on the manual operation of the end reception unit or the input of the end information to the end reception unit. If the notification execution information is stored in the second monitoring storage unit in a situation where the first notification is being executed, even if the end acceptance unit is manually operated Alternatively, even if the end information is input to the end receiving unit, the notification execution information is not deleted from the second monitoring side storage unit. The gaming machine according to the feature A12 or A13, .

  According to the feature A14, when the second notification execution condition is satisfied in the situation where the first notification is being executed, an attempt is made to cancel the state where the second notification execution condition is satisfied through the end reception unit. However, since the second notification and the third notification are not executed or the second notification and the third notification are not clearly recognized by the game hall manager, the second notification execution condition is canceled. Is suppressed.

  Feature A15. The notification control means, when both the first notification execution condition and the second notification execution condition are satisfied, the first notification execution control by the first monitoring notification control means, (2) It is provided with stage setting means (a function for executing normal processing in the sub MPU 85) that allows the execution control of the third notice by the notice control means for monitoring to be performed in stages. The gaming machine according to any one of A11 to A14.

  According to the feature A15, even if the execution conditions for both the first notification and the third notification are satisfied, the notification is performed in stages in the first notification means. Therefore, when the execution condition of the third notification is satisfied, the third notification is clearly clarified regardless of whether the execution condition is overlapped with the execution condition of the first notification. It becomes possible to execute.

  Feature A16. In the stage setting unit, the first notification execution control by the first monitoring notification control unit and the third notification execution control by the second monitoring notification control unit are predetermined priority. The gaming machine according to Feature A15, wherein the gaming machine is performed step by step according to ranking.

  According to the feature A16, when the execution conditions of both the first notification and the third notification are satisfied, the notification is performed step by step according to a predetermined priority order. And the relative execution timing of the third notification becomes clear, and it becomes easy for the manager of the game hall to clearly recognize both notifications.

Feature A17. The second monitoring control means includes
At least in a situation where operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, monitoring execution means for monitoring whether or not an event to be monitored has occurred (a function of executing monitoring processing in the monitoring side MPU 91);
When the monitoring execution means identifies that the event to be monitored has occurred, notification required information storage means (monitoring side) stores required notification information indicating that the second notification needs to be executed. A monitoring history storage area 192) for notification in the RAM 162;
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, notification execution means for controlling the second notification means to execute the second notification (abnormal notification setting in the monitoring MPU 91) The game machine according to any one of features A1 to A16, characterized in that:

  According to feature A17, when an event to be monitored occurs in a situation where the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, for example, the second notification is executed in a situation where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself Therefore, if an event to be monitored occurs in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, it is possible to make it easier for the manager of the gaming hall to recognize it.

  In a configuration in which a plurality of types of events to be monitored are set, the “notification required information” may be information including information on the types of events to be monitored specified by the monitoring execution unit. The “notification required information” does not include information on the type of event to be monitored, and the information may be stored separately.

Feature A18. The notification executing means includes
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, notification start means for starting the second notification (the function of executing the processing in step S703 and the processing in step S809 in the monitoring side MPU 91) )When,
A notification ending unit (a function for executing the process of step S909 in the monitoring side MPU 91) for ending the second notification based on the establishment of a predetermined notification ending condition;
When the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, the second notification that the notification required information is stored may be preliminarily set as an end target by the notification end means. The gaming machine according to Feature A17, wherein the gaming machine is configured to start again each time a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied until a predetermined release condition is satisfied.

  According to the feature A18, until the predetermined release condition is satisfied, the second notification is repeatedly executed with the same notification required information as a factor every time the predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. As a result, in order to prevent a person who cheats a predetermined device or the like in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself from the game hall manager, the cheating is performed. Even if the second notification is terminated at the same time, if the release condition is not satisfied at that time, the second notification is executed again. Therefore, it becomes easy for the manager of the game hall to find the illegal act.

  The second monitoring control unit stores notification execution information when the notification start condition is satisfied in the situation where the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage unit. And the notification start unit starts the second notification when the second notification is not executed in the situation where the notification execution information is stored in the notification execution information storage unit. The notification ending unit is configured to delete the notification execution information from the notification execution information storage unit and to end the second notification based on the notification termination condition being satisfied. In addition, the second monitoring control means, based on the establishment of the release condition, the notification information that has been the notification target until then, the notification start condition is established It may be configured to and a notification target release means to avoid a notification interest even.

Feature A19. An end receiving unit (decision operation unit 114 and selection operation unit 115) that is manually operated when ending at least the second notification or at least predetermined end information is input when ending the second notification. Prepared,
The notification end means ends the second notification assuming that the notification end condition is satisfied when the end reception unit is manually operated or when the end information is input to the end reception unit. The gaming machine according to Feature A18, wherein

  According to the feature A19, for the game hall manager, the second notification can be ended by manually operating the end receiving unit or inputting predetermined end information to the end receiving unit. The workability when terminating the notification is improved. However, if the workability in the case of terminating the second notification is improved in this way, it becomes easy for an unauthorized person to end the second notification. On the other hand, since the second notification is started with the same notification information as a factor until the release condition is satisfied, the second notification is ended by the fraudulent person until the cancellation condition is satisfied. Even if it is made, the 2nd alerting | reporting is started again, The opportunity for the manager of a game hall to confirm 2nd alerting | reporting arises.

Feature A20. The notification executing means includes
Release condition establishment determination means (monitoring side MPU 91) that determines that the release condition is satisfied when the notification end condition is satisfied when the second notification is executed in a predetermined release permission situation. The function of executing the process of step S911 in FIG.
Based on the determination that the release condition is satisfied by the release condition establishment determination means, the notification information that has been the notification target until then is notified even if the notification start condition is subsequently satisfied. Notification target cancellation means (function to execute the process of step S913 in the monitoring MPU 91),
The gaming machine according to Feature A18 or A19, comprising:

  According to feature A20, when an event to be monitored occurs and notification information required is stored, the notification information required is still maintained as a notification target only in the release permission status, and the second in the release permission status. When the notification is executed and the notification end condition is satisfied for the second notification, the notification required information is no longer a notification target. That is, when the notification required information is stored, the second notification is executed at least once, and the second notification is started and terminated in a situation that is not in a release-permitted state. Even then, the second notification is executed at least once thereafter. Therefore, an opportunity for the manager of the game hall to confirm the second notification is increased, and even if an illegal act is performed, it is easy to detect it.

  The “cancellation status” includes a predetermined period and also includes a status where a key operation or a password is entered.

  Feature A21. The release permission status is a status in which a predetermined period has elapsed since the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means or a predetermined period has elapsed since an event relating to the notification required information has occurred. The gaming machine according to Feature A20, wherein the gaming machine is a situation.

  According to feature A21, when an event to be monitored occurs and notification information required is stored, in order to prevent the notification required information from becoming a notification target, a predetermined period after the notification information is stored. After a lapse of time or after a predetermined period has elapsed since the occurrence of the event related to the notification information required, it is necessary to establish the notification termination condition of the second notification. Since it is considered unlikely that a cheating person will stay in the game hall after cheating the gaming machine, it will be difficult for the cheating person to cancel the re-notification.

  In addition, as a configuration for specifying the “situation where a predetermined period has elapsed”, specifically, measurement is performed for a predetermined period using a measuring unit such as an RTC or a counter area, and it is determined whether or not the release allowable state is determined. It is good also as a structure performed based on the information measured by the means.

Feature A22. A plurality of types of events to be monitored in the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage means includes a plurality of storage areas, and each of the plurality of storage areas includes, as the notification required information, types of events identified by the monitoring execution means during a predetermined monitoring period. The information including the information is sequentially stored,
The notification start means corresponds to the notification required information whenever the notification start condition is satisfied when the notification required notification information is stored for the plurality of types of events in the notification required information storage means. The second notification is started in a manner in which the contents of the types of events are understood for all types of events,
In the situation where the notification required notification information to be notified is stored in the notification required information storage unit, the notification target release unit newly specifies the occurrence of the monitoring target event by the monitoring execution unit and stores the notification required information When new notification information is stored in the means, an event related to the new notification information occurs in a state where a predetermined period has elapsed since the new notification information is stored in the notification information storage means. The notification target information that has already been stored is maintained as a notification target until the new notification required notification information is set not to be a notification target after a predetermined period has elapsed. A gaming machine according to feature A20 or A21, characterized in that

  According to the feature A22, even if a plurality of types of cheating are performed on the gaming machine, the manager of the gaming hall can grasp the types of the cheating individually by confirming the second notification. it can.

  In addition, it is assumed that after a fraudulent person performs a severe fraud, another monitored event occurs. In this case, the second notification is not executed for the fraud that has been made earlier, but assuming that the second notification is executed for the fraud that has been made later, the manager of the game hall mistakes the essence of the fraud. There is concern. On the other hand, according to the feature A22, when new notification information is stored in a situation where the notification information is already stored, a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the new notification information was stored. Notification that has already been stored until the new notification required information is set not to be a notification target after a predetermined period has elapsed since the occurrence of the event related to the new notification required information in an elapsed state. Since the target notification information of the target is maintained as a notification target, when the second notification is executed for the fraud performed later, the second notification is executed for the fraud performed earlier. Therefore, the possibility that the manager of the game hall mistakes the essence of fraud is reduced.

  Feature A23. Any one of the features A18 to A22, wherein the second monitoring control unit includes a cancellation condition changing unit (a function of executing an end reference changing process in the monitoring side MPU 91) capable of changing the cancellation condition. The gaming machine described in 1.

  According to the feature A23, since the release condition can be changed, irregularities are generated in the release condition for an unauthorized person, and it becomes difficult to specify the release condition.

  Feature A24. The gaming machine according to feature A23, wherein the release condition changing means disables the change of the release condition in a situation where the required notice information is stored in the required notice information storage means. .

  According to feature A24, it is possible to prevent an act in which a fraudulent person attempts to prevent the second notification from being executed by changing the release condition after cheating on a device mounted on the gaming machine or the like. Become.

Feature A25. Power supply means for power interruption (power supply section for power interruption 93) for supplying the second monitoring control means with operating power when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself,
The monitoring execution means monitors whether or not an event to be monitored occurs in both situations where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. Is what
The second monitoring control means includes
A monitoring period information storage unit (notification monitoring period storage area 195 in the monitoring side RAM 162) that stores information of a predetermined monitoring period among the periods in which the monitoring execution unit can perform monitoring;
Required notification information storage execution means for storing the required notification information in the required notification information storage means based on the fact that the monitoring target event has been identified by the monitoring execution means during the predetermined monitoring period. (A function of executing the process of step S511 in the monitoring MPU 91);
A gaming machine according to any one of features A17 to A24, comprising:

  According to feature A25, in the second monitoring control means, monitoring can be performed both when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. It is possible to prevent the notification of 2 from being performed more than necessary.

  Note that the second monitoring control unit may include a monitoring period changing unit that can change the predetermined monitoring period. In the configuration including the monitoring period changing unit, the second monitoring control unit is configured to perform the predetermined monitoring by the monitoring period changing unit when a predetermined key operation or a predetermined password information registration operation is performed. It is good also as a structure provided with the change permission means which permits the change of a period.

Feature A26. A plurality of types of events to be monitored monitored by the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage executing means uses information corresponding to the event as the notification required information when a part of the plurality of types of events to be monitored occurs in the predetermined monitoring period. The information required to be stored in the notification information storage means, and other events among the plurality of types of monitoring target events that occur during the predetermined monitoring period and when they occur outside the predetermined monitoring period The gaming machine according to Feature A25, wherein information corresponding to the event is stored as the notification information required in the notification information storage means.

  According to the feature A26, the second notification is executed for an event that should be given priority for notification among a plurality of types of events to be monitored regardless of whether the timing at which the notification has occurred is in a predetermined monitoring period. In addition, for events other than events for which notification should be given priority, it is necessary for the notification information storage means that is required to store notification information only when the occurrence timing is within a predetermined monitoring period. It is possible to suppress a large storage capacity.

Feature A27. An opening / closing body (front door 12) supported so as to be openable / closable with respect to a support target (housing 11), and the opening / closing body is opened to open the inside of the gaming machine or the back side of the gaming machine. Yes,
A plurality of types of monitoring target events monitored by the monitoring execution means include an event indicating whether or not the opening / closing body is opened, and the event is included in the partial event. The gaming machine according to Feature A26.

  The opening / closing body is opened at a relatively high frequency during the operation of the game hall, for example, for maintenance of devices mounted on the gaming machine. And opening of this opening-and-closing body does not correspond to cheating as a matter of course. On the other hand, it is considered that the fraudster performs fraud with the opening / closing body opened. Under such circumstances, according to the feature A27, when the opening / closing body is opened during the predetermined monitoring period, the notification information is stored for the opening and the second notification is executed. If the opening / closing body is opened outside the monitoring period, the notification information is not memorized, so that it is necessary to open the opening / closing body that does not correspond to the unauthorized action while preferably monitoring the above-mentioned unauthorized actions. The notification information is stored and the second notification is prevented from being executed.

  Feature A28. When the second notification is executed, the second monitoring control means starts the second notification based on the start of supply of operating power to the gaming machine itself. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A27.

  According to feature A28, when a monitoring target event occurs in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, the second notification is executed in a situation where operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself The start timing of the second notification is clear to the game hall manager, and the second notification can be started at a relatively early timing.

  Feature A29. When the second monitoring control means executes the second notification, the second monitoring control means, based on the occurrence of an abnormality relating to the payout of game media in a situation where operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A28, characterized in that notification is started.

  It is considered that fraudulent gaming machines are performed for the purpose of illegally receiving gaming media. In this case, according to the feature A29, since the second notification is started based on the occurrence of the abnormality related to the payout of the game medium, the game hall manager appropriately copes with the illegal act. It becomes possible.

Feature A30. Power supply means for power interruption (power supply section for power interruption 93) for supplying the second monitoring control means with operating power when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself,
The second monitoring control means includes a measuring means (RTC 163) for measuring at least time information in a situation where operating power is supplied to the second monitoring control means, and based on the measurement result of the measuring means, In the case of executing the second notification, at least information on the time when the monitored event occurs is notified,
Furthermore, the second monitoring control means includes
Correction means (function for executing the process of step S608 in the monitoring side MPU 91) capable of correcting the information measured by the measurement means;
Power interruption determination means (function for executing the process of step S602 in the monitoring side MPU 91) for determining whether or not a situation has occurred in which operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means itself;
The second notification means is configured so that a predetermined special notification is executed based on the determination that the operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means itself by the power interruption determination means. Alternatively, special notification executing means (a function for executing the processes of steps S603 and S823 in the monitoring side MPU 91) for controlling the notification means different from the second notification means,
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A29, comprising:

  According to the feature A30, when the second notification is executed, at least information on the time when the event to be monitored occurs is notified. For example, when a monitoring camera or the like is installed in the game hall, The administrator of the game hall can identify the fraudster by checking the video of the surveillance camera at the time specified by the second notification. In this case, it is assumed that the supply of operating power from the power supply means during power interruption is stopped, and there is a possibility that the information on the time measured by the measuring means will not be accurate. On the other hand, according to the feature A30, when a situation occurs in which the operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control unit itself, a special notification is executed. It becomes possible to prompt the correction of the information of the measured time.

Feature B1. Monitoring execution means (a function for executing monitoring processing in the monitoring side MPU 91) for monitoring whether or not a predetermined monitoring target event has occurred;
Notification required information storage means (notification monitoring history storage area 192 of the monitoring RAM 162) for storing notification required information when the monitoring execution means specifies that the event to be monitored has occurred;
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage unit, a notification execution unit (an abnormality notification setting process in the monitoring-side MPU 91) that causes the notification unit to execute a predetermined special notification is performed. , A function of executing display control processing and abnormality notification cancellation processing), and
With
The notification execution means
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, notification start means for starting the special notification (a function of executing the process of step S703 and the process of step S809 in the monitoring side MPU 91); ,
Based on the establishment of a predetermined notification end condition, notification ending means for terminating the special notification (function for executing the process of step S909 in the monitoring side MPU 91);
With
When the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, the special notification corresponding to the storage of the notification required information is determined in advance even if it is temporarily terminated by the notification end means. A gaming machine that is configured to start again when the notification start condition is satisfied.

  According to the feature B1, when a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied, the second notification is executed again using the same notification required information as a factor. In this way, even if the person who performed the fraud on the predetermined device or the like ends the special notification in accordance with the fraud in order not to notify the manager of the game hall, If the release condition is not satisfied at that time, the special notification is executed again. Therefore, it becomes easy for the manager of the game hall to find the illegal act.

Feature B2. Monitoring execution means (a function for executing monitoring processing in the monitoring side MPU 91) for monitoring whether or not a predetermined monitoring target event has occurred;
Notification required information storage means (notification monitoring history storage area 192 of the monitoring RAM 162) for storing notification required information when the monitoring execution means specifies that the event to be monitored has occurred;
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage unit, a notification execution unit (an abnormality notification setting process in the monitoring-side MPU 91) that causes the notification unit to execute a predetermined special notification is performed. , A function of executing display control processing and abnormality notification cancellation processing), and
With
The notification execution means
Based on the fact that the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, notification start means for starting the special notification (a function of executing the process of step S703 and the process of step S809 in the monitoring side MPU 91); ,
Based on the establishment of a predetermined notification end condition, notification ending means for terminating the special notification (function for executing the process of step S909 in the monitoring side MPU 91);
With
When the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means, the special notification corresponding to the storage of the notification required information is determined in advance even if it is temporarily terminated by the notification end means. Until the release condition is satisfied, the game machine is configured to be started again whenever a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied.

  According to the feature B2, until the predetermined release condition is satisfied, the second notification is repeatedly executed by using the same notification required information as a factor every time the predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. In this way, even if the person who performed the fraud on the predetermined device or the like ends the special notification in accordance with the fraud in order not to notify the manager of the game hall, If the release condition is not satisfied at that time, the special notification is executed again. Therefore, it becomes easy for the manager of the game hall to find the illegal act.

  The notification start information storage means stores notification execution information when the notification start condition is satisfied in a situation where the notification information required is stored in the notification information storage means, and the notification start means Is to start the special notification when the special notification is not executed in the situation where the notification execution information is stored in the notification execution information storage unit, and the notification end unit The notification execution information is erased from the notification execution information storage means based on the fact that the end condition is satisfied, and the special notification is ended. Further, based on the fact that the release condition is satisfied The notification target release means for preventing the notification required information that has been the notification target until then from becoming the notification target even if the notification start condition is subsequently satisfied. It may be configured to and a.

Feature B3. An end receiving means for receiving end information when ending the special notification;
The game according to Feature B2, wherein the notification ending unit ends the special notification that the notification ending condition is satisfied when the end information is received by the end receiving unit. Machine.

  According to the feature B3, for the game hall manager, the special notification can be terminated by allowing the termination information to be received by the termination reception unit, so that the workability when the notification is terminated is improved. However, if the workability in the case of terminating the special notification in this way is improved, it becomes easy for the fraudster to terminate the special notification. On the other hand, it is assumed that the special notification is terminated by the fraudulent person because the special notification is started with the same notification required information until the release condition is satisfied, with the configuration of the feature B2. However, when the special notification is started again, the game hall manager has an opportunity to confirm the special notification.

Feature B4. The notification executing means includes
Release condition establishment determination means (step in the monitoring MPU 91) that determines that the release condition is satisfied when the notification end condition is satisfied when the special notification is executed in a predetermined release permission situation The function of executing the processing of S911),
Based on the determination that the release condition is satisfied by the release condition establishment determination means, the notification information that has been the notification target until then is notified even if the notification start condition is subsequently satisfied. Notification target cancellation means (function to execute the process of step S913 in the monitoring MPU 91),
The gaming machine according to Feature B2 or Feature B3, characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature B4, when an event to be monitored occurs and notification information required is stored, the notification required information is still maintained as a notification target only by entering a release permission status, and a special notification is issued in the release permission status. When the notification end condition is established for the special notification, the notification required information is no longer a notification target. In other words, when the notification information required is stored, the special notification is executed at least once, and even if the special notification is started and terminated in a situation that is not a release-permitted situation, A special notification is executed once. Therefore, an opportunity for the manager of the game hall to confirm the special notification is increased, and even if an illegal act is performed, it is easy to detect it.

  The “cancellation status” includes a predetermined period and also includes a status where a key operation or a password is entered.

  Feature B5. The release permission status is a status in which a predetermined period has elapsed since the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage means or a predetermined period has elapsed since an event relating to the notification required information has occurred. The gaming machine according to Feature B4, wherein the gaming machine is a situation.

  According to feature B5, when an event to be monitored occurs and notification information required is stored, in order to prevent the notification required information from becoming a notification target, a predetermined period after the notification information is stored. After a lapse of time or after a predetermined period has elapsed since the occurrence of the event related to the notification required information, it is necessary to establish a notification end condition for special notification. Since it is considered unlikely that a cheating person will stay in the game hall after cheating the gaming machine, it will be difficult for the cheating person to cancel the re-notification.

  In addition, as a configuration for specifying the “situation where a predetermined period has elapsed”, specifically, measurement is performed for a predetermined period using a measuring unit such as an RTC or a counter area, and it is determined whether or not the release allowable state is determined. It is good also as a structure performed based on the information measured by the means.

Feature B6. A plurality of types of events to be monitored in the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage means includes a plurality of storage areas, and each of the plurality of storage areas includes, as the notification required information, types of events identified by the monitoring execution means during a predetermined monitoring period. The information including the information is sequentially stored,
The notification start means corresponds to the notification required information whenever the notification start condition is satisfied when the notification required notification information is stored for the plurality of types of events in the notification required information storage means. For all types of events, the special notification is started in a manner in which the contents of the types of events are understood.
In the situation where the notification required notification information to be notified is stored in the notification required information storage unit, the notification target release unit newly specifies the occurrence of the monitoring target event by the monitoring execution unit and stores the notification required information When new notification information is stored in the means, an event related to the new notification information occurs in a state where a predetermined period has elapsed since the new notification information is stored in the notification information storage means. The notification target information that has already been stored is maintained as a notification target until the new notification required notification information is set not to be a notification target after a predetermined period has elapsed. The gaming machine according to Feature B4 or Feature B5.

  According to the feature B6, even if a plurality of types of fraud are performed on the gaming machine, the manager of the game hall can grasp the types of the fraud individually by confirming the special notification.

  In addition, it is assumed that after a fraudulent person performs a severe fraud, another monitored event occurs. In this case, the special notification is not executed for the fraud that has been given earlier, but assuming that the special notification is executed for the fraud that has been given later, there is a concern that the manager of the game hall may misunderstand the nature of the fraud. The On the other hand, according to the feature B6, when new notification information is stored in a situation where the notification information is already stored, a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the new notification information is stored. Notification that has already been stored until the new notification required information is set not to be a notification target after a predetermined period has elapsed since the occurrence of the event related to the new notification required information in an elapsed state. Since the target notification information is maintained as a notification target, when a special notification is executed for the fraud performed later, the special notification is performed for the previous fraud. Therefore, the possibility that the manager of the game hall mistakes the essence of fraud is reduced.

  Feature B7. The gaming machine according to any one of features B2 to B6, further comprising release condition changing means (a function for executing an end reference change process in the monitoring side MPU 91) capable of changing the release condition.

  According to the feature B7, since the release condition can be changed, irregularities are generated in the release condition for an unauthorized person, and it is difficult to specify the release condition.

  Feature B8. The gaming machine according to feature B7, wherein the release condition changing unit is configured to disable the change of the release condition in a situation where the notification required information is stored in the notification required information storage unit. .

  According to the feature B8, it is possible to prevent an act of trying to prevent the special notification from being executed by changing the release condition after the fraudulent person has cheated on the device mounted on the gaming machine.

Feature B9. A first monitoring control means (main-side MPU 122) that is operable when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and that performs monitoring control as to whether or not a predetermined event has occurred;
Notification control means for controlling the predetermined notification to be executed based on the fact that an event to be monitored is specified in the first monitoring control means;
A second monitoring control unit that includes the monitoring execution unit, the notification required information storage unit, and the notification execution unit, and is provided physically independent of the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit; Prepared,
Any one of the characteristics B2 to B8, wherein the monitoring execution unit monitors whether or not the event to be monitored occurs at least when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. The gaming machine according to 1.

  According to the feature B9, since the first monitoring control means is provided, the predetermined monitoring can be performed when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and the second monitoring control means is provided. Therefore, predetermined monitoring can be performed even in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. In addition, since the first monitoring control means and the second monitoring control means are provided physically independently, compared to a configuration in which both monitoring control means are provided as the same element or the like, the gaming machine itself It is possible to reduce the required operating power in a situation where the operating power is not supplied.

  Note that the configuration limited in any one of the features A5 to A16 and A25 to A30 may be applied to the feature B9. In this case, “special notification” corresponds to “second notification”. Further, it is not essential that the “first notification means” and the “second notification means” are different “notification means”, and the “first notification means” and the “second notification means” are common “notification”. You may apply as what is means.

Feature C1. A first monitoring control means (main-side MPU 122) that is operable when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and that performs monitoring control as to whether or not a predetermined event has occurred;
A notification control unit (sub-side MPU 85) configured to execute a predetermined first notification based on the fact that an event to be monitored is specified in the first monitoring control unit;
It is possible to operate at least when operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself, and performs monitoring control whether or not the predetermined event or an event different from the predetermined event has occurred, A second monitoring control unit (monitoring side MPU 91) that executes a predetermined second notification based on the fact that it is specified that the event of
With
The first monitoring control means or the notification is provided in the internal space of a box (substrate box 84) formed so as to leave a trace when the internal space is opened or provided with trace means for leaving a trace when the internal space is opened. A gaming machine comprising a first control means having at least one of control means and a second control means having the second monitoring control means.

  According to the feature C1, by providing the first monitoring control means, it is possible to perform predetermined monitoring when the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and the second monitoring control means is provided. Therefore, predetermined monitoring can be performed even in a situation where operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself. In addition, since the first monitoring control means, the notification control means, and the second monitoring control means are provided physically independently, the gaming machine itself is compared with a configuration in which these means are provided as the same element. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the required operating power in a situation where no operating power is supplied.

  In this case, since the first control means having at least one of the first monitoring control means or the notification control means and the second control means having the second monitoring control means are accommodated in the internal space of the same box, When there is a signal path between the first control unit and the second control unit, it is difficult to perform fraud even if an attempt is made to improper the signal path. In addition, the number of boxes can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which a box is provided exclusively for the second control means, and a space for providing a control box can be reduced in the gaming machine. In particular, the first control means monitors whether or not the second control means is operating normally, and the monitoring result in the second control means is executed by the first notification means through the first control means. In the configuration, there is a possibility that fraud is performed on the signal path between the first control means and the second control means, but according to the configuration of this feature C1, it is possible to suitably suppress such fraud. It becomes.

  Feature C2. The feature C1 is characterized in that the first control means is provided on a first substrate (sub-control board 82) and the second control means is provided on a second substrate (monitoring control board 83). The gaming machine described.

  According to the feature C2, when the first control unit and the second control unit are provided on different substrates, respectively, when abnormality or the like occurs in one of the first control unit or the second control unit, It is only necessary to replace the corresponding substrate.

  Feature C3. The first connection portion provided on the first substrate and the second connection portion provided on the second substrate are connected without a signal line, whereby the first substrate, the second substrate, Are connected to each other, and the gaming machine according to Feature C2.

  According to the feature C3, since the first board and the second board are electrically connected without passing through the signal line, it is difficult to perform fraud on the signal path between the two boards. .

  Feature C4. A first connection portion (terminal provided on the signal line connector 88b) to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the first control means provided on the outside of the box is connected; A second connection portion (terminal provided on the signal line connector 88b) to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the second control means provided on the outside of the box is connected And the game machine according to the feature C2 or C3, wherein the game machine is provided on one of the first board and the second board.

  According to the feature C4, since the first connection portion and the second connection portion are provided on one of the first substrate and the second substrate, the signal transmitted from the second control means is transmitted. Even if an attempt is made to identify the signal line in order to perform fraud, it is difficult to perform the identification.

Feature C5. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are exposed to the outside of the box through an opening (opening portion 105) formed in the box,
The gaming machine according to Feature C4, wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion are provided on the first board.

  According to the feature C5, in the configuration in which the opening for exposing the first connection portion and the second connection portion to the outside of the box is formed in the box, a lead wire or the like is inserted into the box through the opening. (2) An act of trying to cheat on the control means or the second substrate is assumed. On the other hand, since the first connection portion and the second connection portion are provided on the first substrate, even if a lead wire or the like is inserted into the box, the lead wire is connected to the second control means or It becomes difficult to reach the second substrate.

Feature C6. The second monitoring control means outputs a normal operation signal (notification command or no notification command) indicating that the device is normally operating when a predetermined output condition is satisfied,
The first control means monitors whether or not the normal operation signal is output, and when a situation occurs in which the normal operation signal is not output despite the predetermined output condition being satisfied, Any one of features C1 to C5, comprising normal operation monitoring means (a function for executing each processing of step S1007 and step S1207 to step S1209 in the sub-side MPU 85) for executing processing for notification The gaming machine according to 1.

  According to the feature C6, whether or not the second monitoring control unit is operating normally is monitored by the normal operation monitoring unit. Therefore, the second monitoring control unit is illegally operated so as not to operate normally. However, it becomes possible to cope with it.

  Note that the configuration limited in any one of the features A2 to A4 and A11 to A30 may be applied to any one of the features C1 to C6. In this case, it is not essential that the “first notification unit” and the “second notification unit” are different “notification units”, and the “first notification unit” and the “second notification unit” are common “ You may apply as what is an alerting | reporting means.

  The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes gaming components arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion among the gaming components.

  Revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine: equipped with a picture display device for variably displaying a plurality of pictures, variably starting display of the plurality of pictures due to the operation of the start operation means, and due to the operation of the stop operation means In addition, the game machine is configured such that the variable display of the plurality of patterns is stopped when a predetermined time elapses and a privilege is given to the player according to the pattern after the stop.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine, 11 ... Housing, 12 ... Front door, 63 ... Production display device, 82 ... Sub control board, 83 ... Monitoring control board, 84 ... Board box, 85 ... Sub MPU, 88b ... For signal line Connector, 91 ... monitoring side MPU, 93 ... power supply unit during power interruption, 105 ... opening, 111 ... notification device, 114 ... decision operation unit, 115 ... selection operation unit, 122 ... main side MPU, 152 ... sub-side RAM, 162 ... monitoring-side RAM, 163 ... RTC, 172 ... first connection unit, 173 ... second connection unit, 192 ... monitoring history storage area for notification.

Claims (1)

First monitoring control means that is operable when operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself, and that performs monitoring control of whether or not a predetermined event has occurred;
A notification control means for controlling the first notification means so that a predetermined first notification is executed based on the fact that the event to be monitored occurs in the first monitoring control means; ,
A second monitoring control unit that is provided separately from the first monitoring control unit and the notification control unit, and that performs monitoring control as to whether an event to be monitored has occurred;
A power supply means during power interruption for supplying operating power to the second monitoring control means when operating power is not supplied to at least the gaming machine itself;
Second notification means provided separately from the first notification means;
With
First control means having at least one of the first monitoring control means and the notification control means is provided on the first substrate,
The second control means having the second monitoring control means is provided on the second substrate,
The first substrate and the second substrate are accommodated in the internal space of a box formed so as to leave a trace when the internal space is opened or provided with trace means for leaving a trace when the internal space is opened. ,
A first connecting portion to which a signal line for transmitting signals to and from the first control means provided outside the box is connected; and the second control means provided outside the box. And a second connection portion to which a signal line for transmitting a signal to and from the first connection portion is connected to the first board, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion. Is exposed to the outside of the box through an opening formed in the box,
The second monitoring control means includes
Monitoring execution means for monitoring whether or not an event to be monitored occurs in both situations where the operating power is supplied to the gaming machine itself and when the operating power is not supplied to the gaming machine itself;
Among the periods in which monitoring is possible in the monitoring execution means, monitoring period information storage means for storing information of a predetermined monitoring period;
Based on the fact that the monitoring execution means has identified that the event to be monitored has occurred in the predetermined monitoring period, notification required information storage execution means for storing notification required information in the notification required information storage means;
Measuring means for measuring at least time information in a situation where operating power is supplied to the second monitoring control means;
In the case where the second notification unit is controlled to execute the second notification based on the notification information stored in the notification information storage unit, and the second notification is performed. Notification executing means for controlling the second notification means so that at least information on the time at which the monitored event has occurred is notified based on the measurement result of the measurement means;
Correction means capable of correcting the time information measured by the measurement means;
Power interruption determination means for determining whether or not a situation occurs in which operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means;
The second notification means is configured so that a predetermined special notification is executed based on the determination that the operating power is not supplied to the second monitoring control means by the power interruption determination means. Or special notification executing means for controlling the notification means different from the second notification means,
Means for outputting a normal operation signal indicating that the second monitoring control means is operating normally when a predetermined output condition is satisfied;
With
A plurality of types of events to be monitored monitored by the monitoring execution means are set,
The notification required information storage executing means uses information corresponding to the event as the notification required information when a part of the plurality of types of events to be monitored occurs in the predetermined monitoring period. The information required to be stored in the notification information storage means, and other events among the plurality of types of monitoring target events that occur during the predetermined monitoring period and when they occur outside the predetermined monitoring period Information corresponding to the event is stored in the notification information storage means as the notification information required,
The first control means monitors whether or not the normal operation signal is output, and when a situation occurs in which the normal operation signal is not output despite the predetermined output condition being satisfied, A gaming machine comprising normal operation monitoring means for executing a process for performing notification.

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