JP6898763B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines.

As this type of gaming machine, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored are separately allocated to the ROM. Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-87255

In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the non-gaming program is called from the gaming program each time the processing included in the non-gaming program is executed in the gaming program.
The game program and the non-game program are switched back and forth many times, which causes a problem that the processing becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made focusing on such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the exchange between a gaming program and a non-gaming program as much as possible.

(A) In a gaming machine that plays a game
A storage means having a storage area that can store a program,
A control means that controls based on a program stored in the storage means,
With
The storage area of the storage means is
The first program area where the first program is stored and
A second program area in which the second program called by the first program is stored, and
Including
The control means identifies the address in which the program to be called is stored from the upper address and lower address specified for each instruction, and sets the first call instruction to call the program at the specified address and the specific address as the upper address. , The program can be called using the second call instruction, which specifies the address where the program to be called is stored and calls the program at the specified address, with the address specified for each instruction as the lower address. ,
In the first program, it is possible to call the program by using the second call instruction.
In the second program, the program is called by using the first calling instruction without using the second calling instruction.
By calling the second program once from the first program, a plurality of types of abnormality determinations are performed in the second program.
Of the gaming machine hand stage 1,
In a gaming machine (slot machine 1) that plays a game
A storage means (ROM41b) having a storage area capable of storing a program, and
A control means (main CPU 41a) that performs control based on a program stored in the storage means, and
With
The storage area of the storage means (ROM41b) is
A game program area in which game programs related to the progress of the game are stored, and
A non-game program area that is a program called by the game program and stores a non-game program that is not related to the progress of the game, and a non-game program area.
Including
By calling one non-game program (non-game-related processing) from the game program, it is possible to perform a plurality of types of abnormality determination (determination of abnormality related to medal payout, determination of abnormality related to medal insertion) in the non-game program. It is a feature.
According to this feature, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of a game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area. In a configuration in which is separately assigned, since a plurality of types of abnormality determinations are made in the non-game program by calling the non-game program once from the game program, it is possible to reduce the traffic between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible. it can.

The gaming machine of the means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 1.
When calling the non-game program (non-game-related processing) from the game program,
The feature is that the data (register value) used in the game program is saved, and the saved data (register value) is restored when the non-game program returns to the game program.
According to this feature, when the non-game program is called from the game program, it is possible to prevent the data used in the game program from being damaged.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2.
A temporary storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data is provided.
The storage area of the temporary storage means (RAM 41c) is a game data area (game RAM area) in which game data used by the game program is readable and writable, and non-game data used by the non-game program can be read and written. Including the non-game data area (non-game RAM area) stored in
The result of abnormality determination (sensor error reference data) by the non-game program (non-game-related processing) is stored in the non-game data area (non-game RAM area).
When returning to the game program from the non-game program (non-game-related processing),
It is characterized in that the result of abnormality determination (sensor error reference data) stored in the non-game data storage area (non-game RAM area) is referred to without performing other processing.
According to this feature, since the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program is referred to before performing other processing, the result of the abnormality determination can be reflected in the processing performed by the game program as soon as possible.

The gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3.
Even if one type of abnormality (abnormality related to medal payout) is determined in the non-game program by calling one non-game program from the game program, another type of abnormality determination (determination of abnormality related to medal insertion) is made. ) Is continued.
According to this feature, the abnormality determination can be performed for other types of abnormalities regardless of whether or not any type of abnormality is determined.

The gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4.
The plurality of types of abnormality determinations are characterized by including an abnormality determination regarding the insertion of a game medium (determination of an abnormality regarding the payment of medals) and an abnormality determination regarding the payment of the game medium (determination of an abnormality regarding the payment of medals). It is said.
According to this feature, the abnormality determination regarding the insertion of the game medium and the abnormality determination regarding the withdrawal of the game medium can be performed by calling the non-game program once.

The gaming machine of means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5.
The control means (main CPU 41a) can execute control instructions based on a program.
The control instruction is a predetermined call instruction (predetermined call instruction) that calls a program stored in a storage area specified by an address consisting of a specified value specified in the program and a predetermined value stored in advance in a predetermined value area (vector table area). Includes CALLF instruction, RST instruction)
In the game program, the program is called using a predetermined calling command, and the program is called.
In the non-game program, the program is called without using a predetermined calling command.
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the non-game program from inadvertently accessing the game program area.

The gaming machine of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6.
A temporary storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data is provided.
The storage area of the temporary storage means (RAM 41c) is a game data area (game RAM area) in which game data used by the game program is readable and writable, and non-game data used by the non-game program can be read and written. Including the non-game data area (non-game RAM area) stored in
The control means (main CPU 41a) can execute control instructions based on a program.
The control command is
A normal read instruction (LD instruction) that reads data stored in the storage area specified by the address specified in the program, and a normal read instruction (LD instruction).
A specific read instruction (LDQ instruction) for reading data stored in a storage area specified by an address consisting of a specified value specified in a program and a specific value stored in advance in a specific value area (Q register), and a specific read instruction (LDQ instruction).
Including
In the game data area (game RAM area), writing of data by a game program is permitted, but writing of data by a non-game program is not permitted.
In the game program, a game data area (game R) is used by using a specific read command (LDQ command).
Read the data from the AM area)
In the non-game program, a game data area (game R) is normally used by using a read command (LD command).
It is characterized by reading data from the AM area).
According to this feature, in the game program, when reading data from the game data area,
While the data is read by using the specific read command that specifies the game data area by the specific value stored in advance in the specific value area, in the non-game program, the specific read command is used when reading the data from the game data area. Instead, the data is read using the normal read command that specifies the game data area regardless of the specific value stored in advance in the specific value area, so the specific value is damaged when the game program is switched to the non-game program. Even in such a case, since the game data area is specified and the data is read from the non-game program, it is possible to prevent the unintended data from being read.

The gaming machine of the means 8 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 6.
A temporary storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data is provided.
The storage area of the temporary storage means (RAM 41c) is a game data area (game RAM area) in which game data used by the game program is readable and writable, and non-game data used by the non-game program can be read and written. Including the non-game data area (non-game RAM area) stored in
The control means (main CPU 41a) can execute control instructions based on a program.
The control command is
A normal read instruction (LD instruction) that reads data stored in the storage area specified by the address specified in the program, and a normal read instruction (LD instruction).
A specific read instruction (LDQ instruction) for reading data stored in a storage area specified by an address consisting of a specified value specified in a program and a specific value stored in advance in a specific value area (Q register), and a specific read instruction (LDQ instruction).
Including
In the game data area (game RAM area), writing of data by a game program is permitted, but writing of data by a non-game program is not permitted.
In the game program, a game data area (game R) is used by using a specific read command (LDQ command).
Read the data from the AM area)
In the non-game program (non-game program), a specific value in a specific value area (Q register) is saved, a specific value of the same value is input, and then a specific read instruction (LDQ instruction) is used to save a specific value in a game data area (game). It is characterized by reading data from the RAM area).
According to this feature, in the game program, when reading data from the game data area,
While reading data using a specific read command that specifies the game data area based on the specific value stored in advance in the specific value area, the game program saves the specific value in the specific value area.
By reading the data using the specific read command after inputting the specific value of the same value, even if the specific value is damaged when switching from the game program to the non-game program, the game data is set according to the reset specific value. Since the data is read by specifying the area, it is possible to prevent unintended data from being read.

The present invention may have only the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention-specific matters together with the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be a thing.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. (A) is a cross-sectional view of a medal selector in a state where the flow path switching solenoid is turned off, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of (a). (A) is a cross-sectional view of a medal selector with the flow path switching solenoid turned on, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of (a). (A) and (b) are peripheral portions of the inserted medal sensor in the CC cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 (a), and (a) is a cross section when the inserted medal sensor (physical sensor) does not detect a medal. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view when a medal is detected by the inserted medal sensor (physical sensor). It is a figure which shows the memory map of ROM and RAM mounted on the main control part. It is a figure which shows the detail of the memory map of ROM and RAM mounted on the main control part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a game area and a non-game area. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the initial setting process performed by a main control part. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the main processing performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the game start waiting process performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the medal insertion signal processing performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the medal sensor processing performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the medal sensor check process performed by the main control unit. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the state transition of the medal insertion signal which determines the normal passage of a medal in the medal insertion signal processing and the medal sensor check processing. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the data processing for role ratio monitor performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of each state count processing performed by a main control part. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the accessory ratio update process performed by the main control unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the update state of the cumulative total buffer, the 6000 times calculation buffer, and the total cumulative total calculation buffer. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of a timer interrupt process (main) performed by a main control part. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the power failure process (main) performed by a main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the non-game-related processing performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the sensor monitoring process performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the sensor monitoring process performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the test signal output processing performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the medal passing time timer update process performed by the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the display monitor output data selection process performed by a main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows the control content of the display monitor output data selection process performed by a main control unit. It is a figure for demonstrating blinking control of a role ratio monitor. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the slot machine in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display example of the gaming machine information display. It is a figure which shows the aggregation method of the data displayed on the gaming machine information display. It is a figure which shows the data which is extracted in the extraction process.

A mode for carrying out the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

When the first embodiment of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and the same as shown in FIG. It is composed of a front door 1b rotatably and pivotally supported at a side end of the housing 1a.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, and right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer circumference are arranged. ) Are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged like this.

On the outer periphery of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, a plurality of types of symbols that can be distinguished from each other (for example, "
7 ”,“ BAR ”,“ watermelon ”,“ cherry ”,“ bell ”,“ replay ”, etc.) are drawn in a predetermined order, 21 each. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at substantially the center of the front door 1b.

Each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is provided with corresponding reel motors 32L, 32C, respectively.
By being rotated by 32R (see FIG. 3), the symbols of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed while continuously changing in the perspective window 3, while the rotation of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. As a result, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the perspective window 3 as a display result.

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the present embodiment use reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R to rotate reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on which a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface. Although it is possible to perform a variable display that moves multiple visible symbols,
The means for performing the variable display for moving a plurality of symbols may be other than the reel. For example, the variable display can be performed by moving a belt on which a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface. There may be.

Inside the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, there are reel sensors 33L, 33C and 33R that detect the reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C and 2R from the back. , Are provided. Further, the reel LED 55 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and each symbol can be independently irradiated.

Further, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R are arranged so as to output a detection signal when the lower end of the symbol region of the symbol number 1 for each reel 2L, 2C, 2R passes a predetermined position on each reel. For each reel, the lower end of the symbol area of symbol number 1 is the reel reference position.

A display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel that has transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and the display area 5
Each reel 2 from the player side via the transmission region 51b corresponding to the perspective window 3 of 1a and the perspective window 3.
L, 2C and 2R can be visually recognized.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b has a medal insertion section 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player-owned gaming value). MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the maximum number of bets among the specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state within that range, setting of medals and bets stored as credits Settlement switch 10 operated when settling the medals used for (returning the medals used for setting credits and bets), start switch 7 operated when starting the game, reels 2L, 2C The stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, which are operated when the rotation of the 2Rs is stopped, and the effect switch 56, which is used for the effect, are provided so as to be operable by the player.

In this embodiment, of the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started rotation, the reel that stops first is referred to as the first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as the first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is referred to as the second stop reel, the stop is referred to as the second stop, the reel that stops third is referred to as the third stop reel, and the stop is referred to as the third stop. Alternatively, it is called a final stop.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b shows a credit display 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, and the contents when an error occurs. Game auxiliary display 12 that displays an error code, etc., 1BETLED14 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 1, 2BETLED15 that notifies by lighting that the number of bets is set to 2, and 3 settings to the number of bets. 3BETLED16 that notifies by lighting that the medal is being inserted, and a insertion request LED that notifies by lighting that the medal can be inserted.
17, Start valid LED 18 that notifies by lighting that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is valid, wait (waiting for the start of reel rotation because a certain period has not passed since the previous game start) Status) Waiting LED19 that notifies that the game is in progress by lighting, Replaying LED that notifies that the replay game is in progress by lighting
A game display unit 13 provided with 20 is provided.

Inside the MAXBET switch 6, a BET switch effective LED21 (see FIG. 3) is provided to notify by lighting that the betting number setting operation by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is effective, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, the left, which notifies by lighting that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is effective,
Middle and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R (see FIG. 3) are provided, respectively.
Inside the effect switch 56, an effect LED 56a (see FIG. 3) is provided to notify by lighting that the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 that detects a reset operation for canceling an error state and a stop state, which will be described later, without opening the front door 1b by a predetermined key operation. The set value display 24, which displays the set value at that time while changing the set value or checking the set value, which will be described later, is in a stopped state (the progress of the game is restricted until the reset operation is performed). Stop switch 36a for selecting the enable / disable of the stop function to control the state), automatic settlement processing (medals stored as credits are settled (returned) regardless of the player's operation) at a predetermined opportunity. The automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting the enable / disable of the automatic settlement function controlled by the processing), the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, the housing 1
The hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2) side or the medal payout outlet 9 provided inside a, which will be described later.
Flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either side, medal insertion unit 4
Inserted medal sensor 3 that detects medals that have been inserted from and flowed down to the hopper tank 34a side.
1. A medal selector 29 having an insertion port sensor 26 for detecting the insertion of foreign matter on the upstream side of the insertion medal sensor 31 and a door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 3) for detecting the open state of the front door 1b are provided. ..

Inside the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 3), and the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively, are located. Reel unit 2 composed of detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 3), external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal (see FIG. 3), and medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are stored. Hopper tank 34a, hopper tank 34a
A hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 3) for paying out medals stored in the medals from the medal payout outlet 9, and a payout sensor 34 for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b.
A hopper unit 34 and a power supply box 100 made of c (see FIG. 3) are provided.

An overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided on the side of the hopper unit 34. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 3) for detecting that the stored medals are full is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the power supply box 100 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in normal times. However, in the setting change state, the reset / functions as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (ball output rate) of the internal lottery described later.
A setting switch 38 and a power switch 39 that are operated when the power is turned on / off are provided.

The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b is further provided.
Since the configuration can be opened by a predetermined key operation possessed by a clerk or the like, the setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100 are the clerk or the like possessing the key. It is possible to operate only by the player, and it is not possible for the player to operate it. In addition, the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation
Is the same. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after opening the front door 1b by key operation, the setting key switch 3 is among the clerk of the amusement store.
Only the clerk who has the key to perform the operation of 7 can operate it.

When playing a game on the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, operate the MAXBET switch 6. When the specified number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. If more than the maximum number of medals are inserted out of the specified number corresponding to the gaming state, that amount will be added to the credit.

The winning line is a line set to determine whether the combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a combination of winning symbols. In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in the above, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, and the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage is defined as the winning line. In this embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

Further, in this embodiment, in order to make it easier to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning, the invalid lines LM1 to 4 (LM1 is the left middle right reel) separately from the winning line LN. LM2 is a line extending over each middle stage of the left middle right reel, LM3 is a line extending over each lower stage of the left middle right reel, and LM4 is a line extending over each lower stage of the left middle right reel and middle stage of the middle reel. , The line over the upper part of the right reel.) Is set.
The invalid lines LM1 to LM1 to 4 are not determined to win by the combination of the symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to 4, but are invalid lines when the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting a specific winning. By configuring the combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that will be awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the winning line LN are the symbols that constitute a specific winning. This makes it easier to recognize that the combinations are complete.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, and the reel 2R
The invalid line LM1 set across the upper row, that is, the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper row,
Lower reel 2L, lower reel 2C, lower reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM2 set across symbols arranged horizontally in the lower row, upper reel 2L, middle reel 2C, lower reel 2R That is, the invalid line L set across the symbols arranged downward to the right.
Four types of invalid line LMs are defined as the invalid line LM: M3, the lower stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, and the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM4 set across the symbols arranged upward to the right.

Further, in this embodiment, as a winning combination, a prize is won when a predetermined combination of symbols (for example, "bell-watermelon-cherry") defined as a winning combination is prepared in the winning line LN, and a predetermined combination of symbols is obtained. When the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are aligned, the combination of symbols (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon"), which is an index that is easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combination, is aligned, so that the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are aligned. Includes roles that can be made to look like a prize by combining any of the symbols. In the following, when a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned with the winning line LN, the combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is described.
It is called a combination of symbols that serve as an index, and a symbol that constitutes a combination of symbols that serves as an index is called an index symbol.

If you operate the start switch 7 while the game can be started, each reel 2L, 2C, 2
R rotates, and the symbols of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R fluctuate continuously. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the perspective window 3.

Then, when all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, one game ends, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a combination) predetermined on the winning line LN is a combination of each reel 2L, 2C, 2
If the game is stopped as a result of displaying R, a prize is generated, and a number of medals determined according to the prize are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the maximum number of credits (50 in this embodiment) is reached, the medals are directly paid out from the medal payout outlet 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state stops on the winning line LN as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the combination of symbols is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols. ..

In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected while the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. In addition, one unit of control for executing the game (game control) starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

Further, in this embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, and a configuration using four or more reels may be used. ,
In the configuration using two or more reels, the winning may be determined based on the combination of the display results derived to all the two or more reels. Further, in this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by a physical reel, but the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

Further, in the slot machine 1 in this embodiment, the game is started and each reel 2
After L, 2C, 2R rotate and the symbol starts to fluctuate, one of the stop switches 8L,
When the 8C and 8R are operated, the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R is stopped and the symbol is stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated to when the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped is 190 milliseconds (ms).

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute and change the symbol of 80 x 20 (the number of symbol frames per reel) = 1600 frames, so that the maximum number of symbols is 4 in 190 milliseconds. Will be able to be drawn in. That is, the stop symbols that can be selected are the symbol displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and 4 from there.
The symbols up to the frame ahead, the symbols for a total of 5 frames.

Therefore, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower part of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol displayed from the reference is 4 Since the symbols up to the frame destination can be displayed in the lower row, when any of the stop switches 8L and 8R is operated on each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, on the winning line of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The symbols arranged within 5 frames including the symbols displayed in can be displayed on the winning line.

In the following, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels when it is not necessary to distinguish them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C may be referred to as a middle reel, and the reel 2R may be referred to as a right reel. In addition, the reel 2 is operated by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R.
The operation of stopping L, 2C, and 2R may be referred to as a stop operation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game control board 40 controls the game, and the effect control board 90 controls the game. The effect is controlled according to the state, and the power supply board 101 generates a drive power source for the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies the drive power source to each part.

AC100V power is supplied to the power supply board 101 from the outside, and AC1
A DC voltage required for driving the electric components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated from a power supply of 00 V and is supplied to the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90. Further, the power supply board 101 includes the above-mentioned hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, and full tank sensor 35.
a, the setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 are connected.

The game control board 40 includes the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the input medal sensor 31, and the door opening. Detection switch 25
, Reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R are connected, and the above-mentioned payout sensor 34c, full tank sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101, and these are connected. The detection signals of the switches are input. Further, on the game control board 40, the credit display 11 described above,
Game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BETLED 14-16, turn-in request LED 17, start effective LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20, BET switch effective LE
D21, left, middle, right stop effective LED 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and the above-mentioned hopper is connected via the power supply board 101. A motor 34b is connected, and these electric components are driven under the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40.

The game control board 40 is composed of a microcomputer provided with a main CPU 41a, ROM 41b, RAM 41c, and I / O port 41d, and is provided with a random number circuit for generating random numbers for internal lottery, and processes related to the progress of the game. It is input from the main control unit 41 that directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40, and the switches connected directly to the game control board 40 or via the power supply board 101. The switch detection circuit 44 that takes in the detected detection signal and transmits it to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 4
The motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from 1 is used as the reel motor 32.
The motor drive circuit 45 that transmits to L, 32C, 32R, the solenoid drive circuit 46 that transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the LED drive output from the main control unit 41. When the voltage of the LED drive circuit 47 that transmits signals to various indicators and LEDs connected to the game control board 40 and the power supply supplied to the slot machine 1 is monitored and a voltage drop is detected, that fact is notified. The voltage drop signal shown is displayed in the main control unit 41.
A power failure detection circuit 48 that outputs to the main control unit 41 and a reset circuit 49 that gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where the power supply is unstable such as when the power is turned on or when the power is cut off are mounted.

The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91. Main control unit 41
The command transmitted from the sub control unit 91 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41.

Further, the I / O port 41d includes output ports 0 to 9, and the main control unit 41 can output control signals of reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R from output port 0 and output port 1, and output port 2 It is possible to output the control signals of the left / middle / right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, and the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the control signal of the hopper motor 34b and the external output signal can be output from the output port 3. , Output port 4 and output port 5, credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BETLED 14-16, input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20
, BET switch enabled LED 21 control signal can be output, test signal can be output from output port 6, external output signal can be output from output port 7, and commands can be output from output port 8 and output port 9. It is possible.

The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the processing according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as the main processing, and responds to the change in the detection state of the various switches. Execute the process of gradual migration. Further, the main control unit 41 executes a timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to be longer than the total time of the time in which the process repeated according to the control state in the main process completes and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). Therefore, the process of repeating the timer interrupt process (main) between this time and the next time according to the control state always completes at least one cycle.

An effect switch 56 is connected to the effect control board 90, and the effect switch 5 is connected to the effect control board 90.
The detection signal of 6 is input. In addition, the liquid crystal display 51 and the effect LED 5
2. The effect devices such as the speakers 53 and 54 and the reel LED 55 are connected, and these effect devices are driven based on the control by the sub control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90. In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 controls the output of the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, and the reel LED 55. However, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device is mounted on the effect control board 90 or another board separately from the sub control unit 91, and the sub control unit 91 is based on a command from the main control unit 41. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, the sub control unit 91 and the output control may be used. The output of the effect device is controlled by both units. Further, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53, 54, and the reel LED 55 are illustrated as the effect device, but the effect device is not limited to these, and for example, a mechanically driven display is used. A device or a mechanically driven role object may be applied as a directing device.

The effect control board 90 is composed of a microcomputer provided with a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I / O port 91d, and is a sub control unit 91 that controls the effect.
The display control circuit 92 that controls the display of the liquid crystal display 51 connected to the effect control board 90, the effect LED 52, the LED drive circuit 93 that controls the drive of the reel LED 55, and the sounds from the speakers 53 and 54. An audio output circuit 94 that controls output, a reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the power is turned on or an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and switches connected to the effect control board 90. The switch detection circuit 96 that detects the detection signal input from, the clock device 97 that outputs time information including date information and time information, and the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored to detect a voltage drop. Occasionally, a power failure detection circuit 98 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the sub CPU 91a, other circuits, and the like are mounted.

The sub-control unit 91 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40 to perform various controls for performing the effect, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a configuration in which the medal payout rate changes according to the set value.
Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using the winning probability according to the set value in the lottery that affects the advantage to the player such as the internal lottery. The set value is 1 to 6
6 has the highest payout rate, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, the lower the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is, the lower the advantage is.

In order to change the set value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after turning on the setting key switch 37. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Move to the changed state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated by 1 (when the setting value 6 is further operated, the setting value is changed to 1). Return). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is fixed as the set value. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the confirmed display value (setting value)
Is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a specified number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined, and the game is provided on the condition that the specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set. Can be started. In this embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a predetermined number of bets are set according to the gaming state.

Then, in this embodiment, the winning line that is activated when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped (in the case of this embodiment, the winning line LN is always enabled, so that it is enabled in the following. The winning line LN is simply called the winning line. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

The types of winning roles are determined according to the game status, but they can be broadly divided into small winning roles that involve payout of medals and re-starting the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There is a gaming role and a special role that involves a transition to a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. In the following, the small role and the replay role will be collectively referred to as the general role. In order for each winning combination determined according to the game state to be won, it is necessary to win the internal lottery and set the winning flag of the winning combination in the RAM 41c. The internal lottery is performed before the display results of all reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7) whether or not the main control unit 41 allows the winning of each of the above-mentioned combinations. Is determined by using a random number (at the time of detection). Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the replaying combination are valid only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flags for the special winning combination are , It is valid until the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of the winning combination permitted by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

In addition, in the internal lottery, a general role (hereinafter referred to as a duplicate winning combination) that is won in duplicate with the special role is provided, and if the duplicate winning combination is won in the internal lottery, the special role is also duplicated. The symbol combinations that make up the duplicate winning combination are reels 2L, 2C,
By stopping at 2R, it is suggested that there is a possibility that a special role has been won.

Further, in the internal lottery, a small winning combination that can generate a winning by aligning the symbols constituting the winning combination with the winning line LN and stopping only when the stopping operation is performed in a predetermined stop order. A re-game combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a push order combination), a small combination that can generate a prize by aligning the symbols that make up the combination with the winning line LN regardless of the stop order, and a re-game combination (replaying combination) (Sometimes called non-pushing order) can be won.

In addition, in the internal lottery, as the winning combination, a special role (special small role or special replaying role) different from the normal role is included, and by winning the special role in the internal lottery, it is stipulated. The right (hereinafter referred to as AT right) controlled by the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) described later can be won over the number of games.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 sets the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, which are advantageous to the player according to the result of the internal lottery, to the game auxiliary display 1.
It is possible to control the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) which is the notification period in which the navigation notification to be notified by the lighting mode of 2 can be executed, the right to be controlled by the AT is won, and a predetermined start condition (for example, AT) After the winning of the AT right, the predetermined number of games elapses, and after the winning of the AT right, the predetermined symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, etc.), the main control unit 41 Starts control of AT and controls AT. Then, when the AT is controlled, by winning the navigation target combination (corresponding combination among the above-mentioned push order combinations) according to the game state, the navigation notification is executed, which is advantageous for the player. Stop switch 8L, 8
The liquid crystal display 51 and the like can be displayed by notifying the operation modes (pushing order, operation timing) of C and 8R and transmitting a command capable of specifying an operation mode that is advantageous to the player to the sub control unit 91. Execute the navigation effect used. By operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in the operation mode notified by the navigation notification and the navigation effect, the push order winning combination won in the internal lottery can be reliably won. In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 can execute the navigation notification and execute the navigation effect by satisfying certain conditions even in the normal state where the AT does not control the control.

Next, the stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R performed by the main control unit 41 will be described.
The main control unit 41 uses the winning number, the table index stored in the ROM 41b, and the table creation data when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating remains. Refer to it and create a stop control table for each spinning reel. Then, when any operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the referenced stop control table is slipped. Stop switch 8 operated based on the number of frames
Control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R corresponding to L, 8C, and 8R.

In this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 symbols to stop the reel after detecting the stop operation. That is, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from a range of up to 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. Further, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation to stop the reel, and stop when the stop operation is detected. The stop position of the symbol can be specified from a range of up to 5 symbols including the operation position.

In this embodiment, when any of the winning combinations is won, when the stop operation is performed, the winning winning combinations are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a pull-in range of up to 4 frames. if you can,
Control is performed to align and stop these, and the winning combination is controlled to stop without aligning within a pull-in range of a maximum of 4 frames.

If the special role and the small role are won at the same time, such as when the special role is carried over from before the previous game and the small role is won, the maximum on the winning line is when the stop operation is performed. If it is possible to align and stop the winning small wins in the pull-in range of 4 frames, control is performed to align and stop the small wins that have been won in the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If it is not possible to draw in, if it is possible to align and stop the winning special roles in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, control will be performed to align and stop, and the winning combination will be stopped. ,
Control is performed so that the four frames are stopped without being aligned within the pull-in range. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special winning combination, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn in. If the special role and the small role can be drawn in at the same time, only the small role will be drawn in, and the small role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special role. Also, when a special role and a small role are won at the same time, the control to align the special role on the winning line is prioritized over the small role, and only when the special role cannot be drawn in, the small role is placed on the winning line. Alignment control may be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, when the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, such as when the special role is carried over from before the previous game and the re-game combination is won, the stop operation is performed. At that time, control is performed so that the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped within a pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-game combination or the symbols constituting the re-game combination to be elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of 4 frames, if the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, the stop switch 8L by the player
, 8C, 8R, regardless of the operation timing, the re-game combination will always be the winner. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-game combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special combination, and the re-game combination is sure to win the prize. If the special role and the re-game role can be drawn in at the same time, only the re-game role will be drawn in, and the special role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the re-game role.

In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using a stop control table that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. However, the stop position that can specify the stop position can be specified. A configuration that specifies the stop position from the table and stops the reel at the specified stop position, and searches for a stop position that can be stopped at the timing when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or stop position table. Configuration that performs stop control to specify and stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, stop without using the stop control table or stop position table A configuration in which stop control by searching and specifying a stop position may be used together, or a configuration in which a stop control table or a stop position table is partially changed to perform stop control may be used.

[About medal selector]
The structure of the medal selector 29 arranged inside the front door 1b will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. In the following description, the state in which the medal selector 29 is viewed from the back surface side of the front door 1b will be described as the front side of the medal selector 29.

The medal selector 29 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and an inflow port 141 capable of flowing medals into the main body of the medal selector 29 is provided on the upper side wall of the main body of the medal selector 29. The hopper tank 34a is provided on the left wall of the main body from the inside of the main body.
An outlet 142 capable of discharging medals to the outside of the side is provided, and an outlet 143 capable of discharging medals from the inside of the main body to the outside of the medal payout outlet 9 is provided on the lower side wall of the main body. There is. Inside the main body of the medal selector 29, a medal flow flow path having a substantially L-shape in front view is formed so as to communicate from the inflow port 141 to the outflow port 142. As shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 5 (b), the side wall of the medal flow path is moved toward the front side from the bottom to the top so that the upper end of the flowing medal is tilted forward from the lower end. It is tilted. In addition, the inflow port 14
A substantially S-shaped medal flow flow path in front view is formed from 1 to the discharge port 143. Hereinafter, among the medal flow flow paths inside the main body of the medal selector 29, the flow path on the inflow port 141 side is the medal inflow flow path 29a, and the flow path on the outflow port 142 side is the medal receiving flow path 29b and the discharge port 143 side. The flow path is called a medal return flow path 29c.

In the medal selector 29, the authenticity (shape, size, thickness, etc.) of the inserted medal is determined, and the genuine medal flows in from the inflow port 141 and then the main body of the medal selector 29. By flowing down the internal medal inflow flow path 29a and the medal receiving flow path 29b and passing through the detection range A of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c, the insertion medal sensors 31a to 3
After being detected in 1c, it is discharged from the outlet 142. Then, the medal is guided to the hopper tank 34a via the medal chute 142a (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, after the fake medal flows in from the inflow port 141, it is dropped into the medal return flow path 29c while flowing down the medal inflow flow path 29a, flows down the medal return flow path 29c, and flows down the medal return flow path 29c.
It is leaked from 43. Then, the medal is returned to the lower plate from the medal payout outlet 9 (see FIG. 1) via the medal return passage (not shown) provided below the medal selector 29.

Further, at the confluence of the medal inflow flow path 29a, the medal receiving flow path 29b, and the medal return flow path 29c, a flow path switching solenoid 30 (see FIG. 3) provided on the front side of the main body of the medal selector 29 is excited. The medals flowing down the medal inflow flow path 29a in cooperation with each other are the medal acceptance flow path 2
Before flowing into 9b, the medal is forcibly dropped downward from the medal inflow flow path 29a, and the flow path switching plate 147 for flowing the medal into the medal return flow path 29c is swingable. It is provided.

The flow path switching plate 147 has a medal inflow flow path 29a as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B in a state where the flow path switching solenoid 30 is not excited, that is, a medal acceptance is not permitted. The lower side is open, and the medal inflow flow path 29a and the medal return flow path 29c are in communication with each other. Further, in a state where the flow path switching solenoid 30 is excited, that is, in a state where acceptance of medals is permitted, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the upper part of the flow path switching plate 147 is on the left in the figure. By swinging in the direction (direction of arrow A), the upper end surface of the flow path switching plate 147 forms the bottom surface of the medal inflow flow path 29a, and the lower side of the medal inflow flow path 29a is closed, and the medal flows in. It is configured to be able to swing so that the flow path 29a and the medal return flow path 29c do not communicate with each other. With such a configuration, in the state where the flow path switching solenoid 30 is excited, the medals that flow in from the inflow port 141 and flow down the medal inflow flow path 29a flow down along the upper end surface of the flow path switching plate 147. Medal acceptance channel 2
It flows into 9b and flows out from the outflow port 142.

Further, an input port sensor 26 for detecting the passage of medals flowing in from the inflow port 141 is provided on the upstream side of the medal inflow flow path 29a, and an outlet 142 is provided on the downstream side of the medal receiving flow path 29b. Inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c for detecting the passage of ejected medals are provided.

Of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the inserted medal sensors 31a and 31c pass the medal when the light receiving unit detects the blocking of light from the light emitting unit when the medal passes between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. The inserted medal sensor 31b is a physical sensor that detects the passage of medals by detecting the movement of the movable piece 180 that operates in conjunction with the passage of medals by the detector 183. Hereinafter, the insertion medal sensor 31a may be referred to as an insertion medal sensor 1, the insertion medal sensor 31b may be referred to as an insertion medal sensor 2, and the insertion medal sensor 31c may be referred to as an insertion medal sensor 3. Further, the range in which the passage of medals is detected by the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c may be referred to as the detection range A.

Next, the configuration of the input medal sensor 31b, which is a physical sensor, will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 6 (a) and 6 (b) show the inserted medal sensor 3 in the CC cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 (a).
It is a figure which shows the periphery of 1b, FIG. 6A is a figure when a medal has not passed through the detection range A of the insertion medal sensor 31a to 31c, and FIG. ~
It is a figure when the medal passes through the detection range A of 31c.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 5 (a), 6 (a) and 6 (b), the inserted medal sensor 31b is movable on the side wall of the lower portion of the medal selector 29 on the downstream side of the medal receiving flow path 29b. The piece 180 is provided so as to appear and disappear in the medal receiving flow path 29b. In addition, FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b)
As shown in the above, the detector 183 is installed at a position corresponding to the movable piece 180 outside the medal receiving flow path 29b. The detector 183 is provided with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit on the detection unit 183a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the medal passes through the medal receiving flow path 29b, the movable piece 180 causes the medal to retract the tip 180b of the movable piece 180 from the medal receiving flow path 29b. , The detected portion 180a provided at the end of the movable piece 180 is replaced with the detecting portion 183a.
It is designed to enter between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the above, and the light emitted from the light emitting part to the light receiving part is blocked, and the passage of the medal is detected by the detector 183. .. on the other hand,
As shown in FIG. 6B, in the movable piece 180, when the medal does not pass through the medal receiving flow path 29b, the tip 180b of the movable piece 180 projects into the medal receiving flow path 29b. Being urged. In this state, the detected unit 180a of the movable piece 180 is the detection unit 183.
Since it does not enter between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of a and does not block the light emitted from the light emitting part of the detection unit 183a to the light receiving part, the passage of the medal is not detected by the detector 183. It has become.

[About the memory area and program of the main control unit]
FIG. 7 is an address map of the memory area used by the main control unit 41. As shown in FIG. 7, the memory areas used by the main control unit 41 are the memory area (0000H to 7FFFH) allocated to the ROM 41b and the memory area (F000) allocated to the RAM 41c.
H to FFFFH) and.

The memory area of the ROM 41b includes a program / data area (0000H to 26FFH) in which a program and fixed data are stored, a ROM comment area (2700H to 277FH) in which arbitrary data such as a program title and version can be set, and a later description. CAL
The vector table area (2780H to 27A7H) where the upper address of the subroutine of the LV instruction and the start address of the timer interrupt processing (main) are set, and the parameters for setting the internal function of the main control unit 41 in hardware. HW parameter area to be set (2
7A8H to 27FFH) and unused areas (2800H to 7FFFH) where access is prohibited
)including.

The parameters set in the HW parameter area in the ROM 41b are the final address (HPRGEND) of the ROM area used in the program / data area, and the R for which access is prohibited.
Includes the start address (HRAMSTART) and end address (HRAMEND) of the AM region.

The memory area of the RAM 41c is a usable area (F000H to F) that can be used as a work.
400H), an internal function register area (F4B0H to F6FFH) in which a register group for controlling each function mounted on the main control unit 41 is stored, and an unused area (F401H to F4AFH) whose access is prohibited. F700H to FFFFH) and.

FIG. 8 shows the program / data area and RAM in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41.
It is an address map of the usable area in 41c.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the program / data area in the ROM 41b includes a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a game data area in which game data used by the game program is stored, and a game data area in which the game data used by the game program is stored. It includes a used area 1, a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of a game is stored, a non-game data area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored, and an unused area 2. ..

The progress of the game is to proceed with a series of processes constituting the game, and if it is a slot machine, the stage where the bet number is set and the game can be started, the game is started and the reel is rotated. The stage of causing the reel to be stopped, the stage of deriving the display result, and the stage of giving the value of a medal or the like according to the display result are advanced.

The game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game are separately allocated, and are allocated rearward in the storage area of ROM 41b among the game program area and the non-program area. Since an unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes or more is allocated to the area in front of the non-programmed area, a game program area related to the progress of the game and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game are stored in the storage area. It can be easily identified according to the difference between the two.

Further, the game program area and the game data area, and the non-game program area and the non-game data area are allotted to continuous areas, while the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game and the non-game area not related to the progress of the game. Since the game program and the non-game data area are allocated to areas that are not continuous with an unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes or more in between, the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game and the progress of the game The non-game program and the non-game data area that are not involved can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

In the above, the front and back of the storage area are the magnitude relations of the address values assigned to the storage area, and the smaller address is the front and the larger address is the rear. Therefore, the storage area allocated after one storage area corresponds to the storage area having an address value larger than that of one storage area, and is the storage area allocated before one storage area. , A storage area whose address value is smaller than that of one storage area is applicable.

Further, the game program may be allocated behind the non-game program area, and the unused area may be allocated in front of the game program allocated behind the non-game program area. A game program area related to the progress of the game and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, the game program area and the non-game program area may be allocated to adjacent areas with the unused area 1 in between, and even with such a configuration, the game program area related to the progress of the game , A non-game program that is not related to the progress of the game and a non-game program can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, since 0 values are stored in all the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program / data area of the ROM 41b, the game program area and the game data area, the non-game program area and the non-game data, and the non-game program area and the non-game data. The unused areas 1 and 2 can be easily distinguished, and even when invalid data is stored in the unused areas 1 and 2, it can be easily found.

It should be noted that 1 may be stored in all the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program / data area of the ROM 41b, and even in such a configuration, the game program area, the game data area, and the non-game The program area and non-game data can be easily distinguished from the unused areas 1 and 2, and even when invalid data is stored in the unused areas 1 and 2, it can be easily found. ..

Further, if the game program area and the non-game program area are allocated to separate areas, the game program area and the non-game program area may be allocated to adjacent areas. Even with such a configuration, the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

In addition, both the game program area and the non-game program area start from an address (0H) in which the lower four digits have the same value when the address is expressed in binary.
Of the program / data areas of ROM 41b, the game program area related to the progress of the game and the game program area.
The non-game program area, which is not related to the progress of the game, can be easily distinguished from other areas.

In addition, both the game program area and the non-game program area not only start from an address having the same lower four-digit value when the address is expressed in binary, but also start from the address where the lower four-digit value is the same, and when the address is expressed in hexadecimal, the lower one-digit value Starts from the same 0 address (0H), so the game program area and the non-game program area can be easily distinguished from other areas not only when the address is expressed in binary not only but also when it is expressed in hexadecimal. can do.

In both the game program area and the non-game program area, regardless of whether the address is expressed in binary or hexadecimal, the lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) starts from the address having the same value. If it is configured to be, a game program area, a non-game program area, and
Can be easily distinguished from other regions, for example, lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more).
The same effect can be obtained even in a configuration starting from an address having the same digit value of 1.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the usable area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area used as a work by the game program, a non-game RAM area used by the non-game program as a work, and an unused area 4. The game RAM area includes a special work, an important work, a general work, an unused area 3, and a game stack area in which the game program saves data, and the non-game RAM area includes a game. It includes an area that can be referred to by the program, an area that cannot be referred to by the game program, and a non-game stack area in which the non-game program saves data. In this embodiment, the game stack area and the non-game stack area are individually provided in different areas, but a single stack area shared by the game program and the non-game program may be provided.

The unused area 3 is an area in which neither the game program nor the non-game program is used, and is an area that is surplus with respect to the game RAM area having a predetermined capacity.

Further, the unused area 4 does not use either the game program or the non-game program 1
It is an area of 6 bytes or more. Since the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are allocated to areas that are not continuous with the unused area 4 in between, the game RAM area used by the game program related to the progress of the game and the non-game RAM area not related to the progress of the game Non-game RA used by the game program
The M area and the M area can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

In the following, the game program area, the game data area, and the game RAM area may be collectively referred to as a game area, and the non-game program area, the non-game data area, and the non-game RAM area may be collectively referred to as a non-game area. .. Further, the unused area 1, the unused area 2, the unused area 3 and the unused area 4 may be collectively referred to as an unused area.

The main control unit 41 uses the ROM based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area.
When there is an access to an area of the program / data area of 41b for which access is prohibited, when there is an access to an area of the usable area of the RAM 41c for which access is not set to allow, the program of the ROM 41b / When there was an access to an area other than the data area, when there was an access to an area other than the usable area of the RAM 41c, that is, there was an access to a memory area that would not be accessed under normal operation. Occasionally, by generating an illegal access reset, the progress of the game is disabled, so
Even when an illegal program is stored in an unused area of the ROM 41b, an area unrelated to the operation, an unused area of the RAM 41c, or the like, it is possible to prevent the illegal program from being executed.

In particular, in this embodiment, the game program area and the non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and the game program area is assigned to the front of the non-game program area behind the game program area. Unused area 1 is allocated to the area, and a group of programs / data areas including the area from the start address of the game program area to the final address of the non-game program based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. While the access to the area (the area from the game program area to the non-game data area) is collectively set to allow, the other areas, that is, the game program, the game data, and the non-game program among the program / data areas, Since access to the area after the non-game data in which the non-game data is not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by a malicious program or illegal data.

Further, in the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, the game area is allocated behind the non-game program area, and the unused area is in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. Is assigned, and access to a group of areas including the area from the start address of the non-game program area to the final address of the game program in the program / data area is collectively based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. Even if access to other areas is prohibited while setting the permission, it is possible to prevent unintended control by malicious programs and malicious data.

A game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area, and an unused area 1 is allocated to an area behind the game program area and before the non-game program area, and the program / data. Of the areas, a group of areas including the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area) and a group of areas including the non-game program (area from the non-game program area to the non-game data area). Access may be set to allow each and access to other areas may be prohibited. Even with such a configuration, the program / data area to the area where the game program or non-game program is not stored. Since access to the data is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by malicious programs and malicious data. Also, R
In the program / data area of the OM41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, the game area is allocated behind the non-game program area, and the unused area is allocated to the area in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. As well as being
Of the program / data area, a group of areas including the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area) and a group of areas including non-game programs (area from the game program area to the game data area).
Access to each of the non-gaming program areas to the non-gaming data area) may be set to allow and access to other areas may be prohibited. Even in such a configuration, the program / data area may be used. Of these, access to areas where game programs and non-game programs are not stored is prohibited, so it is possible to prevent unintended control by malicious programs and malicious data.

Further, in the above, the configuration is such that the area itself that allows access in the program / data area is set, but by setting the area that prohibits access in the program / data area, the area that indirectly permits access is set. It may be configured to be performed.

When the user program is executed in an area other than the designated area where the program running is permitted, the main control unit 41 is based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area.
That is, when the user program is executed in an area where the user program is not executed in normal operation, the IAT circuit 506a outputs an IAT generation signal, which disables the progress of the game. Area that is not related to used area or operation, RAM
Even when an illegal program is stored in the unused area of 41c or the like, it is possible to prevent the illegal program from being executed.

In particular, in this embodiment, the game program area and the non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and the game program area is assigned to the front of the non-game program area behind the game program area. Unused area 1 is allocated to the area, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, each of the game program area and the non-game program area of the program / data area is
While the IAT circuit 506a sets it as a designated area that allows program running, program running is prohibited in other areas, that is, in the program / data area where game programs and non-game programs are not stored. , It is possible to prevent unintended control by malicious programs and malicious data.

Further, in the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, the game area is allocated behind the non-game program area, and the unused area is in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. Is assigned, and the IAT circuit 50 is assigned to each of the game program area and the non-game program area of the program / data area based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area.
While 6a is set as a designated area that allows program running, even if program running is prohibited in other areas, it is possible to prevent unintended control due to malicious programs or malicious data. ..

A game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area, and an unused area 1 is allocated to an area behind the game program area and before the non-game program area, and an HW parameter area. A group of areas including the area from the start address of the game program area to the final address of the non-game program in the program / data area based on the parameters set in (the area from the game program area to the non-game data area). The IAT circuit 506a may be collectively set as a designated area for permitting program running, and program running in other areas may be prohibited. Even in such a configuration, the program / data area may be configured. Since the program running in the area where the game program or the non-game program is not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by the malicious program or the illegal data. Also,
In the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, the game area is allocated behind the non-game program area, and the unused area is allocated to the area in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. A group of areas (from the game program area to the non-game) including the area from the start address of the non-game program area to the final address of the game program in the program / data area based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. Even if the IAT circuit 506a collectively sets the area up to the data area as a designated area that allows program running and prohibits program running in other areas, it is not intended due to malicious programs or illegal data. It is possible to prevent control from being performed.

Further, in the above, the configuration is such that the area itself that allows the program running is set in the program / data area, but the program running is indirectly permitted by setting the area that prohibits the program running in the program / data area. The configuration may be such that an area is set.

[Instructions used by the program]
The program executed by the main control unit 41 includes a main routine that manages the progress of the entire program and a subroutine that is called during the execution of another program.

Further, a CALL instruction is included as an instruction for causing the main control unit 41 to execute the program stored in the program / data area.

The CALL instruction is an instruction that calls and executes a subroutine stored at an address specified in the main routine or the subroutine. The main control unit 41 is CAL
When a subroutine is called by the L instruction, the address of the caller is stored in the stack area, and the subroutine stored at the specified address is called and executed. And
After the subroutine ends, the address of the caller stored in the stack area, that is, the program of the caller's main routine or subroutine that executed the CALL instruction is returned.

Further, the CALL instruction is a normal CALL instruction and a special CALL instruction CALLV.
Including instructions. The normal CALL instruction is an instruction that calls a subroutine by specifying both the upper address and the lower address and specifying the address by the specified upper address and lower address, whereas the CALLV instruction only uses the lower address. By specifying
It is an instruction to specify an address by a preset upper address and a specified lower address in the vector table area of ROM41b and call a subroutine, and it is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data than a normal CALL instruction. Become.

The RST instruction is an instruction to call and execute a subroutine stored in a specific address corresponding to a specified value by designating a value corresponding to a plurality of predetermined specific addresses, and is an instruction to execute the above-mentioned ordinary CALL. It is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data than an instruction or a CALLV instruction. When the subroutine is called by the RST instruction, the main control unit 41 stores the address of the caller in the stack area, and calls and executes the subroutine stored in the specific address corresponding to the specified value. Then, after the subroutine is completed, the address of the caller stored in the stack area, that is, the main routine or the subroutine of the caller that executed the RST instruction is returned.

A jump instruction is an instruction to move to a program stored at an address specified in a main routine or a subroutine. The main control unit 41 moves to the program stored at the address specified by the jump instruction, and executes the moved destination program. In this case, unlike the CALL instruction and the RST instruction, the program does not return to the transfer source program even if the transferred program ends.

Of the game programs stored in ROM 41b, the most frequently used subroutines are
It is stored in an area where the start address is a specific value (for example, 00H) in the game program area of the ROM 41b. On the other hand, in the vector table area of the ROM 41b, a specific value is set as the upper address of the subroutine called by the CALLV instruction. Then, when the main control unit 41 calls a subroutine in which the upper address of the start address is a specific value, the main control unit 41 uses the CALLV instruction to specify only the lower address, thereby setting the specific value set in the vector table area as the upper address. Specify, specify the lower address specified as the lower address, and call and execute the subroutine stored in the combined address of the upper and lower levels. For this reason, the upper addresses that form part of the addresses used when calling the subroutines that are used particularly frequently in the game program are set in advance as specific values in the vector table, and are based on the specific values set in the vector table. Since the address is specified, the normal CALL that calls the program by specifying both the upper address and the lower address.
It is possible to call subroutines with a smaller amount of data than instructions, and it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying an address when calling these subroutines.

In this embodiment, the vector table area of ROM 41b used by the CALLV instruction,
The head of the subroutine of the game program is stored in the area of the specific address of the ROM 41b used by the RST instruction and the normal C in the CALLV instruction and the RST instruction.
Since it is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data than the ALL instruction,
By using the CALLV instruction and the RST instruction in the game program, the data capacity of the game program can be reduced. Further, the head of the subroutine of the game program is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b and the area of the specific address, and the head of the non-game program is not stored. Is called, and it does not hinder the reduction of the data capacity of the game program.

It should be noted that the subroutines that are particularly frequently used among the non-game programs stored in the ROM 41b are stored in the area where the start address is a specific value in the non-game program area of the ROM 41b, and the CALLV instruction is given in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. By setting a specific value as the upper address of the subroutine to be called in, and when the main control unit 41 calls the subroutine whose upper address of the start address is the specific value, these subroutines are specified by using the CALLV instruction to specify only the lower address. A normal CA that calls a program by specifying both the upper address and the lower address even if it is configured to call and execute
It is possible to call subroutines with a smaller amount of data than the LL instruction, and it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying an address when calling these subroutines.

Further, the upper address used when calling by the CALLV instruction may be set to a specific register of the main control unit 41 instead of the vector table area.

Further, not limited to the CALLV instruction, a part of the address is specified by using the value stored in the vector table area, the value set in the specific register, etc., and the subroutine is specified by specifying the remaining part of the address. If the configuration uses a special CALL instruction that makes it possible to specify the storage address of the subroutine, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when calling the subroutine. In addition, identification values that have a smaller amount of data than the addresses are assigned to each of the multiple areas that make up the vector table area, and the storage addresses of the subroutines are set in each of these multiple areas, and the identification values are specified to identify them. Even in a configuration that uses a special CALL instruction that makes it possible to specify the storage address of the subroutine stored in the area corresponding to the value, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when calling the subroutine. ..

In addition, among the game data stored in the ROM 41b, the game data that is used most frequently can be used.
The game data area of the ROM 41b is stored in an area where the start address is a specific value, and a specific value is set in the vector table area of the ROM 41b as a higher address of the data read by a special LD instruction, and the main control unit 41 is the head. When calling game data for which the upper address of the address is a specific value, by specifying only the lower address using a special LD instruction, even if the configuration is such that these game data are read out, both the upper address and the lower address It is possible to call the game data with a smaller amount of data compared to the normal LD instruction to read the data by specifying, and reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when reading these game data. Can be done.

In addition, the non-game data that is particularly frequently used among the non-game data stored in the ROM 41b is stored in the non-game data area of the ROM 41b where the start address is a specific value, and is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. When a specific value is set as the upper address of the data to be read by the special LD instruction and the main control unit 41 calls the non-game data in which the upper address of the start address is the specific value, only the lower address is used by the special LD instruction. By specifying, even if the configuration is such that these non-game data are read, the non-game data is called with a smaller amount of data than the normal LD instruction that reads data by specifying both the upper address and the lower address. This makes it possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying an address when reading these non-game data.

The main control unit 41 is used for system reset by inputting a system reset signal, WDT (
It will be activated when the WDT reset by the watchdog timer (not shown) and the above-mentioned illegal access reset occur. At this time, the value set in the vector table area, that is, the upper address and timer of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction. Whether the start address of the interrupt process (main) is a value indicating the area in which the program or the like is actually stored in the program area, or FFFFH (value set in the unused vector table area). If the value set in the vector table area is neither a value indicating outside the area set in the program nor FFFFH, it will not start, and it was originally intended due to an interruption or the like. It is possible to prevent the processing that has not been performed from being executed in advance.

The main control unit 41 includes an LD instruction as an instruction to read the data stored in the program / data area. The LD instruction is an instruction to read the data stored at the address specified in the main routine or the subroutine into the specified register. Main control unit 4
1 reads the data stored at the address specified by the LD instruction and stores the read data in the register specified by the LD instruction.

Further, the LD instruction includes a normal LD instruction and an LDQ instruction which is a special LD instruction.
The normal LD instruction is an instruction to read the data stored in the specific area of the ROM 41b or the RAM 41c by the specified upper address and the lower address by designating both the upper address and the lower address, whereas the LDQ instruction is an instruction. By specifying only the lower address, the address is specified by the upper address preset in the special register (Q register) in the internal function register area of the RAM 41c and the specified lower address, and the ROM 41b or the RAM 41c It is an instruction to read the data stored in a specific area and store the read data in a specified register, and it is possible to store a predetermined data in a predetermined register with a smaller amount of data than a normal LD instruction. It will be possible.

When reading the data stored in the specific area of ROM 41b and RAM 41c in the main routine or subroutine, by using the LDQ instruction which is a special LD instruction, all the addresses (upper part and lower part) indicating the specific area can be set. It is possible to read the data in a specific area by specifying only the lower part of the address instead of specifying it. LDQ
By using an instruction, it is possible to read data with a smaller amount of data than a normal LD instruction that reads data by specifying both the upper address and the lower address, and the address is specified when reading the data. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for.

Further, among the game data stored in the game RAM area of the RAM 41c, the game data which is particularly frequently used is stored in the area of the game RAM area where the start address is a specific value, and the specific value is stored in a special register ( When the game data is set as the upper address of the game data in the Q register) and only the lower address is specified by using the LDQ command when the main control unit 41 reads the game data, the upper address is read. A program for specifying an address when reading game data, which makes it possible to read game data with a smaller amount of data than a normal LD command that reads data by specifying both an address and a lower address. Waste can be reduced.

Further, the main control unit 41 can change the value set in the special register (Q register) in the main routine or the subroutine, and as will be described later, the built-in register in the initial setting process performed at the time of startup. In the setting, a specific value indicating the start address of the game data frequently used by the game program is set in a special register (Q register). Also, when calling a non-game program from the game program, the value set in the special register (Q register) is saved, and when returning to the game program, the value set in the special register (Q register) is saved. It is set to the value that was set again. As a result, when the game program is being executed, a specific value indicating the start address of the game data frequently used by the game program is set in a special register (Q register). It is possible to read frequently used game data by using the LDQ instruction.

It should be noted that the upper address used when reading with the LDQ instruction as a special LD instruction may be set in a predetermined storage area other than the special register (for example, the Q register), for example, the vector table area, and the vector table area may be set. A special LD instruction is used in which a part of the address is specified using the value stored in a predetermined storage area such as, and the data storage address can be specified by specifying the remaining part of the address by a program. With the configuration, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when reading the data.
Further, for example, by assigning an identification value having a data amount smaller than the address to each of a plurality of areas constituting the vector table area, setting a data storage address in each of these plurality of areas, and specifying the identification value. , Even in a configuration that uses a special LD instruction that makes it possible to specify the storage address of the data stored in the area corresponding to the identification value, reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when reading the data. Can be done.

Further, in this embodiment, the Q register is configured to store the same value as the value used in the specific program as the specific value, but it may be configured to store a value different from the value used in the specific program. For example, when a non-special program is called, a value different from the value used in the specific program as a specific value in the Q register, and the value of the start address of the storage area in which frequently used data in the non-game program is stored. By storing the data and using the LDQ instruction when calling the data in a non-specific program.
The data capacity of non-specific programs can be reduced.

The game program is a program related to the progress of the game, and is a program for executing a process that hinders the progress of the game unless the process based on the program is executed. On the other hand, the non-game program is a program that is not related to the progress of the game, and even if it is called from the game program and returns to the game program without executing the process based on the program, the game can be progressed. It is a program for executing processing.

In the game program, with respect to the above-mentioned CALL instruction and LD instruction, any instruction including a CALLV instruction which is a special CALL instruction, an RST instruction, and an LDQ instruction which is a special LD instruction may be used, and a special CALL instruction may be used. It is possible to specify the address by using the above and call the subroutine, or to read the specific game data and non-game data in the ROM 41b and the RAM 41c by using a special LD instruction.

In the non-game program, the normal CALL instruction is used for the above-mentioned CALL instruction, while the CALLV instruction, which is a special CALL instruction, is not used, and the address is specified by using the ordinary CALL instruction. While the subroutine may be called, the subroutine is not called using a special CALL instruction, and the game program area in the ROM 41b is not accessed by the non-game program.

Further, in the non-game program, regarding the above-mentioned LD instruction, a normal LD instruction and a special LD are used.
The LDQ instruction, which is an instruction, may also be used, and it is possible to specify the address and read the predetermined data by using the normal LD instruction, or to read the subroutine or data by using the special LD instruction. ing.

As described above, in this embodiment, the head of the subroutine of the game program is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b and the area of the specific address used by the CALLV instruction and the RST instruction which are special CALL instructions. It is possible to call a game program by using a special CALL instruction. When it is possible to call only the game program by the special CALL instruction in this way, the game program is called by the non-game program because the special CALL instruction is used by the non-game program, and the unintended game is played. There is a risk that the game data will be rewritten by an unintended game program. On the other hand, by calling the program by the normal CALL instruction without using the special CALL instruction by the non-game program,
By not using the vector table area and the area of the specific address, it is possible to prevent the game program from being unintentionally called to proceed with the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, the LDQ instruction, which is a special LD instruction, specifies a game RAM area using a specific value stored in a special register (Q register) and reads out predetermined game data. By using a special LD instruction even in a non-specific program, it is possible to easily read the game data while reducing the data capacity of the non-specific program.

The LDQ instruction, which is a special LD instruction, can specify a game RAM area using a specific value stored in a special register (Q register) and read predetermined game data. However, when reading the game data by a special LD instruction, a special register (Q)
If the specific value of the register) is damaged, the game RAM area cannot be specified normally, and there is a risk that unintended data will be read out. On the other hand, by making the non-game program read the data by the normal LD instruction instead of the LDQ instruction which is a special LD instruction, the specific value is damaged when the game program is switched to the non-game program. Even in this case, since the game RAM area is specified and the data is read from the non-game program, it is possible to prevent the unintended data from being read.

[About the flow of the game]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the main CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 calls the non-game program in the process based on the game program, executes the process based on the non-game program, and ends the process based on the non-game program. After that, it returns to the processing based on the game program.

As shown in FIG. 9, in principle, when executing the process based on the game program, the main CPU 41a executes the process based on the game program with reference to the game data in the game data area, and uses the game RAM area as a work. However, it is possible to refer to and update the contents of the game RAM area. Further, in principle, when executing the process based on the non-game program, the main CPU 41a executes the process based on the non-game program with reference to the game data in the non-game data area, and uses the non-game RAM area as a work. , It is possible to refer to and update the contents of the non-gaming RAM area.

Further, the main CPU 41a does not refer to the non-game data area and does not update the non-game RAM area when executing the process based on the game program, but it is possible to refer to the non-game RAM area. Yes, when executing processing based on a non-game program, the game data area is not referenced and the game RAM area is not updated.
It is possible to refer to the game RAM area.

Further, in the processing based on the game program, only a specific area required for the game program (for example, an error flag setting area indicating abnormality detection) can be referred to in the non-game RAM area, and the non-game program can be used. In the processing based on the game RAM area, only a specific area necessary for the non-game program (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a game state setting area, an RT setting area, etc.) can be referred to. In addition, a specific area in the non-game RAM area where processing based on the game program can be referred to, and a specific area in the game RAM area where processing based on the non-game program can be referred to may be allocated to continuous address areas. Although it is preferable, the configuration may be such that a part or all of the address area is not contiguous.

As described above, in this embodiment, the game program area in which the game program related to the progress of the game is stored, the game data area in which the game data referred to by the game program is readable, and the work data referred to by the game program are stored. A game RAM area that is readable and writable, a non-game program area that is a program called by the game program and stores non-game programs that are not related to the progress of the game, and a non-game that the non-game program refers to. Since the non-game data area in which the data is readable and stored and the non-game RAM area in which the work data referred to by the non-game program is readable and writable are allocated separately, the game program, The game data and the work data of the game program and the non-game program, the non-game data, and the work data of the non-game program can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, by separating the game program area and the game data area from the non-game program area and the non-game data area, the area occupied by the ROM 41b can be compactly managed according to each function. It will be easier to identify the relevant data.

Further, in the present embodiment, the non-game RAM area can be referred to when the game program is executed, and the game RAM area can be referred to when the non-game program is executed. When executing the game program, the data used by the non-game program can be easily used, and when executing the non-game program, the data used by the game program can be easily used. On the other hand, when executing the game program, it is impossible to update the non-game RAM area, and when executing the non-game program, it is impossible to update the game RAM area. Does not affect the processing of the non-game program, and the non-game program does not affect the processing of the game program.

Further, in the present embodiment, the processing based on the game program can refer only to a specific area (for example, an error flag setting area indicating abnormality detection) required for the game program in the non-game RAM area. , The processing based on the non-game program can refer only to a specific area (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a game state setting area, an RT setting area, etc.) required for the non-game program in the game RAM area. Because the game program is non-game RA
Since the data that can be referred to in the M area and the data that can be referred to by the non-game program are limited to a specific area, the reference destination of the game program or the non-game program can be easily specified.

The control contents of various processes performed by the main control unit 41 by executing the game program and the non-game program will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 30.

[About the processing at the time of starting the main control unit 41 and the initial setting processing]
The start-up process and the initial setting process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The startup process and the initial setting process are subroutines included in the game program.

When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 starts in a state where the timer interrupt is set to be disabled due to the occurrence of a reset, and performs various processes according to the program stored in the ROM 41b. After starting, first, the start-up setting process included in the game program is performed to initialize all the output ports 0 to 9, and the internal register provided in the main control unit 41 is preset in the predetermined area of the ROM 41b. Performs the initial setting process included in the game program, which is initialized based on the built-in register initialization table.

As shown in FIG. 10, the initial setting process is started in a state where timer interrupts are disabled. In the initial setting process, first, the predetermined area of the input port is referred to (Sa1), and the output is output from the power failure detection circuit 48. It is determined whether or not the power interruption detection signal is in the ON state (Sa2). Then, when the power failure detection signal is in the ON state, it waits until the power failure detection signal is in the OFF state. After that, after the power supply voltage of the slot machine 1 becomes normal and the power failure detection signal is turned off, the parity of the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is calculated (Sa3), and a predetermined initial address is set in the stack pointer. (Sa4). Then, it is determined whether or not the parity calculated in the step of Sa3 is normal (Sa5), and if the parity is normal, the fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c at the time of power failure is acquired. And (Sa
6) It is diagnosed whether or not the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed based on the fixed data for the RAM destruction diagnosis (Sa7).

When it is determined that the parity is normal in the step of Sa5, and when the stored content of the RAM 41c is diagnosed in the step of Sa7, the RAM 41c is determined based on the parity of the RAM calculated in the step of Sa3 and the result of the diagnosis in Sa7. It is determined whether or not there is an abnormality (Sa8). The case where the RAM 41c has an abnormality is a case where the parity is not normal, or a case where it is diagnosed that the parity is normal but the storage content is abnormal.

Then, when there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c, the values of the flag registers in which the calculation results are stored among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area by storing them in a predetermined order. After that (Sa9), the non-game RAM area initialization process included in the non-game program is called and performed (Sa10). Then, in the non-game RAM area initialization process, after initializing the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c, the process returns to the initial setting process. Then, when returning to the initial setting process, the values of the flag registers saved in the game stack area in the step of Sa9 are sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving and set in the flag register. Then, the flag register is restored to the state before the RAM area initialization process is performed (Sa11).

In the non-game RAM area initialization process, first, the value of the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set.
It is stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. After that, the stack pointer S
By setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area as the value of P (a value stored in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area as the address indicated by the stack pointer SP at the end of the previous non-game program), the stack pointer Set the SP for non-gaming programs. Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 including the above-mentioned flag register are stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP in a predetermined order to save the values. After that, the start address (the first address of the unused area 4) and the end address (the last address of the non-gaming RAM area) of the initialization target RAM are specified, and the data of the specified address is set with the start address as the initial value of the specified address. By repeatedly executing the process of updating the specified address to the next address after clearing the above until the specified address becomes the end address, the area from the start address to the end address of the initialization target RAM (in this embodiment, The area from the beginning of the unused area 4 to the end of the non-game RAM area) is initialized. Then, the values of the registers stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the non-game RAM area initialization process is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and the order is as follows. By setting to the register corresponding to, non-game RAM
Restores all registers to the state they were in when the area initialization process was started. After that, when the non-game RAM area initialization process is started, the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area is set in the stack pointer SP to start the non-game RAM area initialization process. The stack pointer SP is returned to the state at that time, and the non-game RAM area initialization process is terminated.

In the non-gaming RAM area initialization process, the capacity of the initialization target RAM is calculated by designating the start address and end address of the initialization target RAM, and the RAM area corresponding to the capacity is used as the initialization target RAM. By clearing sequentially from the start address, the area from the start address to the end address of the initialization target RAM may be initialized.

When it is determined that there is no abnormality in the RAM 41c in the step of Sa8, or when the register is restored in the step of Sa11, the fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis set in the RAM 41c is cleared (Sa12), and the RAM 41c is abnormal. If there is, the initialization start address at the time of RAM destruction for designating the address of the game RAM area to be initialized is set (Sa13). After that, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state with reference to the input port 2 (Sa14).

If it is determined in the step of Sa14 that the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state, the setting change process is performed. In the setting change process, the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 are operated in a predetermined procedure to determine the set value, and the setting key switch 37
When it is detected that is turned off, the setting change process is terminated and the game shifts to a state in which the game can proceed. Further, in the setting change process, when the setting change process is started, a setting command (start) indicating that the setting change process is started is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and when the setting change process is finished, the setting change process is completed. A setting command (end) is provided to indicate that the setting change process is to be terminated. Further, in the setting change process, when the setting change process is completed, the start address of the initialization target RAM area at the time of setting change is specified, and the process returns to the step of Sb47 of the main process.
Then, by performing the RAM initialization process in the step of Sb47, the area from the start address of the initialization target RAM area at the time of setting change to the end address of the game RAM area,
That is, all the game RAM areas are initialized. It should be noted that the configuration may be such that all game RAM areas other than the stack area in use of the RAM 41c are initialized.

When it is determined that the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state in the step of Sa14, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c based on the parity of the RAM calculated in the step of Sa3 and the diagnosis result in Sa7 (Sa15). If it is determined that there is no abnormality in the RAM 41c, the output buffer for outputting the external output signal is cleared (Sa).
16). Further, it is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and clears a reel error counter for counting the number of times a reel rotation error is detected in the main process described later (Sa17). After that, by setting the address at the time of power failure in the stack pointer SP based on the stored contents of the RAM 41c, the stack pointer is returned to the state at the time of power failure (Sa18).
), The port input process is performed twice in succession (Sa19, Sa20).

In the port input process, the input status data related to the input status of the detection signals of various switches input to the parallel input port 511 (input data indicating the current input status of various switches, the previous input data and the current input data are the same. This is a process of updating the definite data indicating that the definite data is, and the edge data indicating that the definite data has changed from the previous time. In the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c, the port input buffers 0 to store the input state data of various switches.
2 is provided, and the input status data of various switches updated by the port input process is stored in a predetermined bit of a port input buffer predetermined for each type. In the port input process, the detection states (ON state or OFF state) of various switches set to the input ports 0 to 2 of the parallel input port 511 are stored as input data in a predetermined bit of the port input buffer. In addition, the detection status in the previous and current port input processing (
When the input data of this time and the previous time are in the same state by comparing (ON state or OFF state), the confirmed data is updated to show the detection state of the input data of this time, while the input data of this time and the previous time If is in a different state, the previous confirmed data is maintained. Further, comparing the confirmed data of this time and the previous time, when the confirmed data changes from the OFF state to the ON state, the ON edge data indicating that the confirmed data has changed from the OFF state to the ON state is input to the port input buffer 0. When the confirmed data changes from the ON state to the OFF state, the OFF edge data indicating that the confirmed data has changed from the ON state to the OFF state is stored in the predetermined bits of ~ 2 and is specified in the port input buffers 0 to 2. Store in bits. The input data, confirmed data, and edge data of various switches stored in the port input buffer can be referred to from the gaming program and the non-gaming program.

Further, in the initial setting process, the port input process is performed twice in succession, and when the port input process is subsequently performed, the input state of various switches after the initial setting process is performed, that is, the slot machine 1 Since the input status data related to the input status of the detection signals of the various switches is created based on the input status of the various switches after the power supply to the switch is restarted.
It is possible to prevent the unintended input situation from being identified. Further, in the port input process, the input data acquired by the port input process three or more times (for example,
This time, the confirmation data may be created based on the input data of the previous time and the time before the previous time. In such a configuration, the initial setting process is performed by continuously performing the port input process in the initial setting process one less than the number of port input processes required to create the finalized data. After that, when the port input process is performed, the input state data can be created based on the input state of various switches after the initial setting process is performed.

After performing the port input processing in the steps of Sa19 and Sa20, referring to the predetermined input port (Sa21), it is determined whether or not the reset / setting switch 38 is in the ON state (Sa22), and the reset / setting is performed. When the switch 38 is in the ON state, status data indicating that the reset / setting switch 38 is in the ON state is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sa23).

When it is determined that the reset / setting switch 38 is not in the ON state in the step of Sa22, and after the status data is set in the step of Sa23, a return command indicating that the control state before the power failure has been restored is issued to the sub-control unit 91. In the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) after transmission to (Sa24), a door command transmission flag indicating that a door command indicating the detection status of the door open detection switch 25 is transmitted is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. (Sa25). In the command transmission process, the door open detection switch 2 is usually used.
The door command is transmitted when the detection state of 5 changes, but when the door command transmission flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it does not matter whether the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 has changed. Instead, a door command indicating the detection status of the door open detection switch 25 is transmitted.

Then, after setting the door command transmission flag in the step of Sa25, all the registers are returned to the state before the power failure stored in the RAM 41c (Sa26), and the timer interrupt is set to enable (Sa27). After terminating the initial setting process and shifting to the timer interrupt process (main), the process returns to the process in the main process that was executed before the power supply to the slot machine 1 was stopped.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the step of Sa15 that there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c,
RA set in the step of Sa13 after performing the game RAM initialization process (Sa28)
The area from the initialization start address at the time of M destruction to the end of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c is initialized. After that, similarly to the processing from the steps of Sa9 to Sa11, the value of the flag register in which the flag is set is saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area (Sa29), and then the non-game included in the non-game program After calling the game RAM area initialization process (Sa30) to initialize all the non-game RAM areas of the RAM 41c, the player returns to the caller and restores the register saved in the step of Sa29 (Sa31).

After returning the register in the step of Sa31, the door command transmission flag is set (Sa32), the timer interrupt is set to enable (Sa33), and the RAM error code (E8) indicating that there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c is set. Prepare in the specified register (Sa34),
End the initial setting process and shift to error processing.

In the error processing, the error state is controlled so that the progress of the game is disabled. Further, an error command capable of identifying the error code (E8) prepared in the predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the error code (E8) is transmitted to the predetermined area of the RAM 41c for other processing (for example,). It is set as an error flag that can be referred to in the sensor monitoring process described later). Further, the error code (E8) is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12.
After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the error state release condition corresponding to the error code (E8) prepared in the predetermined register is satisfied. When the RAM error error code (E8) is prepared in a predetermined register and the error state is entered, the setting change state is entered by turning on the power switch 39 with the setting key switch 37 turned on. By initializing all the game RAM areas, it is possible to surely eliminate the abnormality of the data in the RAM 41c and release the error state. On the other hand, when the power switch 39 is turned on without turning on the setting key switch 37, the RAM 4
The abnormality of 1c is detected again, and an error state occurs again.

In this way, the main control unit 41 performs the initial setting process first after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and in the initial setting process, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is performed. Depending on the state of the main control unit 41 when it is started, the process shifts to one of timer interrupt processing (main), setting change processing, and error processing. Then, when migrating to these processes, a command capable of specifying the type of the process to be transferred is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and when migrating to the timer interrupt process (main), that is, the slot. When returning to the control state before the power supply to the machine 1 is stopped, a return command is sent to the sub-control unit 91 to start the setting change process and shift to the setting change state. , The setting command (start) is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and when the error processing is started due to the abnormality of the RAM 41c and the state shifts to the error state, the error command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

After shifting from the initial setting process to the setting change process, the main control unit 41 returns to a state in which the game can proceed through the setting change state, so that the game can proceed. When returning to the state, the setting command (end) that can specify that the setting change state is terminated is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, but the return command is not transmitted. Further, after shifting to error processing due to an abnormality in the RAM 41c, the error state is released by shifting to the setting change processing as described above, so that the game can be returned to a state in which it can proceed. Even when the error processing is completed and the game returns to a state in which the game can proceed, the return command is not transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is activated when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, performs the startup setting processing included in the game program, and all of the startup setting processing is performed. Output ports 0 to 9 are initialized.

Further, the main control unit 41 performs the initial setting process included in the game program after performing the start-up setting process. Then, in the initial setting process, when it is determined that the RAM 41c has an abnormality, the non-game RAM area initialization process included in the non-game program is called to call the RAM 4
Initialize a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of 1c. Further, in the initial setting process, the RAM initialization process included in the game program is called to initialize a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c, and the game RAM area is initialized by the game program and is not a game. The RAM area is configured to be initialized by a non-game program.

[About main processing]
The control content of the main process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
The main process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game. Then, one cycle of the main process corresponds to one unit of the game. Further, the main process is included in the game program and includes a plurality of processes. Hereinafter, processes not particularly indicated to be included in the non-game program are included in the game program. Some of the game programs called by the game program call non-game programs.

As shown in FIG. 11, the main control unit 41 first saves the values of the flag registers in which the calculation results are stored among the registers by storing them in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order ( After Sb1) and RT information output processing included in the non-game program is performed (Sb2), the values of the registers saved in the step of Sb1 are sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and the flag register. It is restored by setting to (Sb3).

In the RT information output process, first, the value of the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to the non-game RA.
It is stored in a predetermined area of the M area and saved. After that, as the value of the stack pointer SP, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the stack pointer S at the end of the previous non-game program).
The stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting (a value stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area) as the address indicated by P. Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 including the above-mentioned flag register are stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP in a predetermined order to save the values. After that, the information on the game state of the slot machine 1 set in the predetermined area of the game RAM area is referred to, and the information on the game state (for example, the RT state) is output from the output port 7 as an external output signal. Set. Then, the values of the registers stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the RT information output process is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and correspond to the order. By setting it in the register, all the registers are restored to the state when the RT information output processing was started. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the RT information output process is started to the stack pointer SP, the stack is set to the state when the RT information output process is started. The pointer SP is returned to end the RT information output process.

After returning the register in the step of Sb3, an interrupt wait process that waits until one timer interrupt is performed is performed (Sb4). In the interrupt one-time wait process, the timer interrupt is set to enable and waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed once. And
When it is specified that the timer interrupt process (main) has been performed once, the interrupt wait process is terminated once. By performing one interrupt wait processing, it is possible to perform processing that is performed after one interrupt wait processing while the maximum time until the next timer interrupt processing (main) is secured. , It is possible to prevent a timer interrupt from being unintentionally performed in the middle of a series of processes performed after the interrupt one-time wait process. By performing the one-interrupt wait process in the Sb4 step, a timer interrupt is unintentionally performed in the middle of the process from the Sc1 step to the Sc10 step of the game start wait process performed after the one interrupt wait process. It is possible to prevent the process from being carried out and perform the processes from the Sc1 step to the Sc10 step as a series of processes.

Then, after the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed, the game start waiting processing is performed (Sb).
5) The process from the end of the control of the previous game to the start of the next game is performed. In the game start waiting process, the number of bets is set according to the insertion of medals, etc., and the operation of the start switch 7 is detected with the specified number of bets set, so that the next game can be played. Perform the process to start.

Then, an internal lottery process for determining whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize (internal lottery) is performed (Sb6). In the internal lottery process, a preset value (1) set in the slot machine 1
Whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize (that is, whether or not to allow the derivation of the display result based on the random value for the internal lottery acquired at the same time as the start of the game by detecting ~ 6) or the start switch 7. ) Will be decided by an internal lottery.

After that, as in the step of Sb1, the value of the flag register is saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order (Sb7), the timer interrupt is set to disabled (Sb8), and the non-game program. After performing the winning information output processing included in (Sb9) and setting to output the information related to the lottery result of the internal lottery from the output port, the timer interrupt is set to enable (Sb10). Then, similarly to the step of Sb3, the values of the registers saved in the game stack area in the step of Sb7 are sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of the saving, and set in the flag register to win the winning information. The flag register is restored to the state before the output processing is performed (Sb11).

In the winning information output process, first, in the same manner as the RT information output process described above, the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to the non-game R.
It is stored in a predetermined area of the AM area and saved. After that, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (a value stored at the end of the previous non-game program) as the value of the stack pointer SP. Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order to be saved. After that, with reference to the lottery result of the internal lottery set in the predetermined area of the game RAM area, the data that can identify the winning status of the special combination and the winning status of the general combination in the internal lottery will be described later as a non-game program. RAM 41c can be referred from the test signal output processing
Set to the specified area of. Then, in the same manner as the RT information output processing described above, the values of the registers saved when the winning information output processing is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area, and the state when the winning information output processing is started is set. Restores all registers. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the winning information output processing is started in the stack pointer SP, the stack is set to the state when the winning information output processing is started. The pointer SP is returned to end the winning information output process. The winning status of the special combination and the winning status of the general combination set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c by the winning information output process are referred to in the test signal output process described later and are output as a test signal. ing.

After returning the register in the step of Sb11, the effect control process (Sb12), the freeze control setting process (Sb13), the control state command group transmission process (Sb14), and the game start command transmission process (Sb15) are sequentially performed. In the effect control process, the effect flag to be referred to when the main control unit 41 performs the effect control is set. In the freeze control setting process, for freeze control that delays the progress of the game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied, it is confirmed whether or not there is a request to perform the freeze control, and if there is a request, the type of freeze control and the freeze are found. The timing of control is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. In the control state command group transmission process, a control state command group including a plurality of commands capable of specifying various control states at the start of one game is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. In the game start command transmission process,
(1) A game start command that can specify that the game has started is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

After performing the game start command process in the step of Sa15, the freeze execution process of executing the freeze control based on the type and timing of the freeze control set in the RAM 41c in the step of Sb13 is performed (Sb16). In the freeze execution process, Sb13
If it is set in step 1 to perform freeze control at the start of the game, freeze control is executed to delay the control of the game for a predetermined period of time. Further, when the type of freeze control accompanied by the effect using reels 2L, 2C and 2R (hereinafter referred to as reel effect) is set as the type of freeze control, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R are excited. As an excitation pattern to be made, an acceleration pattern for production (for example, an acceleration pattern that rotates in a direction different from the rotation of the reel in the game, a speed that is slower than the rotation of the reel in the game, and starts rotating in the same direction as the rotation in the game. Acceleration pattern to make, acceleration pattern to vibrate the reel, etc.)
Is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and is controlled so that the reel effect is performed within the period during which the freeze control is performed.

After the freeze control execution process is performed in the step of Sb16, the wait LED 19 indicating that the effect control is being performed is controlled to the ON state (lighting state) (Sb17), and the reel rotation starts from the time when the reel rotation starts in the previous game. Refer to the one-game time management timer set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c to measure the elapsed time (Sb18), and one game from the start of reel rotation in the previous game based on the one-game time management timer. (Sb19), it is determined whether or not the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed. Then, when it is determined that the specified time of one game has not elapsed, the player waits until the specified time of one game elapses based on the timer for managing one game time, and one game is based on the timer for managing one game time. After the specified time has elapsed, a predetermined value (a value corresponding to 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) is set in the timer for managing the game time, and the elapsed time from the start of reel rotation is newly set. Start timing (Sb)
20), the weighted LED 19 is controlled to the OFF state (off state) (Sb21), and a reel rotation start command capable of specifying that the rotation control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is to be started is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. The reel rotation start command transmission process is performed (Sb22). On the other hand, when it is determined that the specified time of one game has elapsed in the step of Sa19, the steps of steps Sb20 to Sb22 are immediately processed. The timer for managing one game time is Sb.
After the predetermined value is set in the 20 steps, it is subtracted every predetermined time, and when the specified time of one game (4.1 seconds in this embodiment) elapses from the start of reel rotation in the game, it is 0. It is possible to determine whether or not one game specified time has elapsed based on whether or not the one game time management timer is 0.

After performing the reel rotation start command transmission process in the step of Sa22, as an excitation pattern for exciting control of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, a normal acceleration pattern for controlling the rotation of the reel at a predetermined speed for gaming is used in the RAM 41c. Set to a predetermined area (Sb23
), Reel motors 32L, 32C based on the excitation pattern set in the RAM 41c
, 32R is excited and controlled to start the reel rotation (Sb2).
4).

Then, the navigation notification process is performed (Sb25). In the navigation notification process, the AT is controlled, and when the notification target combination is won in the internal lottery, the navigation number that can specify the stop mode advantageous to the player according to the notification target combination. Is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, but when the AT is not controlled, the navigation number is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12.
Control so that it is not displayed on.

After performing the navigation notification process in the step of Sb25, the reel stop initial setting process (S) for setting various information necessary for reel stop control according to the RT state and the lottery result of the internal lottery.
b26) is performed. Then, the freeze control process is performed (Sb27), and when it is set in the step of Sb13 that the freeze control is performed at the relevant timing, the set type of freeze control is performed.

After the freeze control process is performed in the step of Sb27, the reel stop control process for controlling the reel stop is performed (Sb28). In the reel stop control process, it is determined whether the reel under rotation control is rotating at a predetermined constant speed rotation, and if there is a reel that is not rotating at a constant speed rotation, a reel error is detected and the corresponding reel is applicable. An excitation pattern is set for the reels to accelerate to constant speed rotation, and all reels under rotation control are controlled to rotate at constant speed rotation. On the other hand, when all the reels under rotation control are rotated at a constant speed, the acceptance of the stop operation of the reels under rotation control is enabled, and the process waits until the stop operation by the stop switch is performed. Then, when a valid stop operation is detected for the reel for which the stop operation is enabled (ON edge data is detected for the stop switch for which the stop operation is valid), the reel for which the effective stop operation is performed is performed. Reel stop control is performed to stop the reel stop at a predetermined stop position based on the information set in the reel stop initial setting process. Such reel stop control is repeatedly performed for the reel under rotation control to stop the rotation of all the reels, thereby ending the reel stop process.

Then, after the reel stop process is completed, a freeze control process is performed (Sb29), and S
In step b13, when it is set to perform freeze control at the relevant timing, the set type of freeze control is performed.

After that, the RT state check process (Sb30) and the winning determination process (Sb31) are performed. RT
In the state check process, it is determined whether or not the combination of RT transition symbols accompanied by the transition of the RT state to the reel is stopped, and if the combination of RT transition symbols is stopped, it is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. The current RT state is updated to the RT state according to the combination of the RT transition symbols. In the winning determination process, it is determined whether or not an illegal winning has occurred based on the internal lottery result and the symbol combination stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R.

Then, after the winning determination process in the step of Sa31 is performed, the insertion / withdrawal error check process for determining whether or not an abnormality related to the insertion of medals from the medal insertion unit 4 or an abnormality related to the withdrawal of medals from the hopper is detected is detected. (Sa32).

In the payout error check process, a payout error flag indicating that an abnormality has been detected in the transition of the signal of the payout sensor 34c (hereinafter, may be referred to as a medal payout signal) and a signal of the payout medal sensor 31 (hereinafter, medal). It is determined whether or not a closing error flag indicating that an abnormality has been detected in the transition of (sometimes called a closing signal) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.
If the payout error flag or the throw-out error flag is not set, the pay-out error check process is terminated. On the other hand, when the payout error flag is set, an error code (E4) indicating that an abnormality in the medal payout signal has been detected is prepared in a predetermined register, and error processing is performed. Further, it is determined whether or not the insertion error flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and if the insertion error flag is set, an error code (E5) indicating that an abnormality in the medal insertion signal has been detected is detected. Is prepared in a predetermined register and error processing is performed.

In error processing, an error command capable of identifying an error code (E4, E5) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the error code (E4, E5) is transmitted.
) Is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c as an error flag that can be referred to in other processes. Further, the error code (E4, E5) is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the error state release condition corresponding to the error code (E4, E5) prepared in the predetermined register is satisfied. When the error code (E4) is prepared in a predetermined register and the state shifts to the error state, the detection state of the payout sensor 34c is the OFF state and the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset is performed as a condition for releasing the error state. It waits until the switch 23 is in the ON state, and when the release condition is satisfied, an error command (release) to cancel the error state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 to perform error processing. Is terminated, and the process returns to the input / withdrawal error check process. When the error code (E5) is prepared in the register and the error state is entered, the detection states of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the OFF state and the reset / setting switch is used as a condition for releasing the error state. It waits until 38 or the reset switch 23 is in the ON state, and when the release condition is satisfied, an error command (release) to cancel the error state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. , Ends the error processing and returns to the input / withdrawal error check processing.

Then, when the error processing transferred when the abnormality of the medal payout signal is detected and the transferred error processing is completed when the abnormality of the medal insertion signal is detected, the error execution flag indicating that the error processing is executed is completed. Is set in a predetermined register, and the input / withdrawal error check process is completed. If the payout error flag and the input / payout error flag are not set and the process does not shift to the error processing, the input / payout error check process is terminated without setting the error execution flag.

After performing the error check processing (Sb32) in the step of Sb32, interrupt 1
Waits for times (Sb33) and waits until timer interrupt processing (main) is performed.
Then, after the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed, the values of the flag registers are stored in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order in the same manner as in the steps of Sb3 and Sb7 to save the data (save). Sb34), the timer interrupt is set to disabled (Sb35), and the combination monitoring data processing included in the non-game program is performed (Sb36). Then, after performing the data processing for the role ratio monitor, the timer interrupt is set to enable (Sb37).

In this way, by performing the data processing for role ratio monitoring (Sb36) after performing the interrupt one-time wait processing in the step of Sb33, the time until the next timer interrupt processing (main) is performed is maximized. In the secured state, the data processing for the role ratio monitor can be performed, and it is possible to prevent an unintentional timer interrupt from being performed during the data processing for the role ratio monitor. Further, by setting the timer interrupt to be disabled in the step of Sb35, performing the data processing for the role ratio monitor in the state where the timer interrupt is disabled, and canceling the timer interrupt prohibition setting in the subsequent step of Sb37, the said It is possible to reliably prevent a timer interrupt from being unintentionally performed during the data processing for the role ratio monitor. Further, in the step of Sb33, the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed by performing the interrupt wait processing once before setting the timer interrupt to the disabled state in order to perform the data processing for the role ratio monitor.
When the timer interrupt is disabled (Sb35 to Sb37), it is possible to prevent the timer interrupt from being performed at the timing.

In the data processing for the role ratio monitor, first, in the same manner as the RT information output processing described above, the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. Let me evacuate. After that, the stack pointer S
The stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (a value stored at the end of the previous non-game program) as the value of P. Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order to be saved. After that, each state count process included in the non-game program is performed for a predetermined period (for example, a period from the current game to 6000 games before, a period from the current game to 175,000 games before, for the player. Update the data on the number of medals to be paid out in the section controlled to the advantageous state (advantageous section), etc.). The values of the registers stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the data processing for the role ratio monitor is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and correspond to the order. By setting it in the register, all the registers are restored to the state when the data processing for the role ratio monitor was started. After that, when the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area when the data processing for the role ratio monitor is started is set in the stack pointer SP, and the data processing for the role ratio monitor is started. The stack pointer SP is returned to the state of, and the data processing for the role ratio monitor is terminated.

After performing data processing for role ratio monitoring in the step of Sb36 and setting the timer interrupt to enable in the step of Sb37, the value of the register saved in the step of Sb34 is set in the same manner as in the steps of Sb3 and Sb11. By sequentially reading from the game stack area and setting it in the flag register in the reverse order of saving, the flag register is restored to the state before the data processing for the combination monitor is performed (Sb38). After that, the LED 20 during replay was controlled to the OFF state (off state) (Sb39), the replaying flag indicating that the replay was in progress was cleared (Sb40), and the display of the navigation number on the game auxiliary display 12 was cleared. Later (Sb41), a medal payout process is performed to pay out the number of medals according to the winning prize generated as a result of the game (Sb42).

In the medal payout process, a predetermined number of medals are given to the player according to the winning combination, and the number of medals to be given is added to the credits, and the credit is the maximum number (the maximum number of medals). In this embodiment, when 50) is reached, the hopper motor 34b is driven to pay out the medals not added to the credit from the medal payout outlet 9.

After the medal payout process is performed in the step of Sb42, the freeze control process is performed (
In the steps Sb43) and Sb13, when it is set to perform freeze control at the relevant timing, the set type of freeze control is performed.

Then, the setting process at the end of the game is performed (Sb44), and the symbol combination of the re-game combination is the reel 2.
A process of determining whether or not the game is stopped at L, 2C, and 2R, and setting the number of bets for replaying in the next game when the symbol combination of the replaying combination is stopped (this embodiment). Then RA
3 is set as the replay medal in the replay medal counter set in the predetermined area of M41c. ), A process of setting the replaying flag to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, a process of controlling the LED 20 during replay to the ON state (lighting state), and the like.

Then, after performing the ball ejection control process for controlling the ball ejection at the end of the game (Sb45), the start address of the area of the RAM 41c to be initialized at the end of the game is set (Sb46), and RA
The M initialization process is performed (Sb47) to initialize the area from the start address to the end of the RAM 41c.

Then, after clearing the winning flag (Sb48) that is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c and indicates the lottery result of the internal lottery in the game, the sub-control unit 91 issues a game end command that can specify that one game has ended. Performs game end command transmission processing to be sent to (
Sb49), the process returns to the step Sb1, and the steps Sb1 to Sb49 are repeated. When the main process goes through, the process related to the control of one unit of game is completed, and the main process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game.

As described above, the main processing performed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is included in the game program, and the processing included in the non-game program, for example, RT information output processing, winning information output processing, and combination monitor. It is designed to call data processing, etc. Then, when calling the process included in the non-game program, each time the process of the corresponding non-game program is called,
On the calling game program side, the value of the flag register among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is stored in the game stack area and saved, and on the calling destination non-game program side, the stack pointer used in the game program. The SP value is stored in the non-game RAM area and saved, and the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area and saved. Then, processing according to the called non-game program (for example, a process of initializing the non-game RAM area in the non-game RAM area initialization process, a medal sensor check process in the medal sensor process described later, and a role ratio monitor described later). Each state count processing in data processing, sensor monitoring processing in non-game-related processing described later, test signal output processing, medal passing time timer update processing, combination monitor display data selection processing, etc.) are performed.

Further, the main control unit 41 sets the values of all the registers saved in the non-game stack area at the start of the non-game program on the non-game program side after processing the non-game program. The register is restored to the state at the start of the non-game program, and the value of the stack pointer SP stored in the non-game RAM area at the start of the non-game program is set in the stack pointer SP. The stack pointer SP is returned to the state at the start of the game program, and the value of the flag register stored in the game stack area before the non-game program is called on the calling game program side is set to the corresponding flag register. The process of reading and returning the register to the state before calling the non-game program is performed.

Further, when the main control unit 41 performs various processes according to the non-game program, the main control unit 41 calls the non-game program from the game program by using the above-mentioned CALL instruction or the like to perform various processes according to the non-game program. When each process corresponding to the non-game program is completed, the caller's game program is restored.

[About game start waiting processing]
The control content of the game start waiting process performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game start waiting process is included in the game program and is a subroutine called in the main process included in the game program.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the game start waiting process, first, the medal insertion number display process is performed (
Sc1), 1-3 BETLED14 ~ according to the number of medals already inserted in the slot machine 1
16 is controlled to the ON state (lighting state). After that, an error code (E1) capable of identifying that the hopper tank 34a is full is prepared in a predetermined register (Sc2), and the predetermined port input buffer is referred to based on the confirmed data of the full tank sensor 35a. It is determined whether or not the hopper tank 34a is full (Sc3).

If it is determined in the step of Sc3 that the hopper tank 34a is full, error processing is performed (Sc4). In the error processing, the error state is controlled so that the progress of the game is disabled. Further, an error command capable of identifying the error code (E1) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the error code (E1) is transmitted to the RAM.
It is set as an error flag that can be referred to in other processes in the predetermined area of 41c. Further, the error code (E1) is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. After that,
The error state is controlled until it is specified that the error state release condition corresponding to the error code (E1) prepared in the predetermined register is satisfied. When the error code (E1) is set in the register and the state shifts to the error state, the confirmation data of the full tank sensor 35a is O.
It waits until the FF state is reached, and when the confirmed data of the full tank sensor 35a is turned OFF, an error command (cancellation) to cancel the error state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the error processing is completed. Then, the process proceeds to the Sc5 step.

When it is determined in the Sc3 step that the hopper tank 34a is not full,
And when the error processing in the step of Sc4 is completed, the value of the replay medal counter set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is read into the predetermined register (Sc5).
In the re-gambling medal counter, a value corresponding to the result of the previous game is set by the game end setting process in the previous main process, and the re-game combination wins a prize in the previous game and the re-game If is granted, a number equivalent to the specified number of bets required to play the game (
For example, while 3) is set, 0 is set when the re-game is not given in the previous game.

After that, the replay medal counter of the RAM 41c is cleared (Sc6), and it is determined whether or not the value of the replay medal counter read in the step of Sc5 is greater than 0, that is, whether or not the replay is granted. (Sc7), if a replay is granted, a medal insertion execution process is performed (Sc8). In the medal insertion execution process, the value of the medal counter for replay is set as the bet number, and the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are set to the ON state (lighting state) to set the specified number of bets (3 in this embodiment). Notifies that is set. Further, a command for the number of inserted medals that can specify the number of medals used for setting the number of bets is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

When it is determined that the value of the medal counter for re-gaming is 0 in the step of Sc7, that is, the re-game is not given, and after the medal insertion execution process is performed because the re-game is given in the step of Sc8. Performs medal care permission setting process (Sc9)
.. In the medal care permission setting process, the value of the credit set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to, and when the value of the credit does not reach the maximum value (50 in this embodiment), the medal insertion unit 4 starts. Set the medal care permission flag to indicate that the medal is allowed to be inserted.
It is set in a predetermined area of AM41c.

After performing the medal care permission setting process in the step of Sc9, the process of waiting for one interrupt is performed (Sc10). Timer interrupt processing (main) by performing one interrupt wait processing
Is performed to update the detection status of various switches, the lighting status of LEDs, various timers, etc., and the subsequent processing (for example, the medal described later) is performed in the state where the detection status of these various switches is updated. Input / withdrawal error check processing, medal insertion signal processing, operation input reception processing) can be performed.

After the interrupt wait process is performed once in the Sc10 step and the timer interrupt is performed once, the input / payout error check process is performed in the same manner as in the Sb32 step of the main process described above (Sc11). Then, based on whether or not the error execution flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined whether or not the error processing is executed in the error check processing (
Sc12).

If it is determined in the error check process that the error process has been executed in the Sc12 step, the process returns to the Sc10 step, and each process of the Sc10 to Sc12 steps is performed again. After that, each process of the steps Sc10 to Sc12 is performed in a state where no abnormality is detected in the transition of the medal payout signal or the transition of the medal insertion signal, so that the error execution flag is not set and the Sc12 step is performed. Processing will be performed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the error execution flag is not set in the step of Sc12, the medal insertion signal processing is performed (Sc13). In the medal insertion signal processing, the medal insertion status is determined based on the transition of the medal insertion signal. Then, when a normal medal insertion is detected, the medal is accepted for setting the number of bets and credits, and the medal insertion signal processing is completed. On the other hand, when an abnormal medal insertion is detected, an error code (E5) is prepared and error processing is performed. After that, the error state is released and the error processing is completed, so that the medal insertion signal processing is completed.

After performing the medal insertion signal processing in the step of Sc13, the operation input reception process for accepting the operation by the switch is performed by enabling the operation of the various switches to be accepted and operating the switch for which the operation is enabled. (Sc14).

In the operation input reception process, when the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal and the credit set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is 1 or more, the MA
Enables acceptance of operations by the XBET switch 6. Further, when the number of bets set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is a specified number when the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, the acceptance of the operation by the start switch 7 is enabled. Also,
When the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, the acceptance of the operation by the settlement switch 10 and the setting key switch 37 is enabled.

Further, in the operation input reception process, when the operation by the start switch 7 is valid and the operation of the start switch 7 is detected, a start flag indicating that the start switch 7 has been operated is set in the predetermined register. After that, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is turned off and the medal flow path is switched to the medal payout outlet 9 side. In addition, the setting key switch 37
When the operation by the setting key switch 37 is detected while the operation by the above is enabled, the setting value display process for displaying the setting value on the setting value display 24 is performed. Further, when the operation by the settlement switch 10 is enabled and the operation by the settlement switch 10 is detected, the settlement process of returning the medals stored in the credit to the player is performed. Also, MAXBET
When the operation by the MAXBET switch 6 is detected while the operation by the switch 6 is enabled, the number of medals up to the specified number is set as the bet number within the possible range based on the credit.
The process of subtracting the number of medals set for the number of bets from the credit is performed. After performing the processing according to the switches for which the operation is detected, the operation input acceptance processing is terminated.

After performing the operation input acceptance process in the step of Sc14, it is determined whether or not a valid operation by the start switch 7 is detected based on the start flag (Sc15). If it is determined that the start flag is not set in the predetermined register and no valid operation by the start switch 7 is detected, the process proceeds to the Sc16 step and the start valid LE.
The LED display process for controlling the lighting state of D18 is performed.

In the LED display process, when the operation by the start switch 7 is effectively set by the operation input reception process in the step of Sc14 and the operation of the switches other than the reset switch 23 is not detected, the start effective LED 18 is turned on. When the operation of switches other than the reset switch 23 is detected in the state of being controlled to (lit state) and the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be valid, the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be valid. If not, the start valid LED 18 is turned off (off state).
To notify whether the operation by the start switch 7 is valid or invalid depending on the lighting state of the start valid LED 18.

In the step of Sc15, when the start flag is set in the predetermined register and it is determined that the effective operation by the start switch 7 is detected, the random number value for the internal lottery is acquired from the random number circuit 42 and the RAM 41c It is set in a predetermined area (Sc17). After that, the medal insertion state data that can specify the set number of bets is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc18), and the start valid LED 18 is set to the OFF state (off state) (Sc1).
9), the medal care permission flag is cleared from the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc20), the display of the number of payouts on the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to be cleared (Sc21), the game start waiting process is terminated, and the main Return to processing. After that, in the main process, an internal lottery is performed using the random number value acquired in the step of Sc17, and the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started according to the detection of the operation of the start switch 7. Then, one game will be started.

Next, the control content of the medal insertion signal processing, which is called from the game start waiting processing by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIG. The medal insertion signal processing
It is a subroutine included in the game program and called in the game start waiting process included in the game program.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the medal insertion signal processing, first, in the above-mentioned medal maintenance permission setting process of the game start waiting process, a medal maintenance permission flag indicating that the medal insertion from the medal insertion unit 4 is permitted is set. It is determined whether or not it is (Sd1). If the medal care permission flag is not set, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated and the process returns to the caller's game start waiting process. On the other hand, if the medal care permission flag is set, R
Refer to the medal insertion signal state transition data set in the predetermined area of AM41c (Sd).
2). The medal insertion signal state transition data is the detection signal of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c (
It is data that can identify the transition of the state (hereinafter, may be referred to as a medal insertion signal), and the insertion medal sensors 31a to 3 are obtained by the medal sensor check process included in the non-game program.
It is updated at a predetermined timing based on the input data of 1c and the like, and the non-game R of the RAM 41c
It is set in a predetermined area of the AM area.

Then, based on the medal insertion signal state transition data referred to in the step of Sd2, the detection range A (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c in the medal selector 29 is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4. Determine if the medal is passing (S)
d3). When it is determined that the medal is not passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is controlled to the ON state (Sd4), and the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 is the medal selector. A hopper provided inside the housing 1a with a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 so as to flow down the medal inflow flow path 29a and the medal acceptance flow path 29b in 29 and be guided to the hopper tank 34a. It is controlled to switch to the tank 34a side. After that, the insertion request LED indicating that the medal can be inserted from the medal insertion unit 4
17 is controlled to the ON state (Sd5), and the medal insertion signal ignore timer is cleared (Sd6).
..

Here, when the medal insertion signal ignore timer is set to the OFF state, at least the output of the control signal for turning the flow path switching solenoid 30 to the OFF state is set, and then the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set. The elapse of the switching time until the 30 is activated and the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 is actually switched to the medal payout outlet 9 side is timed, and during the time counting of the switching time, medals are processed in a predetermined process. It is a timer for controlling so as to ignore the input signal. When the output of the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set for the medal insertion signal ignore timer in order to switch the flow path of the medal, at least the output of the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set before the actual operation. Predetermined time until the medal flow path is switched to
In this embodiment, 504 milliseconds) is set. After that, the medal insertion signal ignore timer is subtracted and updated by the timer interrupt process (main), and when it becomes 0, it is possible to specify that the switching time has elapsed.

When it is determined that the medal is passing through the detection range A of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c in the step of Sd3, and after the medal insertion signal ignore timer is cleared in the step of Sd6, the register provided in the main control unit 41 After saving the value of the flag register in which the calculation result is stored in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order (Sd7), the timer interrupt is set to disabled (Sd8), and the non-game After performing the medal sensor processing included in the program (Sd9), set the timer interrupt to enable (Sd10).
), The value of the register saved in the step of Sd7 is sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving and set in the flag register, so that the flag register is set to the state before the winning information output processing is performed. Restore (Sd11).

In the medal sensor processing, first, in the same manner as the RT information output processing described above, the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to the non-game R.
It is stored in a predetermined area of the AM area and saved. After that, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined address of the non-game stack area (the address stored at the end of the previous non-game program) as the value of the stack pointer SP.
Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order to be saved. After that, it is determined whether or not the medal insertion signal state transition data is normal. Then, when the medal insertion signal state transition data is normal, the medal passing state reference data (normal passage) indicating that the medal has normally passed the detection range A of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c or the medal is the insertion medal. Medal passing state reference data (medal detection) indicating that it has detected that it has started to pass through the detection range A of the sensors 31a to 31c,
The medal passing state reference data (no change) indicating that the medal passing state in the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c has not changed since the previous determination is set in a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. To do. After that, the medal insertion signal state transition data is updated based on the input data of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c. On the other hand, when there is an abnormality in the medal insertion signal state transition data, the medal-related error data that can identify the error code (E5) indicating that the abnormality related to the medal insertion signal has been detected is placed in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. Perform processing such as setting. Then, in the same manner as the RT information output processing described above, the values of the registers saved when the medal sensor processing is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area, and all the states are in the state when the medal sensor processing is started. Restore the register. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the medal sensor processing is started to the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer SP is set to the state when the medal sensor processing is started. Is restored to end the winning information output process.

After returning the register in the step of Sd11, the medal-related error data is read into the predetermined register (Sd12) with reference to the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area, and whether or not the error code (E5) is set is determined. Judgment (Sd13). Then, when the error code (E5) is set, that is, when the medal-related error data is read into the predetermined register and the error code (E5) is prepared in the predetermined register, error processing is performed. (Sd14), control is performed in an error state that disables the progress of the game.

In the error processing, the error processing controls the error state in which the progress of the game is disabled.
Further, an error command capable of identifying the error code (E5) prepared in the predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the error code (E5) can be referred to the predetermined area of the RAM 41c in other processing. Set as an error flag. Further, the error code (E5) is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the error state release condition corresponding to the error code (E5) prepared in the predetermined register is satisfied. When the error code (E5) is prepared in a predetermined register and the error state is entered, the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the OFF state and the reset / setting switch is used as a condition for releasing the error state. Until it is established that the 38 or the reset switch 23 is in the ON state, the player waits without controlling the progress of the game. Then, when the release condition is satisfied, an error command (release) for canceling the error state is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, the error processing is terminated, and the process returns to the medal insertion signal processing.

When it is determined that the error code (E5) is not set as the medal-related error data in the step of Sd13, and after the error processing of the step of Sd14 is completed,
The content of the medal passing state reference data is determined by referring to the medal passing state reference data set in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c (Sd15) (Sd16, Sd).
17).

If it is determined in the step of Sd16 that the medal passing state reference data (no change) is set, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated and the process returns to the game start waiting process. Sd17
If it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (medal detection) is set in the step of Sd18, the process proceeds to the step of Sd18, and the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is set in the step of Sd17. If it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (medal detection) is not set, the process proceeds to the step of Sd21.

When it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (medal passing) is set in the step of Sd17, the insertion status determination process is performed (Sd18). In the input status judgment process,
With reference to the credit counter that counts the current number of credits set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the value of the credit counter is the maximum value of the credits of the slot machine 1 (
In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the situation is one less than 50), that is, whether or not the next accepted medal is the final medal that can be added to the credit. Then, a final acceptance flag that can specify whether or not the next medal to be accepted is the final medal that can be added to the credit is set in a predetermined register, and the insertion status determination process is completed.

After the insertion status determination process is performed in the step of Sd18, if it is determined that the next medal to be accepted is the final medal that can be added to the credit based on the final acceptance flag set in the predetermined register. , Perform medal blocker off processing (Sd20),
By setting the flow path switching solenoid 30 to the OFF state, the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 is switched from the hopper tank 34a side to the medal payout outlet 9 side, and is detected by the insertion medal sensor 31c. The medal inserted into the medal insertion unit 4 after the medal is controlled to be returned from the medal payout outlet 9 via the medal return flow path 29c. Further, in the medal blocker off processing, after the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set to the OFF state, the game R
With reference to the medal insertion signal state transition data set in the AM region, it is determined whether or not the medal is passing through the detection range A of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the medal is passing through the detection range A. In some cases, the above-mentioned medal insertion signal ignore timer has a predetermined value (5 in this embodiment).
(Value corresponding to 04 milliseconds) is set, and the time counting of a predetermined time by the medal insertion signal ignore timer is started. As a result, in the sensor monitoring process described later for a predetermined time after the end of the medal blocker off process, an abnormality of the medal insertion signal is determined regardless of the state of the medal insertion signal, and sensor error reference data (inserted medal sensor) is set. It is designed so that it will not be done.

After performing the medal blocker off processing in the step of Sd20, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated and the process returns to the game start waiting processing. On the other hand, if it is determined based on the final reception flag that the next medal to be accepted is not the final medal that can be added to the credit, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated without performing the medal blocker off processing, and the game start waiting processing is performed. Return to.

When it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is set in the step of Sd17 and the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is not set, the predetermined area of the port input buffer is referred to. , Acquire the confirmation data of the inserted medal sensor 31b (
Sd21), it is determined whether or not the confirmed data is in the ON state (Sd22). And
When it is determined that the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is in the ON state, the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31c is acquired by referring to the predetermined area of the port input buffer (Sd23).
), It is determined whether or not the input data is in the OFF state (Sd24).

When it is determined in the step of Sd19 that the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is not in the ON state, and when the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is in the ON state and S
When it is determined in the step d20 that the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is not in the OFF state, that is, when the medal is passing through the medal receiving flow path 29b or when there is no medal in the medal receiving flow path 29b, The medal insertion signal processing is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in the step of Sd22 that the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is in the ON state, and in the step of Sd24, it is determined that the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is in the OFF state, that is, the medal acceptance flow path. When the medal has passed the detection position where the inserted medal sensor 31c can detect the medal at 29b, the medal insertion process is performed (Sd25).

In the medal insertion process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of bets is set by referring to the currently set number of bets stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Then, when the specified number of bets is not set, 1 is added to the current bet number, and when the specified number of bets is already set, 1 is added to the credit counter.

After the medal insertion process is performed in the step of Sd25, the medal care permission setting process is performed (Sd26), and the credit value does not reach the maximum value (50 in this embodiment) based on the credit counter. , A medal care permission flag indicating that the medal insertion from the medal insertion unit 4 is permitted is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

If the medal care permission flag is not set after performing the medal care permission setting process in the step of Sd26, a predetermined value (predetermined value) set in the medal insertion signal ignore timer (
In this embodiment, after setting (a value corresponding to 504 milliseconds) and starting the time counting of the predetermined time by the medal insertion signal ignoring timer (Sd28), the medal insertion signal processing is terminated. on the other hand,
If the medal care permission flag is set, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated without setting the medal insertion signal ignore timer. The medal insertion signal ignore timer is Sd28.
After a predetermined value (value corresponding to 504 milliseconds in this embodiment) is set in the step of, it is subtracted every predetermined time to obtain a predetermined predetermined time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment). When it has elapsed, it becomes 0, and it is possible to determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed based on whether or not the medal insertion signal ignore timer is 0 or not.

[About medal sensor processing and medal sensor check processing]
The control contents of the medal sensor processing and the medal sensor check processing performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. The medal sensor processing is included in the non-game program, and is a subroutine called in the medal insertion signal processing included in the game program. Further, the medal sensor check process is included in the non-game program, and is a subroutine called in the medal sensor process included in the non-game program.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the medal sensor processing, first, the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved (Se1). After that, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (a value stored at the end of the previous non-game program) as the value of the stack pointer SP (Se2). .. And
The values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order to save them (Se3). After that, the medal sensor check process included in the non-game program is performed (Se4).

After performing the medal sensor check process in the step of Se4, the values of the registers saved in the step of Se3 are sequentially read from the non-game stack area, and all the registers are set to the state when the winning information output process is started. After returning (Se5), Se1
By setting the value of the stack pointer SP stored and saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the step of the step to the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer SP is returned to the state when the medal sensor processing was started. (Se6), the medal sensor processing is terminated, and the process returns to the caller's medal insertion signal processing.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the medal sensor check process, first, the medal passing state reference data and the medal-related error reference data set in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area in the RAM 41c are cleared (Sf1, Sf2). The medal passing state reference data is data capable of identifying the passing state of medals in the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c as a processing result of the medal sensor check processing, and is obtained by the medal sensor check processing.
Based on the input data of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, it is determined that the medal has normally passed the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the medal has passed the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. It is possible to identify that it is determined that it has detected that it has begun to pass through the above, and that it is determined that the medal detection state by the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c has not changed since the previous determination. The initial value of the medal passing state reference data is the medal passing state reference data (no change) indicating that the medal detection state has not changed since the previous determination. Further, in the medal-related error reference data, as a result of the medal sensor check processing, an abnormality (error code E5) related to the detection signals (hereinafter, may be referred to as medal insertion signals) of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c was detected. It is data that can identify the effect. Further, the medal passing state reference data and the medal-related error reference data can be referred to and updated by the non-game program by being set in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c, but can only be referred from the game program. is there.

After clearing the medal passing status reference data and the medal-related error reference data in the steps Sf1 and Sf2, the inserted medal sensor 3 refers to a predetermined area of the port input buffer.
The current data of 1a to 31c are acquired (Sf3), and the correct / incorrect data for determining whether or not the transition of the state of the medal insertion signal is normal is acquired with reference to the predetermined area of the ROM 41b (S).
f4), the medal insertion signal state transition data stored in the medal center check process before the previous time is acquired by referring to the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sf5).

Then, the medal insertion signal state transition data acquired in the step of Sf5 is compared with the correct / incorrect data acquired in the step of Sf4, and it is determined whether or not the medal insertion signal state transition data is correct (Sf6).

If it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition data is correct in the step of Sf6,
By updating the medal insertion signal state transition data based on the current data of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c acquired in the step of Sf3, new medal insertion signal state transition data is created and a predetermined non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c is determined. Store in the area (Sf7).

Then, referring to the medal passing time timer set in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c (Sf8), and based on the medal insertion signal state transition data updated in the step of Sf7, the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c The current and previous detection status is OFF
It is determined whether or not it is in a state (Sf9, Sf10). The medal passing time timer is a timer that measures the duration of the period during which it is determined that the medal is passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. As will be described later, based on the medal insertion signal state transition data, after the time counting is started when the medal insertion signal is turned ON, it is updated by the timer interrupt process (main).

When it is determined in the steps of Sf9 and Sf10 that the current detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is the OFF state and the previous detection state is not the OFF state, that is, within the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. If there is a possibility that the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state due to the fact that the medal that was in the position has exited the detection range, the medal passing time referred to in the step of Sf8. The timer determines whether or not it is less than the shortest value (10.08 milliseconds in this embodiment) of the normal passing time range required for the medal to normally pass through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. (Sf11). In the normal transit time range, the medal is inserted. The medal sensor 31a
The measured value of the time required to pass through the detection range of ~ 31c, the shape of the medal receiving flow path 29b of the medal selector 29, and the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31 in the medal receiving flow path 29b.
It is predetermined based on the arrangement of c, the characteristics of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the like (in this embodiment, it is in the range of 10.08 ms to 99.68 ms).

Then, when it is determined that the medal passing time timer is not less than the shortest value in the normal passing time range in the step of Sf11, the medal insertion signal state transition data stored in the step of Sf7 is cleared (Sf12), and the medal passing time timer is used. After clearing (Sf13)
), The medal passing state reference data (normal passing) indicating that the medal has normally passed the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is set in a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c, and the medal sensor check process is performed. To finish. On the other hand, if the medal passing time timer is not less than the shortest value in the normal passing time range, the process proceeds to the step of Sf19 described later.

When it is determined in the steps of Sf9 and Sf10 that both the current and previous detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the OFF state, that is, the inserted medal sensor 31a
If the medal has not passed through the detection range A of ~ 31c and the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c has not changed since the previous determination, the medal passing state reference data is Sf1.
Initialized state in the step of, that is, medal passing state reference data (no change)
Maintains the state set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and ends the medal sensor check process.

In the step of Sf9, the current detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is OFF.
When it is determined that the state is not met, that is, when the medal has passed the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the ON state, Sf
It is determined whether or not the medal passing time timer referred to in step 8 exceeds the maximum value of the normal passing time range (99.68 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sf15).

Then, when it is determined in the step of Sf15 that the medal passing time timer does not exceed the maximum value of the normal passing time range, it is determined whether or not the medal passing time timer is operating (Sf16). When the medal passing time timer is not operating, that is, when a medal newly enters the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c changes from the OFF state to the ON state. When it is time and the time counting by the medal passing time timer has not been started yet, after the medal passing time timer is set to 0 and started (Sf17), the medals are inserted into the medal sensors 31a to 31.
The medal passing state reference data (medal detection) indicating that it has detected that it has started to pass the detection range A of c is set in a predetermined area of the non-gaming area of the RAM 41c, and the medal sensor check process is completed. On the other hand, if it is determined in the step of Sf15 that the medal passing time timer exceeds the maximum value of the normal passing time range, the process proceeds to the step of Sf19 described later. Also, Sf
When it is determined in step 16 that the medal passing time timer is operating, that is, the medal has passed the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the ON state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is continued. If yes, the medal passing status reference data is S
The medal sensor check process is terminated while maintaining the state initialized in the step f1, that is, the state in which the medal passing state reference data (no change) is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. The medal passing time timer is set to 0 in the step of Sf17 and started, and then added at predetermined time by timer interrupt processing.
The elapsed time since it was set to 0 in the step of Sf17, that is, the elapsed time from when it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition is correct and the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the ON state, is the medal passing time. It is designed to be timed by a timer.

If it is determined in the step of Sf6 that the medal insertion signal state transition data is incorrect, and if it is determined in the step of Sf11 that the medal passage time timer is less than the minimum value of the normal passage time range, the medal passage time timer is determined in the step of Sf15. When it is determined that the value exceeds the maximum value of the normal passing time range, the medal-related error reference data (E5) indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the medal insertion signal is set in a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. (Sf19), after clearing the medal insertion signal state transition data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c in the step of Sf7 (Sf20), clearing the medal passing time timer and stopping the counting (Sf21), the medal sensor check process. Is finished and returns to the medal sensor processing. When the medal-related error reference data (E5) is set in the step of Sf19 and the process returns to the medal sensor check process, the medal-related error is referred to in the medal insertion signal processing of the game start waiting process included in the game program. Data (E5
) Is referred to, and it will be controlled to the error state.

As shown in FIG. 16, Sf6 of the medal sensor check process included in the non-game program.
In the determination of whether or not the medal insertion signal state transition in the step of is correct, the medals have started to pass through the detection range of the insertion medal sensors 1 to 3 by the insertion medal sensors 1 to 3 (insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c). Is detected, the inserted medal sensor 1 (inserted medal sensor 31a) goes from the OFF state to the ON state, then the inserted medal sensor 2 (inserted medal sensor 31b) goes from the OFF state to the ON state, and then the inserted medal sensor 2 (inserted medal sensor 31b) changes from the OFF state to the ON state. When the transition from the OFF state to the ON state of the medal sensor 3 (inserted medal sensor 31b) is specified based on the medal insertion signal transition state data, it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition is correct. There is.

When it is detected by the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 that the medal has passed the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3, the inserted medal sensor 1 is changed from the ON state to the OFF state, and then the inserted medal When the transition from the ON state to the OFF state of the sensor 2 and then from the ON state to the OFF state of the inserted medal sensor 3 is specified based on the medal insertion signal transition state data, and when the inserted medal sensor 1 is changed from the ON state. When the transition from the ON state to the OFF state of the inserted medal sensor 3 and then from the ON state to the OFF state of the inserted medal sensor 2 is specified based on the medal insertion signal transition state data. , The medal insertion signal state transition is determined to be correct.

Then, in the medal sensor check process, it is determined that the medal insertion signal transition state data is correct, and it is determined that any of the insertion medal sensors 1 to 3 is in the ON state, so that the medal passing state reference data ( Detection) will be set. That is, when the inserted medal sensor 1 of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 first changes from the OFF state to the ON state, it is determined that the medal insertion signal transition state data is correct, so that the medal insertion signal transition state data is correct. When it is determined that the medal has been inserted and the inserted medal sensor 1 is turned on, the medal passing state reference data (detection) is set.

Further, the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is set by determining that the medal insertion signal transition state data is correct and that all of the insertion medal sensors 1 to 3 are in the ON state. It will be. That is, the medal insertion signal transition occurs when the insertion medal sensor 2 of the insertion medal sensors 1 to 3 finally changes from the ON state to the OFF state, and when the insertion medal sensor 3 finally changes from the ON state to the OFF state. Since it is determined that the state data is correct, when the medal insertion signal transition state data is determined to be correct and the inserted medal sensors 2 and 3 are in the OFF state, the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is displayed. It will be set.

In the medal insertion signal processing included in the game program, after determining that the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is set by the steps of Sd16 and Sd17, Sd2
From the ON state, the input data of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 is turned off by the steps 1 to Sd24.
When it is specified that the F state has been reached, the process proceeds to the subsequent medal insertion process or the like. That is, when the medal passing state reference data (normal passing) is set by the medal sensor check process, the falling of the inserted medal sensor 2 or 3 from the ON state to the OFF state is detected, so that the normal medal Input is detected.

[Data processing for role ratio monitor]
FIG. 1 shows the control contents of the data processing for the role ratio monitor performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment.
7 to 20 will be described. The combination monitor data processing is included in the non-game program and is a subroutine called in the main processing included in the game program. Further, the data processing for the role ratio monitor calls each state count process which is a subroutine included in the non-game program, and each state count process further calls the accessory ratio update process which is a subroutine included in the non-game program. It has become like.

The main control unit 41 displays the bonus payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games as a ratio display, and has a credit display 11 composed of a 2-digit 7-segment display and a game assistance display. Control the display on the device 12. The credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 are indicators that display information according to the progress of the game, and cannot always display the ratio display. Therefore, the game store is in a situation where the game is not performed. The ratio display is displayed when a predetermined operation is performed by a clerk of the store.

Specifically, when the game is not being played, the normally locked front door 1b is unlocked with a key possessed by a clerk of a game store to open it, and then provided inside the housing 1a. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, the main control unit 41 switches the current display contents of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 to start the display of the ratio display.

In addition, the ratio display is composed of four-digit alphanumeric characters consisting of the upper two-digit alphanumeric characters that constitute the abbreviation indicating the type of ratio display and the lower two-digit numbers that indicate the ratio, and the upper two digits. The display content is displayed on the credit display 11 and the display content of the lower two digits is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and the ratio display is displayed by switching at predetermined time intervals in a predetermined display order from the start of the ratio display.

With the ratio display displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, the front door 1b is closed, medals are inserted into the slot machine 1, an error occurs, and the setting key switch 37
Operation, operation of the settlement switch 10, or stoppage of power supply to the slot machine 1 is detected. The ratio display is terminated by switching to the original display content that was displayed before the ratio display was displayed.

The main control unit 41 determines whether or not a prize has been generated according to the display results derived to the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the game end setting process (step of Sb44 in FIG. 12) of the main process. After performing the processing, the timer interrupt is set to disabled, and the data processing for the role ratio monitor included in the non-game program is executed.

As shown in FIG. 17, in the data processing for role ratio monitoring, first, the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved ( Sg1), and then, by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (a value stored at the end of the previous non-game program) as the value of the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program. (Sg2). Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order to be saved (Sg3). Then, after executing each state counting process (Sg4) included in the non-game program, the values of the registers saved in the step of Sg3 are sequentially read from the non-game stack area, and the combination ratio monitoring data processing is started. After returning all the registers to the current state (Sg5), the value of the stack pointer SP stored and saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the step of Sg1 is set in the stack pointer SP. , The stack pointer SP is returned to the state when the data processing for the role ratio monitor is started (Sg6), the data processing for the role ratio monitor is terminated, the process returns to the main process of the caller, and the process proceeds to the step of Sb37. After that, in the main processing, the timer interrupt is permitted (Sb37), and the subsequent processing is executed.

As shown in FIG. 18, in each state counting process, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative number of games can be added (Sh1). The total cumulative number of games is stored in a storage area of 3 bytes, and up to 16777215 games can be counted as an upper limit value.

If the total number of games cannot be added, the process proceeds to Sh22. If the total number of games can be added, 1 is added assuming that the game has been played (Sh2 to Sh4). As described above, since the microcomputer used in the game machine can only perform operations between values of a maximum of 2 bytes, this addition is executed by calling a subroutine of 3-byte data addition & storage processing (Sh4). Then, as a result of the addition, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative number of games has reached the upper limit (Sh4). If the total number of games has not reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to Sh7. When the total cumulative number of games has reached the upper limit, a value indicating that the upper limit has been reached is set in the total cumulative count stop flag (Sh5, Sh6), and the process proceeds to the step of Sh7. In the step of Sh1 described above, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative number of games can be added by referring to the total cumulative count stop flag.

In the steps from Sh7, is the total cumulative number of games in the range of 0 to 5999 games, or 6
Is it in the range of 000 to 174999 games, or is it in the range of 175,000 games or more?
Is determined (Sh7 to Sh20). Depending on the result of the determination, a value indicating that it is in each range is set as a lighting identification segment (Sh8, Sh18, Sh19). The set lighting identification segment is stored in the display monitor digestion game determination flag. Then, after executing the bonus ratio update process (Sh22) included in the non-game program, the process returns to the role ratio monitor data process.

As shown in FIG. 19, in the accessory ratio update process, first, 1 is added to the number of games for determining the number of games (Si1). Here, 1 is added to the judgment game number counter described later. Next, the number of winning medals paid out due to the winning in this game is added (Si2).
, Si3). Here, the number of winning medals is added to the total payout counters of the cumulative buffers 1 to 3.

The cumulative buffer 1 is provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte bonus payout counter, and when a prize is won in the game and medals are paid out, counting is performed by each counter. When 6000 games are reached after starting counting, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to the initial values of 0, and the next game starts counting from the initial values.

Like the cumulative buffer 1, the cumulative buffer 2 is also provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte bonus payout counter, and when a prize is won in the game and medals are paid out, each counter counts. Is done. When 6000 games are reached after starting counting, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to the initial values of 0, and the next game starts counting from the initial values. However, the game that starts counting is off by 2000 games from the cumulative buffer 1.

Like the cumulative buffer 1 and the cumulative buffer 2, the cumulative buffer 3 is also provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte bonus payout counter. Counting is done at the counter of. When 6000 games are reached after starting counting, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to the initial values of 0, and the next game starts counting from the initial values. However, the games that start counting are cumulative buffers 1 and 4000.
The game, cumulative buffer 1 and 2000 games are out of alignment.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative number of payouts can be added (Si4). If the total cumulative number of payouts cannot be added, the process proceeds to the Si10 step. If the total total number of payouts can be added, the number of winning medals will be added to the total number of total payouts. And as a result of addition,
It is determined whether the total cumulative number of payouts has reached the upper limit (Si7). If the total cumulative number of payouts has not reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to the Si10 step. When the total cumulative number of payouts has reached the upper limit, a value indicating that the upper limit has been reached is set in the total cumulative count stop flag (Si8,
Proceed to the steps of Si9) and Si10. Whether or not the total cumulative payout number can be added is determined by referring to the total cumulative count stop flag, and when the total cumulative number of games reaches the upper limit and the total cumulative payout reaches the upper limit. The same flag is used as when it was done.

In the steps of Si10 and Si11, whether or not the accessory is operating in the game, that is, B
It is determined whether the period is controlled by B or RB. If the accessory is not working
Proceed to Si17. When the accessory is operating, the number of winning medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize in this game is added as the number of medals to be paid out during the accessory operating period (Si12, Si1).
3). Here, the number of winning medals is added to the bonus payout counters of the cumulative buffers 1 to 3.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total number of cumulative bonuses paid out can be added (Si14). If the total number of bonuses to be paid out cannot be added, the process proceeds to the step of Si17. If the total number of cumulative bonuses paid out can be added, the number of winning medals will be added to the total number of cumulative bonuses paid out (Sb1).
5, 16), proceed to the step of Si17. It should be noted that whether or not the total cumulative number of bonuses to be paid out can be added is determined by referring to the total cumulative count stop flag.

From the total cumulative payout number and the total cumulative bonus payout number updated as described above, the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number is calculated (Si17, Si18). Then, the calculated value is stored as the bonus payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative payout number (Si19).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the game is the number of updated games by referring to the determination game number counter (Si20 to Si23). The judgment game number counter is a counter that circulates and counts between 1 to 6000 games, and the number of games since the start of counting is 2000 games and 40 games.
It is a counter used for determining whether or not the game has reached 00 or 6000 games.
The above judgment is made based on whether or not a remainder is generated by dividing the judgment counter by 2000.
If there is a remainder, it is assumed that the game is not the number of updated games, and the process returns to each state counting process.

When the determination counter is divided by 2000 and no remainder is generated, it is specified from the quotient of the division result whether the game is an updated game of 2000 games, 4000 games, or 6000 games (Si24). Then, out of the cumulative buffers 1 to 3, the value of the total payout counter is read from the cumulative buffer corresponding to the specified update game, and 60 times is used as the calculation buffer for 6000 times.
It is stored as the cumulative number of games to be paid out for 00 games, and the total payout counter of the reading source is updated to the initial value of 0 (Si25 to Si27). Similarly, the value of the bonus payout counter is read from the cumulative buffer corresponding to the specified update game and stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer as the cumulative number of game payouts, and the read source bonus payout counter is set to the initial value. It is updated to a certain 0 (Si28 to Si30).

In addition, the cumulative number of 6000 games paid out and 600 stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer.
From the total number of games paid out, the ratio of the total number of games paid out is calculated. The cumulative number of 6000 games paid out and the cumulative number of 6000 games paid out are 3
Since it is byte data, the accessory payout ratio is calculated by the calculation method described in the slot machine of the first embodiment (Si31, Si32). And the calculated value is the past 600
It is stored as a bonus payout ratio between 0 games (Si33). After that, it returns to each state counting process.

The bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number and the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games are referred to in the data selection process for the display monitor, and when a predetermined operation is performed by a clerk of the game store, the game auxiliary display is displayed. It will be displayed sequentially in 12. At this time, the abbreviation indicating the type of the displayed ratio display is displayed on the credit display 11.

With reference to FIG. 20, the update status of the cumulative buffers 1 to 3 and the 6000 times calculation buffer by the data processing for the role ratio monitor, and the total cumulative calculation buffer in which the total cumulative number of payouts and the total cumulative bonus payouts are stored explain. The stored contents of the cumulative buffers 1-3, 6000 times calculation buffer and the total cumulative calculation buffer are retained unless the data in the RAM 41c is initialized due to an abnormality at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason.

Counting in the cumulative buffer 1 and the total cumulative calculation buffer is started from the state in which each buffer value is initialized. When 2000 games have passed, counting in the cumulative buffer 2 is started. Cumulative buffer 1 continues counting. Subsequently, when 2000 games have elapsed, counting in the cumulative buffer 3 is started. Cumulative buffer 1 and cumulative buffer 2 continue counting.

When 2000 games have passed, the counting period in the cumulative buffer 1 reaches 6000 games. Here, the count content of the cumulative buffer 1 is stored in the calculation buffer 6000 times. Then, the counting content of the cumulative buffer 1 is initialized and counting is started from the initial value (0).

When the next 2000 games have passed, the counting period in the cumulative buffer 2 reaches 6000 games. Here, the count content of the cumulative buffer 2 is stored in the calculation buffer 6000 times. Then, the counting content of the cumulative buffer 2 is initialized and counting is started from the initial value (0).

The counting result between the 6000 games counted in the cumulative buffers 1 to 3 in this way is stored in the calculation buffer 6000 times every 2000 games. During this period, the counting result of the total cumulative calculation buffer is cumulatively counted without being initialized.

[Timer interrupt processing]
Regarding the control contents of the timer interrupt processing (main) performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIG. The timer interrupt process (main) is a subroutine included in the game program.

As shown in FIG. 21, in the timer interrupt processing (main), first, after exchanging all the front and back registers (Sj1), the timer interrupt is set to prohibit (Sj2), and the RAM 41.
The value of the voltage drop state counter set in the predetermined region of c is acquired (Sj3). Then, referring to the input port to which the voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48 (Sj4), it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sj5). When the voltage drop signal is input, the voltage drop state counter determines whether or not it has reached a predetermined upper limit value (4 in this embodiment) (Sj6), and the voltage drop state counter is the upper limit. When the value is reached, the power interruption process (main) described later is performed (Sj7).

When it is determined that the voltage drop signal is not input in the step of Sj5, and Sj
If it is determined in step 6 that the voltage drop state counter has not reached the upper limit,
The process proceeds to step Sj8, and the voltage drop state counter is updated. From step Sj5 to Sj
When the process proceeds to step 8, the current value is maintained by adding 0 to the voltage drop state counter, while when the step progresses from the step Sj5 to the step Sj8, the voltage drop state counter is displayed. Update to add 1.

Then, the detection states of various switches are input from the input port, and the port input process for generating input data, confirmation data, and edge data (ON edge data and OFF edge data) is performed (Sj9). After that, among the registers provided in the main control unit 41, the values of the flag registers in which the calculation results are stored are stored in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order to save them (Sj10), and then the non-game program. Performs non-game-related processing included in (Sj11). After that, the value of the flag register saved in the game stack area in the step of Sj10 is sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of the saving, and set in the flag register before the non-game-related processing is performed. The flag register is returned to the state (Sj12).

In the non-game-related processing, first, the value of the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to the non-game RAM.
It is stored in a predetermined area of the area and saved. After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area is stored as the value of the stack pointer SP (at the end of the previous non-game program, the address indicated by the stack pointer SP for the non-game program is stored in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. By setting the value), the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program. Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 including the above-mentioned flag register are stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP in a predetermined order to save the values. After that, the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c
Sensor monitoring process for detecting abnormalities related to the payout sensor 34c, test signal output process for outputting test signals generated in connection with the result of the game, non-game related timer update process for updating various timers used by the non-game program, Select the output data to be displayed on the ratio monitor. The function ratio monitor output data selection process is performed in sequence. Further, in the sensor monitoring process, the input medal sensor 31a to
When an abnormality related to 31c or the payout sensor 34c is detected, sensor error reference data capable of identifying the type of the detected abnormality is set in a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. Then, the values of the registers stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the non-game-related processing is started are sequentially read from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and correspond to the order. By setting it in the register, all the registers are returned to the state when the non-game related processing was started. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the non-game-related processing is started in the stack pointer SP, the stack is set to the state when the non-game-related processing is started. The pointer SP is returned to end the non-game-related processing.

After returning the flag register in the step of Sj12, the sensor error reference data set by the non-game-related processing in the step of Sj11 is referred to (Sj13).
The logical sum of the sensor error reference data set by the non-game-related processing in the current timer interrupt and the sensor error reference data set by the non-game-related processing in the previous timer interrupt is calculated (Sj14). Then, a sensor error flag, which is set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c and can identify whether or not an abnormality related to the input medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c is detected, is calculated in the step of Sj14. Update based on the logical sum. If it is specified that an abnormality has been detected based on the sensor error reference data by performing the steps Sj13 to Sj15, whether or not the sensor error flag is in a state indicating that an abnormality has been detected. Regardless, the sensor error flag is updated to indicate that the anomaly has been detected. On the other hand, when it is specified that no abnormality is detected based on the sensor error reference data, the state of the sensor error flag is maintained. That is, when it is specified that an abnormality is detected based on the sensor error reference data, the content of the sensor error reference data is reflected in the sensor error flag, while the abnormality is detected based on the sensor error reference data. When it is specified that the error has not been performed or the abnormality has been cleared, the content of the sensor error reference data is not reflected in the sensor error flag.

After updating the sensor error flag in the step of Sj15, a random number value update process for updating the random number value in the random number circuit provided inside the main control unit 41 is performed (Sj16).
, Clear the register of the watchdog timer (WDT) provided inside the main control unit 41 (Sj17). After that, the value of the branching counter provided in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c for branching the processing included in the timer interrupt is read into the predetermined register, and the predetermined value (1 in this embodiment) is added and updated. The updated value is set as the value of the branching counter in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sj18). In the process of updating the branch counter, if the branch counter is 0 to 2, 1 is added, and if the branch counter is 3, it is initialized and returned to 0, in the range of 0 to 3. Update. That is, the value of the branch counter is
Every time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, it loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0 .... Then, the value of the branch counter is referred to in each process executed in the timer interrupt process (main), and for example, when the branch counter reaches a predetermined value, a predetermined control is executed, and the like, in each process. Control will be branched.

After updating the branch counter in the step of Sj18, it is determined whether or not the branch counter is 4, and if the branch counter is 4, it is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Timer update process (Sj20) for updating various predetermined timers, indicators such as various LEDs connected to the output port (credit indicator 11, game auxiliary indicator 1)
2. Set a lighting signal to dynamically turn on the lighting state of 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16, turn-on request LED 17, start effective LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20, etc.) according to the settings of each process such as main processing. Performs LED dynamic display processing (Sj21) that controls transmission and the like.

When it is determined that the branch counter is not 4 in the step of Sj19, and Sj21
After performing the LED dynamic display processing in the step of, update the output settings of the medal insertion signal indicating that the medal has been inserted and the medal payout signal indicating that the medal has been paid out among the external output signals. Update the output settings of the security signal (door open signal, setting change signal, insertion error signal, payout error signal) among the external output signals, the medal insertion / withdrawal signal transmission process (Sj22) to be transmitted to the outside of the slot machine 1. Security signal transmission processing (Sj24) to be transmitted to the outside of the slot machine 1, command transmission processing (Sj24) to transmit various commands such as door commands and operation end commands set in the command queue.
j25) is sequentially performed.

After that, with reference to the branch counter, it is determined whether or not the branch counter is 2.
When the branch counter is 2, a reel error is occurring based on whether or not the reel error flag set when an abnormality related to the reel has occurred (during a reel error) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. It is determined whether or not it is (Sj26). If there is no reel error, each reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R depends on the progress of the game.
The reel control process for controlling the rotation and stop of the reel is performed by setting the excitation pattern and the like (Sj27).

Then, when it is determined in the step of Sj25 that the branch timer is not 2, Sj2
When it is determined in step 6 that a reel error is occurring, or when the reel control process in step Sj27 is completed, drive signals corresponding to the excitation patterns set by the reel control process are sent to the reel motors 32L, 32C, respectively. A reel motor drive signal output process (Sj29) that rotates and stops each reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R in a predetermined control mode by being output to the 32R, a process of transmitting a control signal to the solenoid drive circuit 46, and the like. After performing the port output update process (Sj30) that updates the lighting status of the left / middle / right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R in sequence, all the front and back registers are exchanged (Sj31), and the timer The interrupt is set to allow (Sj32), the timer interrupt process (main) is terminated, and the process returns to the main process when the timer interrupt process (main) is started.

Next, the control content of the power interruption process (main) performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The power interruption process (main) is a subroutine included in the game program.

The main control unit 41 executes a power interruption process (main) when it is determined in the timer interrupt process (main) described above that the voltage drop state has continued for a predetermined time.

As shown in FIG. 22, in the power interruption process (main), first, all the front registers and the back registers are exchanged (Sk1), and the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are set to the game RAM.
It is saved by storing it in the game stack area of the area in a predetermined order (Sk2), and is saved by storing the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP in a predetermined area of the game RAM area (Sk3). .. The predetermined area of the game RAM area including the game stack area of the game RAM area in which the main control unit 41 stores the register value and the predetermined area of the game RAM area in which the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP is stored is
It is backed up by the backup power supply, and even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the stored contents of the game RAM area are saved as long as the power is supplied by the backup power supply.

Then, first, among the parallel output ports provided in the main control unit 41, the hopper motor 3
The output port 3 from which the drive signal of 4b is output is initialized (Sk4), and the output state is set to the OFF state. As a result, when the medals are paid out by the hopper unit 34, the medal payout is stopped first with priority. After that, among the parallel output ports, the output ports 0 and 1 that output the drive signals of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are initialized (Sk5), and when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotationally controlled, Reel 2L
, 2C, 2R rotation is stopped.

After that, among the parallel output ports, left / middle / right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R
And the output port 2 from which the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30 is output, the credit display 1
1. Output ports 4 and 5 that output control signals of the game auxiliary display 12, output ports 6 and 7 that output test signals, and output ports 8 and 9 that send commands to the sub control unit 91 in sequence. Initialize (Sk6 to Sk11) to stop the output of control signals and the like to various switches.

After initializing the output ports 0 to 9 in the steps Sk4 to Sk11, the RAM 41c
Data for fracture diagnosis (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set in a predetermined area of (Sk12), and R
Clear the parity adjustment data set in the predetermined area of AM41c (Sk13).
.. Then, the parity adjustment data of the new RAM 41c is calculated (Sk14) so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c becomes 0, and the parity adjustment is performed. Data is set in a predetermined area of RAM 41c (Sk1).
5), the access to the RAM 41c is set to be prohibited (Sk16), and the loop processing is started.

In the loop processing, the standby is performed while monitoring the output status of the voltage drop signal. In this state, when the voltage drop signal is no longer input, the voltage recovery is determined, and the program is started from the start processing (main). On the other hand, if the voltage drops while the voltage drop signal is being input, the operation is stopped internally.

When the power supply of AC100V is stopped by the above processing, the power interruption processing (main) is executed, the value of the register before the power interruption is saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area, and the game is concerned. Since the contents of the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c including the stack area are also held by supplying the backup power, in the start-up process (main) executed when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is restarted. , It is possible to return to the control state before the power failure. Furthermore, it is possible to specify whether or not the stop operation was effective in the control state before the power failure.

[About non-game related processing]
Regarding the control contents of the non-game-related processing performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment, FIGS. 23 to 2
It will be described based on 1. The non-game-related processing is a subroutine that is included in the non-game program and is called by the timer interrupt processing (main) included in the game program. In addition, the non-game-related processing sequentially calls the sensor monitoring processing, the test signal output processing, the medal passage time timer update processing, and the display monitor output data selection processing included in the non-game program.

As shown in FIG. 23, in the non-game-related processing, first, the value of the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. It is memorized and saved (Sm1). After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (a value stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area as an address indicated by the stack pointer SP at the end of the previous non-game program) is set as the value of the stack pointer SP. By doing so, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program (Sm2). Then, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 including the above-mentioned flag register are saved in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP in a predetermined order (Sm3). ). After that, it is included in the non-game program, and is connected to the slot machine 1 in the sensor monitoring process (Sm4) for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the detection signals of the input medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c. Test signal output processing (Sm5) that outputs a test signal to the test device, medal passing time timer update processing (Sm6) that updates the timer that measures the passing time of medals in the detection range of the input medal sensors 31a to 31c, The combination monitor display data selection process (Sm7) for selecting the combination data to be displayed on the monitor is sequentially performed.

After performing the combination monitor display data selection process in the step of Sm7, Sm3
By sequentially reading the values of the registers stored and saved in the non-game stack area in step 1 from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and setting them in the registers corresponding to the order, the non-game stack area is set. All registers are restored to the state when the game-related processing was started (Sm8). After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP for the game program saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the step of Sm1 to the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer is set to the state when the non-game-related processing is started. The SP is restored (Sm9), the non-game related processing is terminated, and the caller's timer interrupt processing (main)
Return to.

In this way, the main control unit 41 performs various processes (sensor monitoring process, test signal output process, medal passage time timer update process, combination monitor display data selection process) according to the non-game related process included in the non-game program. In this case, by calling the non-game-related processing from the timer interrupt processing (main) (Sj11) included in the game program, various processing of the non-game-related processing is performed, and when each processing is completed, the caller It is designed to return to the timer interrupt processing (main) of.

In the non-game related processing, after being called from the timer interrupt processing (main) which is a game program, first, the stack pointer SP and the register are saved, and then the sensor monitoring processing, the test signal output processing, and the like. Performs a plurality of processes such as a medal passing time timer update process and a combination monitor display data selection process. And after all these processes are finished
The stack pointer SP and registers saved when called from the game program are restored, and the timer interrupt processing (main) of the caller is returned. In such a configuration, that is, in a non-game program called from a game program by one call process, a plurality of processes (for example, sensor monitoring process, test signal output process, medal passage time timer update process, combination monitor display data selection) In the configuration for performing processing, etc.), the processing for saving the stack pointer SP and the register and the processing for restoring these are not performed for each of a plurality of processing performed in the non-game program, and the processing can be collectively performed once. ..

Further, when a non-game program (for example, non-game-related processing) is called from a game program (for example, timer interrupt processing (main)), the calculation result of the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is stored on the game program side. The value of the flag register is saved by storing it in the game stack area of the game RAM area, and then the non-game program is called.
After the non-game program is terminated, the value of the flag register saved before calling the non-game program is sequentially read from the game stack area and set in the corresponding flag register before calling the non-game program. The flag register is restored to the state of. As a result, when the game program returns to the game program by calling the non-game program, even if the non-game program uses the flag register to perform an operation and changes the value of the flag register. In addition, the value of the flag register can be restored to the state before calling the non-game program, and the subsequent processing can be performed.

In addition, in a non-game program (for example, non-game related processing), a game program (for example, non-game related processing).
When called by timer interrupt processing (main)), first, the value of the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program is set to a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. To memorize and save. Then, when the non-game program is terminated after performing a predetermined process according to the non-game program, the non-game program is terminated.
By setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the non-game program is started in the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer SP is returned to the state when the non-game program was started. It has become like. As a result, even if the non-game program uses the stack pointer SP in the non-game program to change the stack pointer SP, when the non-game program is terminated, the non-game program is started. With the stack pointer SP returned to the state, it is possible to return to the calling game program.

In addition, in a non-game program (for example, non-game related processing), a game program (for example, non-game related processing).
When called by the timer interrupt process (main)), the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are saved by being stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area. Then, after performing a predetermined process according to the non-game program, when the non-game program is terminated, the value of the register stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the non-game program is started is performed. Is sequentially read from the non-game stack area and set in the corresponding register, so that all the registers are returned to the state when the non-game program was started. As a result, even if the non-game program uses a register to perform various processes in the non-game program and the value of the register is changed, the non-game program is terminated when the non-game program is terminated. It is possible to return to the calling game program with the values of all the registers restored to the state when the was started.

Further, in the non-game program, when called by the game program, the values of all the registers included in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area to be saved, and the non-game program is saved. By setting the value of the register that was stored and saved in the non-game stack area to the corresponding register when terminating, all the registers are restored to the state when the non-game program was started. It has become. The register values used by the game program are stored in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area, saved, and returned to the register from the non-game stack area. Therefore, all the register values are stored in the game stack area. Since it is not necessary to provide an area for saving, and only an area for saving the value of the flag register needs to be provided in the game stack area, the capacity of the game stack area can be reduced.

Further, the main control unit 41 requires a program capacity of 1 byte for the instruction to save the values of the flag registers, while the main control unit 41 requires 2 for the instruction to save the values of all the registers.
Requires byte program capacity. Then, when the non-game program is called from the game program, the value of the flag register among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area on the game program side, and then the non-game program is executed. On the calling and non-game program side, the values of all the registers are saved in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area, and the program of the game program is more than the case where all the registers are saved on the game program side. The capacity can be reduced.

[About sensor monitoring processing]
As shown in FIG. 24, in the sensor monitoring process, the payout sensor is updated in the timer interrupt process (main) and is set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c with reference to the branch counter of the timer interrupt process (main). It is determined whether or not it is the timing (timing when the branch timer is 0) for performing the process related to the payout sensor that monitors whether or not the detection states of 34c and 34d have an abnormality (Sn1). Then, when it is time to perform the process related to the payout sensor, the process proceeds to the Sn2 step. On the other hand, if the processing related to the payout sensor is not the timing, the process proceeds to the step of Sn16, and the processing related to the insertion sensor that monitors whether or not the detection state of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c is abnormal is performed.

When it is determined in the Sn1 step that it is time to perform the processing related to the payout sensor, the RAM 4 is used to transmit the monitoring result of the sensor monitoring processing to the game program.
Clear the sensor error reference data set in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of 1c (Sn2). Then, with reference to an error flag which is set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c and can identify whether or not an error of the error codes E1 to E5 has occurred (Sn3), the error codes E2 and E3, Determine whether or not an E4 error has occurred (S
n4).

If it is determined that an error of error codes E2, E3, E4 has occurred in the step of Sn4, the process proceeds to the step of Sn16, while if it is determined that an error of error codes E2, E3, E4 has not occurred. After referring to the predetermined area of the port input buffer in which the confirmed data of the payout sensors 34c and 34d are stored (Sn5), the hopper unit 34 pays out the medal by referring to the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c. It is determined whether or not the payout flag indicating that the control is being performed is set (Sn6).

When it is determined that the payout flag is set in the Sn6 step, whether or not one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is in the ON state based on the confirmed data of the payout sensors 34c and 34d referred to in the Sn5 step. Is determined (Sn7), and the payout sensor 34c
When one of 34d and 34d is in the ON state, the edge data (ON edge data or OFF edge data) is displayed by referring to a predetermined area of the port input buffer in which the edge data of the payout sensors 34c and 34d are stored (Sn8). It is determined whether or not it is set (Sn9).

Then, when it is determined that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is ON in the Sn7 step and the edge data is set in the Sn7 step, that is, one medal paid out from the hopper unit 34 is paid out. When it starts to pass through the detection range of the sensors 34c and 34d, or when one medal paid out from the hopper unit 34 finishes passing through the detection range of the payout sensor, the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c Initialize the sensor check timer 1 set in the predetermined area and set it to 0 (Sn10).
), Start timing the transit time of new medals. Then, when it is determined that the edge data is not set in the Sn9 step, and after the sensor check timer 1 is initialized in the Sn10 step, 1 is added to the sensor check timer 1 to update the sensor check timer 1 (
Sn11).

The sensor check timer 1 starts from the time from when the medal starts to pass through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d to when the medal finishes passing, and from the time when the medal finishes passing through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d. It is a timer for measuring the time until the next medal starts to pass. By being updated by the Sn11 step in the sensor monitoring process, the sensor check timer 1 relates to the payout sensor during the period in which the payout flag is set, that is, the medal payout control is performed by the hopper unit 34. Timing of processing (timer interrupt processing (main) is once every four times,
It is updated every 2.24 milliseconds).

In the step of Sn7, one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is in the ON state, and S
When it is determined that the edge data is not set in the step n9, that is, one medal whose medal payout control is paid out from the hopper unit 34 is the payout sensor 34c, 3
If the detection range of 4d is being passed, or if it is the period between the payout of one medal and the payout of the next medal during payout control, the sensor check timer 1 is set as one unit. The time (2.24 milliseconds in this embodiment) is added and updated (Sn11).

Then, after updating the sensor check timer 1 in the Sn11 step, the value of the sensor check timer 1 is the maximum value of the predetermined monitoring time (11.20 in this embodiment).
It is determined whether or not it exceeds (milliseconds) (Sn12).

Here, the maximum value of the monitoring time of the sensor check timer 1 is at least the maximum value of the time required from the start of the medal being paid out by the hopper unit 34 to the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d to the end of the passage. After the medals paid out by the hopper unit 34 have passed through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d, the next medal is paid out by the hopper unit 34 and passes through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d. It is set to be longer than the longer time required to start. As a result, at least the time during which the detection states of the payout sensors 34c and 34d can continue in the ON state and the payout sensors 34c and 34d are based on the sensor check timer 1 during the period when the payout control for paying medals is performed. It is determined whether or not a period longer than the time during which the detection state of the above can be continued in the OFF state has elapsed.

When it is determined in the Sn12 step that the value of the sensor check timer 1 exceeds the maximum value of the monitoring time, sensor error reference data indicating that an abnormality has been detected based on the detection states of the payout sensors 34c and 34d (payout sensor). ) Is set to a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 14c (Sn13), and then the sensor check timer 1 is initialized and set to 0 (Sn13).
14), the time counting of the passing time of a new medal is started, and the value (0) of the sensor check timer 1 set in the step of Sn14 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn15).
), Proceed to the step of Sn17. On the other hand, when it is determined in the step of j12 that the value of the sensor check timer 1 does not exceed the maximum value of the monitoring time, the value of the sensor check timer 1 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn15), and Sn17 Proceed to the step of.

Further, when it is determined in the Sn6 step that the payout flag is set, and when it is determined in the Sn7 step that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is not in the ON state, the processing of the steps Sn8 to Sn13 is performed. By proceeding to the Sn14 step without performing the procedure, the sensor error reference data is maintained in the state cleared in the Sn2 step, the Sn14 step is performed, the sensor check timer 1 is initialized and set to 0, and then the sensor error reference data is set to 0.
The value (0) of the sensor check timer 1 set in the step of Sn14 is set to RAM4.
It is stored in the predetermined area of 1c (Sn15), and the process proceeds to the step of Sn17.

If it is determined in the Sn6 step that the payout flag is not set,
Based on the definitive data of the payout sensors 34c, 34d referenced in the Sn5 step,
It is determined whether or not both the payout sensors 34c and 34d are in the OFF state (Sn16), and if both the payout sensors 34c and 34d are in the OFF state, the process proceeds to the Sn7 step. Then, when it is determined that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is not in the ON state in the Sn7 step, the process proceeds to the Sn17 step without setting the sensor error reference data (payout sensor).

On the other hand, if it is determined in the Sn6 step that the payout flag is not set and it is determined in the Sn16 step that both the payout sensors 34c and 34d are not in the OFF state, the process proceeds to the Sn13 step. After setting the sensor error reference data (payout sensor) in a predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 14c, the sensor check timer 1
Is initialized (Sn14), the value of the sensor check timer 1 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn15), and the process proceeds to the step of Sn17.

By performing the above steps of Sn1 to 16, processing related to the payout sensor for determining whether or not an abnormality related to medal payout has occurred based on the detection states of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is performed. After the processing is performed, the processing related to the input sensor is performed following the processing related to the payout sensor by performing the processing after the step of Sn17.

As shown in FIG. 25, in the process related to the insertion sensor in the sensor monitoring process, first, the medal care permission flag indicating that the medal insertion from the medal insertion unit 4 is permitted is set in the RAM 4.
It is determined whether or not it is set in the predetermined area of 1c (Sn17), and if the medal care permission flag is not set, the sensor monitoring process is terminated and the process returns to the caller's non-game related process.

When it is determined that the medal care permission flag is set in the step of Sn17, the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c is referred to (Sn18), and the abnormalities related to the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c (hereinafter, medals). It is determined whether or not a medal sensor error is occurring based on whether or not a sensor error flag that can identify whether or not (sometimes referred to as a sensor error) is detected is set (Sn19). Then, if the medal sensor error is in progress, the sensor monitoring process is terminated and the process returns to the caller's non-game-related process.

If it is determined in the Sn19 step that the medal sensor error is not occurring, the game RA
Insert medal sensors 31a to 31c set in the port input buffer in the M area (
In FIG. 26, the current data of the inserted medal sensors 1, 2, and 3) are referred to (Sn20), and it is determined whether or not the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the ON state (Sn21).

When it is determined in the step of Sn21 that the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the ON state, the ON state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is set to the non-gaming RAM of the RAM 41c.
It is saved in a predetermined area of the area (Sn22), and it is determined whether or not the sensor check timer 2 is 0 by referring to the sensor check timer 2 set in the predetermined area of the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c (Sn22). Sn23).

The sensor check timer 2 is a timer for measuring the time from the time when the medal starts to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c to the time when the medal finishes passing. By being updated by the Sn27 step in the sensor monitoring process, the sensor check timer 1 is set at each timing (timer interrupt process (main)) in which the sensor monitoring process is performed during the period when the input medal sensor 31a is in the ON state. It is updated every 0.56 milliseconds).

If it is determined that the sensor check timer 2 is 0 in the step of Sn23, Sn
It is determined whether or not the inserted medal sensors 31b and 31c (in FIG. 26, the inserted medal sensors 2 and 3) referred to in step 20 are in the ON state (Sn24), and the inserted medal sensors 31b and 31c are not in the ON state. In this case, based on the medal insertion signal ignoring timer set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c by the medal insertion signal processing, the medal insertion signal is not referenced within the medal insertion signal ignoring time (in this embodiment, the medal by the flow path switching solenoid 30). (Sn25), and if it is not within the medal insertion signal ignoring time, the sensor check timer 2 is set to one unit time (this implementation). In the example, 0.56 milliseconds) is added and updated (Sn26), and the sensor check timer 2 after addition is added.
It is determined whether or not the value of exceeds the maximum value (99.68 m in this embodiment) of the normal passing time range required for the medal to normally pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensor 31a (Sn).
27). The normal passing time range includes the measured value of the time required for the medal to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the shape of the medal receiving flow path 29b of the medal selector 29, and the insertion in the medal receiving flow path 29b. It is predetermined based on the arrangement of the medal sensors 31a to 31c, the characteristics of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the like (in this embodiment, 10.
It ranges from 08 ms to 99.68 ms).

Then, when it is determined that the value of the sensor check timer 2 exceeds the maximum value in the normal transit time range in the Sn27 step, the inserted medal sensor 31b is determined in the Sn24 step.
When it is determined that 31c is in the ON state, the sensor error reference data (inserted medal sensor) indicating that an abnormality has been detected based on the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is stored in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 14c. After setting the predetermined area (Sn28), the sensor check timer 2 is initialized and set to 0 (Sn29), and then the time counting of the passing time of a new medal is started. Then, the sensor monitoring process is terminated and the process returns to the caller's non-game related process.

Further, when it is determined in the Sn21 step that the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are not in the ON state, and when it is determined in the Sn26 step that the medal insertion signal is not within the medal insertion signal ignore time based on the medal insertion signal ignore timer, the sensor is detected in the Sn27 step. When it is determined that the value of the check timer 2 does not exceed the maximum value of the normal passage time range, the value of the sensor check timer 2 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn30), and the sensor monitoring process is terminated. Return to the caller's non-game related processing.

As described above, in the sensor monitoring process, by performing the steps of Sn1 to Sn16, the process related to the payout sensor is performed, and an abnormality related to the payout of medals occurs based on the detection states of the payout sensors 34c and 34d. Whether or not it will be determined, Sn17
By performing the steps of ~ Sn30, it is determined whether or not an abnormality related to the insertion of medals has occurred based on the detection state of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c.

Further, in the sensor monitoring process, after determining whether or not an abnormality related to the payout of medals has occurred by performing the process related to the payout sensor, the process related to the insertion sensor is continuously performed regardless of the result of the determination to perform the medal. It is designed to determine whether or not there is an abnormality related to the input of.

[About test signal output processing]
The test signal output process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 41 performs the above-mentioned sensor monitoring process and then continuously performs the test signal process.

As shown in FIG. 26, in the test signal output processing, first, the one-game time management timer set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c by the main processing is referred to (Sp1), and the one-game time management timer is used. It is determined whether or not the value is a predetermined value (in this embodiment, it is a value at which the time counting by the one-game time management timer is started and corresponds to 4.1 seconds) (Sp2).
). If the Sb20 step of the main process is performed before the timer interrupt process (main), which is the caller of the non-game-related process that called the test number output process, is performed, one game time management. The value of the timer is set to a predetermined value.

When it is determined in the step of Sp2 that the timer for managing one game time is the initial value,
Referencing the branch counter set in the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c by the timer interrupt process (main) (Sp3), and the branch counter has a predetermined value (3 in this embodiment).
), A predetermined value (a value corresponding to the number of output data to be output to the test apparatus) set in the test signal output timer set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. The time ((22.4 milliseconds) x number of output data (4)) for continuing the output of the test signal that can identify one output data is set and the time counting is started (Sp4). On the other hand, in the step of Sp2. (1) If it is determined that the game time management timer is not the initial value, if it is determined that the branch timer is not 3 in the Sp3 step, after setting the test signal output timer in the Sp4 step, the output is output as a test signal. RAM 4 in which data is stored
Acquire the initial address of the output data address for specifying the predetermined area of 1c (Sp5).
). The output data is data that can identify the winning status of the special role and the winning status of the general role in the internal lottery. Further, the output data is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c by the winning information output process performed in the step Sb9 of the main process described above.

After that, the value of the test signal output timer is referred to (Sp6), and it is determined whether or not the time counting of the predetermined time by the test signal output timer has ended (Sp7). Then, when the test signal output timer is not 0 and the time counting of the predetermined time by the test signal output timer is not completed, it is determined whether or not the output data fixed mode is set (Sp8). Output data fixed mode is
It is set when the output data set by the RT information output process performed in the step Sb2 of the main process described above is output as a test signal.

Then, when the output data fixed mode is not set, the test signal output timer is updated by subtracting 1 unit time (0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sp9), and then in the step of Sp6. When the value of the referenced test signal output timer is divided by a predetermined value (in this embodiment, a value corresponding to the time (22.4 milliseconds) for continuing the output of the identifiable test signal). It is determined whether or not the remainder value is 0 (Sp10). Then, when the remainder value is 0, the process returns to the step of Sp5, and the steps of Sp5 to Sp10 are processed based on the value of the test signal output timer updated in the step of Sp9. On the other hand, when the remainder value is not 0, the value of the test signal output timer referred to in the step of Sp6 is set to a predetermined value (in this embodiment, the time for continuing the output of the test signal capable of specifying one output data (22. The quotient when divided by the value corresponding to (4 milliseconds)) is calculated, the quotient value is added to the output data address of the initial address acquired in the step of Sp5 (Sp11), and the process proceeds to the step of Sp12. Then, the output data address is further advanced by one address, and the output data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c specified based on the output data address is acquired (.
Sp13).

If it is determined that the output data fixed mode is set in the step of Sp8, the process proceeds to the step of Sp12, and the output data address of the initial address set in the step of Sp6 is advanced by one address (Sp12). Acquire the output data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c specified based on the output data address (Sp13).
).

After that, the output data acquired in the step of Sp13 is set as the test signal output (Sp14), and the test signal output is set to the output port 6 and output (Sp15). Also,
When it is determined in the step of Sp7 that the value of the test signal output timer referred to in the step of Sp6 is 0, the test signal output is set to the OFF state (Sp16), and the test signal output is set to the output port 6. And output (Sp15). After setting the output of the test signal in the step of Sp15, the test signal output process is terminated and the process returns to the caller's non-game-related process.

By such control, the main control unit 41 is started when the one game time management timer is set to the initial value and started, that is, when the rotation control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started as a game. The test signal is output from the output port 6 for a predetermined period (89.6 milliseconds (22.4 milliseconds × 4) in this embodiment).

Further, as a test signal, the main control unit 41 sequentially outputs four output data capable of identifying the winning status of the general combination and the special combination in the internal lottery at predetermined time (22.4 milliseconds in this embodiment). It is switched so that it can be output from the output port 6.

Next, the medal passing time timer update process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 27. After performing the above-mentioned test signal output processing, the main control unit 41 subsequently performs a medal passing time timer update processing.

As shown in FIG. 27, in the medal passing time timer update processing, first, the medal passing time timer set in the predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c is referred to by the medal sensor processing included in the non-game program. It is determined whether or not the value of the medal passing time timer is 0 (Sq1).

If the value of the medal passing time timer is 0, that is, if the time for the medal to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is not timed by the medal sensor processing, the medal passing time timer update processing is terminated. , Return to the caller's non-game related processing.

On the other hand, when the value of the medal passing time timer is not 0, that is, when the time for the medal to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is measured by the medal sensor processing, a predetermined value is added to the medal passing time timer. After updating (Sq2), the medal passing time timer update process is terminated, and the process returns to the caller's non-game-related process.

[Display monitor output data selection process]
The display monitor output data selection process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. The main control unit 41 performs the display monitor output data selection process after performing the above-mentioned medal passing time timer update process.

The display monitor output data selection process is started after the port input process in the timer interrupt process (main) performed every 0.56 milliseconds by the main control unit 41, and is started by the timer interrupt process (main).
This is a process for setting LED lighting data used in the LED dynamic display process of (main). The display monitor output data selection process includes the display monitor output data selection process (1).
(See FIG. 28) and display monitor output data selection process (2) (see FIG. 29) (hereinafter, display monitor output data selection process (1) and (2) are collectively referred to as display monitor output data selection process). In some cases), the display monitor output data selection process (1) calls and executes the display monitor output data selection process (2).

As shown in FIG. 28, when the display monitor output data selection process (1) is started, the game RA
The credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, and 1BETLE stored in the M area.
Copy the lighting data such as D14 to the lighting data storage area of the non-gaming RAM area (S).
r1 to Sr4).

Subsequently, whether or not the medal can be inserted is determined by the state of the game medal blocker. During the game, during an error, or when the settings are being changed or confirmed, the game medal blocker is off and medals cannot be inserted. If the medal cannot be inserted, the process proceeds to the Sr13 step without determining the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 in the Sr8 step described later, and off-data is set in the display monitor flag. If the medal can be inserted, the process proceeds to the Sr6 step.

In the step of Sr6, it is determined whether or not the front door 1b is in the open state by referring to the state of the door open detection switch 25 that detects the open state of the front door 1b. When the front door 1b is not in the open state, the process proceeds to the step of Sr13 without determining the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 in the step of Sr8 described later, and off-data is set in the display monitor flag.
When the front door 1b is in the open state, the process proceeds to the step of Sr7.

In the step of Sr7, it is determined whether or not the bet number is set by referring to the value of the number of inserted medals stored in the game RAM area. If the number of bets is set, Sr8, which will be described later.
The process proceeds to the step of Sr13 without determining the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 in the step of, and the off-data is set in the display monitor flag. If the bet number is not set, the process proceeds to the step of Sr8.

In the step of Sr8, it is determined whether the reset / setting switch 38 is operated. If the reset / setting switch 38 is not operated, the process proceeds to the step of Sr15, and the content of the display monitor flag described later is determined. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, the process proceeds to the step of Sr9, and the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12
Settings are made to display the ratio.

As a setting for displaying the ratio on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, the display monitor selection timer and the display monitor display content vector are initialized (Sr9 to Sr11).
Subsequently, on-data is set in the display monitor flag (Sr12, Sr14), and the process proceeds to the step of Sr15 in order to determine the content of the display monitor flag. The display monitor selection timer is a timer for measuring a predetermined period (for example, 5 seconds) for displaying one ratio display, and is a value corresponding to the predetermined period (for example, when the time measurement of the predetermined period is started). In this example, 8927)
Is set as the initial value, and then one unit time (1 unit time) each time timer interrupt processing (main) is performed.
In this embodiment, 0.56 milliseconds) is subtracted, and the value of the display monitor selection timer becomes 0, so that the elapse of a predetermined period is timed. The display monitor display content vector is data for specifying the type of ratio display that is displayed by switching in a predetermined order.

Specifically, as the data set in the display content vector of the display monitor, "0" corresponds to the advantageous section ratio to the total total number of games, and "1" corresponds to the continuous payout ratio between the past 6000 games. "2" corresponds to the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games, "3" corresponds to the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, and "4" corresponds to the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number. There is. However, in this embodiment, when the ratio display is displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total total number of games, the ratio of consecutive payments between the past 6000 games, and the total number of total payments. The ratio of consecutive payments to is not calculated or displayed.

In the steps of Sr15 and Sr16, the value of the display monitor flag is acquired, and it is determined whether on-data or off-data is set. The display monitor flag is set to on-data when the ratio is displayed, and off-data when the ratio is not displayed.

When it is determined that the display monitor flag is set to off-data in the step of Sr16, the timer interrupt process (main) is returned to without the subsequent steps being executed. In the LED dynamic display process of Sd15 in the timer interrupt process (main), the lighting data stored in the lighting data storage area of the non-game RAM area is referred to.
The credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the 1BET LED 14, and the like are turned on. When returning to the timer interrupt process (main) without executing the steps after Sr16, the lighting data storage area in the non-game RAM area is stored in the game RAM copied in the steps Sr1 to Sr4. Lighting data, that is, lighting data for performing other displays (display of the number of credits by the credit display 11, display of the number of payouts by the game auxiliary display 12, etc.) displayed when the ratio display is not performed is stored. There is. Therefore, other displays are performed on the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the 1BETLED 14, and the like.

The display monitor output data selection process (2) executed when it is determined that the on-data is set in the display monitor flag in the step of Sr16 will be described with reference to FIG. 29.

In the display monitor output data selection process (2), first, the display monitor selection timer is updated to determine whether or not the comparison value has been reached (Ss1 to Ss4). If the display monitor selection timer has not reached the comparison value, the process proceeds to the step of Ss7. When the display monitor selection timer reaches the comparison value, the display monitor selection timer is cleared to 0, the display monitor display content vector is updated to switch the ratio display type (Ss5, Ss6), and Ss7. Go to the step.

In the step from Ss7, the data stored in the 7SEG display monitor output table is read from the value of the display monitor display content vector, and the abbreviation indicating the display content currently displayed on the credit display 11 (for example, in the display order 1). When the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games is displayed, data for displaying "1A") is acquired (Ss7 to Ss10).
..

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative number of games exceeds 5999 games by referring to the display monitor digestion game determination flag (Ss11, Ss12).

If the total number of games does not exceed 5999 games, a timer for selecting a display monitor is acquired to blink the abbreviation indicating the currently displayed display content, and the timer value is divided by a value corresponding to 0.3 seconds. Whether the lighting period or the extinguishing period is determined (Ss13 to Ss15). When it is determined that the light is off (when the calculation result is odd), clear data is acquired as data for displaying an abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed, and the lighting data storage area corresponding to the credit display 11 is obtained. (Ss16, Ss17), the credit display 11 is turned off.
Further, when the lighting period is determined (when the calculation result is an even number), the data for displaying the previously acquired abbreviation indicating the currently displayed display content is stored in the lighting data corresponding to the credit display 11. It is stored in the area (Ss17), and an abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed is displayed on the credit display 11. As a result, when the total cumulative number of games does not exceed 5999 games, the abbreviation indicating the display content currently displayed on the credit display 11 is repeatedly turned on and off at intervals of 0.3 seconds.

When the total cumulative number of games exceeds 5999 games, the data for displaying the abbreviation indicating the currently displayed display content acquired earlier is stored in the lighting data storage area corresponding to the credit display 11. (Ss17), the credit display 11 displays an abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed. As a result, when the total cumulative number of games exceeds 5999 games, the abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed is displayed on the credit display 11 without blinking.

Next, once as data for displaying the ratio to be displayed at present corresponding to the above-mentioned abbreviation.
Data for displaying "---" is acquired (Ss18). Then, it is determined which ratio is to be displayed by referring to the display monitor display content vector (Ss20, Ss21).

Here, the value corresponding to the advantageous section ratio to the cumulative number of games, the value corresponding to the consecutive payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the value corresponding to the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games are stored in the display monitor display content vector. If so, the data on which these ratios and ratios are based are not aggregated. Therefore, the process proceeds to the step of Ss38, the data for displaying "---" is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content on the game auxiliary display 12, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process (main). As described above, in the LED dynamic display process of Sd15 in the timer interrupt process (main), the credit display 11 and the game assist are referred to by referring to the lighting data stored in the lighting data storage area of the non-game RAM area. Indicators 12 and 1B
Turn on the ETLED 14 and the like. Therefore, the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12
Will display an abbreviation and "---" indicating any of the advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the continuous combination payout ratio to the total total number of games to be paid out.

Subsequently, 70%, which is a specified ratio (threshold value) of the accessory ratio, is set (Ss22). When the displayed value exceeds the specified ratio, the ratio display is performed in a display mode different from the usual one. If the displayed value exceeds the specified ratio, the displayed value is blinked.

Then, the address of the area in which the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games is stored is set as the initial value, and the calculation is performed on the initial value using the value of the display monitor display content vector, and the past 6000 games are performed. From the bonus payout ratio in between and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts, the bonus payout ratio corresponding to the value of the display content vector on the display monitor is acquired (Ss23 to S).
s25).

Then, the acquired accessory payout ratio is compared with the set specified ratio, and when the acquired accessory payout ratio is a value equal to or higher than the threshold value, a setting for blinking display is made (Ss26 to S).
s29).

Further, the data to be displayed in each of the tens place and the ones place of the game auxiliary display 12 is specified based on the acquired accessory payout ratio (Ss30 to Ss32). Further, it is determined whether or not the setting for performing the blinking display is made (Ss33). If the setting for blinking display is not made, the specified data is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content on the game auxiliary display 12, and returns to the timer interrupt processing (main). As described above, in the LED dynamic display process of Sd15 in the timer interrupt process (main), the credit display 1 refers to the lighting data stored in the lighting data storage area of the non-game RAM area.
1 and the game auxiliary display 12, 1BETLED14 and the like are turned on. Therefore, the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 show an abbreviation indicating the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games, or the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games paid out. The abbreviation and the ratio of the bonus payout to the total cumulative payout number will be displayed.

When the blinking display is set, a display monitor selection timer is acquired to blink the accessory payout ratio, as in the case where the total cumulative number of games does not exceed 5999 games, and the timer is obtained. The value is divided by a value corresponding to 0.3 seconds to determine whether the lighting period or the extinguishing period is (Ss34 to Ss36). In the case of the lighting period, the data for displaying the accessory ratio as the display content on the game auxiliary display 12 is stored in the lighting data storage area, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process (main). In the case of the extinguishing period, clear data is acquired as data for displaying the accessory ratio. Then, clear data is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content on the game auxiliary display 12 (Ss37, Ss38), and the timer interrupt process (main).
Return to.

As a result, when the bonus payout ratio is equal to or higher than the threshold value, the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 have an abbreviation indicating the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the past 6000.
The abbreviation indicating the bonus payout ratio between games or the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number are displayed, and the bonus payout ratio displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. The numerical value indicating is repeatedly turned on and off at intervals of 0.3 seconds.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, when performing blinking control (on-off control) in which the abbreviation indicating the type of ratio display to be displayed on the credit display 11 is repeatedly turned on and off at intervals of 0.3 seconds. Is the value of the display monitor selection timer (8927 to 0 in this embodiment) for measuring the period (for example, 5 seconds) for displaying one ratio display, and the value corresponding to 0.3 seconds (in this embodiment). ,
If the quotient obtained by dividing by 536) is even, that is, if the value of the least significant bit in binary notation is 0, clear data can be set as the output data of the credit display 11 to display credits. The device 11 is controlled to be turned off. On the other hand, if the quotient obtained by dividing the value of the display monitor selection timer by a value corresponding to 0.3 seconds is an odd number, that is, if the value of the least significant bit in binary notation is 1, the credit display is used. The credit display 11 is controlled to be lit by setting data for displaying the abbreviation of the accessory ratio as the output data of 11.

In addition, when performing blinking control to repeatedly turn on and off the numerical value indicating the accessory payout ratio on the game auxiliary display 12 at intervals of 0.3 seconds, the timer for selecting the display monitor is the same as in the case of blinking control of the abbreviation. (8,927 to 0 in this example) is set to a value corresponding to 0.3 seconds (5 in this example).
If the quotient obtained by dividing by 36) is an even number, the credit display 11 is controlled to be turned off by setting clear data as the output data of the game auxiliary display 12. On the other hand, when the quotient obtained by dividing the value of the display monitor selection timer by the value corresponding to 0.3 seconds is an odd number, the abbreviation of the accessory ratio is displayed as the output data of the game auxiliary display 12. By setting the data, the credit display 11 is controlled to be lit.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is the result of the calculation using the specific value (536 corresponding to 0.3 seconds) with respect to the value of the display monitor selection timer (for example, the display monitor selection timer). Credit display 11 and game auxiliary display 12 based on the quotient obtained by dividing the value of
By repeating the control for setting the output data of the above every time the display monitor data selection process is performed, that is, every time the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, the display on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 blinks. It is designed to be controlled.

Further, the main control unit 41 controls the display monitor to set the output data of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 based on the result of the calculation using the specific value with respect to the value of the display monitor selection timer. By repeating each time the data selection process is performed, the display of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to blink, and in the blinking control, the initial value of the display monitor selection timer is controlled. The control performed based on the result of the calculation using the specific value, that is, the first control of the blinking control is set to the off control.

Further, in the blinking control, the control performed based on the result of the calculation using the specific value with respect to the final value (0) of the display monitor selection timer, that is, the final control of the blinking control is turned off control. There is.

As described above, in the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, the lighting identification segment capable of specifying the range in which the total cumulative number of games has reached by the data processing for the role ratio monitor is stored in the display monitor digestion game determination flag. Then, the credit display 11 displays an abbreviation of the character payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the character payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, and the game auxiliary display 12 displays a numerical value indicating the character payout ratio corresponding to the abbreviation. When the total number of games is in the range of 0 to 5999 games based on the lighting identification segment stored in the display monitor digestion game determination flag, the abbreviation of the bonus payout ratio on the credit display 11 Blinking control is performed to repeatedly control the display of to turn on and off, and when the total number of games is in the range of 6000 games or more, the display of the abbreviation of the bonus payout ratio on the credit display 11 is turned on without blinking. To control. By controlling the blinking of the abbreviation on the credit display 11, it is possible to recognize that the total has not reached 6000 games, and there is a possibility that the displayed ratio and ratio are biased. Can be recognized. Here, the range of the cumulative number of games (0 to 5999 games in this embodiment) in which the main control unit 41 blinks and controls the display of the abbreviation of the bonus payout ratio is determined according to the design value of the slot machine 1. And
At least in the slot machine 1, it is in the range up to the number of games required for the accessory payout ratio to generally converge to the design value.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 calculates the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number as the ratio display, and the credit display 11
And while it is possible to display on the game auxiliary display 12, as the ratio display, the advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the continuous combination payment ratio to the total cumulative number of games are displayed. It is configured so that it is not calculated and is not displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, but as a ratio display, the ratio of advantageous sections to the total total number of games, the past 60
It is also possible to calculate and display the ratio display such as the joint payout ratio between 00 games and the joint payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts. For example, in a configuration in which the ratio of advantageous sections to the total number of cumulative games is displayed as a ratio display, until the total number of games reaches the specified number of games (for example, 175,000 games) in which the ratio of advantageous sections generally converges to the design value of the slot machine. The display of the advantageous section ratio on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to blink, and after the cumulative number of games reaches the specified number of games, the display of the advantageous section ratio is turned on without blinking. It is preferable to control. Further, for example, in a configuration in which the continuous combination payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts and the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games are displayed as the ratio display, the specified number of games in which the continuous combination payout ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine ( For example, until the cumulative number of games reaches 17,500 games), the display of the continuous combination payout ratio on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to blink, and after the cumulative number of games reaches the specified number, the cumulative number of games is reached.
It is preferable to control so that the display of the continuous payout ratio is turned on without blinking.

[About action]
As a conventional gaming machine, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of a game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area.
There is a configuration in which each is separately assigned to the ROM. In such a configuration, if the non-game program is called from the game program each time the process included in the non-game program is executed in the game program, the game program and the non-game program are switched back and forth many times. , The problem that the processing becomes complicated arises.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a storage area for storing a program and a main control unit 41 for controlling based on the program stored in the ROM 41b. The storage area of the ROM 41b is a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored, which is a program called by the game program. And, including, and, by one call from the timer interrupt process which is a game program to the non-game related process which is a non-game program, a plurality of types of abnormality determination (determination of abnormality related to medal payout and insertion of medals) It is a configuration that determines an abnormality). In such a configuration, ROM 4 in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored is stored.
The game program area of 1b and the program called by the game program.
In a configuration in which the non-game program area of ROM 41b in which the non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored is separately allocated, a plurality of types of the non-game program can be called by one call from the game program. Since the abnormality determination is performed, it is possible to reduce the traffic between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

In this embodiment, in the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program called from the timer interrupt process included in the game program, there are two types of abnormalities: determination of an abnormality related to medal payout and determination of an abnormality related to medal insertion. However, in a non-game program called from the game program by one call, a configuration in which a plurality of types of abnormalities of three or more types are determined may be used.

Further, in this embodiment, the non-game program is called from the game program, and the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program and determining a plurality of types of abnormalities is performed from the timer interrupt process included in the non-game program. Although it is configured to be called, as a game program that calls a non-game program that determines a plurality of types of abnormalities, a process included in the game program other than the timer interrupt process may be applied.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program called from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program, the sensor monitoring process, which is one subroutine, is performed to determine an abnormality related to the payout of medals. And, it is a configuration that determines anomalies related to the insertion of medals, that is, a configuration that determines a plurality of types of abnormalities by one subroutine. In a configuration for determining an abnormality of, for example, in a non-game-related process, a first subroutine for determining an abnormality related to payout of a medal and a second subroutine for determining an abnormality related to inserting a medal are performed, so that there are a plurality of types. It may be configured to determine the abnormality of. In such a configuration, the program management becomes easy by setting the processing for performing a plurality of types of abnormality determination as a subroutine for each type of abnormality determination.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
It is configured to include a main control unit 41 that performs control based on a program stored in M41b, and when a non-game-related process that is a non-game program is called from a timer interrupt process that is a game program, the game program The configuration is such that the used register and stack pointer SP are saved, and the saved register and stack pointer SP are returned when returning from the non-game program to the game program. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the data of the registers and the stack pointer SP used in the game program from being damaged when the non-game program is called from the game program.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
A main control unit 41 that controls based on a program stored in the M41b and a RAM 41c having a storage area that can temporarily store data are provided, and the RAM 41c can read and write game data used by the game program. The game RAM area stored in
By calling the non-game related process included in the non-game program once from the timer interrupt process included in the game program, including the non-game RAM area in which the non-game data used by the non-game program is readable and stored. As a plurality of types of abnormality determinations in the non-game-related processing, an abnormality determination related to medal payout and an abnormality determination related to medal insertion are performed, and sensor error reference data capable of identifying the result of the abnormality determination is used in the non-game RAM area. When the non-game-related processing returns to the timer interrupt processing, the timer interrupt processing, which is the game program, stores the sensor error reference data stored in the non-game RAM storage area without performing any other processing. It is a reference configuration. In such a configuration, since the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program is referred to before performing other processing, the result of the abnormality determination can be reflected in the processing performed by the game program as soon as possible. In addition, since the sensor error reference data is referred to after returning to the game program from the non-game program that determines the abnormality and before performing other processing, other information is based on the error flag that reflects the latest sensor error reference data. Can be processed.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
A main control unit 41 that performs control based on a program stored in the M41b is provided, and the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program is called once from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program to perform the non-game. In the related processing, as a plurality of types of abnormality determination, an abnormality regarding medal payout and an abnormality regarding medal insertion are determined. In the non-game-related process, an abnormality is determined regarding medal payout and the abnormality is determined. Even if it is done, the determination of the abnormality related to the payout of the medal is followed by the determination of the abnormality related to the insertion of the medal. In such a configuration, in the non-game-related processing, which is a non-game program called from the timer interrupt processing, which is a game program, an abnormality is determined regarding the payout of medals, regardless of whether or not the abnormality is determined. It is also possible to make a judgment about an abnormality related to the insertion of a medal, which is an abnormality of the type of.

In this embodiment, in the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program called from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program, there are two types of abnormalities: determination of an abnormality related to medal payout and determination of an abnormality related to medal insertion. However, in the non-game program called from the game program by one call, a configuration in which a plurality of types of abnormalities of two or more types are determined may be used. In such a configuration, the non-game program Even if one type of abnormality is determined among the multiple types of abnormality determination performed in, the other type of abnormality determination is continuously performed to determine whether or not any type of abnormality is determined. Regardless, it is possible to determine anomalies for other types of anomalies.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment calls the non-game-related process included in the non-game program once from the timer interrupt process included in the game program, so that the game medium can be used as a plurality of types of abnormality determination in the non-game-related process. It is a configuration that determines an abnormality related to the payout of medals and an abnormality related to the insertion of medals. In such a configuration, the abnormality determination regarding the payout of the medal, which is the game medium, and the abnormality determination regarding the insertion of the medal can be performed by calling the non-game program once.

The slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a storage area for storing a program, and a main control unit 41 for performing control based on the program stored in the ROM 41b, and stores the ROM 41b. The area is a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area.
Including, in the non-game program by calling one non-game program (non-game related processing) from the game program (timer interrupt processing), abnormality determination (abnormality determination regarding medal payout in sensor monitoring processing, insertion of medals) (Abnormality determination), output control of the test signal output to the test device among the external output signals output to the external device connected to the slot machine 1 (test signal output processing), and a state based on the game history. It is configured to perform a plurality of controls including display control (combination ratio monitor display data selection process) for displaying the combination ratio on a predetermined display (credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12). In such a configuration, the game program area of ROM 41b in which the game program related to the progress of the game is stored, and the non-game of ROM 41b in which the non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored. In a configuration in which the program area and the program area are separately allocated, by calling one non-game program from the game program, an abnormality determination, test signal output control, and a combination ratio based on the game history are obtained in the non-game program. Since a plurality of controls including display control to be displayed on a predetermined display are performed, it is possible to reduce the exchange between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 calls the non-game program (non-game-related processing) once from the game program (timer interrupt processing) in the non-game program.
As multiple controls, abnormality judgment (judgment of abnormality related to medal payout in sensor monitoring processing, judgment of abnormality related to medal insertion), output control of test signal output to the test device (judgment of abnormality related to medal insertion)
Test signal output processing), display control to display the winning combination ratio based on the game history on a predetermined display (combination ratio monitor display data selection processing), and control to update the timer (medal passing time timer update processing). Although it is configured, at least two or more types of control may be performed by calling the non-game program once, and by calling the non-game program once from the game program, for example, abnormality determination and output control of a test signal may be performed. The configuration for performing the operation, the abnormality determination and the display control for displaying the combination ratio on the predetermined display, the output control for the test signal and the display control for displaying the combination ratio on the predetermined display, the abnormality determination and the timer are updated. A configuration for controlling may be used.
Even with these configurations, it is possible to reduce the traffic between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines an abnormality in the non-game program and outputs it to the test device by calling the non-game program (non-game-related processing) once from the game program (timer interrupt processing). It is configured to perform a plurality of controls including output control of a test signal and display control for displaying a winning combination ratio based on a game history on a predetermined display. In the abnormality determination, two types of abnormality determination (medal payout) are performed. The configuration is such that the abnormality determination regarding the above and the determination of the abnormality regarding the insertion of the medal) are performed, but one type of abnormality determination may be performed in the abnormality determination, or a plurality of three or more types of abnormality determinations may be performed. .. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the traffic between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
The configuration includes a main control unit 41 that performs control based on the program stored in the M41b, and the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program is called by one call from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program. The sensor monitoring process, which is a process for determining an abnormality (determination of an abnormality related to the payout of a medal, the determination of an abnormality related to the insertion of a medal) in the game-related processing, and the test signal, which is a process for controlling the output of the test signal output to the test device It is a configuration in which output processing is performed, and in the non-game-related processing, the sensor monitoring processing and the test signal output processing are respectively called as subroutines. In such a configuration, since the process of determining the abnormality and the process of controlling the output of the external output signal output to the external device are set as subroutines, the program can be easily managed.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment determines an abnormality in the non-game program (for example, an abnormality determination regarding payout of a medal, a medal) by one call from a timer interrupt process which is a game program to a non-game related process which is a non-game program. It is configured to perform sensor monitoring processing, which is a process for determining an abnormality related to input), and test signal output processing, which is a process for controlling the output of a test signal. In the test signal output processing in a non-game program, the processing of the game program is performed. Is an output port for which on-data or off-data is not set (in this embodiment,
Output port 6) That is, the output state of the test signal is set using the output port that is not used in the processing of the game program. In such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the signal whose output state is controlled by the processing of the game program from being unintentionally controlled to the output state by the test signal output processing in the non-game program.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
The configuration includes a main control unit 41 that performs control based on the program stored in the M41b, and the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program is called by one call from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program. In the game-related processing, the sensor monitoring process, which is a process for determining an abnormality (determination of an abnormality related to the payout of medals, the determination of an abnormality related to the insertion of medals), and the combination ratio, which is a state based on the game history, are determined by a predetermined display (credit display) 11. The configuration is such that the display monitor data selection process that controls the display displayed on the game auxiliary display 12) is performed, and the sensor monitoring process and the display monitor data selection process are called as subroutines in the non-game-related processing. Is. In such a configuration, since the process of performing the abnormality determination and the process of performing the display control of the combination ratio are set as subroutines, the program can be easily managed.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment can display either a number indicating a credit or a number and a symbol indicating a type of a combination ratio on the credit display 11, and is paid out to the game auxiliary display 12. It is possible to display either a number indicating the number of medals to be paid out, a number indicating the navigation number by the navigation notification, an error code, or a number indicating the ratio of the combination ratio, and the game program indicates the state of the game. Credits as display, number of payouts,
Display control is performed to display the navigation number and error code using the display data stored in the game program area, and the non-game program displays the type and ratio of the combination ratio as a display indicating the state based on the game history. It is a configuration that performs display control to display using the display data stored in the non-game program area, and the display data used in the display control to display the state based on the game history in the non-game program and the game in the game program. Even if the display data used in the display control for displaying the state displays a common display mode (for example, the numbers "0" to "9"), the game program area and the non-game program area Each display data is stored. In such a configuration, in the display control of the combination ratio for displaying the state based on the game history in the non-game program, the display data stored in the non-game program area is used, and the credit for displaying the game state in the game program, etc. In the display control of, by using the display data stored in the game program area, it is possible to reduce the exchange between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the RO.
The configuration includes a main control unit 41 that performs control based on the program stored in the M41b, and the non-game-related processing included in the non-game program is called by one call from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program. In the game-related processing, the test signal output processing, which is the processing for controlling the output of the test signal output to the test device among the external output signals output to the external device connected to the slot machine 1, and the state based on the game history. It is configured to perform display monitor data selection processing that performs display control to display a certain combination ratio on a predetermined display (credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12), and in the non-game-related processing, test signal output processing and display. The data selection process for monitoring is called as a subroutine. In such a configuration, since the process of controlling the output of the test signal and the process of controlling the display of the winning ratio are set as subroutines, the program can be easily managed.

In the conventional gaming machine, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, the storage area of the game data used in the game program and the storage area of the non-game data used in the non-game program are also assigned to separate areas, but the non-game data is referred to in the game program. If the data in the non-game data area is referred to from the game program each time the processing is executed, it is necessary to access both the game data area and the non-game data area from the game program many times, which complicates the processing. The problem of conversion arises.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing a program, a main control unit 41 which controls based on the program stored in the ROM 41b, and data. RAM 4 having a storage area that can temporarily store
The storage area of the ROM 41b including 1c is a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, and a program called by the game program, and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored. Including non-gaming program areas,
The storage area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area in which game data used by the game program is readable and writable, and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is readable and stored. In the sensor monitoring process of the non-game related processing, which is a non-game program, the abnormality determination regarding the payout of medals and the abnormality regarding the insertion of medals are performed as abnormality determination, and the non-game RAM area is determined based on the results of these abnormality determinations. In the timer interrupt process (main), which is a game program that updates the sensor error reference data as the first abnormal data stored in and calls the non-game-related process, when the non-game-related process returns to the game program, With reference to the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area, the sensor error flag can be updated as the second abnormal data stored in the game RAM area based on the first abnormal data. In the main process, which is a game program, it is determined whether or not to shift to an error state that makes the progress of the game impossible by referring to the second abnormal data stored in the game RAM area.

In such a configuration, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area. Are assigned separately, and the game data used by the game program is stored in a readable and writable game RAM.
Non-game RA where the area and non-game data used by the non-game program are readable and stored.
In the configuration in which the M area and the M area are separately assigned, in the game program, when returning from the non-game program to the game program, the first abnormality data stored in the non-game data area is referred to, and the first abnormality data is referred to. The second abnormal data stored in the game data area is updated based on the abnormal data, and in the game program, the progress of the game is disabled by referring to the second abnormal data stored in the game data area. Since it is determined whether or not to shift to the error state, once the first abnormal data in the non-game data area is referred to and the second abnormal data in the game data area is updated, the game such as the main processing performed thereafter is performed. In the program, it is possible to refer to the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program without accessing the first abnormality data in the non-game data area many times each time the processing related to the abnormality determination is performed. The frequency of referencing the non-game data area from the program can be reduced as much as possible.

When the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment returns from the non-game-related processing which is the non-game program to the timer interrupt processing which is the game program, the medal-related error is referred to as the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area. With reference to the data, the sensor error flag can be updated as the second abnormality data stored in the game RAM area based on the first abnormality data, and when the non-game program returns to the game program, With reference to the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area, the logical sum of the first abnormal data and the sensor error flag stored in the game RAM area is calculated, and the sensor is calculated according to the calculation result. By updating the error flag, the second abnormality data is updated when the occurrence of an abnormality is specified from the first abnormality data, and the second abnormality is not specified from the first abnormality data. It is a configuration that does not update the data. In such a configuration, the second abnormal data is updated when the occurrence of an abnormality is specified from the first abnormal data, and the second abnormal data is not updated when the occurrence of an abnormality is not specified from the first abnormal data. Therefore, even if the abnormality is resolved and the first abnormality data is updated in the non-game program after the abnormality occurs, the abnormality occurs from the second abnormality data until the occurrence of the abnormality is confirmed on the game program side. Can be identified.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a first abnormality capable of performing an abnormality determination and specifying the result of the abnormality determination in a non-game-related process which is a non-game program called by a timer interrupt process (main) which is a game program. The configuration is such that the medal-related error reference data is stored in the non-game RAM area as data, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is a game program.
Refers to the medal-related error reference data as the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area without performing other processing when returning to the game program from the non-game-related processing which is the non-game program. The sensor error flag can be updated as the second abnormality data stored in the game RAM area based on the first abnormality data. In such a configuration, since the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program is referred to before performing other processing, the result of the abnormality determination can be reflected in the processing performed by the game program as soon as possible.
Further, in such a configuration, after the non-game-related processing is performed, the processing using the second abnormal data before being updated based on the first abnormal data is performed by another processing. Can be prevented.

In the conventional gaming machine, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, when the signal output by the game program and the signal output by the non-game program are performed using a common output port, the output data of the signal set by the non-game program remains. Therefore, there is a possibility that it will be output as an output signal by the game program.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing a program, a main control unit 41 which controls based on the program stored in the ROM 41b, and a signal. Equipped with output ports 0 to 9 for outputting
The storage area of the OM41b includes a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area. Output ports 0 to 9 include output data in the game program, for example, control signals of reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, control signals of flow path switching solenoid 30, control signals of credit display 11, and sub-control unit 91. The first output port (output ports 0 to 5, 7 to 9) in which the command to is set and the output data is not set in the non-game program, and the output data, for example, a test signal in the non-game program. Etc. are set, and the output data is not set in the game program, including the second output port (output port 6), and the initialization of the first output port and the second output port is the activation of the game program. Time setting process and power failure process (main)
It is a configuration to be performed from. In such a configuration, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area. In the configuration in which is separately assigned, the output data is set in the game program, the output data is not set in the non-game program, and the output data is set in the non-game program. Since the second output port for which the output data is not set is provided separately in the above, the output data of the signal set by the non-game program remains, so that the output signal is output as the output signal by the game program. It is possible to ensure the independence of the control by the game program and the control by the non-game program, and the first output port and the second output port are initialized from the game program. The control when initializing the output port can be simplified.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a first output port (output ports 0 to 5, 7 to 9) in which output data is set in a game program and output data is not set in a non-game program. The configuration includes a second output port (output port 6) in which output data is set in the game program and output data is not set in the game program. The game program has a slot machine as an initialization condition. The configuration is such that the first output port and the second output port are initialized when it is established that the power supply to 1 is started and the power failure is detected. With such a configuration, it is possible to simplify the control when the initialization condition is satisfied.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a first output port (output ports 0 to 5, 7 to 9) in which output data is set in a game program and output data is not set in a non-game program. It is configured to include a second output port (output port 6) in which output data is set in the game program and output data is not set in the game program, and a test signal is output from the second output port. Is. In such a configuration, the capacity of the game program can be reduced by controlling the output of the test signal, which is not essential for the progress of the game, in the non-game program.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is a RAM having a storage area that can temporarily store data.
The RAM 41c includes a 41c, and the storage area of the RAM 41c is a game RAM area in which game data used by a game program is readable and writable, and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by a non-game program is readable. And, including, the game RAM area
A configuration in which the game program is initialized by the RAM initialization process called from the initial setting process or the main process, and the non-game RAM area is initialized by the non-game RAM area initialization process called from the initial setting process. Is. In such a configuration, in the game program and the non-game program, the game data and the non-game data can be referred to each other, but the game program can be rewritten by making it impossible to rewrite each other including initialization. It is possible to ensure the independence of the control by the control and the control by the non-game program.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is a RAM having a storage area that can temporarily store data.
The RAM 41c includes a 41c, and the storage area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area in which game data used by a game program is readable and writable, and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by a non-game program is readable. When the setting change process is performed, the game RAM area is initialized by performing the game RAM area initialization process, while the non-game RAM area is not initialized. In such a configuration, even when the setting change process accompanied by the initialization of the game RAM area is performed, the non-game RAM area is not initialized, so that the stored contents stored in the non-game RAM area, for example, , It is possible to prevent data and the like for displaying the winning combination ratio, which is a state based on the game history, on the predetermined display from being initialized.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is a RAM having a storage area that can temporarily store data.
The RAM 41c includes a 41c, and the storage area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area in which game data used by a game program is readable and writable, and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by a non-game program is readable. In the initial setting process, the non-gaming RAM area includes RAM 4 using RAM parity and fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis.
When an abnormality in 1c is determined and it is determined that there is an abnormality in the stored contents of the RAM 41c, the game RA
By performing the M area initialization process and the non-game RAM area initialization process, all the areas of the RAM 41c are initialized. In such a configuration, when there is an abnormality in the contents stored in the RAM 41c and there is a risk that the game control may not be performed normally, the non-game R of the RAM 41c
The AM area can be initialized. Further, when there is an abnormality in the content stored in the RAM 41c, the non-game RAM area is initialized, so that the stored content stored in the non-game RAM area that is not initialized even if the setting is changed, for example, a game It is possible to normalize the data for displaying the winning combination ratio, which is the state based on the history of, on the predetermined display, and to guarantee the normal operation of the processing based on the stored contents stored in the non-game RAM area. ..

In the conventional gaming machine, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, the non-game program detects fraudulent passage of medals, but the game program determines only the passage of inserted medals, so the non-game program does not operate normally. In that case, there is a risk that the passage of the medal will be determined even if the fraud is performed.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment has a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing a program and a main control unit 41 which controls based on the program stored in the ROM 41b. The storage area of the ROM 41b is a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored, which is a program called by the game program. And, as the first condition in the game program, the input medal sensor 31
The passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is detected when the confirmed data of b or 31c is in the ON state and the input data is in the OFF state, that is, it is established that the input data has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. The first detection process (medal insertion signal processing) is performed, and as the second condition in the non-game program, the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and Input medal sensor 31
When it is established that the confirmed data of b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state, the second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed, and in the game program, the first When the passage of the game medium is detected in both the detection process and the second detection process, it is determined that the game medium to be added to the bet number and the credit has passed.

In such a configuration, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game is stored, and a non-game program area. Is separately assigned, the first detection process for detecting the passage of the game medium when the first condition is satisfied in the game program, and the detection of the passage of the game medium when the second condition is satisfied in the game program. Since the passage of the game medium is determined when the passage of the game medium is detected in both of the second detection processes, the passage of the game medium can be appropriately determined without increasing the capacity of the game program.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as the first condition, the insertion medal sensor 31b or 31
When it is established that the confirmed data of c is in the ON state and the input data is in the OFF state, the first detection process (medal insertion signal process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed, and the second As a condition, the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and the insertion medal sensors 31b or 31c
The configuration is such that the second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed when the confirmation data of is changed from the ON state to the OFF state.
The second condition is configured to be satisfied based on the state transition of the medal insertion signal containing more information than the first condition. With such a configuration, fraud related to the passage of the game medium can be eliminated without increasing the capacity of the game program.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the medal sensor check process, which is a non-game program, the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal as the second condition. , And the inserted medal sensor 31b or 3
The second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed when the confirmation data of 1c is changed from the ON state to the OFF state. When the passage of the game medium is not normally detected, it is determined to be abnormal, and the medal-related error reference data (E5) is set. With such a configuration, fraud related to the passage of the game medium can be detected without increasing the capacity of the game program.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as the first condition, the insertion medal sensor 31b or 31
When it is established that the confirmed data of c is in the ON state and the input data is in the OFF state, the first detection process (medal insertion signal process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed, and the second As a condition, the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and the insertion medal sensors 31b or 31c
The configuration is such that the second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed when the confirmation data of is changed from the ON state to the OFF state.
In the first detection process and the second detection process, the common input medal sensors 31a to 31c are used to detect the passage of the game medium. In such a configuration, since the passage of the game medium is detected in both the game program and the non-game program by targeting a common sensor, it is possible to appropriately determine the passage of the game medium without increasing the capacity of the game program. it can.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is a timer interrupt process that executes periodic processing at regular intervals (
The detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c can be acquired by the main), and as the first condition, it is established that the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensors 31b or 31c is in the ON state and the input data is in the OFF state. By doing so, the first detection process (medal insertion signal processing) for detecting the passage of the medal, which is the game medium, is performed, and as the second condition, the insertion medal sensor 3 is performed.
The game medium is established when the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of 1a to 31c is normal and the confirmation data of the insertion medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. The second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting the passage of the medal is performed. In the first detection process and the second detection process, the inserted medal sensor acquired by the same timer interrupt process (main) is performed. The configuration is such that the passage of the game medium is detected using the detection states of 31a to 31c. In such a configuration, the passage of the game medium is detected in both the game program and the non-game program by using the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c acquired by the same timer interrupt process (main). It is possible to appropriately determine the passage of the game medium without increasing the capacity.

Some conventional gaming machines have a configuration that repeatedly turns on and off, such as blinking the backlight of a reel. In such a configuration, in order to control the reel backlight to be turned on and off repeatedly, the control is performed based on the data of repeating turning on and off at each interruption of a predetermined time, and the data for that is required. ..

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment is a credit display 11 composed of electronic components, for example, a 7-segment display for a predetermined time.
, It is possible to perform control that repeats on control and off control of the game auxiliary display 12.
The timer value for measuring a predetermined time is updated, a calculation is performed using the timer value and a specific value, and on control and off control are switched according to the result of the calculation. In such a configuration, a timer value for measuring a predetermined time and a specific value are used for calculation, and on control and off control are switched according to the result of the calculation, so data for switching is required separately. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the data capacity for performing control that repeats on control and off control.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs on control and off control on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 composed of the 7-segment display as electronic components.
Although it is configured to be able to blink, the main control unit 41 is an electronic component that emits light other than the 7-segment display, for example, an LED or a lamp (in this embodiment, the LED 1 in the wait).
9., LED20 during replay, effect LED52, etc.), operating means operated by a solenoid or the like, vibration means such as a vibrator, or the like may be applied.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the main control unit 41 performs on control and off control of electronic components, it is configured to switch between on control and off control according to the result of calculation using a timer value and a specific value. However, the sub-control unit 91 and other control means may be configured to perform on-control and off-control of a predetermined electronic component according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment switches between on control and off control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value, thereby repeating on control and off control of the electronic component for a predetermined time. This is a configuration in which the timer value is divided by a specific value, and on control and off control are switched according to the value of the least significant bit of the divided quotient. In such a configuration, it is possible to switch between on control and off control with a simple process.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 divides the timer value by a specific value and switches between on control and off control according to the value of the lowest bit of the divided quotient. However, the timer value is set to a specific value. An operation other than division by, for example, a configuration in which on control and off control may be switched depending on the value of the lowest bit of the value obtained by shifting the timer value by a predetermined number of bits may be used, or a four-rule operation may be performed.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment switches between on-control and off-control according to the result of calculation using a timer value and a specific value, thereby repeating on-control and off-control of electronic components for a predetermined time. This is a configuration in which a specific value is used for calculation each time the timer value is updated. In such a configuration, it is possible to switch between on control and off control with a simple process.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to calculate using a specific value every time the timer value is updated, but calculates using the specific value every time the timer value is updated a predetermined number of times. It may be configured to be used. In such a configuration, the number of operations can be reduced and the processing load can be reduced.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment switches between on-control and off-control according to the result of calculation using a timer value and a specific value, so that on-control and off-control of electronic components are repeated for a predetermined time. The electronic component is a light emitting means such as a credit display 11, a game auxiliary display 12, and a game machine information display 50, which are composed of a 7-segment display. In such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the data capacity when the light emitting means is blinked for a predetermined time.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment switches on control and off control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value, and repeats on control and off control of the electronic component for a predetermined time. -This is a configuration in which off control is performed, and in the on-off control, the control performed by the result of an operation using a specific value with respect to the initial value of the timer value is set to off control. In such a configuration, even when the on-off control is started for the electronic component in the on-control state, the off control is first performed when the on-off control is started, and then the off control is performed.
Since the on-off control and the off-control are repeated, it is possible to recognize that the on-off control has been started.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 switches on-control and off-control for the electronic component for a predetermined time according to the result of the calculation using the timer value and the specific value.
The off control is performed, and in the on-off control, the control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value with respect to the initial value of the timer value is the off control. The main control unit 41 is the timer. A configuration in which the control performed by the result of an operation using a specific value with respect to the initial value of the value may be turned on control may be used. In such a configuration, before starting the on-off control for the electronic component, the electronic component is once electronically used. By configuring the component to start the on-off control after the off control, it is possible to recognize that the on-off control has been started.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment switches on control and off control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value, and repeats on control and off control of the electronic component for a predetermined time. -The configuration is such that off control is performed, and the control performed by the result of an operation using a specific value for the final value of the timer value is off control. In such a configuration, the control at the end of the on-off control for the electronic component over a predetermined time is set to the off control, so that the electronic component is turned on after the end of the on-off control. (For example, in the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, after controlling the display of the ratio display of the accessory by the display monitor data selection process, the display content displayed before the ratio display is displayed. (For example, when displaying the credit, the number of payouts, the error code) again, or when displaying the ratio display of one of the multiple types of ratio display and then displaying the other ratio display, etc.), the off control is also set. Since it will be controlled to turn it on after it is done,
It is possible to recognize the division between the on-off control and the subsequent on control.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 switches on-control and off-control for the electronic component for a predetermined time according to the result of the calculation using the timer value and the specific value.
The off control is performed, and in the on-off control, the control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value with respect to the final value of the timer value is the off control. The main control unit 41 is the timer. A configuration in which control performed by the result of an operation using a specific value with respect to the final value of the value may be turned on control may be used. In such a configuration, the electronic component is turned off when the on-off control for the electronic component is terminated. It is possible to recognize the division between the on-off control and the subsequent on-control.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment awards a predetermined number of medals with the winning of a small winning combination, controls in an advantageous manner for the player with the winning of a special winning combination, and controls for a predetermined specific period, for example, the past 60.
Counting the total cumulative number of medals awarded during the period from the initialization of the RAM 41c data to the present during the 00 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason, or to be advantageous during a specific period It is possible to count the number of bonuses paid out, which is the total number of medals awarded during the controlled period (BB, RB), and the bonuses counted by the number of bonuses paid out in the total cumulative number of payouts counted. It is a configuration that can calculate the bonus payout ratio, which is the ratio of the number of payouts, and display the calculated bonus payout ratio on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 so that the calculated bonus payout ratio can be specified. In the embodiment, there are a plurality of cumulative buffers 1 to 3 having different timings of reaching 6000 games), and each time a specific period is reached, the value of the corresponding counter is used to calculate the bonus payout ratio. The display of the bonus payout ratio blinks during the period from the start of counting by the cumulative buffers 1 to 3 to the first arrival at a specific period. In such a configuration, it is possible to recognize that the bonus payout ratio displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is not a normal value. In addition, since each of the plurality of cumulative buffers 1 to 3 having different timings for reaching the specific period is reached, after the first cumulative buffer reaches the specific period once, until the cumulative buffer reaches the next specific period. Without waiting, the bonus payout ratio can be updated with the latest information each time another cumulative buffer reaches a specific period.

In the first embodiment, the main control unit 41 displays the bonus payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games as a ratio display on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12. Although it is a configuration that can be displayed, the same as in the second embodiment in the first embodiment,
Advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, past 60
Calculate the joint payout ratio between 00 games, the advantageous section payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the joint payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, and credit these ratios and ratios. It may be configured so that it can be displayed on the display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12.

Although examples of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the present invention, and is included in the present invention even if there are changes or additions within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which the bet number is set by using medals and credits as the game value has been described, but the slot in which the bet number is set by using the game ball as the game value has been described. It may be applied to machines or fully credited slot machines that set bets using only credits as game value. When the game ball is used as the game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when the bet number is set to 3 in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Corresponds to setting the number of bets using.

Further, the value is not limited to using only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and for example, a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls can be used together. It may be. That is, it is possible to set the number of bets and play a game by using any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls are generated when a prize is generated. A slot machine that can pay out any value may be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and the modified example, an example in which the present invention is applied to the slot machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. This is an example of a pachinko gaming machine that plays a game by launching a game ball into the game area.
The ROM is a separate ROM for the game program area in which the game program related to the progress of the game is stored and the non-game program area in which the non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored.
It can also be applied to a gaming machine or the like having the configuration assigned to. It is also applicable to pachinko gaming machines that have a configuration in which electronic components are repeatedly turned on and off, such as blinking an effect LED.

The second embodiment of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the configuration of the slot machine of this embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, different points will be mainly described here.

The main control unit 41 of the first embodiment is the past 60, which is aggregated by the data processing for the role ratio monitor.
The ratio of the character payout between 00 games and the character payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games is displayed as a ratio.
Although it is a configuration that can be displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12,
The main control unit 41 of the second embodiment includes a game machine information display 50 composed of a 7-segment display on the game control board 40, and pays out the characters with respect to the distribution ratio of the characters and the total cumulative number of games paid out in the past 6000 games. The ratio display such as the ratio is displayed on the game machine information display 50.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the first embodiment is configured to display the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number by data processing for the role ratio monitor as the ratio display. However, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment displays the ratio of the advantageous section between the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total cumulative number of games, the continuous payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the combination between the past 6000 games. It is configured to display the goods payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, the accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the first embodiment is configured to aggregate the data for displaying the ratio by using the three cumulative buffers 1 to 3 capable of counting the data related to the payout of medals for 6000 games. The main control unit 41 of the second embodiment has a configuration in which data for performing ratio display is aggregated using five ring buffers provided with 15 sets of buffers capable of storing 2-byte data in one set. is there.

Hereinafter, the slot machine 1 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 35.
As shown in FIG. 31, in a state where the game control board 40 is attached to a predetermined position inside the housing 1a, a 7-segment display is formed below the front side (player side) of the game control board 40. The gaming machine information display 50 is arranged. In the game machine information display 50, the display contents can be visually recognized from the outside of the board case 120a in a state where the game control board 40 is enclosed in the board case 120a, and the display contents are totaled by the main control unit 41 and the game is played. The clerk or the like can recognize information such as the advantageous section ratio in the slot machine 1 displayed on the machine information display 50.

Therefore, the display content of the gaming machine information display 50 can be visually recognized via the board case 120a in a state where the front door 1b is open. Further, inside the housing 1a, the visibility of the display contents of the gaming machine information display 50 is not hindered. Specifically, at the position on the display side of the game machine information display 50, all parts such as reels and other boards provided in the slot machine 1 are not provided, and the display side of the game machine information display 50 is not provided. The wiring that connects the electronic components provided in the slot machine 1 does not pass through the position. Further, in the board case 120a for accommodating the game control board 40 on which the game machine information display 50 is mounted, a seal sticker, an entry section for writing an opener, management information and management history of the slot machine 1 and the game control board 40. A label on which information such as information is displayed, a sticking part on which the label is affixed, a display part on which the information is printed and engraved, a heat dissipation hole, parts such as a fan for heat dissipation, and the like are the game machine information display 50. It is provided avoiding the position on the display side.

Further, the substrate case 120a is designed to be sealed after accommodating the game control substrate 40, and in the sealed state, the sealing cannot be released and opened without leaving a trace. It has become. As a sealing method, there are a method of sealing the sealing piece with a one-way screw, a method of welding a part of the case, and a method of attaching a sealing sticker that leaves a mark of peeling.
As a result, the connection line connecting the game machine information display 50 and the game control board 40 is disconnected, and the game machine information display 50 mounted on the game control board 40 enclosed in the board case 120a is displayed correctly. It is possible to prevent the contents from being displayed, or to prevent fraud such as sticking a sticker or the like on the display surface of the gaming machine information display 50 to hinder visibility.

As shown in FIG. 32, the main control unit 41 has an advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, an advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, a continuous payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and a past 600.
Game with 0 games, advantageous section payout ratio between past 6000 games, consecutive payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, bonus payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, advantageous section payout ratio to total cumulative payouts Control is performed so that the machine information display 50 is displayed.

The advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games is the ratio of the number of games controlled in the advantageous section related to AT in the past 6000 games. The advantageous section related to AT is a period from when the AT is won in the state where the AT is not won until all the control of the AT accompanying the winning AT is completed and the shift to the non-AT is completed. The ratio of advantageous sections to the total total number of games is a game controlled to an advantageous section related to AT with respect to the total number of games, which is the total number of games since the data of RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason. It is a ratio of numbers. The continuous payout ratio between the past 6000 games is B controlled between the past 6000 games in the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games.
This is the ratio of the number of consecutive medals paid out, which is the cumulative number of medals paid out during B. The bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games is the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games, which is paid out during the BB and RB controlled during the past 6000 games in the total number of medals paid out. It is the ratio of the number of bonuses paid out, which is the cumulative number of medals. The advantageous section payout ratio between the past 6000 games is the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games, which is paid out during the advantageous section related to AT controlled during the past 6000 games. It is the ratio of the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section, which is the cumulative number of medals. The ratio of consecutive payouts to the total cumulative payouts is the total number of medals paid out at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason after the data of the RAM 41c is initialized, which is the total number of medals paid out at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason. It is a ratio of the number of consecutive medals paid out, which is the cumulative number of medals paid out in the controlled BB from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present. The ratio of accessory payouts to the total cumulative payouts is the RAM 41c at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason in the total cumulative payouts.
This is the ratio of the number of medals paid out, which is the cumulative number of medals paid out during the BB and RB controlled from the initialization of the data to the present. The advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number is the payout during the advantageous section related to the AT controlled from the time when the data of the RAM 41c was initialized to the present, or at the time of shipment from the factory to the total cumulative payout number. It is the ratio of the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section, which is the cumulative number of medals.

In this embodiment, as a bonus, only the RB and the BB in which the RB operates continuously are installed. Although all kinds of small winning medals are allowed to be won, some reels are pulled in. The number of medals paid out during the CT may be reflected in the bonus payout ratio when the CT and the CB in which the CT operates continuously may be mounted. , When the CB is installed, the number of medals paid out during the CB will be reflected in the consecutive payout ratio.

The main control unit 41 has been used for the past 600 in the period from when the power is turned on until the power supply is stopped.
Advantageous section ratio between 0 games, advantageous section ratio to total cumulative number of games, consecutive payout ratio between past 6000 games, character payout ratio between past 6000 games, advantageous section payout ratio between past 6000 games, total cumulative payout The consecutive payout ratio to the number, the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number are switched every predetermined period (30 seconds in this embodiment) in the display order shown in FIG. It is displayed on the game machine information display 50.

At this time, when the game machine information display 50 displays an abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed in the upper two digits (for example, the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games in the display order 1 is displayed, " 1
A ") is displayed. The abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed is that the display content of the lowest digit of the two displayed digits is a character other than a number (in this embodiment, the letters "A", "C", and "F"). When the abbreviation, the ratio, and the ratio are displayed on the game machine information display 50, the numerical portion of the abbreviation is not adjacent to the ratio and the ratio. As a result, it is possible to prevent the displayed contents of the ratio and the ratio from being misunderstood because the numerical portion of the abbreviation and the ratio and the ratio are adjacent to each other.

At this time, the gaming machine information display 50 displays the ratio and ratio (hereinafter, may be referred to as data to be displayed) that should be displayed at present corresponding to the above-mentioned abbreviations in the last two digits. The data is also displayed in%. 0 to 99% is displayed as the data displayed in the last two digits of the game machine information display 50, but in this embodiment, it is displayed using both the last two digits of the game machine information display 50. It is designed to display the data to be used, for example.
If the data to be displayed is one digit, the upper digit of the last two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is "
While displaying "0", the value of the data to be displayed is displayed in the lower digit (for example, when displaying 5%, "05" is displayed in the last two digits of the gaming machine information display 50. ). When the data to be displayed is two digits, the data to be displayed is displayed in the last two digits of the game machine information display 50 (for example, when displaying 15%, the game machine information display 50 is displayed. "15" is displayed in the last two digits). In this way, whether the data to be displayed on the gaming machine information display 50 is one digit or two.
By displaying the data to be displayed using both the last two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 regardless of the digits, it is possible to prevent the display contents of the ratio and the ratio from being misunderstood. Also,
Regardless of whether it is one digit or two digits, by displaying the data to be displayed using both the last two digits of the gaming machine information display 50, the last two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 are always displayed. Any data will be displayed, and for example, when the data is not displayed on one of the last two digits of the display, it is possible to recognize the abnormality of the display.

In addition, the abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed is set so that the display content of the most significant digit among the two displayed digits is a character other than a number (for example, "A1"), and the gaming machine information display is displayed. Even in a configuration in which the abbreviation is displayed in the last two digits of 50 and the data to be currently displayed (for example, the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games) is displayed in the first two digits of the gaming machine information display 50, the abbreviation number is displayed. It is possible to prevent the displayed contents of the ratio and the ratio from being misunderstood because the portion and the ratio and the ratio are adjacent to each other.

Further, regardless of whether the abbreviation and the data to be currently displayed are displayed in the last two digits or the first two digits of the game machine information display 50, the two digits for displaying the abbreviation and the data to be currently displayed are displayed. Even if the two-digit colors are different, it is possible to prevent the displayed contents of the ratio and the ratio from being misunderstood because the abbreviated number part and the ratio and the ratio are adjacent to each other.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment has an advantageous section ratio, a continuous combination payout ratio, a bonus payout ratio, and the like.
When the advantageous section payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are switched and displayed at predetermined intervals in the display order shown in FIG. Within the period, even if the game progresses and these values can be updated to new values, the update to the new values is restricted and the display is cycled using the original values. .. Specifically, if the game progresses and these values can be updated to new values within one period until these displays are completed, the new values are calculated and the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is calculated. However, by setting the original value without setting the new value in the output buffer for displaying the display contents on the game machine information display 50, the display on the game machine information display 50 can be displayed. The original value may be used to make a round, and when the round display is completed, a new value may be set in the output buffer, and then the new value may be displayed. If these values can be updated to new values within one period until the end of the round, the display on the gaming machine information display 50 is restricted from performing the calculation for obtaining the new values. When the display of the cycle is completed, the calculation for finding a new value is performed.
After that, the new value may be used for display on the gaming machine information display 50. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the display contents such as the advantageous section ratio calculated at different times from being mixed in the period until the display contents on the gaming machine information display 50 make a round.

Further, when the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games and the advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games exceeds the specified ratio (for example, 70%), the main control unit 41 displays a display mode different from the usual one (for example, usually If it is always lit, it blinks and lights up, etc.) to display the advantageous section ratio. Further, when the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the continuous combination payment ratio to the total cumulative number of games exceeds the specified ratio (for example, 60%), the main control unit 41 displays a display mode different from the usual one (for example, 60%). If it is normally lit all the time, it will blink and lit, etc.) to display the continuous payout ratio. Further, when the bonus payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games pay out exceeds the specified ratio (for example, 70%), the main control unit 41 displays a display mode different from the usual one (for example, 70%). If the normal lighting is always on, the accessory payout ratio is displayed by blinking lighting, etc.). In addition, the main control unit 4
1 is a display mode different from the usual display mode (for example, the normal is always lit) when the advantageous section payout ratio between the past 6000 games and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts exceed the specified ratio (for example, 80%). If there is, it blinks and lights up, etc.) to display the advantageous section payout ratio.

In this way, when the advantageous section ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio exceed the specified ratio, they are displayed in a display mode different from the usual one, and the gambling is high. It is possible to warn that it may be controlled.

In addition, the main control unit 41 obtains the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the character payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the advantageous section payout ratio between the past 6000 games. When displaying on the display 50, the number of past games is 6
When the 000 games have not been reached, for example, the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is blinked, and the total is 600 by controlling the display mode different from the usual one.
It is possible to recognize that the game has not reached 0, and it is possible to recognize the possibility that the displayed ratios and ratios are biased.

Further, when the main control unit 41 displays the advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games on the gaming machine information display 50, the number of games in the past is the specified number of games in which the advantageous section ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine. When (for example, 175,000 games) has not been reached, the advantageous section ratio can be achieved by controlling the display mode to be different from the usual one, for example, by blinking the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50. It has become possible to recognize that the number of games has not reached the specified number of games that generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, and it has become possible to recognize that the displayed ratios and ratios may be biased. There is.

In addition, the main control unit 41 sets the ratio of consecutive payments to the total total number of payments to the gaming machine information display 5.
In the case of displaying 0, when the number of past games has not reached the specified number of games (for example, 17,500 games) in which the continuous payout ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, for example, game machine information. By controlling the display mode to be different from the usual one, such as blinking the display of the upper two digits of the display 50, the number of games that the continuous payout ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine has not been reached. It is possible to recognize, and it is possible to recognize the possibility that the displayed ratios and ratios are biased.

In addition, the main control unit 41 sets the ratio of the bonus payout to the total cumulative payout number on the gaming machine information display 5
In the case of displaying 0, when the number of past games has not reached the specified number of games (for example, 6000 games) in which the bonus payout ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, for example, game machine information. By controlling the display mode to be different from the usual one, such as blinking the display of the upper two digits of the display 50, the number of games for which the bonus payout ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine has not been reached. The percentages that are recognizable and displayed,
It has become possible to recognize the possibility that the ratio is biased.

Further, the main control unit 41 defines that when the game machine information display 50 displays the advantageous section payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts, the number of past games converges to the design value of the slot machine. When the number of games (for example, 175,000 games) has not been reached, for example, the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is blinked.
By controlling the display mode different from the usual one, it is possible to recognize that the advantageous section payout ratio has not reached the specified number of games that generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, and the displayed ratio, It has become possible to recognize the possibility that the ratio is biased.

The main control unit 41 displays "00" in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 when the game has not reached 6000 games, and displays the gaming machine information after reaching the 6000 games. The ratio and ratio to be displayed in the lower two digits of the device 50 are displayed, that is, in the state after reaching 6000 games, the display mode of the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is 6000.
It is preferable that the display mode is different from the display mode after the game, and by such a configuration, the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 are displayed in a state where the game has not reached 6000 games. (For example, "1A") The total of the advantageous section ratio, etc. specified by 6000
It can be recognized that the game has not been reached, and it is possible to recognize that the displayed ratios and ratios may be biased. Further, by displaying "00" in the lower two digits of the game machine information display 50 when the game has not reached 6000 games, the game machine information is always displayed when the game has not reached 6000 games. The data is displayed in the last two digits of the device 50. For example, when the data is not displayed in one of the last two digits of the display, it is possible to recognize the abnormality of the display.

In addition, the main control unit 41 has an advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, an advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, a continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, a character payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and a past 6000 games. Judge whether the data used to calculate the advantageous section payout ratio, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, the accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts is normal. , When it is determined to be abnormal (when the number of bonuses paid out, the number of consecutive payouts, the number of advantageous section payouts is larger than the total number of payouts, the stored value is in a certain data format (01 repetition, etc.), etc.) Initializes the data determined to be abnormal and the data related to the data, causes the game machine information display 50 to display that an abnormality has been detected (for example, "FFFF"), and notifies that fact. It is possible to recognize that the calculation of these data is not performed normally.

When initializing the data determined to be abnormal and the data related to the data, for example, among the advantageous section ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio with respect to the past 6000 games. If at least one of the above is determined to be abnormal, the data relating to all of them may be initialized, or only a part of the data may be initialized. If at least one of the advantageous section ratio, the consecutive combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative number of games is determined to be abnormal, the data related to all of them should be initialized. Alternatively, only some data may be initialized. In addition, when an abnormality is determined in a part of the data for the past 6000 games, all the data for the past 6000 games and the total cumulative number of games is initialized, or conversely, a part of the data for the total cumulative number of games is initialized. When an abnormality is determined, all the data for the past 6000 games and the total total number of games may be initialized.

In addition, it is determined whether or not the data used for calculating the advantageous section ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the total cumulative number of games is normal, and it is determined to be abnormal. In that case, a predetermined operation (for example, the switches such as the start switch 7, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, and the setting key switch 37 are operated by the predetermined procedure) is performed. By doing so, the data may be initialized.

Further, in the notification that an abnormality has been determined, as described above, even if the gaming machine information display 50 is made to display that an abnormality has been detected (for example, "FFFF") and notify that fact. Good, when an abnormality is determined, a command that can identify that fact is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the sub-control unit 91 notifies that the abnormality has been determined by the liquid crystal display 51 or the like. You may do so.

In addition, the main control unit 41 has a period from the start of data collection to reaching 6000 games, that is, the ratio of advantageous sections between the past 6000 games, the ratio of advantageous sections to the total cumulative number of games, and the continuous operation between the past 6000 games. Role payout ratio, bonus payout ratio between past 6000 games, advantageous section payout ratio between past 6000 games, consecutive payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, bonus payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, advantage over total cumulative payouts During the period when the data for calculating the section payout ratio, etc. is insufficient, the display content of the game machine information display 50 is displayed in a mode different from the display mode after 6000 games after the start of data collection. It is possible to recognize that the data for calculating the display content is an insufficient period.

In this embodiment, the past 6000 is used in the period from when the power is turned on until the power supply is stopped.
Advantageous section ratio between games, advantageous section ratio to total cumulative number of games, consecutive payout ratio between past 6000 games, character payout ratio between past 6000 games, advantageous section payout ratio between past 6000 games, total cumulative number of payouts The ratio of consecutive payments to the total number of payments, the ratio of payments to the total number of payments,
The advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number is switched and displayed at predetermined intervals, but it is displayed only when the open state of the front door 1b is detected.
It is displayed only when the operation of a predetermined operation switch (for example, reset / setting switch 38) is detected, it is displayed when the game is not in progress, or it is displayed during the setting change status or setting confirmation. Or it may be displayed only for a predetermined period after the power is turned on. Further, the display content may be switched every time a predetermined operation is performed, instead of automatically switching at each predetermined period.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game machine information indicates that the data abnormality used for calculating the display content of the game machine information display 50 has been determined and that the data for calculating the display content is insufficient. Although the configuration is such that the display is notified using the display 50, a command that can identify that fact is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 so that it can be confirmed by the display or the effect device controlled by the sub control unit 91. good.

Further, in this embodiment, the advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, the advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, the continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the character payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and the past 6000 games. Advantageous section payout ratio, linked payout ratio to total cumulative payouts,
The payout ratio of the accessory to the total cumulative payout and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout are displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. In addition to these displays, RA can be changed by changing the setting.
When the M41c is initialized, or when the wiring provided in the slot machine 1 (wiring of the backup power supply, etc.) is detected as a disconnection, the content that can be recognized is displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. It may be done.

In particular, if the setting is changed during the bonus, during the advantageous section or during the carry-over of the bonus and the bonus or advantageous section is forcibly terminated, or if the bonus being carried over is cleared, the game is defined while the bonus is being carried over. More than a few were performed, or an operation to intentionally end the advantageous section was performed (for example, in RT2 and RT3 during AT, the RT1 transition replay or SB was intentionally won, or the specific symbol was stopped. When an operation to shift to RT1 is performed, that is, when a game state that is relatively advantageous to the player is intentionally shifted to a game state that is unfavorable to the player, etc.) is detected, and the game machine information display 50 is disconnected. When it is detected that the connection may not be performed normally due to the occurrence of the above, the fact is notified so as to be identifiable. By doing so, it is possible to recognize that there is a possibility that the correct information is not displayed as the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. ..

In addition, as will be described later, in the process of avoiding the overflow of the total cumulative data, when the total cumulative data or the like is initialized, that fact can be specified.
It is preferable to notify in a manner different from the case where there is a possibility that the correct information is not displayed as the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the total cumulative data has been initialized by the process of avoiding the overflow, separately from the initialization by an illegal operation for preventing the correct information from being displayed as the advantageous section ratio or the like.

In addition, if there is a possibility that the correct information is not displayed as the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. as described above, that fact is detected. Then, the history of the detection is recorded on the main control unit 41 side, and the detection is not notified at the time of the detection, and then a predetermined operation (for example, the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C,
8R, operating switches such as the setting key switch 37 in a predetermined procedure, connecting a predetermined external device such as an inspection terminal to the game control board 40, etc.), these histories are recorded. Display provided on the main control unit 41 side (for example, game machine information display 50, etc.), display provided on the sub control unit 91 side (for example, liquid crystal display 51, etc.), external to the slot machine 1. It may be possible to confirm by a display or the like.

In addition, the settings have been changed, the disconnection has been detected, and the connection failure of the gaming machine information display 50 has occurred, which is correct as the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. Information may not be displayed, advantageous section ratio, accessory payout ratio, as mentioned above,
Even if it is possible to confirm with the display or the effect device controlled by the sub-control unit 91 that there is a possibility that the correct information is not displayed as the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. good. In addition, the setting was changed during the bonus, during the advantageous section or during the carry-over of the bonus, and the bonus or advantageous section was forcibly terminated, or the bonus during the carry-over was cleared, the advantageous section ratio, the bonus payout ratio, etc. The sub-control unit 91 records the history of detection that there is a possibility of unauthorized operation so that correct information is not displayed as the continuous bonus payout ratio, advantageous section payout ratio, etc., and these are performed by a predetermined operation. You may be able to check the history of.

Next, the main control unit 41 will explain how to aggregate and calculate data for displaying such information.

The main control unit 41 aggregates and calculates information about the slot machine 1 such as the above-mentioned advantageous section ratio, and displays information based on the calculation result on the game machine information display 50 mounted on the game control board 40. It is possible to execute the game machine information display process as the process. The program for performing the game machine information display processing is included in the above-mentioned non-game program, and various data used by the main control unit 41 when executing the game machine information display processing are stored in the non-game data area of the ROM 41b. It is remembered. Further, the main control unit 41 uses the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c as a work when executing the game machine information display process. The non-game RAM area used by the main control unit 41 when executing the game machine information display process is backed up by the backup power supply, and even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the backup power supply is used. The non-gaming RAM as long as power is supplied
The stored contents of the area are saved. Further, the main control unit 41 initializes the data stored in the game RAM area of the RAM 41c by performing the operation of changing the set value as described above, but the game machine information display processing. The non-game RAM area used when executing is not targeted for initialization even when an operation for changing a set value is performed or when initialization conditions are satisfied for another game RAM area. In particular, the data for aggregating, calculating, and displaying the information about the slot machine 1 such as the above-mentioned advantageous section ratio is not initialized.

[How to aggregate the data displayed on the gaming machine information display]
As shown in FIG. 33, a game count counter capable of counting the number of games played in the slot machine 1 is added to a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and is specified for each game. The first game number counter that is initialized every time the period (6000 games in this embodiment) elapses, 1 is added for each game, and a predetermined number (6000 games in this embodiment) is added to the specified period (6000 games in this embodiment). In the embodiment, the second game number counter, which is initialized every time a predetermined period (400 games in the present embodiment) divided by 15) elapses, is initialized by adding 1 for each game. A third game count counter is provided.
In addition, the first to fifth data counting buffers capable of counting one set of data, one set is two.
The first to fifth ring buffers provided with 15 sets of buffers capable of storing byte data are set.

The main control unit 41 is the total number of medals awarded in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) using the first to fifth data counting buffers and the first to fifth ring buffers. In the number of payouts, the number of bonuses paid out, which is the number of medals given during the period controlled by BB or RB in the specific period (6000 games in this embodiment), in the specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) The number of consecutive payouts, which is the number of medals granted during the period controlled by BB, and the advantageous section controlled by AT in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) (after winning AT, control by AT) The number of medals granted in the period from when the game is played until the number of remaining games in the AT becomes 0 and the control of the AT is completed), the number of advantageous section payouts, and the AT in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment). Counting the number of games in the game section, which is the number of games in the controlled advantageous section (the period from when the AT is won, after being controlled by the AT until the number of remaining games in the AT becomes 0 and the control of the AT is completed). Is possible.

Specifically, when the medals are paid out due to the winning of the small winning combination, the main control unit 41 adds the number of medals paid out to the first data counting buffer, and BB or R.
In the period controlled by B, when medals are paid out due to the winning of a small winning combination, the number of medals paid out is added to the second data counting buffer, and in the period controlled by BB. , When medals are paid out due to the winning of a small role, the number of medals paid out is added to the third data counting buffer, and the advantageous section controlled by AT (after winning AT, A
The period from when the game is controlled by T until the number of games remaining in the AT becomes 0 and the control of the AT is completed)
In, when medals are paid out due to the winning of a small winning combination, the number of medals paid out is added to the fourth data counting buffer, and the advantageous section controlled by AT (after winning AT, A).
The period from when the game is controlled by T until the number of games remaining in the AT becomes 0 and the control of the AT is completed)
When a game is played in, one game is added to the fifth data counting buffer. still,
In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 will perform the first to first steps at the timing when the occurrence of the small winning combination is determined.
The number of medals is added to the fourth data counting buffer, but the timing when the number of medals is added to the first to fourth data counting buffers is the timing when the medals are actually given due to the occurrence of the small winning combination. (Addition of credits or detection of actual medal payout) may be used.

Then, every time it is determined that the predetermined period has elapsed based on the second game number counter, a predetermined set of buffers of the first to fifth ring buffers (previously updated set + 1).
Initialize the first set buffer, the first set buffer if the first or last updated set is the fifteenth set), and set the first to fifth data count counter values to the first to fifth ring buffers. In addition to adding to a predetermined set of buffers, the first to fifth data counting buffer values are added to the 3-byte aggregated data area A'to provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c.
Add to D'and F', respectively. Further, 3 provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c.
Initialize the aggregated data areas a'to d'and f'of the bytes, and 1 of the 1st to 5th ring buffers.
The data in the buffers of all sets from the first set to the fifteenth set are sequentially added to the corresponding aggregated data areas a'to d'and f'. After that, the first to fifth data buffers are initialized. In addition, the aggregated data area E'is updated to the value of the third game number counter.

By performing these processes, the data of the buffers of a predetermined set of the first to fifth ring buffers and the aggregated data areas a'to d', f', and A'to F'are the latest in each predetermined period. It will be updated to the information of.

Further, the main control unit 41 updates the aggregated data areas a'to d'and A'to D'to the latest information each time it is specified that the predetermined period has elapsed, and then the aggregated data area Of these, it is determined whether or not the data set in the aggregated data areas a'and A'has reached 3 bytes, and for the data that does not reach 3 bytes, the data in the aggregated data areas a'and A' Is a 2-byte secondary calculation data area a provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c.
Set to A. On the other hand, an extraction process for extracting a predetermined 16-bit amount of data having reached 3 bytes is performed, and the extracted data is set in the corresponding secondary calculation data areas a and A. As shown in FIG. 34 (a), in the extraction process, the highest rank is specified by referring to the data in the aggregated data area, and the highest rank data indicating the highest rank is used as the non-gaming RAM of the RAM 41c.
Set to a predetermined area of the area. Then, 16-bit data below the highest digit is extracted.

Further, for b'to d'of the aggregated data area, the value obtained by multiplying the data of the aggregated data area b'to d'by 100 is a 3-byte primary calculation provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. Set in the data areas b "to d" respectively. After that, it is referred to whether or not the aggregated data area a has been extracted, and if the aggregated data area a has not been extracted, the data of the aggregated data areas b "to d" is not stored in the RAM 41c. It is set in the 2-byte secondary calculation data areas b to d provided in the game RAM area. On the other hand, when the aggregated data area a is subjected to the extraction process, the extraction process is performed, the highest level specified in the extraction process of the aggregated data area a is specified, and the data for 16 bits below the highest level is specified. Is extracted and set in the secondary calculation data areas b to d.

Further, for B'to D'of the aggregated data area, the value obtained by multiplying the data of the aggregated data area B'to D'by 100 is a 3-byte primary calculation provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. Set in the data areas B "to D" respectively. After that, it is referred to whether or not the aggregated data area A has been extracted, and if the aggregated data area A has not been extracted, the data of the aggregated data areas B "to D" is not stored in the RAM 41c. It is set in the 2-byte secondary calculation data areas B to D provided in the game RAM area. On the other hand, when the aggregation process is performed on the aggregated data area A, the extraction process is performed to specify the highest level specified in the extraction process of the aggregated data area A, and the data for 16 bits below the highest level is specified. Is extracted and set in the secondary calculation data areas B to D.

Then, the main control unit 41 divides the data in the secondary calculation data area b by the data in the secondary calculation data area a to determine the ratio of the total number of payouts in the specific period (6000 games in this embodiment). By calculating and dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area c by the data in the secondary calculation data area a, the ratio of the number of characters to be played in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) is calculated. By dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area c by the data in the secondary calculation data area a, the ratio of the number of consecutive combinations in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) is calculated, and the secondary calculation data area By dividing the data of d by the data of the secondary calculation data area a, the ratio of the number of sheets to be paid out in the advantageous section in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) is calculated.

Further, by dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area B by the data in the secondary calculation data area A, the ratio of the cumulative total number of sheets to be paid out in the slot machine 1 is calculated, and the data in the secondary calculation data area B is obtained. By dividing by the data in the secondary calculation data area A, the ratio of the cumulative number of bonuses in the slot machine 1 is calculated, and the data in the secondary calculation data area C is divided by the data in the secondary calculation data area A. By dividing, the ratio of the cumulative number of consecutive cards in slot machine 1 is calculated, and by dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area D by the data in the secondary calculation data area A, the cumulative total in slot machine 1 is calculated. Calculate the ratio of the number of sheets paid out in the advantageous section.

Further, the main control unit 41 updates the aggregated data areas f', E', and F'to the latest information each time it is specified that the predetermined period has elapsed, and then the aggregated data in the aggregated data area. It is determined whether or not the data set in the area E'has reached 3 bytes, and if it has not reached 3 bytes, the data of the aggregated data area E'is provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. It is set in the generated 2-byte secondary calculation data area E. On the other hand, when it reaches 3 bytes, extraction processing is performed and the extracted data is used as the corresponding secondary operation data area E
Set to. As shown in FIG. 34 (b), in the extraction process, the highest-level data is specified by referring to the data in the aggregated data area, and the highest-level data indicating the highest-level data is the non-game R of the RAM 41c.
Set to a predetermined area of the AM area. Then, 16-bit data below the highest digit is extracted.

Further, for the aggregated data area f', a value obtained by multiplying the data of the aggregated data area f'by 100 is set in the 3-byte primary calculation data area f "provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. , It is determined whether or not the data set in the aggregated data area f "has reached 3 bytes, and if it has not reached 3 bytes, the aggregated data area f"
Data is set in the 2-byte secondary calculation data area f provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. On the other hand, when it reaches 3 bytes, the extraction process is performed and the extracted data is set in the corresponding secondary operation data area f.

Further, it is referred to whether or not the extraction process is performed on the aggregated data area f, and if the extraction process is not performed on the aggregated data area f, 6000, which is the number of games in the predetermined period, is R.
It is set in the 2-byte secondary calculation data area g provided in the non-gaming RAM area of AM41c. On the other hand, when the aggregation data area f is subjected to the extraction processing, the extraction processing is performed for 6000, which is the number of games in a predetermined period, and the highest level specified in the extraction processing of the aggregation data area f is specified. The data for 16 bits below the highest level is extracted and set in the secondary calculation data area g.

Further, for the aggregated data area F', the value obtained by multiplying the data of the aggregated data area F'by 100 is set in the 3-byte primary calculation data area F "provided in the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. Refers to whether or not the aggregated data area E has been extracted, and if the aggregated data area E has not been extracted, the data in the aggregated data area F ”is transferred to the non-gaming RAM area of the RAM 41c. It is set in the provided 2-byte secondary calculation data area F. On the other hand, if the aggregated data area E is being extracted,
The extraction process is performed, the highest level specified in the extraction process of the aggregated data area E is specified, 16 bits of data below the highest level are extracted, and the data is set in the secondary operation data area F.

Then, the main control unit 41 divides the data in the secondary calculation data area F by the data in the secondary calculation data area E to calculate the ratio of the number of advantageous section games to the total total number of games in the slot machine 1. Then, by dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area f by the secondary calculation data area g, the ratio of the number of advantageous section games in a predetermined period is calculated.

The main control unit 41 refers to the corresponding area of the secondary calculation data area at predetermined time intervals, and determines the ratio of the total number of payouts for a predetermined period, the ratio of the total total number of payouts for a predetermined period, and the number of consecutive payouts for a predetermined period. Percentage,
The ratio of the number of pachinko machines paid out for a predetermined period, the ratio of the number of pachinko machines paid out in an advantageous section for a predetermined period, the ratio of the total number of consecutive pachinko machines paid out, the ratio of the total number of pachinko machines paid out, the ratio of the total number of pachinko machines paid out By specifying and setting it in the output buffer of the game machine information display 50, it is displayed on the game machine information display 50.

The main control unit 41 calculates the secondary calculation data based on the data of the first to fifth ring buffers when the predetermined period elapses, that is, updates the secondary calculation data every time the predetermined period elapses. Therefore, the previously calculated secondary calculation data is maintained until the predetermined period elapses, and the game machine information display 50 displays the total number of payouts and the like based on the secondary calculation data. After that, until the next predetermined period elapses, the total number of payouts and the like at the time when the previous predetermined period elapses will be displayed on the game machine information display 50.

By specifying the number of advantageous section games and the cumulative number of advantageous section games in a predetermined period in addition to the above-mentioned total number of payouts and the like for each predetermined time, and setting them in the output buffer of the gaming machine information display 50. , The game machine information display 50 may be configured to display the information.

Further, in this embodiment, when the total cumulative data consisting of 3 bytes can overflow, that is, when the data such as the total number of payments can reach a numerical value of 3 bytes or more, a process for avoiding the overflow is executed. Erase the related data once.

Specifically, when the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data are initialized. At this time, the data related to the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number is all the data used in the calculation (in this embodiment,
The total number of payments, the number of bonuses paid out, the number of consecutive payouts, the number of games, and the aggregated data of the number of advantageous section games) may be initialized, or some relatively relevant data (for example,) may be initialized. , When the aggregated data A'of the total number of payouts reaches the specified number as the total cumulative data, the consecutive data used together with the aggregated data A'when calculating the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio. When the aggregated data B'ratio of the number of bonuses paid out, the aggregated data C'of the number of bonuses paid out, the aggregated data D'of the number of advantageous section payouts, and the aggregated data E'of the number of games as the total cumulative data reach the specified number , The aggregated data F') of the number of advantageous section games used together with the aggregated data E'in the calculation of the advantageous section ratio (F / E) may be initialized.

When the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data are reduced by a predetermined ratio (for example, the total cumulative data). To avoid overflow of the total cumulative data by multiplying the current value by 0.5, etc.), at this time, the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data. You may reduce all the data of the above by a predetermined ratio, or reduce the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and some data that are relatively related to the total cumulative data by a predetermined ratio. You can do it.

In addition, when the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, when the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data are initialized or reduced, etc., the total cumulative data The specified number is the maximum value of the total cumulative data (each aggregated data area of RAM 41c (
It may be a predetermined value (a value that can be cut within 3 bytes, for example, "16000000 (decimal number)") that is smaller than the maximum value of the total cumulative data.
Etc.).

Further, in this embodiment, when the total cumulative data consisting of 3 bytes can overflow, that is, when the data such as the total number of payments can reach a numerical value of 3 bytes or more, it is related once as a process for avoiding the overflow. Although the configuration is such that the data is erased, the counting may be stopped without erasing the related data.

Further, the data displayed on the gaming machine information display 50 may be executed for each game, or may be executed only for the game in which the winning prize is generated.

Since the microcomputer used in the gaming machine cannot perform the calculation after the decimal point, in this embodiment, the calculation is performed by using the following first calculation method. In the first calculation method, first, the value of the numerator is multiplied by 100. Then, this value multiplied by 100 is divided by the value of the denominator. As a result, the ratio can be calculated without performing the calculation after the decimal point. That is, by multiplying the divisor by 100, the calculation result up to two digits after the decimal point can be obtained. Here, when obtaining the calculation result up to three digits after the decimal point, it may be multiplied by 1000.

As the calculation method performed by the microcomputer that cannot perform the calculation after the decimal point, the following second calculation method may be used. In the second calculation method, first, the value of the denominator is set to 1.
Divide by 00. Then, the value of the numerator is divided by the value divided by 100. As a result, the ratio can be calculated without performing the calculation after the decimal point. That is, by dividing the divisor by 100, the calculation result up to two digits after the decimal point can be obtained. here,
If you want to find the calculation result up to 3 digits after the decimal point, divide by 1000.

In addition, the microcomputer used in the gaming machine can only perform calculations between values of up to 2 bytes. Therefore, in this embodiment, the lower bits are truncated as necessary in order to facilitate the calculation. By using such a calculation method, the calculation by the microcomputer used in the gaming machine becomes easy, but an error occurs. However,
By lengthening the calculation period, the error is reduced and approximates the original value. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the value to be calculated is 2 bytes or less, the calculation is performed using the value as it is without truncating the lower bits, and the value to be calculated is 2.
When the number of bytes is exceeded, the operation is performed using the value obtained by truncating the lower bits.

In the conventional slot machine, the state is controlled to be advantageous to the player based on a predetermined design value.

However, with such a conventional method, it is difficult to confirm whether or not the control is performed in an advantageous state based on a predetermined design value after the device is installed in the game store.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, in a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason), the total number of medals given is in the specific period. Since the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section), are calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. It is possible to confirm whether or not the slot machine 1 is controlled in an advantageous state based on a predetermined design value even after it is shipped to the market.

Further, in this embodiment, the number of games controlled in an advantageous period (advantageous section) in a specific period (between the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or the period from the initialization of the data of the RAM 41c to the present for some reason). The advantageous section ratio, which is a ratio, is calculated, and the game machine information display 5
Since it is displayed as 0, it is possible to confirm the information that is the degree of gambling even after it is shipped to the market.

In this embodiment, the ratio of the number of games controlled in the advantageous section during a specific period (between the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or the period from the initialization of the data of the RAM 41c to the present for some reason) is advantageous. The section ratio is calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50, but it is RA for a specific period (for the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason).
The ratio of the number of games controlled by bonuses such as BB and RB in the period from the initialization of the M41c data to the present) may be calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. Even with a simple configuration, you can check the information that shows the degree of gambling even after it is shipped to the market.

Further, in this embodiment, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout for a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). When calculating the ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated by different calculation methods depending on whether or not these original data satisfy the predetermined conditions. The optimum calculation method can be selected according to the data to be obtained. For example, if the total number of payouts in a specific period and the total number of payouts in an advantageous section of a specific period are within 2 bytes, the data that is the basis of the calculation can be used as it is without processing, and the continuous payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantage. While calculating the section payout ratio, if the total number of payouts in a specific period and the total number of payouts in an advantageous section in a specific period exceed 2 bytes, the data that is the basis of the calculation is processed into data within 2 bytes. By calculating the joint payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, the continuous payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, etc.
The advantageous section payout ratio can be calculated.

In this embodiment, the ratio of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) to the total number of medals awarded in the first period (between the past 6000 games). The total number of medals awarded in the second period (the period from the factory shipment or the period from the initialization of the RAM 41c data to the present), which is the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio. Advantageous period in the second period (BB, R)
The ratio of the total number of medals awarded in (B, advantageous section), the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50, respectively, and the first It is common to calculate the joint payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the period, and also to calculate the consecutive role payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the second period. The configuration is such that the joint payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated by the calculation method of, but the method of calculating the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the first period. And the method of calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the second period may be different from each other. For example, in the above example, the numerator is multiplied by 100 to obtain the result in% when calculating the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, but the denominator is multiplied by 1/100. If the result is%, the total number of payouts in the first period can be kept within 2 bytes. In such a configuration, when calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the first period,
The data that is the basis of the calculation is used as it is without processing.
While calculating the advantageous section payout ratio, when calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the second period, the data that is the basis of the calculation is processed into data within 2 bytes. After that, by calculating the joint combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, the consecutive combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated by the optimum method according to the amount of data used. You will be able to do it.

Further, in this embodiment, the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout for a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). Since the data used to calculate the ratio is stored separately from the total number of payouts in the specific period and the total number of payouts in the advantageous section in the specific period, the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section in the specific period are stored separately. The payout ratio can be calculated by a simple procedure.

Further, in this embodiment, the continuous payout ratio in the period of the specific number of games (6000 games),
In calculating the bonus payout ratio and the advantageous section payout ratio, the total number of payouts during the predetermined number of games (400 games) divided by the predetermined number (15), and the number of bonuses paid out during the predetermined number of games. A ring buffer consisting of 15 sets of buffers for storing the number of consecutive payouts during a predetermined number of games and the number of payouts in an advantageous section during a predetermined number of games is provided. By adding up the number of payouts, the number of consecutive payouts, and the number of advantageous section payouts, the total number of payouts, the number of bonuses paid out, the number of consecutive payouts, and the number of advantageous section payouts during the period of the specific number of games are calculated, and the number of specific games is calculated. The consecutive role payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the period of (6000 games) are calculated, and the consecutive role payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the latest specific number of games Can be easily calculated.

Further, in the present embodiment, in calculating the advantageous section ratio in the period of the specific number of games (6000 games), the advantageous section of the period of the predetermined number of games (400 games) obtained by dividing the specific number of games by the predetermined number (15). A ring buffer consisting of 15 sets of buffers for storing the number of games is provided, and the number of games in the advantageous section in the period of a specific number of games is calculated by adding up the number of games in the advantageous section stored in these ring buffers. Specific number of games (600
The number of games in the advantageous section in the period of (0 games) is calculated, and the number of games in the advantageous section in the latest specific number of games can be easily calculated.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game control board 40 is a board case 120a formed of a transparent resin.
The gaming machine information display 50 is attached to the housing 1a in a state of being housed in the housing 1a, and the game control board 40 is housed in the board case 120a and attached to the housing 1a via the board case 120a. The displayed contents can be visually recognized. Also, the board case 120
A is designed to be sealed after accommodating the game control board 40, and in the sealed state, it cannot be released and released without leaving a trace. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the gaming machine information display 50 from being illegally worked.

Further, in this embodiment, the game RA in which data according to the progress of the game is stored in the RAM 41c.
The game machine information display 50 is provided with an M area and a non-game RAM area in which data used for displaying the bonus payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. is stored, and the setting is changed. When the initialization condition of the RAM 41c is satisfied due to the transition, etc., the data in the game RAM area is initialized, but the data in the non-game RAM area is not initialized. Therefore, even if the initialization condition is satisfied, before that. It is possible to calculate and display the bonus payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. in consideration of the above data.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the period from the time when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). The game is mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. The machine information display 50 is configured to display, and the game machine information display 50 makes it possible to visually recognize the displayed contents from the outside of the board case 120a in a state where the game control board 40 is enclosed in the board case 120a. At the same time, the board case 120a enclosed in the game control board 40 is arranged inside the housing 1a, and the inside of the housing 1a hinders the visibility of the game machine information display 50. Since it is configured so that there is no such thing, it is possible to check the display of the gaming machine information display 50 simply by opening the front door 1b of the slot machine 1, and based on the display of the gaming machine information display 50, It is possible to easily confirm whether or not the control is performed in an advantageous state based on the design value.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals given in a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). The game mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display 50, and the setting is changed during the bonus, during the advantageous section or during the carry-over of the bonus, the bonus or the advantageous section is forcibly terminated, or the bonus during the carry-over is cleared. The game is played more than the specified number while the bonus is being carried over, or the operation to intentionally end the advantageous section is performed.
There is a possibility that the game machine information display 50 has a poor connection, that is, it has been tampered with so that correct information is not displayed as the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. There is a possibility that the game machine information display 50 may not properly display correct information such as the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the continuous combination payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio. Since it is detected that a certain event has occurred, it is possible to prevent fraud that prevents such information from being displayed properly.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals given in a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). The game mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display 50, and when the data such as the total number of payments used when calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio reaches a numerical value of 3 bytes or more, By executing the process to avoid overflow and deleting the related data once, the upper limit is the data such as the total number of payments used when calculating the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio. Since it is avoided to exceed the limit, even if the data such as the total number of payments used when calculating the continuous payout ratio exceeds the upper limit, the continuous payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout. The ratio can be calculated and this information can be displayed on the game machine information display 50.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the period from the time when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). A game mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. The main control unit 41 periodically displays information such as the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio on the machine information display 50 in the game machine information display 50 in a predetermined display order. The display is switched to the target (every 30 seconds in this embodiment), and these values are new values within one period until the display of these consecutive payout ratios, etc. is completed. Even if it can be updated to, it is restricted to update to a new value and the display is cycled using the original value, so that a lot of information such as the continuous payout ratio in the gaming machine information display 50 Can be displayed efficiently, and information updated at the same time is displayed as multiple types of information displayed in one cycle, so information at different times may be mixed in one cycle. Can be prevented.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals given in a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c is initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). The game mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display 50, and the main control unit 41 has an advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, an advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, a continuous combination payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and a past 6000 games. To calculate the bonus section payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout, the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payout, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number. It is determined whether the data to be used is normal, and if at least one of these data is determined to be abnormal, the data determined to be abnormal and the data related to the data are initialized, and an abnormality is detected. Since the display to that effect (for example, "FFFF") is set to the game machine information display 50 to notify the fact, the data necessary for calculating the advantageous section ratio and the like has been initialized. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the calculation of these data is not performed normally and the advantageous section ratio or the like may not be a normal value.

When an abnormality in the RAM 41c is detected, the main control unit 41 has an advantageous section ratio between the past 6000 games, an advantageous section ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, a continuous payout ratio between the past 6000 games, and a past 6000 games. To calculate the bonus section payout ratio between the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, the bonus payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts. The non-gaming RAM area in which the data used for the game is stored may be initialized, and with such a configuration, it is possible to perform simple processing without identifying the data in which an abnormality has occurred among these data. , These data can be newly calculated.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 specifies the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the period from the time when the data of the RAM 41c was initialized to the present during the past 6000 games, at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason). The game mounted on the game control board 40 by calculating the continuous combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio, which are the ratios of the total number of medals awarded in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period. It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display 50, and the main control unit 41 is stopped at the timing when the occurrence of the small winning combination is determined according to the progress of the game, that is, at the symbol combination reel of the small winning combination to which the medal is paid out. When
Since the number of medals is added to the data counting buffer without waiting for the medals to be actually paid out and the payout is completed, the continuous payout ratio without waiting for the payout accompanying the winning of the small winning combination is completed. The data used to calculate the bonus payout ratio and the advantageous section payout ratio can be updated.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 adds the number of medals to the data counting buffer at the timing when the occurrence of a small winning combination is determined according to the progress of the game. The timing at which the numbers are added may be the timing at which medals are actually awarded due to the occurrence of a small winning combination (credit addition or detection of actual medal payout), and such a configuration is used. Therefore, when the medal is stopped on the symbol combination reel of the small winning combination to be paid out, after the medal is actually paid out and the payout is completed, the continuous combination payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio The data used in the calculation of can be updated.

Although the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the second embodiment, and is included in the present invention even if there are changes or additions within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say. Further, the same or similar configuration as that of Example 1 has the same effect as that described in Example 1. Further, the modified example exemplified for Example 1 can also be applied to Example 2.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine that plays a game
A storage means having a storage area that can store a program,
A control means that controls based on a program stored in the storage means,
With
The storage area of the storage means is
A first program area where the first program is stored,
A second program area in which the second program that is invoked by the first program is stored,
Including
The control means identifies the address in which the program to be called is stored from the upper address and lower address specified for each instruction, and sets the first call instruction to call the program at the specified address and the specific address as the upper address. , The program can be called using the second call instruction, which specifies the address where the program to be called is stored and calls the program at the specified address, with the address specified for each instruction as the lower address. ,
In the first program, it is possible to call the program by using the second call instruction.
In the second program, the program is called by using the first calling instruction without using the second calling instruction.
A plurality of types of abnormality determination performed the gaming machine in one second program call by the second program from the first program.

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