JP7209074B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

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

In this type of game machine, a game program area storing a game program relating to the progress of a game and a non-game program area storing a non-game program not relating to the progress of the game are separately assigned to the ROM. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2016-220746 A

In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the fraudulent passage of medals is detected in the non-game program. If it does not work, there is a possibility that the passage of medals may be determined even if fraud has been committed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can appropriately determine passage of a game medium by means of a game program and a non-game program.

(A) In a gaming machine where games are played,
a storage means having a storage area capable of storing a program;
a control means for performing control based on a program stored in a storage means;
temporary storage means having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data;
detection means for outputting a detection signal when the game medium is passing;
with
The control means specifies an address where a program to be called is stored by specifying a high-order address and a low-order address for each instruction, and predetermines a first call instruction that calls the program at the specified address and the corresponding address. and a second call instruction that calls a program at an address corresponding to the one value by designating the one value, and
The storage area of the storage means is
a first program area in which a first program is stored;
a second program area in which a second program called by the first program is stored;
including
The storage area of the temporary storage means is
a first data area in which first data used by the first program is stored in a readable and writable manner;
a second data area in which second data used by the second program is stored in a readable and writable manner;
including
performing a first detection process for detecting passage of a game medium based on a detection signal output from the detection means in the first program;
performing a second detection process for detecting passage of a game medium based on the detection signal output from the detection means in the second program;
In the first program, it is determined whether passage of the game medium is detected by the second detection process, and when it is determined that passage of the game medium is detected by the second detection process, the first detection process is performed. and performing a process based on the passage of the game medium when the passage of the game medium is detected by the first detection process,
performing an abnormality determination in the second program, and updating the first abnormality data stored in the second data area based on the result of the abnormality determination;
In the first program, when returning from the second program to the first program, the first abnormal data stored in the second data area is referred to, and based on the first abnormal data, the The second abnormal data stored in the 1 data area can be updated,
The first program refers to the second abnormal data stored in the first data area to determine whether or not to shift to an error state,
When performing abnormality determination in the second program, once the first abnormality data stored in the second data area is initialized, the data is stored in the second data area based on the result of the abnormality determination. update the first abnormal data,
In the first program, when returning from the second program to the first program, the first abnormal data stored in the second data area is referred to, and occurrence of an abnormality is determined from the first abnormal data. updating the second abnormal data if it is identified, and not updating the second abnormal data if the occurrence of the abnormality is not identified from the first abnormal data;
The first program can call the program using the second call instruction,
The second program calls the program using the first call instruction without using the second call instruction.
The game machine of means 1 is
In a gaming machine (slot machine 1) that performs a game,
Storage means (ROM 41b) having a storage area capable of storing programs;
Control means (main CPU 41a) that performs control based on a program stored in storage means;
with
The storage area of the storage means (ROM 41b) is
a game program area in which a game program relating to progress of a game is stored;
a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game;
including
A first detection process (medal insertion signal process) for detecting passage of a game medium is performed when a first condition (input data of inserted medal sensor ON→OFF) is established in the game program,
A second detection process (medal sensor check process) for detecting passage of a game medium is performed when a second condition (medal detection and normal passage) is satisfied in the non-game program,
In the game program, passage of the game medium is determined when passage of the game medium is detected in both the first detection process (medal insertion signal process) and the second detection process (medal sensor check process). Characterized by
According to this feature, a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of the game, a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, are assigned separately, a first detection process for detecting passage of a game medium when a first condition is satisfied in a game program, and a passage of a game medium is detected when a second condition is satisfied in a 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.

The gaming machine of means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1,
The second condition is characterized in that it is established based on more information (medal insertion signal state transition data) than the first condition (input data ON→OFF of the inserted medal sensor).
According to this feature, it is possible to eliminate fraud related to passage of game media without increasing the capacity of the game program.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2,
The non-game program is characterized in that when passage of the game medium is not normally detected by the second detection process (medal sensor check process), an abnormality (abnormality of the medal insertion signal) is determined.
According to this feature, it is possible to detect fraud related to passage of game media without increasing the capacity of the game program.

The gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
The first detection process (medal insertion signal process) and the second detection process (medal sensor check process) are characterized in that common sensors (inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c) are used to detect passage of game media. there is
According to this feature, since passage of the game medium is detected by both the game program and the non-game program with a common sensor as a target, it is possible to appropriately determine the passage of the game medium without increasing the capacity of the game program. can.

The gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4,
The control means (main CPU 41a) includes periodic processing execution means for executing periodic processing (timer interrupt processing (main)) at regular intervals,
In the first detection process (medal insertion signal process) and the second detection process (medal sensor check process), sensors (inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c) obtained in the same periodic process (timer interrupt process (main)) It is characterized in that the passage of the game medium is detected using the detection state of .
According to this feature, since the passage of the game medium is detected in both the game program and the non-game program using the detection state of the sensor acquired in the same periodical processing, the capacity of the game program does not increase, and the number of game media is reduced. Passage can be determined appropriately.

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 ( CALLF instruction, RST instruction),
In the game program, a program is called using a predetermined call instruction,
In the non-game program, the program is called without using a predetermined call instruction.
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent accidental access to the game program area from the non-game program.

The gaming machine of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
Temporary storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data,
The storage areas of the temporary storage means (RAM 41c) include a game data area (game RAM area) in which game data used by game programs are stored in a readable and writable manner, and a non-game data area in which non-game data used by non-game programs are readable and writable. and a 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 instruction is
a normal read instruction (LD instruction) for reading data stored in a storage area specified by an address specified in a program;
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 pre-stored in a specific value area (Q register);
including
The game data area (game RAM area) allows data to be written by a game program, but does not allow data to be written by a non-game program,
The game program uses a specific read command (LDQ command) to read data from the game data area (game RAM area),
The non-game program is characterized by reading data from the game data area (game RAM area) using a normal read instruction (LD instruction).
According to this feature, in the game program, when data is read out from the game data area, data is read out using a specific read command for specifying the game data area with a specific value stored in advance in the specific value area. In the non-game program, when data is read from the game data area, a normal read instruction that specifies the game data area is used without using a specific read instruction and without using a specific value stored in advance in the specific value area. Since the data is read, even if the specific value is damaged when the game program is switched to the non-game program, the game data area is specified and the data is read from the non-game program, thereby preventing unintended data from being read. can.

The gaming machine of means 8 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
Temporary storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data,
The storage areas of the temporary storage means (RAM 41c) include a game data area (game RAM area) in which game data used by game programs are stored in a readable and writable manner, and a non-game data area in which non-game data used by non-game programs are readable and writable. and a 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 instruction is
a normal read instruction (LD instruction) for reading data stored in a storage area specified by an address specified in a program;
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 pre-stored in a specific value area (Q register);
including
The game data area (game RAM area) allows data to be written by a game program, but does not allow data to be written by a non-game program,
The game program uses a specific read command (LDQ command) to read data from the game data area (game RAM area),
In the non-game program (non-game program), after saving the specific value of the specific value area (Q register) and inputting the same specific value, the game data area (game It is characterized by reading data from the RAM area).
According to this feature, in the game program, when data is read out from the game data area, data is read out using a specific read command for specifying the game data area with a specific value stored in advance in the specific value area. In the game program, the specific value in the specific value area is saved, the same specific value is input, and then the data is read out using the specific read command, so that the specific value is read when the game program is switched to the non-game program. Even if it is damaged, the game data area is specified by the reset specific value and the data is read out, so that it is possible to prevent unintended data from being read out.

The present invention may include only the matters specifying the invention described in the claims of the present invention, or may include the matters specifying the invention described in the claims of the present invention as well as the matters specifying the invention other than the matters specifying the invention. It can be anything.

1 is a front view of a slot machine of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied; FIG. It is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the slot machine. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a slot machine; FIG. (a) is a cross-sectional view of the medal selector with the passage switching solenoid turned off, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of (a). (a) is a cross-sectional view of the medal selector with the passage switching solenoid turned on, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of (a). (a) and (b) are the peripheral portion of the inserted medal sensor in the CC sectional view of Fig. 4 (a), and (a) is the cross section when no medal is detected by the inserted medal sensor (physical sensor). FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view when medals are detected by an inserted medal sensor (physical sensor). It is a figure which shows the memory map of ROM and RAM which a main-control part mounts. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a memory map of ROM and RAM mounted on a main control unit; It is a figure which shows the relationship between a game area and a non-game area. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control content of initial setting processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the details of control of main processing performed by a main control unit; It is a flow chart showing the control contents of the game start waiting process performed by the main control unit. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of medal-insertion signal processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of medal sensor processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of medal sensor check processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining state transition of a medal insertion signal for determining normal passage of medals in medal insertion signal processing and medal sensor check processing; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the control contents of role ratio monitor data processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of each state counting process performed by a main control unit; FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the control contents of the role product ratio update process performed by the main control unit; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining update statuses of a cumulative total buffer, a 6000 times calculation buffer, and a total cumulative calculation buffer; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of timer interrupt processing (main) performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the details of power-off processing (main) performed by a main control unit; It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the non-game related process which a main control part performs. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control contents of sensor monitoring processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control contents of sensor monitoring processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the details of control of test signal output processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the contents of control of a medal passing time timer update process performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents of display monitor output data selection processing performed by a main control unit; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents of display monitor output data selection processing performed by a main control unit; It is a figure for demonstrating blinking control of a role ratio monitor. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the internal structure of the slot machine in Example 2; It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a gaming machine information display. It is a figure which shows the totaling method of the data displayed on a gaming machine information display. It is a figure which shows the data extracted in an extraction process.

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

A first embodiment of a slot machine, which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. and a front door 1b rotatably supported at the side end of the housing 1a.

Inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. ) are horizontally arranged side by side, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive patterns among the patterns arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be seen through the see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. are arranged as

A plurality of types of mutually identifiable symbols (for example, "7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry", "bell", "replay", etc.) are predetermined on the outer periphery of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. 21 of each are drawn in this order. The patterns drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided approximately in the center of the front door 1b.

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 3) provided correspondingly, respectively, so that the patterns on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuous with the see-through window 3. Three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed in the see-through window 3 as a display result by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R.

Incidentally, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R of this embodiment use reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R to rotate the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R having a plurality of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, so that the player can Although it is possible to perform variable display by moving a plurality of visible symbols, the means for performing variable display by moving a plurality of symbols may be other than the reel. A configuration or the like that can perform variable display by moving a belt on which patterns are arranged may be employed.

Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, there are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect the reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively, and reel LEDs 55 that illuminate the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back. , is provided. The reel LEDs 55 are composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and each symbol can be illuminated independently.

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

A display area 51a of a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged 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 is transparent when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b has a medal insertion section 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout opening 9 through which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as game value owned by the player). MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the maximum bet number among the prescribed number of bets determined according to the gaming state within the range using the MAXBET switch 6, medals stored as credits, and setting of the bet amount Settlement switch 10 operated when settling the medals used for the game (returning the medals used for setting credits and bet amount), start switch 7 operated when starting the game, reels 2L, 2C , and 2R, which are operated to stop the rotations of , and 2R, respectively, and a production switch 56 used for production are provided so as to be operable by the player.

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

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front door 1b, a credit display 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, and the content of an error is displayed. A game auxiliary display 12 displaying an error code, etc., a 1 BET LED 14 lighting to notify that the number of bets has been set to 1, a 2 BET LED 15 to lighting to indicate that the number of bets has been set to 2, and the number of bets has been set to 3. The 3BET LED 16 lights up to indicate that the medals can be inserted, the insertion request LED 17 lights up to indicate that the medals can be inserted, and the start valid LED 18 lights up to indicate that the start operation of the game by operating the start switch 7 is valid. , Waiting LED 19 that lights to indicate that the game is in a wait state (a state in which the reels are waiting for the start of rotation because a certain period of time has not passed since the start of the previous game), and lights to indicate that the replay game is in progress. A game display unit 13 provided with a replaying LED 20 is provided.

Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying by lighting that the setting operation of the number of bets by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is valid. Left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 3) are provided inside the 8R, respectively, for notifying by lighting that the stop operation of the reels by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective. Inside the performance switch 56, there is provided a performance LED 56a (see FIG. 3) for notifying by lighting that the operation of the performance switch 56 is effective.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for canceling an error state and a stop state to be described later without opening the front door 1b by operating a predetermined key; A set value display 24 that displays the set value at that point in time while the set value is being changed or is being checked, which will be described later, is in a halt state (the progress of the game is regulated until a reset operation is performed) at a predetermined opportunity. state), automatic settlement processing (payment (return) of medals stored as credits without the player's operation) at a predetermined opportunity. processing), a hopper tank 34a (described later) provided inside the housing 1a for controlling the automatic checkout switch 36b for enabling/disabling the automatic checkout function, and the flow path of the medals inserted from the medal inserting section 4. Flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to either the (see FIG. 2) side or the medal payout port 9 side, inserted medals for detecting medals thrown from the medal insertion part 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank 34a side A sensor 31, a medal selector 29 having an insertion slot sensor 26 for detecting the insertion of a foreign object on the upstream side of the inserted 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. there is

Inside the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R (see FIG. 3), and the respective reels 2L, 2C and 2R are set. A reel unit 2 comprising detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R (see FIG. 3), an external output board 1000 (see FIG. 3) for outputting an external output signal, and medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 are stored. a hopper tank 34a, a hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 3) for dispensing the medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal dispensing port 9, and a dispensing sensor 34c (see FIG. 3) for detecting the medals dispensed by driving the hopper motor 34b ( A hopper unit 34 and a power supply box 100 are provided.

At the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided in which medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a are stored. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 3) is provided to detect when the stored medals are full.

On the front of the power box 100, as shown in FIG. 2, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and normally functioning as a reset switch for canceling an error state or stop state. In the setting change state, the reset/setting switch 38 functions as a setting switch for changing the set value of the winning probability (ball payout rate) of the internal lottery, which will be described later. A switch 39 is provided.

The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b can be opened by operating a predetermined key possessed by a store clerk or the like. The setting key switch 37, the reset/setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 can be operated only by a staff member who has the keys, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires key operation after the front door 1b is opened by key operation, only the store clerk who has the key to operate the setting key switch 37 can operate the setting key switch 37. operation is possible.

When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal inserting section 4 or credits are used to set the bet amount. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 should be operated. When the prescribed number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes effective, and the operation of the start switch 7 becomes effective, that is, the game can be started. Become. When the maximum number of medals among the specified number corresponding to the game state is exceeded, the amount is added to the credits.

A winning line is a line set for determining whether a combination of symbols displayed in the see-through windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a combination of winning symbols. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the symbols horizontally aligned in the middle of the reel 2L, the middle of the reel 2C, and the middle of the reel 2R wins. defined as a line. Although only one pay line is applied in this embodiment, a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

In addition, in this embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to 4 (LM1 are left, middle, and right reels) are provided separately from the pay line LN in order to make it easier to recognize that the combination of symbols constituting the win is complete. LM2 is the line across the middle of the left, middle and right reels, LM3 is the line across the bottom of the left, middle and right reels, and LM4 is the bottom of the left reel and the middle of the middle reel. , which is the upper row of the right reel). Winning of invalid lines LM1-LM4 is not determined by a combination of symbols arranged on these invalid lines LM1-LM4. A combination of symbols (for example, Bell-Bell-Bell) that will result in a prize when aligned on any one of the winning lines LN of LM1 to LM4 is arranged so that the winning line LN has a specific winning pattern. This makes it easy to recognize that the combination is 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 upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1 and the reel 2L are set so as to straddle the symbols horizontally arranged in the upper stage. The lower stage, the lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols horizontally arranged in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, The invalid line LM3 set across the symbols aligned downward to the right, 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 set across the symbols aligned upward to the right. Four types of LM4 are defined as invalid lines LM.

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 combination is completed on the winning line LN, and a predetermined combination of symbols is obtained. By aligning, any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is aligned with a combination of symbols (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon") that is an index that is easier to recognize than a predetermined symbol combination, thereby arranging the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. It includes a winning combination that can be made to look like a prize by a combination of matching symbols. Hereinafter, a combination of symbols aligned on any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when a predetermined combination of symbols aligns on the winning line LN is called a combination of symbols serving as an index, and constitutes a combination of symbols serving as an index. The pattern is called an index pattern.

When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C and 2R rotate and the symbols on the reels 2L, 2C and 2R continuously change. When one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the see-through window 3.

One game ends when all the reels 2L, 2C and 2R are stopped, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) is displayed on each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R on the winning line LN. When the game stops as a result, winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player according to the winning and added to credits. Also, when the number of credits reaches the upper limit (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when a combination of symbols accompanied by a transition of the game state on the pay line LN stops as a result of the display of the respective reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the game state is shifted to a game state corresponding 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 (game control) for executing the game is started when all the control associated with the end of the previous game is completed, and when all the control associated with the end of the game is completed finish.

Also, in this embodiment, a configuration using three reels is exemplified, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, or 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 from all the two or more reels. In this embodiment, the variable display device is composed of physical reels, but the variable display device may be composed of an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate and the symbols start to change, any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated. When pressed, the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R stop rotating and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated until the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped is 190 milliseconds (ms).

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

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

Hereinafter, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels when there is no particular need to distinguish them. Also, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C as a middle reel, and the reel 2R as a right reel. Further, an operation of stopping the reels 2L, 2C, 2R by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be called a stop operation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 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 effect is controlled according to the state, and the power supply board 101 generates drive power for the electrical components that make up the slot machine 1 and supplies it to each part.

The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC 100V power from the outside, and from this AC 100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving the electric parts constituting the slot machine 1 is generated. It is designed to be supplied to Further, the power board 101 is connected with the hopper motor 34b, the dispensing sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, the reset/setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 described above.

The game control board 40 includes the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the inserted medal sensor 31, and the door opening. The detection switch 25 and the reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and the payout sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, and the reset/setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101. Detection signals of these connected switches are input. In addition, the game control board 40 includes the aforementioned credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, input request LED 17, start valid LED 18, wait LED 19, replay LED 20, BET switch valid LED 21, left , middle and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value indicator 24, passage switching solenoid 30, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and hopper motor 34b is connected via power supply board 101. These electric parts are driven based on the control of the main control section 41 mounted on the game control board 40 .

The game control board 40 is composed of a microcomputer having a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I/O port 41d. 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 through the power supply board 101 A switch detection circuit 44 that captures the detected signal and transmits it to the main control unit 41, and a motor drive signal that transmits the motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. A circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46 that transmits a solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30, and an LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 are connected to the game control board 40 When a voltage drop is detected by monitoring the voltage of the LED drive circuit 47 that transmits to various displays and LEDs and the power supply supplied to the slot machine 1, a voltage drop signal indicating the fact is sent to the main control unit 41. A power interruption detection circuit 48 for outputting power and a reset circuit 49 for giving 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 turned off are mounted.

The main control section 41 transmits various commands to the sub-control section 91 . A command sent from the main control section 41 to the sub-control section 91 is sent only in one direction, and no command is sent from the sub-control section 91 to the main control section 41 .

The I/O port 41d includes output ports 0 to 9, and the main control unit 41 can output control signals for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R from the output ports 0 and 1. Control signals for the left/middle/right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R and control signals for the passage switching solenoid 30 can be output from the output port 3, and control signals for the hopper motor 34b and external output signals can be output from the output port 3. , the control signals of the credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BET LEDs 14-16, insertion request LED 17, start valid LED 18, waiting LED 19, replay LED 20, and BET switch valid LED 21 are sent from output port 4 and output port 5. A test signal can be output from an output port 6, an external output signal can be output from an output port 7, and a command can be output from an output port 8 and an output port 9. FIG.

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 as the main process changes, and according to the change in the detection state of the various switches Perform a gradual migration process. Further, the main control unit 41 executes timer interrupt processing (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a longer time than the sum of the time taken for the main process to be repeated according to the control state and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). This means that at least one cycle of processing that is always repeated according to the control state will be performed between the current and next timer interrupt processing (main).

A production switch 56 is connected to the production control board 90, and a detection signal of the production switch 56 is inputted. In addition, production devices such as a liquid crystal display 51, production effect LEDs 52, speakers 53 and 54, and reel LEDs 55 are connected. It is designed to be driven. In this embodiment, the sub-controller 91 mounted on the performance control board 90 controls the outputs of the performance devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the performance effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55. However, in addition to the sub-control unit 91, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the production device is mounted on the production control board 90 or another board, and the sub-control unit 91 is based on the command from the main control unit 41. The output pattern of the production device may be determined, and the output control unit may control the output of the production 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 unit The output control of the production device is performed by both of the units. In addition, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are exemplified as the effect device, but the effect device is not limited to these. A device, a mechanically driven role item, or the like may be applied as a production device.

The production control board 90 includes a sub-control unit 91 that is configured by a microcomputer having a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I/O port 91d and controls the production, and a liquid crystal display 51 connected to the production control board 90. A display control circuit 92 that controls the display of the effect LED 52, an LED drive circuit 93 that controls the drive of the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, and when the power is turned on or A reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and a switch detection circuit 96 that detects detection signals input from switches connected to the performance control board 90. A clock device 97 that outputs time information including date information and time information, and a power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating the fact is sent to the sub CPU 91a. A power interruption detection circuit 98 for outputting to the power supply and other circuits are mounted.

Sub-control unit 91 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40, performs various controls for effecting, directly or indirectly 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 payout rate of medals changes according to the set value. More specifically, the payout rate of medals is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to a set value in a lottery such as an internal lottery that affects the degree of advantage for a player. The set value consists of 6 stages from 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate, and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 decreasing the value in order, lowering the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the degree of advantage for the player is the highest, and as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, the degree of advantage decreases stepwise.

In order to change the setting 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 on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset/setting switch 38. Transition to the modified 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 one by one (when the operation is further performed from the setting value 6, the setting value is changed to 1). return). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the displayed value is determined as the set value. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (set value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control section 41, and the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined, and the game is performed on the condition that the prescribed number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set. can be started. In this embodiment, the winning line LN is activated at the time when the specified number of bets corresponding to the gaming state is set.

In this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the activated pay line (in this embodiment, the pay line LN is always activated. The winning line LN is simply called a winning line), and a winning is achieved when a combination of symbols called a combination is aligned on the winning line. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols, or may be a combination including different symbols.

The types of wins are determined according to the gaming state, but they can be broadly divided into small wins that involve the payout of medals and repeat wins that allow the next game to be started without the need to set the bet amount. There are a game combination and a special combination involving transition to a game state advantageous to the player. In the following, the small combination and the replay combination are collectively referred to as a general combination. In order to generate a prize for each combination determined according to the game state, it is necessary that the internal lottery is won and the win flag for the combination is set in the RAM 41c. In the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not to allow the winning of each combination before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7 is detected using random numbers. Of these winning flags for each role, the winning flags for minor and replaying roles are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flag for special roles is , is valid until a combination of winning combinations allowed by the flag is completed, and becomes invalid in a game in which the combination of winning winning combinations is complete. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of winning roles allowed by the flag cannot be arranged, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. becomes.

In addition, in the internal lottery, there is a general role that overlaps with the special role (hereinafter referred to as a duplicate winning role), and if the duplicate winning role is won in the internal lottery, the special role will also overlap. The combination of symbols forming the duplicate winning combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, suggesting that the special combination may have been won. It has become.

In addition, in the internal lottery, only when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined stop order, the symbols that make up the winning combination are aligned with the winning line LN and stopped to generate a winning combination. A replay combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a push-up combination), a small combination and a replay combination (which can be stopped by aligning the symbols that make up the combination with the winning line LN regardless of the stop order to generate a prize) (sometimes referred to as a non-push order) can be elected.

In addition, in the internal lottery, as a role that can be won, a special role (special small role or special replay role) that is different from the normal role is included, and by winning the special role in the internal lottery, the prescribed A right controlled by an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) (hereinafter referred to as AT right) can be won over the number of games.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the main control unit 41 informs the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player according to the result of the internal lottery by the lighting mode of the game auxiliary display 12. It is possible to control the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT), which is the notification period during which the notification can be performed. elapse of the number of games, after winning the right of AT, a predetermined symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, etc.), the main control unit 41 starts controlling the AT. , AT. Then, when the AT is controlled, by winning the navigation target role (corresponding role among the above-mentioned push order roles) according to the game state, the navigation notification is executed, which is advantageous for the player. In addition to notifying the operation modes (push order, operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, by transmitting to the sub-control section 91 a command capable of specifying an operation mode that is advantageous to the player, the liquid crystal A navigation effect using the display device 51 or the like is executed. By operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in an operation mode notified by navigation notification and navigation performance, it is possible to ensure that the pushing order winning combination in the internal lottery wins. In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 can execute navigation notification and execute navigation effect by satisfying certain conditions even in a normal state in which AT is not controlled.

Next, the stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R performed by the main control section 41 will be described. The main control unit 41 updates the winning number, the table index stored in the ROM 41b, and the data for creating the table when the reels start rotating and when the reels stop and there are reels that are still rotating. Create a stop control table for each rotating reel by referring to it. Then, when the operation of any one 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 referred stop control table is slipped. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R.

In this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is defined as the number of sliding frames, and it is possible to draw in a maximum of 4 symbols and stop the reels after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the pattern can be designated from a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move the reel by one symbol to move the reel by one symbol, it is possible to draw in a maximum of four symbols and stop the reel after detecting the stop operation. Including the operating position, the design stop position can be specified from a maximum of 5 patterns.

In this embodiment, when any winning combination is won, when the stop operation is performed, the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line within the range of drawing up to 4 frames at maximum. If possible, control is performed to stop the winning combination, and control is performed to stop without matching the winning combination within the pull-in range of a maximum of four frames.

If a special role and a small role are won at the same time, such as when a small role is won while the special role is carried over from before the previous game, when the stop operation is performed, the maximum winning line will be displayed. If it is possible to align and stop the winning small winning combinations within the 4-frame pull-in range, control is performed to align and stop the winning small winning combinations within the maximum 4-frame winning range on the winning line. If it is not possible to pull in, if it is possible to align and stop the winning special roles within the winning range of a maximum of 4 frames on the winning line, control is performed to align and stop the special roles, and the winning role is not won. , control is performed to stop without aligning within the pull-in range of four frames. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line over the special winning combination, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn. When the special combination and the small combination can be drawn in at the same time, only the small combination is drawn in, and the small combination does not line up on the winning line at the same time as the special combination. In addition, when the special combination and the minor combination are won at the same time, the control for aligning the special combination on the winning line is given priority over the small combination, and only when the special combination cannot be pulled in, the small combination is placed on the winning line. Alignment control may be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, when the special role and the replay role are won at the same time, such as when the replay role is won while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the stop operation is performed. At the time of winning, control is performed to align the symbols of the replay combination within a draw-in range of a maximum of four frames on the winning line and stop them. In this case, the symbols constituting the replay combination or the symbols composing the replay combination to be won at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. , it can always be stopped at any position within the retraction range of 4 frames, so if the special role and the replay role are won at the same time, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player. Therefore, all the replaying roles are guaranteed to win a prize. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the replay combination on the winning line is given priority over the special combination, and the replay combination always wins. When the special combination and the replay combination can be pulled in at the same time, only the replay combination is pulled in, and the special combination does not line up on the winning line at the same time as the replay combination.

In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using a stop control table that can specify the number of sliding symbols for each timing at which the stop operation is performed. The stop position is specified from the table, and the stop control is performed to stop the reel at the specified stop position, without using the stop control table or the stop position table, the stop position that can be stopped at the timing of the stop operation is searched / Configuration for performing 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 possible without using the stop control table or the stop position table A configuration in which stop control is also performed by searching and specifying a stop position, or a configuration in which stop control is performed by partially changing the stop control table or the stop position table may be employed.

[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. FIG. In the following description, the front side of the medal selector 29 is defined as the medal selector 29 viewed from the rear side of the front door 1b.

The medal selector 29 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and an inlet 141 through which medals can flow into the main body is provided on the upper wall of the main body of the medal selector 29. An outflow port 142 is provided on the left side wall of the main body so that medals can flow out from the inside of the main body to the outside on the hopper tank 34a side, and the lower wall of the main body is provided from the inside of the main body. A discharge port 143 capable of discharging medals to the outside on the medal payout port 9 side is provided. Inside the body of the medal selector 29, there is formed a medal flow downstream channel that communicates from the inflow port 141 to the outflow port 142 and has a substantially L shape when viewed from the front. As shown in Figs. 4(b) and 5(b), the side walls of this medal flow channel are arranged on the front side from the bottom to the top so that the upper end of the flowing medals is tilted more forward than the lower end. Inclined. Further, a substantially S-shaped token flow downstream passage is formed in communication from the inflow port 141 to the discharge port 143 . Hereinafter, among the medal flow downstream channels inside the main body of the medal selector 29, the flow channel on the inlet 141 side is the medal inflow channel 29a, the flow channel on the outflow port 142 side is the medal receiving channel 29b, and the medal receiving channel 29b is on the outlet 143 side. The channel is called a medal return channel 29c.

The medal selector 29 is designed to determine the authenticity (shape, size, thickness, etc.) of inserted medals. After being detected by the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c by flowing down the medal inflow flow path 29a and the medal receiving flow path 29b inside and passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the outflow port 142 is drained from The medals are guided to the hopper tank 34a via the medal chute 142a (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, after flowing in from the inflow port 141 , the fake medal is dropped into the medal return channel 29 c while flowing down the medal inflow channel 29 a , flows down the medal return channel 29 c , and is discharged from the discharge port 143 . be. The medals are returned to the lower tray from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 1) through a medal return passage (not shown) provided below the medal selector 29 .

At the junction of the medal inflow channel 29a, the medal receiving channel 29b, and the medal returning channel 29c, a channel switching solenoid 30 (see FIG. 3) provided on the front side of the main body of the medal selector 29 is excited. In conjunction, before the medal flowing down the medal inflow channel 29a flows into the medal receiving channel 29b, the medal is forcibly dropped downward from the medal inflow channel 29a, and the medal is returned. A channel switching plate 147 is swingably provided for allowing the flow to flow into the channel 29c.

When the flow path switching solenoid 30 is not energized, that is, when medals are not permitted to be accepted, the flow path switching plate 147 is configured to change the medal inflow flow path 29a, as shown in FIGS. The lower side is in an open state, and can be swung so that the medal inflow channel 29a and the medal return channel 29c are in communication with each other. 5(a) and 5(b), when the channel switching solenoid 30 is energized, that is, when medal reception is permitted, the upper portion of the channel switching plate 147 is positioned on the left side of the figure. By swinging in the direction (arrow A direction), the upper end surface of the flow path switching plate 147 forms the bottom surface of the medal inflow flow path 29a. The flow path 29a and the medal return flow path 29c are configured to be able to swing so as not to communicate with each other. With such a configuration, when the flow path switching solenoid 30 is energized, medals flowing from the inlet 141 and flowing down the medal inflow flow path 29a flow down along the upper end surface of the flow path switching plate 147, It flows into the medal receiving channel 29b and flows out from the outlet 142. As shown in FIG.

Further, on the upstream side of the medal inflow channel 29a, an insertion port sensor 26 for detecting passage of medals that have flowed in from the inflow port 141 is provided. Inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are provided for detecting passage of ejected medals.

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

Next, the configuration of the inserted medal sensor 31b, which is a physical sensor, will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are views showing the vicinity of the inserted medal sensor 31b in the CC cross-sectional view of FIG. 4(a), and FIG. 6(a) shows the detection of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. FIG. 6B is a view when medals are not passing through range A, and FIG. 6B is a view when medals are passing through detection range A of inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c.

As shown in FIGS. 4(a), 5(a), 6(a) and 6(b), an 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 channel 29b. A piece 180 is provided in the medal receiving channel 29b so as to appear and retract. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), a detector 183 is installed at a position corresponding to the movable piece 180 outside the medal receiving channel 29b. The detector 183 has a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion provided in a detecting portion 183a.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), when the medal passes through the medal receiving channel 29b, the movable piece 180 retracts the tip 180b of the movable piece 180 from the medal receiving channel 29b. , the part to be detected 180a provided at the end of the movable piece 180 is inserted between the light projecting part and the light receiving part of the detecting part 183a, and the light emitted from the light projecting part to the light receiving part is The detector 183 detects the passing of medals after the shielding. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the tip 180b of the movable piece 180 protrudes into the medal receiving passage 29b when the medal does not pass through the medal receiving passage 29b. is energized to In this state, the detected portion 180a of the movable piece 180 does not enter between the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion of the detecting portion 183a, and the light emitted from the light projecting portion of the detecting portion 183a to the light receiving portion can be blocked. Therefore, the passage of medals is not detected by the detector 183 .

[Regarding the memory area and program of the main control part]
FIG. 7 is an address map of a memory area used by the main controller 41. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the memory area used by the main control unit 41 includes a memory area (0000H to 7FFFH) allocated to the ROM 41b and a memory area (F000H to FFFFH) allocated to the RAM 41c.

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

The parameters set in the HW parameter area in the ROM 41b include the final address (HPRGEND) of the ROM area used in the program/data area, the start address (HRAMSTAT) and the end address (HRAMEND) of the RAM area to which access is prohibited.

The memory area of the RAM 41c includes a usable area (F000H to F400H) that can be used as a work and an internal function register area (F4B0H to F6FFH) and unused areas (F401H to F4AFH, F700H to FFFFH) where access is prohibited.

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

As shown in FIG. 8(a), the program/data area in the ROM 41b includes a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of a game, a game data area for storing game data used by the game program, and a non-programming area. It includes a use area 1, a non-game program area storing non-game programs unrelated to the progress of a game, a non-game data area storing non-game data used by the non-game program, and an unused area 2. .

It should be noted that the progress of the game is to proceed with a series of processes that constitute the game, and in the case of a slot machine, at the stage where the game can be started by setting the number of bets, the game is started and the reels are rotated. a step of stopping the reels and deriving the display results; and a step of giving values such as medals according to the display results.

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 allocated separately from each other. Since an unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes is allocated to the area before the non-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 are stored. can be easily identified according to the difference in

Further, the game program area and the game data area, and the non-game program area and the non-game data area are respectively assigned to continuous areas, while the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game and the non-game data area related to the progress of the game are allocated respectively. Since the game program and the non-game data area are allocated to discontinuous areas 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 irrelevant non-game program and non-game data area can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage areas.

In the above description, "before and after the storage area" refers to the size relationship of the address values assigned to the storage area. For this reason, a storage area allocated behind one storage area corresponds to a storage area having a larger address value than that of one storage area, and a storage area allocated ahead of one storage area corresponds to , a storage area having an address value smaller than that of one storage area.

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

Also, the game program area and the non-game program area may be allocated to areas adjacent to each other with the unused area 1 interposed therebetween. , and non-game programs that are not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage areas.

In addition, since 0 values are stored in all unused areas 1 and 2 of the program/data area of the ROM 41b, the game program area and game data area, the non-game program area and non-game data, The unused areas 1 and 2 can be easily distinguished, and even if unauthorized 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 unused areas 1 and 2 of the program/data area of the ROM 41b. The program area and non-game data can be easily distinguished from the unused areas 1 and 2, and even if illegal data is stored in the unused areas 1 and 2, it can be easily found. .

Also, if the game program area and the non-game program area are assigned to separate areas, the game program area and the non-game program area may be assigned to adjacent areas. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to easily specify the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game according to the difference in the storage areas.

In addition, both the game program area and the non-game program area start from an address (0H) having the same value of 0 in the lower four digits when the address is expressed in binary notation. Of these, the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program area not related to the progress of the game can be easily distinguished from the other areas.

In addition, both the game program area and the non-game program area not only start from an address with the same value of 0 in the lower four digits when the address is expressed in binary notation, but also the value of the lower one digit when expressed in hexadecimal notation. starts from the same 0 address (0H), 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 numbers, but also when the addresses are expressed in hexadecimal numbers. can do.

It should be noted that both the game program area and the non-game program area start from addresses with the same value for the lower N (N is a natural number equal to or greater than 1) digits, regardless of whether the address is expressed in binary or hexadecimal notation. With this configuration, it is possible to easily distinguish the game program area and the non-game program area from other areas. A similar effect can be obtained with a configuration starting from the address of .

As shown in FIG. 8(b), the usable area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area used as work by the game program, a non-game RAM area used by the non-game program as 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 where the game program saves data. It includes an area that can be referenced by the program, an area that cannot be referenced by the game program, and a non-game stack area where the non-game program saves data. In this embodiment, the game stack area and the non-game stack area are separately provided in different areas, but the game program and the non-game program may share one stack area.

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

The unused area 4 is an area of 16 bytes or more that is not used by either the game program or the non-game program. Since the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are allocated to discontinuous areas with the unused area 4 interposed therebetween, 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 are allocated. The non-game RAM area used by the game program can be easily specified according to the difference in storage area.

Hereinafter, the game program area, the game data area, and the game RAM area may be collectively referred to as the 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 the non-game area. . Also, the unused areas 1 and 2, the unused areas 3 and the unused areas 4 may be collectively referred to as unused areas.

Based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 permits access to the usable area of the RAM 41c when an access is prohibited to an area of the program/data area of the ROM 41b. When there is an access to an area not set to , when an area other than the program/data area in the ROM 41b is accessed, when an area other than the usable area in the RAM 41c is accessed, That is, by generating an illegal access reset when there is an access to a memory area that is not accessed in normal operation, the progress of the game is disabled. , even if an unauthorized program is stored in an unused area of the RAM 41c, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

In particular, in this embodiment, a program/data area permitted to be accessed by a program in the ROM 41b is assigned a game program area and a non-game program area. An unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, a lump of area including the area from the top address of the game program area to the last address of the non-game program in the program / data area Access to the area (area from the game program area to the non-game data area) is set to allow all at once, while other areas, that is, the game program, game data, non-game program, non-game program, etc. 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 an unauthorized program or unauthorized data.

In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program/data area to which access is permitted by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area is located in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, access to a block of areas including the area from the top address of the non-game program area to the final address of the game program in the program / data area is collectively performed. Even if access to other areas is prohibited while access to other areas is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by unauthorized programs or unauthorized data.

A game program area and a non-game program area are assigned to the program/data area, and an unused area 1 is assigned to the area behind the game program area and before the non-game program area. One area containing the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area), one area containing the non-game program (area from the non-game program area to the non-game data area) It is also possible to set each access to permitted and prohibit access to other areas. access is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by unauthorized programs or unauthorized data. In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program/data area to which access is permitted by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area is located in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. is assigned, and in the program/data area, a lump of area containing the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area), a lump of area containing the non-game program (from the non-game program area to the non-game area). area up to the data area) may be set to permitted respectively, and access to other areas may be prohibited. Since access to areas in which programs are not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by illegal programs or illegal data.

In addition, although the above configuration is such that an area to which access is permitted is set in the program/data area itself, an area to which access is permitted is indirectly set by setting an area in which access is prohibited in the program/data area. It is good also as a structure made.

Based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 determines whether the user program is executed in a normal operation when the user program is executed in an area other than the designated area where program running is permitted. When the user program is executed in an area where there is no memory, the IAT circuit 506a outputs an IAT generation signal to disable the progress of the game. Even if an unauthorized program is stored in a used area or the like, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

In particular, in this embodiment, a program/data area permitted to be accessed by a program in the ROM 41b is assigned a game program area and a non-game program area. An unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and the IAT circuit 506a permits program running for each of the game program area and the non-game program area in the program/data area based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. While it is set as a designated area, program running in other areas, that is, areas where game programs and non-game programs are not stored in the program/data area, is prohibited. It is possible to prevent the control from being performed.

In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program/data area to which access is permitted by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area is located in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the IAT circuit 506a sets each of the game program area and the non-game program area in the program/data area as a designated area that permits program running. Therefore, even if program execution is prohibited in other areas, it is possible to prevent unintended control by unauthorized programs or unauthorized data.

A game program area and a non-game program area are assigned to the program/data area, and an unused area 1 is assigned to an area behind the game program area and before the non-game program area, and a HW parameter area. Based on the parameters set in the program / data area, a block of area including the area from the first address of the game program area to the last address of the non-game program (area from the game program area to the non-game data area) may be collectively set by the IAT circuit 506a as a designated area where program running is permitted, and program running in other areas may be prohibited. Since program running is prohibited in areas in which game programs and non-game programs are not stored, it is possible to prevent unintended control by unauthorized programs or unauthorized data. In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program/data area to which access is permitted by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area is allocated in front of the game program area behind the non-game program area. is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, a block of areas (from the game program area to Even if the IAT circuit 506a collectively sets the area up to the non-gaming data area as a designated area that permits program running, and prohibits program running in other areas, it may be caused by illegal programs or illegal data. Unintended control can be prevented.

Also, in the above, the configuration is such that the area itself in which the program run is permitted is set in the program/data area. A configuration in which an area is set may be used.

[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 subroutines that are called during execution of other programs.

In addition, 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.

A CALL instruction is an instruction to call and execute a subroutine stored at an address specified in a main routine or subroutine. When calling a subroutine by a CALL instruction, the main control unit 41 stores the address of the caller in the stack area, and calls and executes the subroutine stored at the designated address. After the end of the subroutine, the caller address stored in the stack area, that is, the program of the caller main routine or subroutine that executed the CALL instruction is returned.

CALL instructions include normal CALL instructions and CALLV instructions, which are special CALL instructions. A normal CALL instruction is an instruction that calls a subroutine by specifying an address by specifying both a high-order address and a low-order address, whereas a CALLV instruction calls only a low-order address. This is an instruction to call a subroutine by specifying an address based on a preset high-order address and a designated low-order address in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. can be called.

The RST instruction is an instruction to call and execute a subroutine stored at a specific address corresponding to the specified values by specifying values corresponding to a plurality of predetermined specific addresses. A subroutine can be called with a smaller amount of data compared to an instruction or CALLV instruction. When calling a subroutine 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 at the specific address corresponding to the designated value. After the end of the subroutine, the caller address stored in the stack area, ie, the main routine or subroutine that executed the RST instruction, is returned to.

A jump instruction is an instruction to move to a program stored at an address specified in a main routine or subroutine. The main control unit 41 moves to the program stored at the address specified by the jump instruction, and executes the program at the move destination. In this case, unlike the CALL instruction and the RST instruction, even if the program after movement ends, the original program will not be restored.

Of the game programs stored in the ROM 41b, subroutines with a particularly high frequency of use are stored in an area whose start address is a specific value (eg, 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 calling a subroutine in which the upper address of the starting address is a specific value, the main control unit 41 uses the CALLV instruction to specify only the lower address, thereby using the specific value set in the vector table area as the upper address. The lower address specified as the lower address is specified, and the subroutine stored at the combined address of the upper and lower addresses is called and executed. For this reason, high-order addresses constituting part of the addresses used when calling subroutines with particularly high frequency of use in the game program are set in the vector table in advance as specific values, and based on the specific values set in the vector table. Since the address is specified by the It is possible to reduce wastefulness of programs for specifying addresses.

In this embodiment, the vector table area of the ROM 41b used by the CALLV instruction and the specific address area of the ROM 41b used by the RST instruction store the beginning of the subroutine of the game program. Since it is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data compared to the CALL instruction, the data volume of the game program can be reduced by using the CALLV instruction and RST instruction in the game program. there is In addition, the head of the subroutine of the game program is stored in the vector table area and the area of the specific address of the ROM 41b, and the head of the non-game program is not stored. will be called, and the reduction of the data volume of the game program will not be hindered.

Of the non-game programs stored in the ROM 41b, subroutines with a particularly high frequency of use are stored in a non-game program area of the ROM 41b in which the top address is a specific value, and a CALLV instruction is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. By setting a specific value as the upper address of the subroutine to be called by the CALLV instruction and specifying only the lower address using the CALLV instruction when the main control unit 41 calls the subroutine in which the upper address of the starting address is the specific value, these subroutines , it is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal CALL instruction that calls a program by specifying both an upper address and a lower address. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when calling.

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

Also, not limited to the CALLV instruction, a part of the address is specified using a value stored in the vector table area, a value set in a specific register, etc., and by specifying the remaining part of the address, the subroutine With a configuration using a special CALL instruction that can 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, by assigning an identification value smaller in data volume than an address to each of the plurality of areas that make up the vector table area, setting the subroutine storage address to each of these areas, and specifying the identification value, the identification Even with a configuration that uses a special CALL instruction that makes it possible to specify the storage address of a subroutine stored in an area corresponding to a value, it is possible to reduce program waste for specifying an address when calling a subroutine. .

Among the game data stored in the ROM 41b, the game data with a particularly high frequency of use are stored in an area whose top address is a specific value in the game data area of the ROM 41b, and a special LD is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. By setting a specific value as the upper address of the data to be read by the command, and specifying only the lower address using a special LD command when the main control unit 41 calls the game data in which the upper address of the starting address is the specific value, Even if such game data is read out, it is possible to call out the game data with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal LD instruction that reads out data by designating both upper and lower addresses. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when reading out the game data.

Among the non-game data stored in the ROM 41b, the non-game data with a particularly high frequency of use are stored in the non-game data area of the ROM 41b in which the top address is a specific value, and in the vector table area of the ROM 41b, A specific value is set as the upper address of data to be read by a special LD command, and when the main control unit 41 calls non-game data whose upper address of the leading address is a specific value, only the lower address is read using the special LD command. By designating, even in the case of reading out these non-game data, the non-game data is called with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal LD instruction that reads out data by designating both the upper address and the lower address. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when reading these non-game data.

The main control unit 41 is activated by the occurrence of a system reset due to the input of a system reset signal, a WDT reset due to a WDT (watch dog timer, not shown), and the aforementioned illegal access reset. The value set in the area, that is, the upper address of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction and the start address of the timer interrupt processing (main) is a value indicating the area where the program etc. are actually stored in the program area, or FFFFH (value set in unused vector table area). It is designed not to start, and it is possible to prevent in advance from executing unintended processing due to the occurrence of an interrupt or the like.

An LD instruction is included as an instruction for reading data stored in the program/data area in the main control unit 41 . The LD instruction is an instruction to read data stored at an address specified in a main routine or subroutine to a specified register. The main control unit 41 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.

LD instructions include normal LD instructions and LDQ instructions, which are special LD instructions. A normal LD instruction is an instruction to read data stored in a specific area of the ROM 41b or RAM 41c by specifying both a high-order address and a low-order address. By designating only the lower address, the ROM 41b or the RAM 41c 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. This is an instruction to read data stored in a specific area and store the read data in a specified register. Compared to a normal LD instruction, the specified data can be stored in a specified register with a smaller amount of data. It becomes possible.

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

Among the game data stored in the game RAM area of the RAM 41c, the game data with a particularly high frequency of use is stored in an area whose top address is a specific value in the game RAM area, and the specific value is stored in a special register ( Q register) as the upper address of the game data, and when the main control unit 41 reads out the game data, by specifying only the lower address using the LDQ instruction, the game data is read out. A program for reading game data with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal LD instruction for reading data by designating both an address and a lower address, and for designating an address when reading these game data. waste can be reduced.

In addition, the main control unit 41 can change the value set in a special register (Q register) in the main routine or subroutine. In setting, a specific value is set in a special register (Q register), which indicates the top address of game data that is frequently used by the game program. Also, when calling a non-game program from a 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. is set again to the value it was previously set to. As a result, when the game program is running, a specific value indicating the head address of game data frequently used by the game program is set in a special register (Q register). Using the LDQ instruction, it is possible to read game data with a high frequency of use.

As a special LD instruction, the high-order address used for reading by the LDQ instruction may be set in a predetermined storage area other than a special register (eg, Q register), such as a vector table area. Part of the address is specified using a value stored in a predetermined storage area such as With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the wastefulness of programs for specifying addresses when reading data. Further, for example, by allocating an identification value with a smaller data amount than an address to each of a plurality of areas constituting the vector table area, setting a data storage address for each of these areas, and specifying an identification value, To reduce the waste of a program for specifying an address when reading data, even in a configuration using a special LD instruction that can specify the storage address of data stored in an area corresponding to an identification value. can be done.

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, which is the value of the top address of the storage area where data with high frequency of use in the non-game program is stored and using the LDQ instruction when calling data in a non-specific program, the data capacity of the non-specific program can be reduced.

A game program is a program related to the progress of a game, and is a program for executing a process that hinders the progress of the game if the process based on the program is not executed. On the other hand, the non-game program is a program that does not relate 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 processing based on the program, the game can be progressed. It is a program for executing processing.

In the game program, any instruction including special CALL instruction CALLV instruction, RST instruction, and special LD instruction LDQ instruction may be used for the CALL instruction and LD instruction described above. can be used to specify an address and call a subroutine, and a special LD command can be used to read specific game data and non-game data in the ROM 41b and RAM 41c.

In the non-game program, the normal CALL instruction is used for the aforementioned CALL instruction, while the CALLV instruction, which is a special CALL instruction, is not used. 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.

In addition, in the non-game program, the normal LD instruction and the LDQ instruction, which is a special LD instruction, may be used for the above-mentioned LD instruction. It is also possible to read subroutines and data using special LD instructions.

Thus, in this embodiment, the head of the subroutine of the game program is stored in the vector table area and the specific address area of the ROM 41b used by the special CALL instructions such as the CALLV instruction and the RST instruction. A game program can be called 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 by using the special CALL instruction by the non-game program, and an unintended game is played. or the game data may 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, the game program is unintentionally called and the game is played without using the vector table area and the area of the specific address. progress can be prevented.

Also, in this embodiment, the LDQ instruction, which is a special LD instruction, specifies the game RAM area using a specific value stored in a special register (Q register), and can read predetermined game data. By using a special LD instruction even in a non-specific program, game data can be easily read while reducing the data capacity of the non-specific program.

In addition, the LDQ instruction, which is a special LD instruction, specifies the game RAM area using a specific value stored in a special register (Q register), making it possible to read predetermined game data. However, when reading the game data with a special LD command, if the specific value of the special register (Q register) is damaged, the game RAM area cannot be specified normally, and unintended data There is a risk that it will be read out. On the other hand, by making the non-game program read data by the normal LD instruction instead of the LDQ instruction which is a special LD instruction, the specific value was damaged when the game program was switched to the non-game program. Even in this case, data is read from the non-game program by specifying the game RAM area, so that unintended data can be prevented from being read.

[About the game flow]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the main CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 calls a non-game program in the process based on the game program, executes the process based on the non-game program, and terminates 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, the main CPU 41a refers to the game data in the game data area to execute the process based on the game program, and also uses the game RAM area as a work. It is possible to refer to and update the contents of the game RAM area. In principle, the main CPU 41a executes processing based on the non-game program by referring to the game data in the non-game data area and using the non-game RAM area as work. , it is possible to refer to and update the contents of the non-game 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 processing based on the game program, but can refer to the non-game RAM area. Yes, in executing the processing based on the non-game program, the game data area is not referred to and the game RAM area is not updated, but the game RAM area can be referred to.

In addition, the process based on the game program can refer to only a specific area required for the game program (for example, an error flag setting area indicating detection of an abnormality) in the non-game RAM area. Based processing can refer to only specific areas of the game RAM area required for non-game programs (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a game state setting area, an RT setting area, etc.). In addition, a specific area of the non-game RAM area that can be referred to by the process based on the game program, and a specific area of the game RAM area that can be referred to by the process based on the non-game program can be assigned to consecutive address areas. Although it is preferable, a configuration may be employed in which a part or all of the address areas are assigned to discontinuous address areas.

As described above, in this embodiment, there are provided a game program area for storing a game program relating to the progress of a game, a game data area for storing readable game data referred to by the game program, and work data referred to by the game program. is stored in a readable and writable manner, a non-game program area that stores a non-game program that is called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, and a non-game program that the non-game program refers to. A non-game data area for storing data in a readable manner and a non-game RAM area for storing work data to be referred to by the non-game program in a readable and writable manner are allocated separately. 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 identified according to the difference in the storage area.

In addition, by dividing the game program area and game data area and the non-game program area and non-game data area, the area occupied in the ROM 41b can be compactly managed according to each function. It becomes easier to identify the relevant data.

Further, in this embodiment, when executing the game program, it is possible to refer to the non-game RAM area, and when executing the non-game program, it is possible to refer to the game RAM area. To easily use data used by a non-game program when executing the game program, and to easily use data used by the game program when executing the non-game program. On the other hand, it is impossible to update the non-game RAM area when executing the game program, and it is impossible to update the game RAM area when executing the non-game program. does not affect the processing of the non-game program, and the non-game program does not affect the processing of the game program.

In addition, in this embodiment, the process based on the game program can refer to only a specific area necessary for the game program (for example, an error flag setting area indicating detection of an abnormality) in the non-game RAM area. In the process based on the non-game program, only specific areas required for the non-game program in the game RAM area (for example, internal winning flag setting area, game state setting area, RT setting area, etc.) can be referred to. Therefore, since the data that the game program can refer to in the non-game RAM area and the data that the non-game program can refer to are restricted to a specific area, it is possible to easily specify the reference destination of the game program or the non-game program. be able to.

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

[Regarding the processing and initial setting processing at the time of starting the main control unit 41]
The start-up processing and initial setting processing performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 . The start-up processing and initial setting processing are subroutines included in the game program.

When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 is activated with the timer interrupt disabled due to the occurrence of a reset, and performs various processes according to the programs stored in the ROM 41b. After start-up, 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 registers provided in the main control unit 41 are set in advance in a predetermined area of the ROM 41b. Initial setting processing included in the game program initialized based on the built-in register initialization table is performed.

As shown in FIG. 10, the initialization process is started in a state in which timer interrupts are disabled. In the initialization process, first, a predetermined area of the input port is referred to (Sa1), and output from the power failure detection circuit 48. It is determined whether or not the power failure 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 interruption detection signal becomes 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 step Sa3 is normal (Sa5), and if the parity is normal, fixed data for RAM breakdown diagnosis set in a predetermined area of RAM 41c at the time of power failure is acquired. Then (Sa6), it is diagnosed whether or not the memory contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed based on the fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis (Sa7).

If it is determined that the parity is normal in step Sa5, and if the contents stored in the RAM 41c are diagnosed in step Sa7, the parity in the RAM 41c calculated in step Sa3 and the result of the diagnosis in step Sa7 are stored in the RAM 41c. It is determined whether or not there is an abnormality (Sa8). The case where the RAM 41c has an abnormality is the case where the parity is not normal, or the case where the parity is normal but it is diagnosed that there is an abnormality in the stored contents.

Then, when there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c, the value of the flag register storing the calculation result among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is saved by storing in a predetermined order in the game stack area of the game RAM area. After that (Sa9), the non-game RAM area initialization process included in the non-game program is called (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 value of the flag register saved in the game stack area in step Sa9 is sequentially read out 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 processing is performed (Sa11).

In the non-game RAM area initialization 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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. Let After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the 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) is set as the value of the stack pointer SP. Thus, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program. Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 including the above flag register are saved by storing them in a predetermined order in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP. After that, specify the start address (first address of the unused area 4) and end address (last address of the non-game RAM area) of the initialization target RAM, and use the start address as the initial value of the specified address. is cleared and then the specified address is updated to the next address until the specified address reaches the end address. 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 in the non-game stack area and saved 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 are read in that order. By setting the corresponding register, all the registers are returned to the state when the non-game RAM area initialization process was started. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP, which was saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the non-game RAM area initialization process was started, to the stack pointer SP, the non-game RAM area initialization process is started. The stack pointer SP is returned to the state at the time of doing so, and the non-game RAM area initialization processing is terminated.

In addition, in the non-game RAM area initialization process, by specifying the start address and end address of the initialization object RAM, the capacity of the initialization object RAM is calculated, and the RAM area of the initialization object RAM A configuration may be adopted in which the area from the start address to the end address of the initialization target RAM is initialized by sequentially clearing from the start address.

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

If it is determined in step Sa14 that the setting key switch 37 is ON, setting change processing is performed. In the setting change process, the setting value is confirmed by operating the reset/setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in a predetermined procedure, and it is detected that the setting key switch 37 has been turned off. is terminated, and the game is shifted to a state in which the game can be progressed. In the setting change process, when starting the setting change process, a setting command (start) indicating the start of the setting change process is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and when ending the setting change process, A setting command (end) indicating the end of the setting change process is issued. In the setting change process, when ending the setting change process, the start address of the RAM area to be initialized at the time of setting change is designated, and the process returns to step Sb47 of the main process. And, by performing RAM initialization processing in step Sb47, the area from the top address of the initialization object RAM area at the time of setting change to the end address of the game RAM area, that is, all game RAM areas are initialized. It has become so. In addition, it is good also as a structure which initializes all the game RAM areas except the stack area in use of RAM41c.

If it is determined in step Sa14 that the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c based on the parity of the RAM calculated in step Sa3 and the diagnosis result in Sa7 (Sa15). , when it is determined that there is no abnormality in the RAM 41c, the output buffer for outputting the external output signal is cleared (Sa16). Also, a reel error counter, which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and counts the number of reel rotation errors detected in the main processing described later, is cleared (Sa17). After that, by setting the address at the time of the power failure to the stack pointer SP based on the contents of the RAM 41c, the stack pointer is restored to the state at the time of the power failure (Sa18), and the port input processing is performed twice consecutively (Sa19). , Sa20).

Port input processing includes input state data (input data indicating the current input state of various switches, input data indicating the current input state of the various switches input to the parallel input port 511 such as detection signals of various switches, and This is a process of updating the confirmed data indicating that the confirmed data is changed from the previous time). Port input buffers 0 to 2 for storing input state data of various switches are provided in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c. It is stored in predetermined bits 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 connected to input ports 0 to 2 of the parallel input port 511 are stored as input data in predetermined bits of the port input buffer. In addition, the detected state (ON state or OFF state) of the port input processing of the previous time and this time is compared, and if the input data of this time and the previous time are in the same state, the detected state of the input data of this time is displayed. On the other hand, if the current input data and the previous input data are in different states, the previous determination data are maintained. Further, when the determined data changes from the OFF state to the ON state by comparing the current and previous determined data, ON edge data indicating that the determined data has changed from the OFF state to the ON state is output to the port input buffer 0. to 2, and when the defined data changes from the ON state to the OFF state, OFF edge data indicating that the defined data has changed from the ON state to the OFF state is stored in the predetermined bits of the port input buffers 0 to 2. store in bits. The input data, fixed data, and edge data of various switches stored in the port input buffer can be referenced from game programs and non-game programs.

In addition, in the initial setting process, by performing the port input process twice in succession, when the port input process is subsequently performed, the input state of the various switches after the initial setting process, that is, the slot machine 1 Since the input state data regarding the input state of the detection signals of the various switches is created based on the input state of the various switches after the power supply to the is resumed, the unintended input state may be specified. can be prevented. Further, in the port input process, the final data may be created based on the input data acquired by three or more port input processes (for example, the current, previous, and two previous input data). In such a configuration, the initial setting process is performed by continuously performing the port input process in the initial setting process a number of times less than the number of times of the port input process required to create the finalized data. When the port input processing is performed after the initial setting processing is performed, the input state data can be created based on the input states of the various switches after the initial setting processing is performed.

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

When it is determined in step Sa22 that the reset/setting switch 38 is not in the ON state, and after setting the status data in step Sa23, the sub-controller 91 issues a return command indicating that the control state before the power interruption has been restored. (Sa24), in the command transmission processing of the timer interrupt processing (main), a door command transmission flag indicating the transmission of the door command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. (Sa25). In command transmission processing, a door command is normally transmitted when the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 changes. A door command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 is transmitted regardless of whether or not the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 has changed.

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

On the other hand, in the step of Sa15, when it is determined that there is an abnormality in the RAM41c, a game RAM initialization process is performed (Sa28), and the game RAM area of the RAM41c is started from the initialization start address at the time of RAM destruction set in the step of Sa13. Initialize the area to the end of . After that, in the same manner as the processing from Sa9 to Sa11, after saving the value of the flag register in which the flag is set among the registers to the game stack area of the game RAM area (Sa29), the non-game program included in the After calling the game RAM area initialization process (Sa30) and initializing all the non-game RAM areas of the RAM 41c, it returns to the calling source and restores the register saved in the step of Sa29 (Sa31).

After the register is restored in step Sa31, the door command transmission flag is set (Sa32), the timer interrupt is enabled (Sa33), and the RAM abnormality error code (E8) indicating that there is an abnormality in the RAM 41c is generated. A predetermined register is prepared (Sa34), the initialization process is terminated, and the error process is started.

In the error processing, the game is controlled to an error state in which progress of the game is disabled. Also, an error command capable of specifying the error code (E8) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the error code (E8) is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c for other processing (for example, It is set as an error flag that can be referred to in a sensor monitoring process, etc., which will be described later. Also, it controls to display the error code (E8) on the game auxiliary display 12 . After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the condition for canceling the error state according to the error code (E8) prepared in the predetermined register is satisfied. When the RAM abnormality error code (E8) is prepared in a predetermined register and the state is shifted to the error state, by turning on the power switch 39 while the setting key switch 37 is ON, the state is shifted to the setting change state. By initializing all the game RAM areas, the data abnormality in the RAM 41c can be reliably resolved and the error state can be released. On the other hand, if the power switch 39 is turned ON without turning the setting key switch 37 ON, the abnormality of the RAM 41c is detected again, and the error state occurs again.

As described above, the main control unit 41 first performs the initial setting process after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. Depending on the state of the main control unit 41 when the process is started, the process is shifted to any one of timer interrupt processing (main), setting change processing, and error processing. When shifting to these processes, a command capable of specifying the type of processing to be shifted is transmitted to the sub-controller 91. When shifting to timer interrupt processing (main), that is, slot When the control state before the power supply to the machine 1 is stopped is restored, a return command is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the setting change process is started to shift to the setting change state. , a setting command (start) is sent to the sub-controller 91, and an error command is sent to the sub-controller 91 when error processing is started due to an abnormality in the RAM 41c and the state shifts to an error state.

After the transition from the initial setting process to the setting change process, the main control unit 41 goes through the setting change state and then returns to a state in which the game can be progressed. When returning to the state, a setting command (end) that can specify that the setting change state is terminated is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, but the return command is not transmitted. Also, after shifting to error processing due to an abnormality in the RAM 41c, the processing shifts to the setting change processing as described above and the error state is canceled, thereby returning to a state in which the game can be progressed. The return command is not sent to the sub-controller 91 even when the error processing is terminated and the game is returned to a state in which the progress can be made.

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 activation setting process included in the game program, and performs all the settings according to the activation setting process. Output ports 0 to 9 are initialized.

Further, after performing the startup setting process, the main control unit 41 performs the initial setting process included in the game program. In the initial setting process, when it is determined that the RAM 41c has an abnormality, a non-game RAM area initialization process included in the non-game program is called to initialize a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. Further, in the initial setting process, a RAM initialization process included in the game program is called to initialize a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c. The RAM area is configured to be initialized by a non-game program.

[About main processing]
The details of control of the main processing performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 11 . The main process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game. One cycle of the main process corresponds to one game unit. Also, the main process is included in the game program and includes a plurality of processes. Hereinafter, processes that are not specifically indicated as being 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 value of the flag register in which the calculation result is stored in the game stack area of the game RAM area by storing it in a predetermined order ( Sb1) After performing RT information output processing included in the non-game program (Sb2), the values of the registers saved in the step of Sb1 are sequentially read out from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and the flag registers are stored. (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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the 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) is set as the value of the stack pointer SP. Thus, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program. Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 including the above flag register are saved by storing them in a predetermined order in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP. Thereafter, referring to the information regarding the game state of the slot machine 1 set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area, the information regarding the game state (for example, the state of RT) is output from the output port 7 as an external output signal. set. Then, the values of the registers stored in the non-game stack area and saved when the RT information output process is started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and the values corresponding to the order are read out. By setting it in the register, all the registers are restored to the state when the RT information output process was started. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the RT information output process is started, to the stack pointer SP, the stack is restored to the state when the RT information output process is started. The pointer SP is returned to terminate the RT information output process.

After restoring the register in step Sb3, a one-interrupt waiting process is performed to wait until one timer interrupt is performed (Sb4). In the one-interrupt waiting process, the timer interrupt is set to be enabled and waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed once. Then, when it is identified that the timer interrupt process (main) has been performed once, the one-time interrupt wait process ends. By performing wait-for-one-interrupt processing, it is possible to perform processing that is performed after wait-for-one-interrupt processing while maximizing the time until the next timer interrupt processing (main) is performed. , it is possible to prevent a timer interrupt from being unintentionally performed in the middle of a series of processes performed after the one-interrupt wait process. By performing the one-time interrupt waiting process in step Sb4, the timer interrupt is unintentionally performed during the processing from step Sc1 to step Sc10 of the game start waiting process performed after the one-time interrupt waiting process. The processing from step Sc1 to step Sc10 can be performed as a series of processing by preventing the storage from being put away.

After the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, the game start waiting process is performed (Sb5), and 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, a process of setting the number of bets according to the insertion of medals, etc. is performed, and when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the specified number of bets is set, the next game is started. Start processing.

Then, an internal lottery process is performed to determine (internal lottery) whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize (Sb6). In the internal lottery process, winning is allowed based on preset values (1 to 6) in the slot machine 1 and random numbers for the internal lottery acquired at the same time as the start of the game by detection of the start switch 7. An internal lottery is held to determine whether or not to allow the derivation of display results.

After that, similar to the step of Sb1, the value of the flag register is saved by storing it in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order (Sb7), the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited (Sb8), and the non-game program (Sb9), setting for outputting the information on the lottery result of the internal lottery from the output port, and then enabling the timer interrupt (Sb10). Then, similarly to step Sb3, the value of the register saved in the game stack area in step Sb7 is sequentially read from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving and set in the flag register to obtain winning information. The flag register is returned to the state before the output processing (Sb11).

In the winning information output process, first, in the same way 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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. Let Thereafter, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the value stored when the previous non-game program ended) as the value of the stack pointer SP. Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order. After that, with reference to the lottery results of the internal lottery set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area, data that can identify the winning status of the special role in the internal lottery and the winning status of the general role are stored as a non-game program described later. It is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c so that it can be referenced from the test signal output process. Then, in the same manner as the RT information output process described above, the values of the registers that were saved when the winning information output process was started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area, and the state when the winning information output process was started is restored. Restore all registers. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the winning information output process is started, to the stack pointer SP, the stack is restored to the state when the winning information output process is started. The pointer SP is returned to terminate 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 test signals. ing.

After restoring the register in step Sb11, effect control processing (Sb12), freeze control setting processing (Sb13), control state command group transmission processing (Sb14), and game start command transmission processing (Sb15) are sequentially performed. In the effect control process, a flag for effect referred to when the main control unit 41 performs effect control is set. In the freeze control setting process, regarding the freeze control that delays the progress of the game until the 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 The control timing 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-controller 91 . In the game start command transmission process, a game start command that can specify that one game has started is transmitted to the sub-controller 91 .

After performing the game start command processing in step Sa15, freeze execution processing for executing freeze control based on the type and timing of freeze control set in the RAM 41c in step Sb13 is performed (Sb16). In the freeze execution process, if it is set in step Sb13 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. In addition, when the type of freeze control with effects using the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter referred to as reel effects) is set as the type of freeze control, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are excited. Acceleration pattern for performance as an excitation pattern to be activated (for example, an acceleration pattern that rotates in a direction different from the rotation of the reels in the game, a slower speed than the rotation of the reels in the game, starting to rotate in the same direction as the rotation in the game) Acceleration pattern to vibrate the reels, acceleration pattern to vibrate the reels, etc.) are set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the reel performance is performed during the period during which the freeze control is being performed.

After the freeze control execution process is performed in the step of Sb16, the waiting LED 19 indicating that the effect control is performed is controlled to the ON state (lighting state) (Sb17), and from the reel rotation start time in the previous game By referring to the one-game-time management timer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c to measure the elapsed time (Sb18), one game is counted from the start of reel rotation in the previous game based on the one-game-time management timer. (4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed (Sb19). Then, when it is determined that the specified time for one game has not passed, it waits until the specified time for one game passes based on the one-game time management timer, and plays one game based on the one-game time management timer. After the stipulated time has passed, a predetermined value (in this embodiment, a value corresponding to 4.1 seconds) is set in the one game time management timer, and the elapsed time from the reel rotation start time is newly set. start timing (Sb20), control the waiting LED 19 to the OFF state (extinction state) (Sb21), and sub-control a reel rotation start command that can specify that the rotation control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started. A reel rotation start command transmission process to be transmitted to the unit 91 is performed (Sb22). On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sa19 that the specified time for one game has passed, the processing of steps Sb20 to Sb22 is immediately performed. After the predetermined value is set in step Sb20, the one-game-time management timer is decremented at predetermined time intervals, and the predetermined time (4.0 in this embodiment) of one game is counted from the start of rotation of the reels in the game. 1 second) has passed, it is set to 0, and it is possible to determine whether or not the one game regulation time has passed based on whether the one game time management timer is 0 or not. .

After the reel rotation start command transmission process is performed in step Sa22, the normal acceleration pattern for controlling the rotation of the reels at a predetermined game speed is stored in the RAM 41c as an excitation pattern for controlling the excitation of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. A predetermined area is set (Sb23), and reel start processing is performed to start rotation of the reels by controlling the excitation of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R based on the excitation pattern set in the RAM 41c (Sb24).

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

After the navigation notification process is performed in step Sb25, reel stop initial setting process (Sb26) is performed for setting various information necessary for reel stop control according to the RT state and the lottery result of the internal lottery. Then, freeze control processing is performed (Sb27), and in step Sb13, if it is set to perform freeze control at that timing, the set type of freeze control is performed.

After performing the freeze control process in step Sb27, the reel stop control process for controlling the stop of the reels is performed (Sb28). In the reel stop control process, it is determined whether or not the reels under rotation control are rotating at a predetermined constant speed. An excitation pattern for accelerating the reels to constant speed rotation is set, and all the reels under rotation control are controlled to rotate at constant speed rotation. On the other hand, when all the reels under rotation control are rotating at a constant speed, the reception of the stop operation of the reels under rotation control is enabled, and the stop operation by the stop switch is waited. Then, when a valid stop operation is detected for a reel on which a stop operation is valid (detection of ON edge data for a stop switch on which a stop operation is valid), a reel on which a valid stop operation is performed. , the reel stop control is performed to stop the reel 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 reels under rotation control to stop the rotation of all the reels, thereby ending the reel stop processing.

Then, after the reel stop processing is completed, the freeze control processing is performed (Sb29), and in the step of Sb13, if it is set to perform freeze control at the timing, the set type of freeze control.

After that, RT state check processing (Sb30) and prize determination processing (Sb31) are performed. In the RT state check process, it is determined whether or not the combination of RT transition symbols accompanied by the transition of the RT state is stopped on the reel. 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 result of the internal lottery and the symbol combinations stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R.

Then, after performing the winning determination process in step Sa31, an input payout 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 payout of medals from the hopper is detected. (Sa32).

In the insertion and 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 referred to as a medal payout signal) and a signal of the inserted medal sensor 31 (hereinafter referred to as a medal It is determined whether an input error flag indicating that an abnormality has been detected in the transition of (sometimes referred to as an input signal) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. If not, the input/disbursement 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. Also, it is determined whether or not the insertion error flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. 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 handling is performed.

In the error processing, an error command capable of specifying an error code (E4, E5) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the error code (E4, E5) is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Set as an error flag that can be referenced in other processes. Also, it controls the game auxiliary display 12 to display the error code (E4, E5). After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the condition for canceling the error state according to the error code (E4, E5) prepared in the predetermined register is established. When an error code (E4) is prepared in a predetermined register and the error state is shifted to, the detection state of the payout sensor 34c is in the OFF state and the reset/setting switch 38 or the reset It waits until it is established that the switch 23 is in the ON state, and when the cancellation condition is established, an error command (cancel) for canceling the error state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and error processing is performed. and return to the input/discharge error check process. In addition, when an error code (E5) is prepared in the register and the error state is shifted to, the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c must be OFF and the reset/setting switch must be in the OFF state as conditions for canceling the error state. 38 or the reset switch 23 is turned ON, and when the cancellation condition is met, an error command (cancel) for canceling the error state is transmitted to the sub-controller 91. , terminate the error processing, and return to the insertion/disbursement error check processing.

Then, when the error processing that is shifted due to detection of an abnormality in the medal payout signal and the error processing that is shifted due to detection of an abnormality in the medal insertion signal are completed, an error execution flag indicating that the error processing has been executed. is set in a predetermined register, and the input/disbursement error check process is terminated. If neither the payout error flag nor the put-in error flag is set and the error process is not performed, the put-out error check process is terminated without setting the error execution flag.

After the error check process (Sb32) is performed in step Sb32, the process of waiting for one interrupt is performed (Sb33), and the process waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed. After the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed, the value of the flag register is saved in the game stack area of the game RAM area in a predetermined order in the same manner as in step Sb3 and step Sb7 ( Sb34), the timer interrupt is set to be disabled (Sb35), and the role ratio monitor data processing included in the non-game program is performed (Sb36). Then, after performing the role ratio monitor data processing, the timer interrupt is set to permitted (Sb37).

In this way, after the one-time interrupt waiting process is performed in step Sb33, the role ratio monitor data process (Sb36) is performed, thereby maximizing the time until the next timer interrupt process (main) is performed. In the secured state, the role ratio monitor data processing can be performed, and unintentional timer interruption during the role ratio monitor data processing can be prevented. Also, in step Sb35, the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited, the role ratio monitor data processing is performed in a state in which the timer interrupt is prohibited, and in the subsequent step of Sb37, by canceling the timer interrupt prohibition setting, It is possible to reliably prevent unintentional timer interruption in the middle of role ratio monitor data processing. In addition, in step Sb33, before setting the timer interrupt to the disabled state in order to perform the role ratio monitor data processing, wait for one interrupt is performed, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed. is prohibited (Sb35 to Sb37), it is possible to prevent the timer interrupt timing from occurring.

In the role ratio monitor data processing, first, in the same manner as the above-mentioned RT information output processing, etc., 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. to evacuate. Thereafter, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the value stored when the previous non-game program ended) as the value of the stack pointer SP. Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order. After that, each state count process included in the non-game program is performed, and the predetermined period (for example, the period from the current game to 6000 games before, the period from the current game to 175000 games before, etc.) Data relating to the number of medals to be paid out in a section controlled to be advantageous (advantageous section, etc.) is updated. The register values stored in the non-game stack area and saved in the non-game stack area when the role ratio monitor data processing is started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and are processed in accordance with the order. By setting it in the register, all the registers are returned to the state when the role ratio monitor data processing was started. After that, when the role ratio monitor data processing is started by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the role ratio monitor data processing is started, to the stack pointer SP. The stack pointer SP is returned to the state of , and the role ratio monitor data processing is terminated.

After performing role ratio monitoring data processing in step Sb36 and enabling timer interrupts in step Sb37, the value of the register saved in step Sb34 is By sequentially reading from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving and setting it in the flag register, the flag register is restored to the state before performing the role ratio monitor data processing (Sb38). Thereafter, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be turned off (extinguished state) (Sb39), the replaying flag indicating that the replay is being performed is cleared (Sb40), and the display of the navigation number on the game auxiliary display 12 is cleared. After that (Sb41), a medal payout process for paying out the number of medals corresponding to the winnings generated as a result of the game is performed (Sb42).

In the medal payout process, a predetermined number of medals that are predetermined for each winning combination are awarded to the player according to the winning that occurs, the number of medals to be awarded is added to the credits, and the credits reach the upper limit ( In this embodiment, when 50) is reached, the hopper motor 34b is driven and the medals not added to the credits are paid out from the medal payout opening 9. FIG.

After performing the medal payout process in the step of Sb42, the freeze control process is performed (Sb43), and in the step of Sb13, if it is set to perform the freeze control at the timing, the set type Perform freeze control.

Then, the setting process at the time of game end is performed (Sb44), and it is determined whether or not the symbol combination of the replay combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. If the symbol combination of the replay combination is stopped. 4. is a process of setting the number of bets for replaying in the next game (in this embodiment, 3 is set as replay medals in a replay medal counter set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. ), a process of setting a replaying flag in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, a process of controlling the replaying LED 20 to the ON state (lighting state), and the like.

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

Then, after clearing the winning flag that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and indicates the result of the internal lottery in the game (Sb48), the sub-control unit 91 outputs a game end command that can specify that one game has ended. (Sb49), returns to step Sb1, and repeats steps Sb1 to Sb49. When the main process completes one unit of game control, the main process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game.

Thus, the main processing performed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is included in the game program, and processing included in the non-game program, such as RT information output processing, winning information output processing, role ratio monitor Data processing etc. are called. Then, when calling a process included in a non-game program, each time the process of the corresponding non-game program is called, the value of the flag register among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is changed to the game program on the calling game program side. It is stored in the stack area and saved, and the value of the stack pointer SP used in the game program is stored in the non-game RAM area and saved on the called non-game program side, and all the main control unit 41 has The value of the register is stored in the non-game stack area and saved. Then, processing corresponding to the called non-game program (for example, processing to initialize the non-game RAM area in the non-game RAM area initialization process, medal sensor check processing in the medal sensor process described later, role ratio monitor to be 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, role ratio monitor display data selection processing, etc.) are performed.

In addition, after the non-game program is processed, the main control unit 41 stores 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. to restore the register to the state at the start of the non-game program, and set the value of the stack pointer SP stored in the non-game RAM area at the start of the non-game program to 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 calling the non-game program on the calling game program side is transferred to the corresponding flag register. A process is performed to restore the register to the state before the non-game program is read and called.

Further, when performing various processes according to the non-game program, the main control unit 41 calls the non-game program from the game program using the above-described CALL command or the like, thereby performing various processes according to the non-game program. Upon completion of each process according to the non-game program, the program returns to the calling game program.

[Regarding game start waiting process]
The control contents of the game start waiting process performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 12 . 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 inserted medal number display process is performed (Sc1), and the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 corresponding to the number of medals inserted in the slot machine 1 are turned on (lighted state). to control. After that, an error code (E1) that can specify that the hopper tank 34a is full is prepared in a predetermined register (Sc2), a predetermined port input buffer is referred to, and based on the determined 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 step Sc3 that the hopper tank 34a is full, error processing is performed (Sc4). In the error processing, the game is controlled to an error state in which progress of the game is disabled. Also, an error command capable of specifying the error code (E1) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the error code (E1) is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and can be referred to in other processes. set as a valid error flag. Also, it controls to display the error code (E1) on the game auxiliary display 12 . After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the condition for canceling the error state according to the error code (E1) prepared in the predetermined register is met. When the error code (E1) is set in the register and the error state is entered, it waits until the finalized data of the full tank sensor 35a becomes OFF, and the finalized data of the full tank sensor 35a becomes OFF. , an error command (cancel) for canceling the error state is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, the error process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step Sc5.

If it is determined in step Sc3 that the hopper tank 34a is not full, and if the error processing in step Sc4 ends, the value of the replay medal counter set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is changed to a predetermined value. Read into the register (Sc5). In the replay medal counter, a value corresponding to the result of the previous game is set by the game end setting processing in the previous main processing, and the replay winning combination in the previous game is replayed. is given, while a numerical value (for example, 3) corresponding to the specified number of bets required to play the game is set, if replay was not given in the previous game is set to 0.

Thereafter, the replay medal counter in 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, ie, whether or not 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 prescribed number of bets (3 in this embodiment). is set. Also, it transmits to the sub-controller 91 a number-of-throws-in command capable of specifying the number of medals used for setting the number of bets.

When the value of the replay medal counter is 0 in step Sc7, that is, when it is determined that the replay is not awarded, and when the replay is awarded in step Sc8, and after medal insertion execution processing is performed , performs medal maintenance permission setting processing (Sc9). In the medal maintenance permission setting process, the credit value set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to, and if the credit value does not reach the maximum value (50 in this embodiment), the medal insertion unit 4 A medal maintenance permission flag indicating that the insertion of medals is permitted is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

After the medal maintenance permission setting process is performed in the step of Sc9, the process of waiting for one interruption is performed (Sc10). By performing one-interrupt wait processing, timer interrupt processing (main) is performed, and the detection state of various switches, the lighting state of LEDs, various timers, etc. are updated, and the detection state of these various switches is updated, subsequent processing (for example, medal insertion/payout error check processing, medal insertion signal processing, and operation input reception processing, which will be described later) can be performed.

After the one-time interrupt waiting process is performed in the step of Sc10 and the timer interrupt is performed once, the input/disbursement error check process similar to the step of Sb32 of the main process described above is performed (Sc11). Then, based on whether an error execution flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined whether or not error processing has been executed in the error check processing (Sc12).

If it is determined in step Sc12 that error processing has been executed in the error check processing, the process returns to step Sc10, and the processing of steps Sc10 to Sc12 is performed again. After that, each process of 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. Processing will be performed.

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

After performing medal insertion signal processing in step Sc13, various switch operations are validated to accept operation, and by operating the switch whose operation is validated, an operation input acceptance process for accepting operation by the switch is performed. (Sc14).

In the operation input reception process, if the credit set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is 1 or more while the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, the operation by the MAXBET switch 6 is accepted. Activate. Further, when the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, and the number of bets set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is the specified number, acceptance of operation by the start switch 7 is validated. Further, when medals are not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, acceptance of operations by the adjustment switch 10 and the setting key switch 37 is validated.

In the operation input acceptance process, when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected while the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, a start flag indicating that the start switch 7 has been operated is set in a predetermined register. After that, the channel switching solenoid 30 is turned off, and the process of switching the medal channel to the medal payout port 9 side is performed. Further, when the operation of the setting key switch 37 is detected while the operation of the setting key switch 37 is valid, the setting value display processing for displaying the setting value on the setting value display 24 is performed. Further, when the operation of the settlement switch 10 is detected while the operation of the settlement switch 10 is valid, the settlement processing of returning the medals stored in the credit to the player is performed. In addition, when the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is detected while the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, the number of medals up to the prescribed number is set as the bet amount within the possible range based on the credits. A process of subtracting the set number of medals from the credit is performed. After performing a process corresponding to the switch or the like whose operation has been detected, the operation input acceptance process is ended.

After performing the operation input acceptance process in step Sc14, it is determined whether or not a valid operation of the start switch 7 has been detected based on the start flag (Sc15). If it is determined that the start flag is not set in the predetermined register and the effective operation of the start switch 7 is not detected, the process proceeds to step Sc16, and LED display processing for controlling the lighting state of the start effective LED 18 is performed. .

In the LED display process, when the operation of the start switch 7 is enabled by the operation input reception process of step Sc14, and the operation of any switch other than the reset switch 23 is not detected, the start enable LED 18 is turned on. (lighting state) and the operation of the start switch 7 is set to be effective, and if the operation of any switch other than the reset switch 23 is detected, or if the operation of the start switch 7 is set to be effective. If not, the start valid LED 18 is controlled to be in the OFF state (extinguished state), and whether the operation by the start switch 7 is valid or invalid is informed by the lighting state of the start valid LED 18 .

In step Sc15, when it is determined that a start flag is set in a predetermined register and a valid operation of the start switch 7 is detected, a random number for internal lottery is obtained from the random number circuit 42 and stored in the RAM 41c. A predetermined area is set (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), the start enable LED 18 is set to the OFF state (extinguishing state) (Sc19), and the token maintenance permission flag is set. It clears from a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc20), controls to clear the display of the number of payouts on the game auxiliary display 12 (Sc21), terminates the game start waiting process, and returns to the main process. Thereafter, in the main process, an internal lottery is performed using the random number value obtained in step Sc17, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R start rotating in response to detection of the operation of the start switch 7. Then, one game is started.

Next, the control contents of the medal insertion signal process called from the game start waiting process by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The medal insertion signal process is included in the game program, and is a subroutine 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 medal maintenance permission setting processing of the above-described game start waiting processing, a medal maintenance permission flag indicating that insertion of medals from the medal insertion unit 4 is permitted is set. (Sd1). Then, if the medal maintenance permission flag is not set, the medal insertion signal processing is ended, and the game start waiting processing of the calling source is returned to. On the other hand, if the medal maintenance permission flag is set, reference is made to medal insertion signal state transition data set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sd2). The medal insertion signal state transition data is data capable of specifying the state transition of detection signals of the insertion medal sensors 31a to 31c (hereinafter sometimes referred to as medal insertion signals), and medal sensor check included in the non-game program. Through the processing, it is updated at a predetermined timing based on the input data of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c.

Then, based on the medal insertion signal state transition data referred to in step Sd2, the detection range A (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c in the medal selector 29 is changed from the inserted medal section 4. It is determined whether or not medals are passing (Sd3). When it is determined that the medals are not passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the passage switching solenoid 30 is controlled to be in the ON state (Sd4), and the medals inserted from the medal inserting section 4 are transferred to the medal selector. A hopper provided inside the housing 1a is a flow path for medals inserted from the medal inserting section 4 so that the medals inserted from the medal inserting section 4 flow down through the medal inflow flow path 29a and the medal reception flow path 29b in the housing 29 and are guided to the hopper tank 34a. It is controlled to switch to the tank 34a side. Thereafter, the insertion request LED 17 indicating that medals can be inserted from the medal insertion section 4 is turned on (Sd5), and the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is cleared (Sd6).

Here, when the medal insertion signal ignoring timer sets the flow path switching solenoid 30 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. 30 operates to measure the elapse of the switching time until the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion part 4 is actually switched to the medal payout port 9 side, and during the timing of the switching time, medals are processed in a predetermined process. A timer for controlling to ignore the input signal. When the output of the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set in order to switch the flow path of the medals, the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is set to output the control signal of the flow path switching solenoid 30 at least. A predetermined time (504 milliseconds in this embodiment) is set until the medal flow path is switched to . Thereafter, the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is decremented and updated by timer interrupt processing (main), and when it becomes 0, it is possible to specify that the switching time has elapsed.

When it is determined in step Sd3 that medals are passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and after clearing the medal insertion signal ignoring timer in step Sd6, the register of the main control unit 41 is changed. Among them, the value of the flag register in which the calculation result is stored is saved by storing it in a predetermined order in the game stack area of the game RAM area (Sd7). After performing the medal sensor processing included in the program (Sd9), the timer interrupt is enabled (Sd10), and the values of the registers saved in step Sd7 are removed from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving. By sequentially reading out and setting in the flag register, the flag register is restored to the state before the winning information output process (Sd11).

In the medal sensor process, first, in the same way 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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. . Thereafter, 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 when the previous non-game program ended) as the value of the stack pointer SP. Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order. After that, it is determined whether or not the medal insertion signal state transition data is normal. 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 through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c or the inserted medal Medal passing state reference data (medal detection) indicating that it has detected that the sensors 31a to 31c have begun to pass through the detection range A, and the passing state of the medal in the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is the previous determination. Medal passing state reference data (no change) indicating no change from time to time is set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. After that, the medal insertion signal state transition data is updated based on the input data of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. On the other hand, when there is an abnormality in the medal insertion signal state transition data, medal-related error data capable of specifying an error code (E5) indicating that an abnormality regarding the medal insertion signal has been detected is stored 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 process described above, the values of the registers that were saved when the medal sensor process was started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area, and all the data are returned to the state when the medal sensor process was started. Restore the register. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the medal sensor process is started, the stack pointer SP is set to the state when the medal sensor process is started. to end the winning information output process.

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

In the error processing, the game is controlled to an error state in which progress of the game is disabled. Also, an error command capable of identifying the error code (E5) prepared in a predetermined register is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the error code (E5) is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and can be referred to in other processes. set as a valid error flag. Also, it controls the game auxiliary display 12 to display the error code (E5). After that, the error state is controlled until it is specified that the condition for canceling the error state according to the error code (E5) prepared in the predetermined register is established. When an error code (E5) is prepared in a predetermined register and the state is shifted to an error state, the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c must be OFF and the reset/setting switch must be in the OFF state as conditions for canceling the error state. Until it is established that 38 or the reset switch 23 is turned on, it waits without performing control to progress the game. Then, when the cancellation condition is established, an error command (cancel) for canceling the error state is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, the error process is terminated, and the process returns to the medal insertion signal process.

When it is determined in step Sd13 that the error code (E5) is not set as the medal-related error data, and after the error processing in step Sd14 is completed, it is set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of RAM 41c. By referring to the medal passing state reference data (Sd15), the content of the medal passing state reference data is determined (Sd16, Sd17).

In step Sd16, when it is determined 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 processing. In step Sd17, when it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (medal detection) is set, the process proceeds to step Sd18, and in step Sd17, the medal passing state reference data (normal passage) is set. If it is determined that the medal passing state reference data (medal detection) is not set, the process proceeds to step Sd21.

If it is determined in step Sd17 that the medal passing state reference data (medal passing) is set, insertion state determination processing is performed (Sd18). In the input status determination process, a credit counter that counts the current number of credits set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to, and the value of the credit counter is the maximum credit value of the slot machine 1 (50 in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not the situation is one less than the number of medals, that is, the situation is that the medal to be received next is the final medal that can be added to the credit. Then, a final reception flag capable of specifying whether or not the medal to be received next is the final medal that can be added to the credit is set in a predetermined register, and the input status determination process is terminated.

After performing the input status determination process in step Sd18, if it is determined that the medal to be received next is the final medal that can be added to the credit based on the final reception flag set in the predetermined register, Then, the medal blocker is turned off (Sd20), and the path switching solenoid 30 is set to the OFF state, so that the path of the medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 is diverted from the hopper tank 34a side to the medal payout port 9 side. By switching, the medal inserted into the medal inserting section 4 after the medal detected by the inserted medal sensor 31c is controlled to be returned from the medal payout port 9 via the medal return passage 29c. In the medal blocker OFF process, after the passage switching solenoid 30 is set to the OFF state, the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is detected by referring to the medal insertion signal state transition data set in the game RAM area. , and if the medal is passing through the detection range A, a predetermined value (in this embodiment, a value corresponding to 504 ms ) is set to start timing of a predetermined time by a medal insertion signal ignoring timer. As a result, the sensor error reference data (inserted medal sensor) is set by judging that the medal insertion signal is abnormal regardless of the state of the medal insertion signal in the sensor monitoring processing described later for a predetermined period of time after the medal blocker OFF processing is completed. It is designed so that it will not be done.

After the medal blocker-off processing is performed in step Sd20, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated and the game start waiting processing is returned to. On the other hand, when it is determined that the medal to be received next is not the final medal that can be added to the credit based on the final reception flag, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated without executing the medal blocker off processing, and the game start waiting processing is performed. back to

If it is determined in step Sd17 that the medal passage state reference data (normal passage) is set and the medal passage state reference data (normal passage) is not set, a predetermined area of the port input buffer is referred to. , acquires the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b (Sd21), and determines whether or not the confirmed data is in the ON state (Sd22). When it is determined that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is ON, the predetermined area of the port input buffer is referred to acquire the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31c (Sd23), and the input data is turned OFF. It is determined whether or not it is in the state (Sd24).

If it is determined in step Sd19 that the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is not in the ON state, and if the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is in the ON state, and if the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is not in the ON state in step Sd20. When it is determined that the medal is not in the OFF state, that is, when medals are passing through the medal receiving flow path 29b or when there are no medals in the medal receiving flow path 29b, the medal insertion signal processing is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd22 that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is ON, and if it is determined in step Sd24 that the input data of the inserted medal sensor 31b is OFF, that is, the medal receiving channel At 29b, when the inserted medal sensor 31c finishes passing the medal detection position where the medal can be detected, the medal insertion process is performed (Sd25).

In the medal insertion process, the currently set bet number stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referenced to determine whether or not the prescribed number of bets has been set. If the prescribed number of bets has not been set, the current bet number is incremented by 1, and if the prescribed number of bets has already been set, the credit counter is incremented by 1.

After performing medal insertion processing in step Sd25, medal care permission setting processing is performed (Sd26). , a medal maintenance permission flag indicating permission to insert medals from the medal insertion unit 4 is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

After the medal care permission setting process is performed in step Sd26, if the medal care permission flag is not set, a predetermined value (corresponding to 504 milliseconds in this embodiment) set in advance for the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is set. value) is set, and the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is started to count a predetermined time (Sd28), then the medal insertion signal processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the medal maintenance permission flag is set, the medal insertion signal processing is ended without setting the medal insertion signal ignoring timer. In addition, after the predetermined value (in this embodiment, the value corresponding to 504 milliseconds) is set in step Sd28, the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is decremented at predetermined time intervals to reach the predetermined predetermined time ( In this embodiment, it becomes 0 when 4.1 seconds) have elapsed, and it is possible to determine whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed based on whether or not the medal insertion signal ignoring timer is 0 or not. ing.

[Regarding medal sensor processing and medal sensor check processing]
The contents of control of medal sensor processing and medal sensor check processing performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. The medal sensor process is included in the non-game program, and is a subroutine called in the medal insertion signal process included in the game program. 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 process, 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). Thereafter, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the value stored when the previous non-game program ended) as the value of the stack pointer SP (Se2). . Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order (Se3). Thereafter, medal sensor check processing included in the non-game program is performed (Se4).

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

As shown in FIG. 15, in the medal sensor check process, first, medal passing state reference data and medal related error reference data set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c are cleared (Sf1, Sf2). The medal passing state reference data is data that can identify 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. Based on the input data of 31c, it is determined that the medals have normally passed through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, or the medals have started to pass through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. It is possible to specify that it is determined that the detection state of the medals 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. Also, in the medal-related error reference data, as a processing result of the medal sensor check processing, an abnormality (error code E5) related to the detection signals of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c (hereinafter sometimes referred to as medal insertion signals) was detected. It is data that can specify the effect. Further, the medal passing state reference data and the medal related error reference data are set in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c, so that they can be referenced and updated by the non-game program, but can only be referenced by the game program. be.

After clearing the medal passing state reference data and the medal related error reference data in steps Sf1 and Sf2, the current data of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are obtained by referring to a predetermined area of the port input buffer (Sf3), and the medal is inserted. A predetermined area of the ROM 41b is referred to acquire correct/wrong data for determining whether or not the transition of the signal state is normal (Sf4), and a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to and the previous medal center check process is performed. (Sf5).

Then, the medal insertion signal state transition data obtained in step Sf5 and the correct/incorrect data obtained in step Sf4 are compared to determine whether or not the medal insertion signal state transition data is correct (Sf6).

When it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition data is correct in step Sf6, the medal insertion signal state transition data is updated based on the current data of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c acquired in step Sf3. Create medal insertion signal state transition data and store it in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c (Sf7).

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

In steps Sf9 and Sf10, if it is determined that the current detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is OFF and the previous detection state is not OFF, that is, if it is determined that the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the detection range A 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 medal that was in the state exiting the detection range, the medal passage time referred to in step Sf8 It is determined whether or not the timer is less than the shortest value (10.08 milliseconds in this embodiment) of the normal passing time range required for the medals to pass normally through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. (Sf11). The normal passing time range includes the actual measurement 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 passage 29b of the medal selector 29, and the insertion in the medal receiving passage 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, etc. (in this embodiment, it is in the range of 10.08 milliseconds to 99.68 milliseconds).

When it is determined in step Sf11 that the medal passing time timer is not less than the shortest value of the normal passing time range, the stored medal insertion signal state transition data is cleared in step Sf7 (Sf12), and the medal passing time timer is cleared (Sf13), medal passage state reference data (normal passage) indicating that the medals have normally passed through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. to end the medal sensor check process. On the other hand, if the medal passing time timer is not less than the shortest value of the normal passing time range, the process proceeds to step Sf19, which will be described later.

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

If it is determined in step Sf9 that the current detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is not OFF, that is, the medals are passing through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are detected. If it is ON, it is determined whether or not the medal passing time timer referred to in step Sf8 has exceeded the maximum value of the normal passing time range (99.68 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sf15).

When it is determined in step 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 in operation (Sf16). When the medal passage time timer is not in operation, 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 the medal passing time timer has not yet started timing, the medal passing time timer is set to 0 and started (Sf17), and the medals are detected by the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c. Medal passing state reference data (medal detection) indicating that it has been detected that the detection range A has started to be passed is set in a predetermined area of the non-game area of the RAM 41c, and the medal sensor check process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sf15 that the medal passing time timer has exceeded the maximum value of the normal passing time range, the process proceeds to step Sf19, which will be described later. If it is determined in step Sf16 that the medal passage time timer is in operation, that is, the medals have passed through the detection range A of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, and the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c continue to be ON. If the medal passing state reference data has been initialized in step Sf1, that is, the state in which the medal passing state reference data (no change) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is maintained. Terminate the sensor check process. In addition, after the medal passage time timer is set to 0 in step Sf17 and started, it is incremented every predetermined time by timer interrupt processing. The elapsed time, that is, the elapsed time from when it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition is correct and the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are turned ON is measured by the medal passage time timer.

If it is determined that the medal insertion signal state transition data is not correct in step Sf6, and if it is determined that the medal passing time timer is less than the minimum value of the normal passing time range in step Sf11, the medal passing time timer is changed in step Sf15. exceeds the maximum value of the normal passage time range, 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-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. (Sf19), the medal insertion signal state transition data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c in step Sf7 is cleared (Sf20), the medal passage time timer is cleared to stop timing (Sf21), and medal sensor check processing is performed. and return to medal sensor processing. If the medal-related error reference data (E5) is set in step Sf19 and the process returns to the medal sensor check process, then the medal-related error is referenced in the medal insertion signal process of the game start waiting process included in the game program. By referring to the data (E5), it is controlled to be in an error state.

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

Further, when it is detected by the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 that a medal has passed through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3, the inserted medal sensor 1 changes from the ON state to the OFF state. 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 from the ON state of the inserted medal sensor 1 After entering the OFF state, the inserted medal sensor 3 changes from the ON state to the OFF state, and thereafter, when the transition 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 that one of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 is in the ON state, so that the medal passage state reference data ( detection) is set. That is, when the inserted medal sensor 1 among the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 first changes from the OFF state to the ON state, it is determined that the inserted medal signal transition state data is correct, so the inserted medal signal transition state data is correct. And when the inserted medal sensor 1 is turned ON, the medal passing state reference data (detection) is set.

Further, when it is determined that the medal insertion signal transition state data is correct and all of the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 are in the ON state, the medal passage state reference data (normal passage) is set. It will happen. That is, when the inserted medal sensor 2 among the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 changes from the ON state to the OFF state last, and when the inserted medal sensor 3 changes from the ON state to the OFF state last, the medal insertion signal transitions. Since the state data is determined to be correct, the medal insertion signal transition state data is determined to be correct, and when the inserted medal sensors 2 and 3 are in the OFF state, the medal passing state reference data (normal passage) is detected. to be set.

In the medal insertion signal processing included in the game program, after it is determined that the medal passage state reference data (normal passage) is set in steps Sd16 and Sd17, the inserted medal sensors 1 to 3 are input in steps Sd21 to Sd24. When it is specified that the data has changed from the ON state to the OFF state, the process proceeds to the subsequent medal insertion process and the like. That is, when the medal passing state reference data (normal passage) is set by the medal sensor check process, normal medals are detected by detecting the falling of the inserted medal sensor 2 or 3 from the ON state to the OFF state. Input is detected.

[Data processing for role ratio monitor]
The control contents of the role ratio monitor data processing performed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20. FIG. The role ratio monitor data processing is included in the non-game program, and is a subroutine called in the main process included in the game program. In addition, the role ratio monitor data processing calls each state count processing, which is a subroutine included in the non-game program, and each state count processing further calls the character ratio update processing, which is a subroutine included in the non-game program. It's like

The main control unit 41 displays the character item payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the character item payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts as a ratio display, the credit indicator 11 composed of a two-digit 7-segment display, and the game auxiliary display. Control to display on the device 12 is performed. The credit display device 11 and the game auxiliary display device 12 are display devices that display information according to the progress of the game, and the ratio display cannot be displayed all the time. A ratio display is displayed when a predetermined operation is performed by a store clerk or the like.

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

In addition, the ratio display is composed of four alphanumeric characters consisting of the upper two digits of alphanumeric characters that form an abbreviation indicating the type of ratio display and the lower two digits that indicate the ratio. The display contents are displayed on a credit display device 11 and the display contents of the lower two digits are displayed on a game auxiliary display device 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.

Closing the front door 1b, inserting medals into the slot machine 1, generating an error, operating the setting key switch 37, and adjusting the settlement switch 10 while the ratio display is displayed on the credit display 11 and the auxiliary game display 12. , or stoppage of power supply to the slot machine 1 is detected, the ratio display is terminated by switching to the original display contents displayed before displaying the ratio display.

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

As shown in FIG. 17, in the role ratio monitor data 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 ( Sg1) After that, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program by setting a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the value stored when the previous non-game program ended) as the value of the stack pointer SP. (Sg2). Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area in a predetermined order (Sg3). Then, after executing each state count process (Sg4) included in the non-game program, the values of the registers saved in the step of Sg3 are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area, and the role ratio monitor data process is started. After all the registers are restored to the original state (Sg5), the value of the stack pointer SP, which was stored and saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the step of Sg1, is set to the stack pointer SP. , the stack pointer SP is returned to the state when the data processing for role ratio monitoring was started (Sg6), the data processing for role ratio monitoring is ended, the process returns to the calling main process, and the process advances to step Sb37. Thereafter, in the main process, the timer interrupt is permitted (Sb37), and subsequent processes are 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 3-byte storage area, and can be counted up to 16777215 games as the upper limit.

If the total cumulative number of games cannot be added, the process proceeds to step Sh22. If the total cumulative number of games can be added, 1 is added as a game has been played (Sh2 to Sh4). As described above, since the microcomputer used in the gaming machine can only perform operations between values of maximum 2 bytes, this addition is executed by calling the 3-byte data addition & storage processing (Sh4) subroutine. 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 cumulative number of games has not reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to step Sh7. When the total cumulative number of games has reached the upper limit, a value indicating that the total cumulative count stop flag has reached the upper limit is set (Sh5, Sh6), and the process proceeds to step Sh7. In step 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, it is determined whether the total accumulated number of games is within the range of 0-5999 games, within the range of 6000-174999 games, or within the range of 175000 games or more (Sh7-Sh20). Depending on the result of determination, a value indicating being within each range is set as a lighting identification segment (Sh8, Sh18, Sh19). The set lighting identification segment is stored in the display monitor completion game determination flag. Then, after executing the role ratio update process (Sh22) included in the non-game program, it returns to the role ratio monitor data process.

As shown in FIG. 19, in the character product ratio update process, first, 1 is added to the number of games for determining the number of games played (Si1). At this point, 1 is added to a determination game number counter, which will be described later. Next, the number of winning medals to be paid out due to the occurrence of winning in the current 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, respectively.

A cumulative buffer 1 is provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte accessory payout counter, and when a prize is won in a game and medals are paid out, each counter counts. When 6000 games have been reached after counting is started, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to 0, which is the initial value, and the next game starts counting from the initial value.

Like the cumulative buffer 1, the cumulative buffer 2 is also provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte accessory payout counter. is done. When 6000 games have been reached after counting is started, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to 0, which is the initial value, and the next game starts counting from the initial value. However, the game to start counting is shifted from the total buffer 1 by 2000 games.

Like the cumulative buffers 1 and 2, the cumulative buffer 3 is also provided with a 3-byte total payout counter and a 3-byte accessory payout counter. is counted by the counter of When 6000 games have been reached after counting is started, the total payout counter and the accessory payout counter are updated to 0, which is the initial value, and the next game starts counting from the initial value. However, the game to start counting is shifted from the total buffer 1 by 4000 games, and from the total buffer 1 by 2000 games.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total accumulated payout number can be added (Si4). If the total accumulated payout number cannot be added, the process proceeds to step Si10. If the total cumulative number of payouts can be added, the number of winning medals is added to the total cumulative number of payouts. Then, as a result of the addition, it is determined whether or not the total cumulative payout number has reached the upper limit (Si7). If the total cumulative payout number has not reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to step Si10. When the total accumulated payout number has reached the upper limit, a value indicating that the total accumulated count stop flag has reached the upper limit is set (Si8, Si9), and the process proceeds to step Si10. Whether or not the total cumulative number of payouts can be added is determined by referring to the total cumulative count stop flag. The same flags are used when

At steps Si10 and Si11, it is determined whether or not the accessory is operating in the game, that is, whether it is a period controlled by BB or RB. If the accessory is not working, go to Si17. When the accessory is activated, the number of winning medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize in the current game is added as the number of payouts during the accessory activation period (Si12, Si13). Here, the number of winning medals is added to the accessory payout counters of the cumulative buffers 1 to 3, respectively.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not it is possible to add the total accumulated accessory payout number (Si14). If the total accumulated accessory payout number cannot be added, the process proceeds to step Si17. When it is possible to add the total cumulative number of payouts of the accessory, the number of winning medals is added to the total number of cumulative payouts of the accessory (Sb15, 16), and the process proceeds to step Si17. In addition, it is determined by referring to the total cumulative count stop flag whether or not the total cumulative payout sheet number can be added.

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

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the game is the update game number by referring to the determination game number counter (Si20 to Si23). The judging game number counter is a counter that circulates and counts between 1 and 6000 games. is the counter used. The determination is made by dividing the determination counter by 2000 to determine whether or not there is a remainder. If there is a remainder, the game is determined not to be the number of updated games, and each state counting process is returned to.

If the judgment counter is divided by 2000 and there is no remainder, it is determined from the quotient of the division result which of the 2000 games, 4000 games, and 6000 games is the updated game (Si24). Then, the value of the total payout counter is read from the cumulative buffer corresponding to the specified update game among the cumulative buffers 1 to 3 and stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer as the cumulative payout number of 6000 games, and the total payout counter of the reading source is stored. is updated to the initial value of 0 (Si25 to Si27). Similarly, the value of the accessory payout counter is read out from the cumulative buffer corresponding to the specified update game, stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer as the total number of accessory payouts for 6000 games, and the readout source accessory payout counter is set to the initial value. Update to a certain 0 (Si28 to Si30).

Further, from the 6000 game cumulative payout number stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer and the 6000 game cumulative award payout number, the role payout ratio to the 6000 game cumulative payout number is calculated. Since the 6000 game cumulative payout number and the 6000 game cumulative payout number are both 3-byte data, the calculation method described in the slot machine of the first embodiment is used to calculate the award rate (Si31, Si32). . Then, the calculated value is stored as the accessory payout ratio for the past 6000 games (Si33). After that, it returns to each state counting process.

The character item payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts and the character item payout ratio for the past 6000 games are referred to in the display monitor data selection process, and when a predetermined operation is performed by a store clerk or the like, the game auxiliary display device is displayed. 12 will be displayed in sequence. At this time, an abbreviation indicating the type of displayed ratio display is displayed on the credit indicator 11 .

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

Counting in the cumulative total buffer 1 and the total cumulative calculation buffer is started from the state where 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 passed, counting in the cumulative buffer 3 is started. Cumulative buffer 1 and cumulative buffer 2 continue counting.

Further, when 2000 games have passed, the counting period in the cumulative buffer 1 reaches 6000 games. Here, the count contents of the total buffer 1 are stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer. Then, the count contents of the total buffer 1 are initialized and counting starts from the initial value (0).

After the next 2000 games have passed, the counting period in the cumulative buffer 2 reaches 6000 games. Here, the count contents of the cumulative buffer 2 are stored in the 6000 times calculation buffer. Then, the counting contents of the accumulation buffer 2 are initialized and counting starts from the initial value (0).

In this way, the counting results for 6000 games counted in the cumulative buffers 1 to 3 are stored in the calculation buffer 6000 times every 2000 games. During this time, the counting results in the total cumulative calculation buffer are accumulated without being initialized.

[Regarding timer interrupt processing]
The control contents of timer interrupt processing (main) performed by the main control unit 41 of this embodiment 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 all front registers and back registers are exchanged (Sj1), timer interrupts are disabled (Sj2), and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. The value of the voltage drop state counter that is set is acquired (Sj3). Then, the input port to which the voltage drop signal is input from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is referred to (Sj4), and it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sj5). When the voltage drop signal is input, it is determined whether or not the voltage drop state counter has reached a predetermined upper limit (4 in this embodiment) (Sj6), and the voltage drop state counter reaches the upper limit. If the value has been reached, power-off processing (main), which will be described later, is performed (Sj7).

If it is determined in step Sj5 that the voltage drop signal has not been input, and if it is determined in step Sj6 that the voltage drop state counter has not reached the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step Sj8, and the voltage drop state counter is Update. When proceeding from step Sj5 to step Sj8, the current value is maintained by adding 0 to the voltage drop counter, while when proceeding from step Sj5 to step Sj8, the voltage Update the degraded state counter to add 1.

Then, the detected states of various switches are input from the input port, and port input processing is performed to generate input data, fixed data, and edge data (ON edge data and OFF edge data) (Sj9). After that, the value of the flag register in which the calculation result is stored among the registers provided in the main control unit 41 is saved by storing it in a predetermined order in the game stack area of the game RAM area (Sj10), and then the non-game program (Sj11). After that, the value of the flag register saved in the game stack area in step Sj10 is sequentially read out from the game stack area in the reverse order of saving and set in the flag register, thereby performing non-game related processing. 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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area and saved. After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area as the value of the stack pointer SP (stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area as an address indicated by the stack pointer SP for the non-game program at the end of the previous non-game program) The stack pointer SP is set for the non-gaming program by setting the current value). Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 including the above flag register are saved by storing them in a predetermined order in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP. After that, sensor monitoring processing for detecting abnormalities in the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and payout sensor 34c, test signal output processing for outputting test signals generated in relation to game results, and various timers used by non-game programs are updated. A non-game-related timer update process and a role ratio monitor output data selection process for selecting output data to be displayed on the role ratio monitor are sequentially performed. In addition, in the sensor monitoring process, when an abnormality related to the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c or the payout sensor 34c is detected, sensor error reference data capable of specifying the type of detected abnormality is stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. It is designed to be set. Then, the values of the registers stored in the non-game stack area and saved when the non-game related processing is started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area in the reverse order of saving, and the values corresponding to the order are read out. By setting the register, all the registers are restored to the state when the non-game-related processing was started. After that, by setting the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the non-game related processing is started, to the stack pointer SP, the stack is restored to the state when the non-game related processing is started. The pointer SP is returned to end the non-game related processing.

After restoring the flag register in the step of Sj12, refer to the sensor error reference data set by the non-game related processing in the step of Sj11 (Sj13), the sensor set by the non-gaming related processing in this timer interrupt The logical sum of the error reference data 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 specify whether or not an abnormality related to the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c is detected, is calculated in step Sj14. Update based on disjunction. By performing steps Sj13 to Sj15, if it is specified that an abnormality has been detected based on the sensor error reference data, it is determined whether the sensor error flag is in a state indicating that an abnormality has been detected. The sensor error flag is updated to indicate that the abnormality is detected regardless of whether the abnormality is 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, and the abnormality is detected based on the sensor error reference data. If it is specified that the error has not occurred or that the abnormality has been resolved, the contents of the sensor error reference data are not reflected in the sensor error flag.

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

After updating the branch counter in step Sj18, it is determined whether or not the branch counter is 4 (Sj19). Timer update processing (Sj20) for updating various predetermined timers, indicators such as various LEDs connected to the output port (credit indicator 11, game auxiliary indicator 12, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, insertion request LED 17, start valid LED 18, waiting LED 19, replaying LED 20, etc.) is dynamically lit according to the settings in each process such as the main process, and LED dynamic display processing (Sj21 )I do.

If it is determined in step Sj19 that the counter for branching is not 4, and after the LED dynamic display process is performed in step Sj21, a medal insertion signal indicating that medals have been inserted and medals are paid out of the external output signals. A medal insertion payout signal transmission process (Sj22) for updating the output setting of the medal payout signal indicating that the medal payout signal indicating that the , input error signal, and payout error signal), security signal transmission processing (Sj24) to be transmitted to the outside of the slot machine 1, and various commands such as the door command and operation end command set in the command queue. A command transmission process (Sj25) for transmitting, etc. is sequentially performed.

After that, the branch counter is referenced to determine whether or not the branch counter is 2. If the branch counter is 2, if there is an abnormality related to the reel (reel error), Based on whether or not the set reel error flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined whether or not there is a reel error (Sj26). If there is no reel error, reel control processing is performed to control the rotation and stop of the reels by setting the excitation patterns of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R according to the progress of the game (Sj27). .

Then, if it is determined that the branch timer is not 2 in step Sj25, if it is determined that there is a reel error in step Sj26, and if the reel control process is completed in step Sj27, the setting is made by the reel control process. A reel motor drive signal output process ( Sj29), and a port output update process (Sj30) for transmitting a control signal to the solenoid drive circuit 46 and updating the lighting states of the left/middle/right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R, etc. After that, all front registers and back registers are exchanged (Sj31), timer interrupts are enabled (Sj32), the timer interrupt processing (main) is terminated, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is started. return to the main processing when

Next, the details of the power interruption processing (main) performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 22 . The power-off processing (main) is a subroutine included in the game program.

The main control unit 41 executes the 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 period of time.

As shown in FIG. 22, in the power-off process (main), first, all front registers and back registers are exchanged (Sk1), and the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are transferred to the game stack in the game RAM area. Save by storing in the area in a predetermined order (Sk2), and save 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). It should be noted that a predetermined area of the game RAM area, including a game stack area of the game RAM area in which the main control unit 41 stores register values and a predetermined area of the game RAM area in which the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP is stored, is backed up. It is backed up by a power source, and even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, as long as power is supplied by the backup power source, the memory contents of the game RAM area are preserved.

First, among the parallel output ports provided in the main control unit 41, the output port 3 to which the drive signal for the hopper motor 34b is output is initialized (Sk4), and the output state is turned off. As a result, when medals are being paid out by the hopper unit 34, the payout of medals is preferentially stopped. After that, among the parallel output ports, the output ports 0 and 1 to which drive signals for the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R are output are initialized (Sk5), and when the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R is controlled, The rotation of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R is stopped.

After that, among the parallel output ports, output port 2 to which control signals for the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R and flow path switching solenoid 30 are output, control signals for the credit indicator 11, and the game auxiliary indicator 12 are output. The output ports 4 and 5 for output, the output ports 6 and 7 for outputting test signals, and the output ports 8 and 9 for transmitting commands to the sub-controller 91 are sequentially initialized (Sk6 to Sk11), and various switches are Stop the output of control signals, etc. to the class.

After initializing the output ports 0 to 9 in steps Sk4 to Sk11, destructive diagnosis data (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sk12), and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. clear the parity adjustment data (Sk13). Then, the new parity adjustment data of the RAM 41c is calculated so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas of the RAM 41c (including the unused area and the unused stack area) becomes 0 (Sk14), and the parity adjustment is performed. data is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sk15), access to the RAM 41c is prohibited (Sk16), and loop processing is started.

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

By the above processing, when the power supply of AC100V is stopped, the power interruption process (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 Since the contents of the predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c including the stack area are also held by the supply of the backup power, in the startup 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 identify whether the stop operation was effective in the control state before the power failure.

[Regarding non-game-related processing]
The control contents of the non-game related processing performed by the main control section 41 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 21. FIG. The non-game related processing is a subroutine included in the non-game program and called by the timer interrupt processing (main) included in the game program. In addition, the non-game related processing sequentially calls sensor monitoring processing, test signal output processing, medal passing time timer update processing, and 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 stored in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. Store and save (Sm1). After that, a predetermined value of the non-game stack area (the 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) is set as the value of the stack pointer SP. Thus, the stack pointer SP is set for the non-game program (Sm2). Then, the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 including the above flag register are saved by storing them in a predetermined order in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area specified by the stack pointer SP (Sm3 ). Thereafter, a sensor monitoring process (Sm4), which is included in the non-game program and determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the detection signals of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c, is connected to the slot machine 1. Test signal output processing (Sm5) for outputting a test signal to the test device, medal passing time timer update processing (Sm6) for updating the timer for measuring the passing time of medals within the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, role ratio A role ratio monitor display data selection process (Sm7) for selecting role ratio data to be displayed on the monitor is sequentially performed.

After performing the role ratio monitor display data selection process in step Sm7, the register values stored in the non-game stack area and saved in step Sm3 are saved in the non-game order in the reverse order of saving. By sequentially reading from the stack area and setting in the registers corresponding to the order, all the registers are restored to the state when the non-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 step Sm1 to the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer returns to the state when the non-game related process is started. The SP is returned (Sm9), the non-game-related processing is terminated, and the caller timer interrupt processing (main) is returned to.

Thus, the main control unit 41 performs various processes (sensor monitoring process, test signal output process, medal passing time timer update process, role ratio monitor display data selection process) in accordance with non-game related processes 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 by completing each processing, the caller timer interrupt processing (main).

In addition, in the non-game related processing, after being called from the timer interrupt processing (main) which is the game program, first, the stack pointer SP and the register are saved, then the sensor monitoring processing, test signal output processing, A plurality of processing such as medal passing time timer update processing, role ratio monitor display data selection processing, etc. are performed. After all these processes are completed, the stack pointer SP and registers that were saved when called from the game program are restored, and the timer interrupt process (main) of the calling source is returned to. In such a configuration, that is, in the non-game program called by one call process from the game program, a plurality of processes (for example, sensor monitoring process, test signal output process, medal passing time timer update process, role ratio monitor display data selection processing, etc.), the process of saving the stack pointer SP and the register and the process of restoring them are not performed for each of a plurality of processes performed in the non-game program, and can be collectively processed once. .

Further, when calling a non-game program (for example, non-game related processing) from a game program (for example, timer interrupt processing (main)), the calculation result is stored in the register provided in the main control unit 41 on the game program side. After saving the value of the flag register in the game stack area of the game RAM area, the non-game program is called, and after the non-game program is terminated, it is saved before calling the non-game program. By sequentially reading the value of the flag register from the game stack area and setting it in the corresponding flag register, the flag register is restored to the state before calling the non-game program. As a result, by calling the non-game program, the game program uses the flag register to perform calculations, and even if the non-game program changes the value of the flag register, when returning to the game program Then, the value of the flag register is returned to the state before calling the non-game program, and the subsequent processing can be performed.

Also, in a non-game program (for example, non-game related processing), when called by a game program (for example, timer interrupt processing (main)), first, the stack pointer SP used by the calling game program The value of the current address of the indicated game stack area is stored and saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. After performing a predetermined process according to the non-game program, when terminating the non-game program, the value of the stack pointer SP saved in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area when the non-game program is started is set in the stack pointer SP, the stack pointer SP is returned to the state when the non-game program was started. 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 ends, the With the stack pointer SP returned to the state, it can be returned to the calling game program.

In addition, in the non-game program (for example, non-game related processing), when called by the game program (for example, timer interrupt processing (main)), the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are stored in the non-game RAM It is saved by storing it in the non-game stack area of the area. Then, after performing a predetermined process according to the non-game program, when terminating the non-game program, the value of the register stored and saved in the non-game stack area when the non-game program was started are sequentially read out from the non-game stack area and set in the corresponding registers, thereby returning all registers 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 changes the value of the register, when the non-game program ends, the non-game program It is possible to return to the calling game program in a state in which the values of all registers have been 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 provided in the main control unit 41 are saved by storing them in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area, and the non-game program By setting the value of the register that was stored and saved in the non-game stack area to the corresponding register when terminating the program, all registers are restored to the state when the non-game program was started. It's becoming The values of the registers used by the game program are stored and saved in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area, and are returned to the registers from the non-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 may be provided in the game stack area, the capacity of the game stack area can be reduced.

Also, while the main control unit 41 requires a 1-byte program capacity for an instruction to save the value of the flag register, a 2-byte program capacity is required for an instruction for the main control unit 41 to save the values of all registers. do. Then, when calling the non-game program 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 called. On the calling and non-game program side, the values of all registers are saved in the non-game stack area of the non-game RAM area, and the game program program is easier than when all the registers are saved on the game program side. Capacity can be reduced.

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

When it is determined that it is time to perform the process related to the payout sensor in the step of Sn1, a sensor error set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c in order to transmit the monitoring result of the sensor monitoring process to the game program Clear the reference data (Sn2). Then, referring to the error flag (Sn3), which is set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c and can specify whether or not an abnormality of the error codes E1 to E5 has occurred, the error codes E2, E3, It is determined whether or not an E4 abnormality has occurred (Sn4).

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

If it is determined in step Sn6 that the payout flag is set, it is determined whether one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is ON based on the determined data of the payout sensors 34c and 34d referred to in step Sn5. (Sn7), and if one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is ON, a predetermined area of the port input buffer storing the edge data of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is referred to (Sn8), and the edge It is determined whether data (ON edge data or OFF edge data) is set (Sn9).

Then, when it is determined that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is ON in step Sn7 and edge data is set in step Sn7, that is, one medal paid out from the hopper unit 34 is paid out. When it begins 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-game RAM area of the RAM 41c A sensor check timer 1 set in a predetermined area is initialized and set to 0 (Sn10), and timing of passage time of a new medal is started. Then, when it is determined that the edge data is not set in step Sn9, and after the sensor check timer 1 is initialized in step Sn10, the sensor check timer 1 is updated by adding 1 (Sn11).

The sensor check timer 1 is set for the time from when the medals start to pass through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d until it finishes passing, and from the time when the medals finish passing through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d. A timer for counting the time until the next medal starts passing. By being updated by step Sn11 in the sensor monitoring process, the sensor check timer 1 is set to the payout sensor during the period during which the payout flag is set, that is, during the period during which the hopper unit 34 is performing medal payout control. It is updated every time the process is performed (every four timer interrupt processes (main), 2.24 milliseconds).

When it is determined that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is ON in the step Sn7 and the edge data is not set in the step Sn9, that is, the medal payout control is executed to detect one medal paid out from the hopper unit 34. is passing through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d, or during payout control, after one medal is paid out, and if it is during the period until the next medal is paid out, sensor check The timer 1 is updated by adding one unit time (2.24 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sn11).

Then, after updating the sensor check timer 1 in step Sn11, it is determined whether or not the value of the sensor check timer 1 exceeds a predetermined maximum monitoring time (11.20 milliseconds in this embodiment). Determine (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 for the medals paid out by the hopper unit 34 to pass through the detection range of the payout sensors 34c and 34d from the time they start to finish passing, and 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. The time is set to be longer than the time required to start. As a result, during the period in which the payout control for paying out medals is being performed, based on the sensor check timer 1, at least the time during which the detection state of the payout sensors 34c and 34d can continue in the ON state, and the payout sensors 34c and 34d It is determined whether or not a period longer than the time during which the detection state of is allowed to continue in the OFF state has passed.

If it is determined in step Sn12 that the value of the sensor check timer 1 has exceeded the maximum value of the monitoring time, sensor error reference data (payment sensor ) is set in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area of the RAM 14c (Sn13), the sensor check timer 1 is initialized and set to 0 (Sn14), and timing of passage time of a new medal is started, and Sn14 The value (0) of the sensor check timer 1 set in the step is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn15), and the process proceeds to step Sn17. On the other hand, if it is determined in step j12 that the value of the sensor check timer 1 does not exceed the maximum 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 step .

Also, if it is determined in step Sn6 that the payout flag is set, and if it is determined in step Sn7 that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is not in the ON state, the processing of steps Sn8 to Sn13 is performed. By proceeding to step Sn14, the sensor error reference data is maintained in a state cleared in step Sn2, proceeding to step Sn14, initializing sensor check timer 1 and setting it to 0, and then proceeding to step Sn14. The value (0) of the sensor check timer 1 set in step Sn14 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sn15), and the process proceeds to step Sn17.

If it is determined in step Sn6 that the payout flag is not set, both payout sensors 34c and 34d are in the OFF state based on the fixed data of payout sensors 34c and 34d referred to in step Sn5. (Sn16), and if both the payout sensors 34c and 34d are in the OFF state, the process proceeds to step Sn7. When it is determined in step Sn7 that one of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is not in the ON state, the process proceeds to step Sn17 without setting the sensor error reference data (payout sensor).

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

By performing the processing of steps Sn1 to Sn16 above, processing relating to the payout sensor for determining whether or not there is an abnormality relating to the payout of medals based on the detection state of the payout sensors 34c and 34d is performed. After this process is performed, the processes after step Sn17 are performed, so that the process regarding the input sensor is performed following the process regarding the payout sensor.

As shown in FIG. 25, in the processing relating to the insertion sensor in the sensor monitoring processing, first, whether or not a medal maintenance permission flag indicating that insertion of medals from the medal insertion unit 4 is permitted is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. is determined (Sn17), and if the medal maintenance permission flag is not set, the sensor monitoring process is terminated and the non-game related process of the calling source is returned to.

If it is determined in the step of Sn17 that the medal maintenance permission flag is set, a predetermined area in the game RAM area of the RAM 41c is referred to (Sn18), and an abnormality related to the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c and the payout sensor 34c It is determined whether or not a medal sensor error is occurring (Sn19) based on whether or not a sensor error flag capable of identifying whether or not a sensor error has been detected is set. Then, when the medal sensor error is occurring, the sensor monitoring process is ended and the process returns to the non-game related process of the calling source.

If it is determined that there is no medal sensor error in the step of Sn19, the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c (inserted medal sensors 1, 2 and 3 in FIG. 26) set in the port input buffer in the game RAM area are currently By referring to the data (Sn20), it is determined whether or not the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are in the ON state (Sn21).

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

The sensor check timer 2 is a timer for measuring the time from when the medals start to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c to when they finish passing. By being updated by step Sn27 in the sensor monitoring process, the sensor check timer 1 is set at the timing when the sensor monitoring process is performed (every timer interrupt process (main)) while the inserted medal sensor 31a is in the ON state. 0.56 milliseconds).

If it is determined in step Sn23 that the sensor check timer 2 is 0, whether or not the inserted medal sensors 31b and 31c (in FIG. 26, inserted medal sensors 2 and 3) referred to in step Sn20 are in the ON state. is determined (Sn24), and if the inserted medal sensors 31b and 31c are not in the ON state, the medal insertion signal is not referred to based on the medal insertion signal ignoring timer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c by the medal insertion signal processing. It is determined whether it is within the signal ignoring time (in this embodiment, within 504 milliseconds after the medal flow path switching control is started by the flow path switching solenoid 30) (Sn25), and the medal insertion signal is ignored. If it is not within the time, the sensor check timer 2 is updated by adding one unit time (0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sn26), and the value of the sensor check timer 2 after the addition is the inserted medal sensor. It is determined whether or not the maximum value (99.68 m in this embodiment) of the normal passage time range required for the token to normally pass through the detection range 31a is exceeded (Sn27). The normal passing time range includes the actual measurement 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 passage 29b of the medal selector 29, and the insertion in the medal receiving passage 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, etc. (in this embodiment, it is in the range of 10.08 milliseconds to 99.68 milliseconds).

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

Further, if it is determined that the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are not in the ON state in step Sn21, and if it is determined that the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are not in the medal insertion signal ignoring time based on the medal insertion signal ignoring timer in step Sn26, the sensor is detected in step Sn27. When it is determined that the value of the check timer 2 does not exceed the maximum value of the normal passing 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 non-game-related processing of the caller.

In this way, in the sensor monitoring process, the processing of the steps Sn1 to Sn16 is performed, and the processing related to the payout sensor is performed. By performing the processing of steps Sn17 to Sn30, it is determined based on the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c whether or not there is an abnormality related to the insertion of medals. It's like

Further, in the sensor monitoring process, by performing a process related to the payout sensor, after determining whether or not an abnormality related to the payout of medals has occurred, regardless of the determination result, the process related to the insertion sensor is continuously performed, and the medals are monitored. It is determined whether or not there is an abnormality related to the input of the

[Regarding test signal output processing]
The test signal output processing performed by the main control section 41 will be described with reference to FIG. After performing the sensor monitoring process described above, the main control unit 41 subsequently performs test signal processing.

As shown in FIG. 26, in the test signal output process, first, the one-game-time management timer set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c by the main process is referred to (Sp1), and the one-game-time management timer is set. It is determined whether or not the value is a predetermined value (in this embodiment, it is a value when starting time counting by a one-game-time management timer and corresponds to 4.1 seconds) (Sp2). In addition, when step Sb20 of the main process is performed before the timer interrupt process (main), which is the calling source of the non-game related process that called the test signal output process, is performed, one game time management A timer value 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, the branch counter set in a predetermined area of the game RAM area of the RAM 41c by timer interrupt processing (main) is referred to (Sp3), When the branch counter is a predetermined value (3 in this embodiment), a predetermined value (output to be output to the test apparatus) set in the test signal output timer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c It is a value corresponding to the number of data, and in this embodiment, the time ((22.4 milliseconds) x the number of output data (4)) for continuing to output a test signal that can specify one output data is set. Start timing (Sp4) On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sp2 that the one game time management timer is not the initial value, if it is determined in step Sp3 that the timer for branching is not 3, a test signal is sent in step Sp4. After setting the output timer, the initial address of the output data address for specifying the predetermined area of the RAM 41c storing the output data to be output as the test signal is obtained (Sp5). The output data is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c by the winning information output process performed in step Sb9 of the main process described above. It is

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

If the output data fixed mode is not set, the test signal output timer is updated by subtracting one unit time (0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment) (Sp9). 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 to output a test signal that can specify one output data) It is determined whether or not the remainder value is 0 (Sp10). If the remainder value is 0, the process returns to step Sp5, and the processes of steps Sp5 to Sp10 are performed based on the value of the test signal output timer updated in step Sp9. On the other hand, if the remainder value is not 0, the value of the test signal output timer referred to in step Sp6 is set to a predetermined value (in this embodiment, the time to continue outputting a test signal that can specify one output data (22. 4 milliseconds)), add the quotient value to the output data address of the initial address obtained in step Sp5 (Sp11), and proceed to step 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 obtained (Sp13).

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

After that, the output data obtained in step Sp13 is set as the test signal output (Sp14), and the test signal output is set to the output port 6 and output (Sp15). If 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 is output to the output port 6. Set and output (Sp15). After the output of the test signal is set in step Sp15, the test signal output process is terminated and the non-game related process of the caller is returned to.

By such control, the main control unit 41 controls 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).

In addition, the main control unit 41 outputs, as a test signal, four pieces of output data that can specify the winning status of the general role and the special role in the internal lottery at predetermined time intervals (22.4 milliseconds in this embodiment). It is switched to output from the output port 6 .

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

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

When the value of the medal passage time timer is 0, that is, when the medal sensor processing does not measure the time for medals to pass through the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, the medal passage time timer update processing is terminated. , returns to the calling non-game-related processing.

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

[Display monitor output data selection processing]
Display monitor output data selection processing performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. FIG. After performing the medal passing time timer update processing described above, the main control unit 41 subsequently performs display monitor output data selection processing.

The display monitor output data selection process is started after the port input process in the timer interrupt process (main) performed by the main control unit 41 every 0.56 milliseconds, and the LED dynamic display process of the timer interrupt process (main). This is a process for setting the lighting data of the LED used in . Further, the display monitor output data selection process is composed of display monitor output data selection process (1) (see FIG. 28) and display monitor output data selection process (2) (see FIG. 29) (hereinafter referred to as display monitor output data selection process). Processing (1) and (2) may be collectively referred to as display monitor output data selection processing), and display monitor output data selection processing (2) is called and executed in display monitor output data selection processing (1). It's like

As shown in FIG. 28, when the display monitor output data selection process (1) is started, lighting data such as the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, and the 1BETLED 14 stored in the game RAM area are turned off. Copy to lighting data storage area in game RAM area (Sr1 to Sr4).

Subsequently, whether or not medals can be inserted is determined by the state of the game medal blocker. The game medal blocker is turned off during a game, during an error, when settings are being changed or when settings are being checked, and medals cannot be inserted. If it is not possible to insert medals, the operation of the reset/setting switch 38 is not determined in step Sr8, which will be described later, and the process proceeds to step Sr13, and off data is set in the display monitor flag. If medals can be inserted, the process proceeds to step Sr6.

In step Sr6, it is determined whether or not the front door 1b is open by referring to the state of the door open detection switch 25 for detecting the open state of the front door 1b. If the front door 1b is not in the open state, the operation of the reset/setting switch 38 is not determined in step Sr8, which will be described later, and the process proceeds to step Sr13, where off data is set in the display monitor flag. If the front door 1b is open, the process proceeds to step Sr7.

In step Sr7, it is determined whether or not the number of bets is set by referring to the number of inserted medals stored in the game RAM area. If the number of bets has been set, the operation of the reset/set switch 38 is not determined in step Sr8, which will be described later, and the process proceeds to step Sr13, and off data is set in the display monitor flag. If the number of bets has not been set, proceed to step Sr8.

In step Sr8, it is determined whether the reset/setting switch 38 has been operated. If the reset/setting switch 38 has not been operated, the process proceeds to step Sr15 to determine the content of the display monitor flag, which will be described later. If the reset/setting switch 38 has been operated, the process proceeds to step Sr9, and settings are made to display the ratio on the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12 .

As settings for performing ratio display on the credit display device 11 and the game auxiliary display device 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 step Sr15 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. In this embodiment, after 8927) is set as the initial value, one unit time (0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment) is subtracted each time timer interrupt processing (main) is performed, and the display monitor selection When the value of the timer becomes 0, the elapse of the predetermined period is clocked. The display monitor display content vector is data for specifying the type of ratio display to be displayed by switching in a predetermined order.

Specifically, as the data set in the display monitor display content vector, "0" corresponds to the advantageous section ratio to the total number of games, "1" corresponds to the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, and " 2" corresponds to the bonus payout ratio for the past 6000 games, "3" corresponds to the combined 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 auxiliary game display 12, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of games, the ratio of consecutive payouts in the past 6000 games, the total number of payouts Consolidated payout ratio is not calculated or displayed.

In steps 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 ratio display is performed, and is set to OFF data when ratio display is not performed.

If it is determined in step Sr16 that the display monitor flag is set to OFF data, the process returns to timer interrupt processing (main) without executing subsequent steps. In addition, 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, and the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator are displayed. 12, and 1 BET LED 14, etc. are turned on. When returning to the timer interrupt process (main) without executing the steps after Sr16, the lighting data storage area of the non-game RAM area is stored in the game RAM copied in steps Sr1 to Sr4. Lighting data, that is, lighting data for 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.) to be displayed when the ratio display is not performed is stored. there is Therefore, other displays are performed by the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the 1BET LED 14, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 29, the display monitor output data selection process (2) executed when it is determined in step Sr16 that the display monitor flag is set to ON data will be described.

In the display monitor output data selection process (2), first, the display monitor selection timer is updated, and it is determined 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 step Ss7. When the display monitor selection timer reaches the comparison value, the display monitor selection timer is cleared to 0, and the display monitor display content vector is updated to switch the type of ratio display (Ss5, Ss6). go to step.

In steps 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 an abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed on the credit indicator 11 (for example, display order 1 If the advantageous interval ratio for the past 6000 games is displayed, data for displaying "1A") is acquired (Ss7 to Ss10).

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

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

When the total cumulative number of games exceeds 5999 games, data for displaying an abbreviated notation showing the display content currently being displayed, which is uniformly acquired earlier, is stored in the lighting data storage area corresponding to the credit indicator 11. (Ss17), and an abbreviation indicating the display contents currently being displayed is displayed on the credit indicator 11. FIG. 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 indicator 11 without blinking.

Next, data for displaying "--" is temporarily acquired as data for displaying the ratio to be currently displayed corresponding to the above-described abbreviation (Ss18). Then, the display monitor display content vector is referenced to determine which ratio to display (Ss20, Ss21).

Here, the display monitor display content vector stores a value corresponding to the ratio of advantageous section to the total number of games, a value corresponding to the ratio of consecutive payouts in the past 6000 games, and a value corresponding to the ratio of consecutive payouts to the total cumulative number of payouts. If so, the data underlying these percentages and ratios are not aggregated. Therefore, the process proceeds to step Ss38, the data for displaying "--" is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content for the game auxiliary display 12, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is returned to. As described above, 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, and the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary The indicator 12, 1BETLED 14, etc. are turned on. Therefore, the credit indicator 11 and the auxiliary game indicator 12 are abbreviations indicating either the advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, or the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number. --" will be displayed.

Subsequently, 70%, which is the specified ratio (threshold value) of the role product ratio, is set (Ss22). Ratio display is performed in a display mode different from usual when the display value exceeds a specified ratio. In addition, when the displayed value exceeds the specified ratio, the displayed value blinks.

Then, the address of the area storing the accessory payout ratio for the past 6000 games is set as an initial value, and the initial value is calculated using the value of the display monitor display content vector, and the value for the past 6000 games is calculated. The character product payout ratio corresponding to the value of the display monitor display content vector is acquired from the character product payout ratio for the total accumulated number of payouts and the character product payout ratio for the total cumulative number of payouts (Ss23 to Ss25).

Then, the acquired accessory payout ratio is compared with the set specified ratio, and if the acquired accessory payout ratio is equal to or higher than the threshold value, settings are made for blinking display (Ss26 to Ss29 ).

Further, based on the obtained accessory payout ratio, the data to be displayed in the tens place and the ones place of the game auxiliary display 12 are specified (Ss30 to Ss32). Further, it is determined whether or not the setting for blinking display is made (Ss33). If the blinking display is not set, the specified data is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content for the game auxiliary display 12, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is returned to. As described above, 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, and the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary The indicator 12, 1BETLED 14, etc. are turned on. Therefore, the credit display 11 and the auxiliary game display 12 show an abbreviation indicating the payout ratio of the character goods for the past 6000 games, the payout ratio of the character goods for the past 6000 games, or the payout ratio of the character goods to the total cumulative number of payouts. An abbreviation and the payout ratio of the accessory to the total accumulated payout number will be displayed.

When the setting for blinking display is made, similarly to the case where the total number of games does not exceed 5999 games, a display monitor selection timer is acquired for blinking the bonus payout ratio, and the timer The value is divided by the value corresponding to 0.3 seconds to determine whether it is a lit period or an extinguished period (Ss34-Ss36). If it is the lighting period, the data for displaying the character ratio is stored in the lighting data storage area as the display content on the game auxiliary display 12, and the timer interrupt processing (main) is returned to. If it is the light-out period, clear data is obtained as data for displaying the character product ratio. Then, the 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 processing (main) is returned to.

As a result, when the accessory payout ratio is equal to or higher than the threshold value, the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 display an abbreviation indicating the accessory payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the role for the past 6000 games. An abbreviation indicating an article payout ratio or an accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number and an accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number are displayed, and a numerical value indicating the accessory payout ratio displayed on the auxiliary game display 12 is displayed. Lighting and extinguishing are repeated at intervals of 0.3 seconds.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, when performing flashing control (on-off control) for repeatedly lighting and extinguishing the abbreviation indicating the type of ratio display to be displayed on the credit indicator 11 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 , 536) is an even number, that is, if the value of the least significant bit in binary notation is 0, clear data is set as the output data of the credit display unit 11, and the credit The indicator 11 is controlled to be in the off state. On the other hand, if 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, that is, if the value of the least significant bit in binary notation is 1, the credit indicator By setting the data for displaying the abbreviation of the character product ratio as the output data of 11, the credit indicator 11 is controlled to be lit.

In addition, when performing blinking control for repeatedly lighting and extinguishing the numerical value indicating the accessory payout ratio on the game auxiliary display 12 at intervals of 0.3 seconds, the display monitor selection timer (8927 to 0 in this embodiment) is divided by the value corresponding to 0.3 seconds (536 in this embodiment). By setting clear data as data, the credit indicator 11 is controlled to be turned off. 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 output data of the auxiliary game display 12 is used to display the abbreviation of the character ratio. By setting the data, the credit indicator 11 is controlled to be lit.

In this manner, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment obtains the result of calculation (for example, the display monitor selection timer divided by a specific value) to set the output data of the credit display device 11 and the game auxiliary display device 12 every time display monitor data selection processing is performed, i.e. timer interrupt processing (main). By repeating each time, the display on the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12 is controlled to blink.

In addition, the main control unit 41 performs control for setting the output data of the credit display device 11 and the game auxiliary display device 12 based on the result of calculation using a specific value for the value of the display monitor selection timer. By repeating the data selection process every time, the display of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to blink.In the blinking control, the initial value of the display monitor selection timer The control performed based on the result of the calculation using the specific value, that is, the first control of the flashing control is turned off.

Further, in the blinking control, the control performed based on the result of calculation using a specific value for the final value (0) of the timer for selecting the display monitor, that is, the last control of the blinking control is turned off. there is

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment stores the lighting identification segment capable of specifying the range in which the total number of games has reached by the role ratio monitor data processing in the display monitor complete game determination flag. The credit indicator 11 displays the abbreviations of the character product payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the total cumulative number of games, and the auxiliary game display 12 displays the numerical value indicating the character product payout ratio corresponding to the abbreviated character product payout ratio. , when the total cumulative number of games is in the range of 0 to 5999 games based on the lighting identification segment stored in the display monitor completed game determination flag, the abbreviation of the accessory payout ratio on the credit display 11 is repeatedly controlled to turn on and off, and when the total cumulative number of games is in the range of 6000 games or more, the display of the abbreviation of the character payout ratio on the credit display 11 is lit without blinking. to control. By controlling blinking of the abbreviation display on the credit indicator 11, it is possible to recognize that the tally has not reached 6000 games, and there is a possibility that the displayed ratio is biased. has become recognizable. Here, the range of the total number of games (0 to 5999 games in the present embodiment) in which the main control unit 41 controls blinking of the display of the abbreviated character payout ratio is determined according to the design value of the slot machine 1. , which is at least the range up to the number of games required for the accessory payout ratio in the slot machine 1 to generally converge to the designed value.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 calculates, as a ratio display, a character product payout ratio for the past 6000 games and a character product payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts. 12, as percentage display, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total number of games played, the ratio of consecutive payouts over the past 6000 games, and the ratio of consecutive payouts to the total number of accumulated payouts are not calculated. Although it is configured not to be displayed on the display device 11 and the auxiliary game display device 12, as a ratio display, the advantageous section ratio to the total cumulative number of games, the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, etc. A ratio display of is calculated and displayed. For example, in a configuration in which the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total cumulative number of games is displayed as a ratio display, until the cumulative number of games reaches a specified number of games (for example, 175,000 games) where the advantageous interval ratio generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, The display of the advantageous section ratio on the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to blink, and after the total number of games reaches the specified number of games, the display of the advantageous section ratio is lit without blinking. Control is preferred. In addition, for example, in a configuration in which the ratio of combined payouts to the total number of cumulative payouts or the combined payout ratio for the past 6000 games is displayed as a ratio display, the specified number of games ( For example, until the cumulative number of games reaches 17,500 games, the display of the combination payout ratio on the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12 is controlled to blink, and after the cumulative number of games reaches the specified number of games, It is preferable to control so that the display of the combined payout ratio is lighted without blinking.

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As a conventional game machine, a game program area storing a game program relating to the progress of a game and a non-game program area storing a non-game program not relating to the progress of the game are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, if the non-game program is called from the game program every time the game program executes a process included in the non-game program, the game program and the non-game program are repeatedly switched. , a problem arises that the processing becomes complicated.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1, which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment, includes a ROM 41b having a storage area for storing programs, and a main control section 41 that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. The storage area of the ROM 41b includes a game program area for storing a game program relating to the progress of the game, and a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. 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 determinations are made in the non-game program (determination of abnormality related to medal payout and medal insertion). determination of abnormality). In such a configuration, the game program area of the ROM 41b stores the game program related to the progress of the game, and the non-game program area of the ROM 41b stores the non-game program, which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. In a configuration in which a program area and a program area are allocated separately, multiple types of abnormality judgments are performed in the non-game program by calling the non-game program from the game program once, so that the game program and the non-game program can be moved back and forth. can be reduced as much as possible.

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, two types of abnormality are determined, ie, determination of abnormality related to payout of medals and determination of abnormality related to insertion of medals. However, a non-game program called by one call from the game program may be configured to determine three or more types of abnormalities.

In addition, 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 for determining a plurality of types of abnormalities is performed from the timer interrupt processing included in the non-game program. Although it is a configuration for calling, 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.

In addition, 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, by performing the sensor monitoring processing which is one subroutine, it is possible to determine an abnormality related to the payout of medals. In addition, there is a configuration for determining abnormality related to insertion of medals, that is, a configuration for determining a plurality of types of abnormality by one subroutine. For example, in the non-game related processing, a first subroutine for determining an abnormality related to the payout of medals and a second subroutine for determining an abnormality related to the insertion of medals are performed. may be configured to determine the abnormality. In such a configuration, program management is facilitated by setting processes for performing a plurality of types of abnormality determination as subroutines for each type of abnormality determination.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. When calling a non-game related process, which is a non-game program, from a timer interrupt process, which is a game program, the register and stack pointer SP used in the game program are saved, and a non- When returning from the game program to the game program, the saved register and stack pointer SP are restored. With such a configuration, when calling the non-game program from the game program, it is possible to prevent the data of the registers and the stack pointer SP used in the game program from being damaged.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. A RAM 41c having a memory area capable of temporarily storing data. The RAM 41c is a game RAM area in which game data used by game programs is stored in a readable and writable manner, and a game RAM area used by non-game programs. and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data is stored in a readable manner. As a plurality of types of abnormality determination, determination of abnormality related to payout of medals and determination of abnormality related to insertion of medals are performed, and sensor error reference data that can identify the result of the abnormality determination is stored in the non-game RAM area. When returning from the game-related process to the timer interrupt process, the timer interrupt process, which is the game program, refers to the sensor error reference data stored in the non-game RAM storage area without performing other processes. . In such a configuration, since the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program is referred to before other processing is performed, the result of the abnormality determination can be quickly reflected in the processing performed by the game program. In addition, since the sensor error reference data is referred to before performing other processing after returning to the game program from the non-game program that performs abnormality determination, other processing is performed based on the error flag in which the latest sensor error reference data is reflected. can be processed.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. and a unit 41, by calling once non-game related processing included in the non-game program from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program, as a plurality of types of abnormality determination in the non-game related processing, regarding the payout of medals In the non-game-related processing, even if an abnormality is determined by determining an abnormality related to the payout of medals, after the determination of the abnormality related to the payout of medals is performed. , and the determination of abnormality related to the insertion of medals is continuously performed. In such a configuration, in the non-game related process, which is the non-game program called from the timer interrupt process, which is the game program, regardless of whether or not an abnormality related to the payout of medals is determined, other It is also possible to determine the abnormality related to the insertion of medals, which is the type of abnormality.

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, two types of abnormality are determined, ie, abnormality determination regarding medal payout and abnormality determination regarding medal insertion. However, the non-game program called by one call from the game program may be configured to determine two or more types of abnormalities. In such a configuration, the non-game program Even if one type of abnormality is determined among the plurality of types of abnormality determination performed in , another type of abnormality determination is continuously performed, so that whether any type of abnormality is determined Regardless, abnormality determination can be performed for other types of abnormality.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment calls the non-game related processing included in the non-game program once from the timer interrupt processing included in the game program. It is a configuration for determining an abnormality related to the payout of medals and an abnormality related to the insertion of medals. With such a configuration, it is possible to perform an abnormality determination regarding the payout of medals as game media and an abnormality determination regarding the insertion of medals by calling the non-game program once.

The slot machine 1, which is a game machine of the present embodiment, includes a ROM 41b having a storage area for storing programs, and a main control unit 41 that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. The area includes a game program area storing a game program related to the progress of the game, and a non-game program area storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, By calling a non-game program (non-game related processing) from the game program (timer interrupt processing) once, the non-game program determines an abnormality (determination of an abnormality related to the payout of medals in the sensor monitoring processing, determination of an abnormality related to the insertion of medals, etc.) determination), output control of a test signal output to a test device among external output signals output to an external device connected to the slot machine 1 (test signal output processing), and a role ratio based on a game history. It is configured to perform a plurality of controls including display control (role ratio monitor display data selection process) for displaying on predetermined displays (credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12). In such a configuration, the game program area of the ROM 41b stores the game program related to the progress of the game, and the non-game program area of the ROM 41b stores the non-game program, which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. In a configuration in which the program area and are assigned separately, by calling the non-game program from the game program once, the non-game program determines the abnormality, controls the output of the test signal, and determines the role ratio based on the game history. Since a plurality of controls including display control for displaying on a predetermined display device are performed, it is possible to reduce back-and-forth between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs an abnormality determination ( Determination of abnormality related to medal payout in sensor monitoring process, determination of abnormality related to insertion of medal), output control of test signal output to test device (test signal output process), role ratio based on game history Display control for display on a predetermined display (role ratio monitor display data selection process) and timer update control (medal passing time timer update process) are performed. A configuration for performing the above control may also be used, and by calling a non-game program from a game program once, for example, a configuration for performing abnormality determination and output control of a test signal, an abnormality determination and a display for displaying a role ratio on a predetermined display device A configuration for performing control, a configuration for performing output control of the test signal and display control for displaying the role ratio on a predetermined display device, a configuration for performing abnormality determination and control for updating the timer, and the like may be used. Even with these configurations, it is possible to minimize the number of comings and goings between the game program and the non-game program.

Further, in this embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines an abnormality in the non-game program by calling the non-game program (non-game related processing) from the game program (timer interrupt processing) once, and outputs the result to the testing device. It is configured to perform multiple controls including output control of test signals and display control to display the role ratio, which is a state based on the game history, on a predetermined display device. and determination of abnormality related to insertion of medals), it may be configured to perform one type of abnormality determination in the abnormality determination, or may be configured to perform a plurality of three or more types of abnormality determination. . Even with such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of comings and goings between the game program and the non-game program as much as possible.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. section 41, and an abnormality determination in the non-game related process (determination of abnormality related to medal payout) is performed by one call of the non-game related process included in the non-game program from the timer interrupt process included in the game program. , determination of abnormality related to the insertion of medals), and a test signal output process, which is a process of controlling the output of a test signal output to the test device. In the non-game related process, The sensor monitoring process and the test signal output process are each called as a subroutine. In such a configuration, since the process of determining abnormality and the process of controlling the output of an external output signal to be output to an external device are set as subroutines, program management is facilitated.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a single call from a timer interrupt process, which is a game program, to a non-game-related process, which is a non-game program, determines an abnormality in the non-game program (for example, an abnormality determination regarding medal payout, a medal The sensor monitoring process, which is the process of determining abnormalities related to the input of the game, and the test signal output process, which is the process of controlling the output of the test signal. In this configuration, the output state of the test signal is set using an output port (output port 6 in this embodiment) to which ON data and OFF data are not set, that is, an output port that is not used in game program processing. . With 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 this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. section 41, and an abnormality determination in the non-game related process (determination of abnormality related to medal payout) is performed by one call of the non-game related process included in the non-game program from the timer interrupt process included in the game program. , determination of anomalies related to the insertion of medals), and display control for displaying the role ratio, which is a state based on the game history, on a predetermined display (credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12). In the non-game-related processing, the sensor monitoring processing and the display monitor data selection processing are called as subroutines. In such a configuration, since the process of performing abnormality determination and the process of performing display control of role ratio are set as subroutines, the program can be easily managed.

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

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a ROM 41b having a game program area in which game programs are stored and a non-game program area in which non-game programs are stored, and a main control unit that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. and a part 41, wherein 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 the external device connected to the slot machine 1 in the non-game related processing. A predetermined display (credit display 11, game It is configured to perform display monitor data selection processing for controlling the display to be displayed on the auxiliary display 12), and in the non-game related processing, test signal output processing and display monitor data selection processing are each called as subroutines. . In such a configuration, since the process of controlling the output of the test signal and the process of controlling the display of the role ratio are set as subroutines, the program can be easily managed.

In a conventional game machine, a game program area storing a game program relating to the progress of a game and a non-game program area storing a non-game program not relating to the progress of the game are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, the storage area for the game data used by the game program and the storage area for the non-game data used by the non-game program are also allocated to separate areas. If the game program refers to the data in the non-game data area every time it executes the processing to process the data, the game program needs to access both the game data area and the non-game data area many times, which complicates the process. There is a problem of conversion.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1, which is a game machine of the present embodiment, includes a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing programs, a main control section 41 that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b, and data The storage area of the ROM 41b is a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of the game, and a program called by the game program. The storage area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area in which game data used by the game program is stored in a readable and writable manner, and a non-game program is stored in the non-game program area. A non-game RAM area in which non-game data to be used is stored in a readable manner, and in sensor monitoring processing of non-game related processing which is a non-game program, as abnormality determination, determination of abnormality related to medal payout, determination of abnormality related to medal insertion A timer, which is a game program that performs abnormality determination, updates sensor error reference data as first abnormality data stored in the non-game RAM area based on the results of these abnormality determinations, and calls non-game related processing. In the interrupt process (main), when returning to the game program from the non-game related process, refer to the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area, based on the first abnormal data to the game RAM area The sensor error flag can be updated as the stored second abnormality data, and in the main process which is the game program executed thereafter, the second abnormality data stored in the game RAM area is referred to, and the progress of the game is controlled. This is the configuration for determining whether or not to shift to the disabling error state.

In such a configuration, a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of a game, a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, are allocated separately, and a game RAM area for storing readable and writable game data used by game programs and a non-game RAM area for readable and non-game data used by non-game programs are separately allocated. , in the game program, when returning from the non-game program to the game program, the first abnormal data stored in the non-game data area is referred to, and the game is executed based on the first abnormal data. The second abnormal data stored in the data area is updated, and further, the game program refers to the second abnormal data stored in the game data area to shift to an error state that disables the progress of the game. Since it is determined whether or not, by referring once to the first abnormal data in the non-game data area and updating the second abnormal data in the game data area, in the game program such as the main process to be performed after that, the abnormality determination is performed. Since it is possible to refer to the result of abnormality determination by the non-game program without accessing the first abnormality data in the non-game data area many times each time related processing is performed, the non-game data area can be accessed from the game program. The frequency of referring to can be reduced as much as possible.

When the slot machine 1 of this embodiment returns from the non-game related process, which is a non-game program, to the timer interrupt process, which is a 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 abnormal data stored in the game RAM area based on the first abnormal data, and when returning from the non-game program to the game program, By referring to the first abnormal data stored in the non-game RAM area, the logical sum of the sensor error flag stored in the first abnormal data and the game RAM area is calculated, and the sensor according to the calculation result By updating the error flag, the second error data is updated when the occurrence of an error is specified from the first error data, and the second error is updated when the occurrence of an error is not specified from the first error data. It is a configuration that does not update data. With such a configuration, the second abnormality data is updated when the occurrence of an abnormality is identified from the first abnormality data, and the second abnormality data is not updated when the occurrence of abnormality is not identified from the first abnormality data. Therefore, even if the first error data is updated by the non-game program after the error is resolved after the error has occurred, the occurrence of the error will continue from the second error data until the occurrence of the error is confirmed by the game program. can be specified.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment performs an 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, and performs a first abnormality determination that can specify the result of the abnormality determination. Medal-related error reference data is stored in the non-game RAM area as data. Without performing the processing of (1), the medal-related error reference data is referred to as the first abnormality data stored in the non-game RAM area, and the second abnormality data stored in the game RAM area is based on the first abnormality data. It is a configuration that can update the sensor error flag as. In such a configuration, since the result of the abnormality determination by the non-game program is referred to before other processing is performed, the result of the abnormality determination can be quickly reflected in the processing performed by the game program. In addition, in such a configuration, after the non-game related processing is performed, another processing is performed using the second abnormal data before being updated based on the first abnormal data. can be prevented.

In a conventional game machine, a game program area storing a game program relating to the progress of a game and a non-game program area storing a non-game program not relating to the progress of the game 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 may remain. As a result, there is a risk of being output as an output signal by the game program.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1, which is a game machine of the present embodiment, includes a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing a program, a main control section 41 that performs control based on the program stored in the ROM 41b, and a signal and output ports 0 to 9 for outputting, and the storage area of the ROM 41b is a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of the game, and a program called by the game program. and a non-game program area in which non-related non-game programs are stored. The first output port (output ports 0 to 5, 7 to 9), and a second output port (output port 6) to which output data such as a test signal is set in a non-game program but not set to output data in a game program, and a first output Initialization of the port and the second output port is performed from the start-up setting process and power interruption process (main) which are game programs. In such a configuration, a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of a game, a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, are assigned separately, the first output port to which output data is set in the game program and the output data is not set in the non-game program, and the output data is set in the non-game program, and the game program Since the second output port to which the output data is not set is separately provided, the output data of the signal set by the non-game program remains, and is output as the output signal by the game program. Independence of the control by the game program and the control by the non-game program can be ensured, and the initialization of the first output port and the second output port is performed by the game program. Control can be simplified when initializing output ports.

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

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment has a first output port (output ports 0 to 5, 7 to 9) to which output data is set in a game program and is not set in a non-game program; A second output port (output port 6) to which output data is set in the game program but 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 performing the control for outputting the test signal that is not essential for progressing the game in the non-game program.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a RAM 41c having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data, and the storage area of the RAM 41c is a game RAM area in which game data used by game programs is stored in a readable and writable manner. and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored in a readable manner. The non-game RAM area is a non-game program, and is configured to be initialized by a non-game RAM area initialization process called from the initialization process. In such a configuration, the game data and the non-game data can be referred to each other by the game program and the non-game program. It is possible to ensure the independence of the control by the game program and the control by the non-game program.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a RAM 41c having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data. The storage area of the RAM 41c is a game RAM area in which game data used by game programs is stored in a readable and writable manner. and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored in a readable manner. is initialized while the non-game RAM area is not initialized. In such a configuration, even if a setting change process involving initialization of the game RAM area is performed, the non-game RAM area is not initialized. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the initialization of the data and the like for displaying the role ratio based on the game history on the predetermined display device.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment includes a RAM 41c having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data, and the storage area of the RAM 41c is a game RAM area in which game data used by game programs is stored in a readable and writable manner. and a non-game RAM area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored in a readable manner. It is configured to initialize all areas of the RAM 41c by determining an abnormality and performing a game RAM area initialization process and a non-game RAM area initialization process when it is determined that there is an abnormality in the storage contents of the RAM 41c. . With such a configuration, the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c can be initialized when there is an abnormality in the contents stored in the RAM 41c and there is a risk that the game control will not be performed normally. Also, if there is an abnormality in the contents stored in the RAM 41c, the non-game RAM area is initialized. Normalize the data for displaying the role ratio, which is the state based on the history, on a predetermined display device, etc., and ensure the normal operation of the processing based on the storage contents stored in the non-game RAM area. .

In a conventional game machine, a game program area storing a game program related to the progress of a game and a non-game program area storing a non-game program not related to the progress of the game are separately assigned to the ROM. There is a configuration. In such a configuration, the illegal passage of medals is detected in the non-game program, but since only the passage of the inserted medals is determined in the game program, the non-game program did not operate normally. In this case, there is a possibility that the passing of medals may be determined even if fraudulent actions are taken.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1, which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment, includes a ROM 41b having a storage area capable of storing programs, and a main control section 41 that performs control based on the programs stored in the ROM 41b. The storage area of the ROM 41b includes a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of the game, and a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. The first condition in the game program is that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c is in the ON state and the input data is in the OFF state, that is, the input data changes from the ON state to the OFF state. When this is established, the first detection processing (medal insertion signal processing) for detecting passage of medals, which are game media, is performed. is normal, and the determination data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. A second detection process (medal sensor check process) is performed, and in the game program, when the passage of the game medium is detected in both the first detection process and the second detection process, the game medium to be added to the number of bets and credits has passed. It is a configuration for determining that the

In such a configuration, a game program area for storing a game program related to the progress of a game, a non-game program area for storing a non-game program which is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game, are assigned separately, a first detection process for detecting passage of a game medium when a first condition is satisfied in a game program, and a passage of a game medium is detected when a second condition is satisfied in a 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 the present embodiment, the first condition is that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c is ON and the input data is OFF. A first detection process (medal insertion signal processing) for detecting passage is performed, and the second condition is that the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and that the inserted medal is normal. A second detection process (medal sensor check process) is performed to detect the passage of medals, which are game media, when it is established that the confirmed data of the medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. The second condition is a configuration that is established based on the state transition of the medal insertion signal including more information than the first condition. With such a configuration, it is possible to eliminate fraud related to passage of game media 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, as the second condition, the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are normal. and second detection processing (medal sensor check processing) for detecting passage of medals, which are game media, when it is established that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. There is a configuration in which, when passage of a game medium is not normally detected by the second detection process, it is determined to be abnormal, and medal-related error reference data (E5) is set. With such a configuration, it is possible to detect fraud related to passage of game media without increasing the capacity of the game program.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the first condition is that the finalized data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c is ON and the input data is OFF. A first detection process (medal insertion signal processing) for detecting passage is performed, and the second condition is that the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection state of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and that the inserted medal is normal. A second detection process (medal sensor check process) is performed to detect the passage of medals, which are game media, when it is established that the confirmed data of the medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. In the first detection process and the second detection process, common inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c are used to detect passage of game media. With such a configuration, since passage of the game medium is detected by both the game program and the non-game program with the common sensor as a target, the passage of the game medium can be appropriately determined without increasing the capacity of the game program. can.

The slot machine 1 of this embodiment can acquire the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c by timer interrupt processing (main) that executes periodic processing at regular intervals. Alternatively, when it is established that the confirmed data of 31c is ON and the input data is OFF, a first detection process (medal insertion signal process) for detecting passage of medals, which are game media, is performed. The second condition is that the medal insertion signal state transition data specified based on the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c is normal, and the confirmed data of the inserted medal sensor 31b or 31c has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. is established, a second detection process (medal sensor check process) is performed to detect the passage of medals, which are game media. The detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c acquired by the game medium are used to detect the passage of the game medium. With such a configuration, since the detection states of the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c obtained in the same timer interrupt process (main) are used to detect the passage of the game medium in both the game program and the non-game program, To appropriately determine passage of game media without increasing capacity.

Some conventional gaming machines have a configuration in which, for example, the backlight of the reel is blinked, and the control is repeated between on and off. In such a configuration, in order to control the turning on and off of the backlight of the reel repeatedly, the control is performed based on the data for repeating turning on and off for each predetermined number of interruptions, and data for that purpose 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, controls the operation of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, which are electronic components such as a 7-segment display, for a predetermined period of time. It is possible to perform control that repeats ON control and OFF control, updates a timer value for measuring a predetermined time, performs calculation using the timer value and a specific value, and turns ON according to the calculation result This configuration switches between control and off control. In such a configuration, calculation is performed using a timer value for measuring a predetermined time and a specific value, and ON control and OFF control are switched according to the calculation result, so data for switching is not required separately. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of data required to repeat ON control and OFF control.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 can turn on and off the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12, which are electronic components and are composed of 7-segment indicators, to blink them. Although it is a possible configuration, the main control unit 41 includes light emitting means other than the 7-segment display as electronic components, such as LEDs and lamps (in this embodiment, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, the effect LED 52, etc.), , operating means operated by a solenoid or the like, vibrating means such as a vibrator, or the like may be applied.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 performs on-control and off-control of the electronic component, it is configured to switch between on-control and off-control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value. However, the sub-controller 91 or other control means may be configured to perform on-control and off-control of predetermined electronic components 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 period of time. is performed, 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. With 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 least significant bit of the divided quotient. For example, a configuration in which on control and off control are switched according to the value of the least significant bit of the value obtained by shifting the timer value by a predetermined number of bits, or a configuration in which four arithmetic operations are performed may be used.

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 period of time. is performed, and calculation is performed using a specific value each time the timer value is updated. With 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 perform calculation using a specific value each time the timer value is updated. It may be configured to With such a configuration, the number of calculations can be reduced to reduce the processing load.

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 period of time. The electronic parts are light-emitting means such as the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, and the gaming machine information indicator 50, each of which is composed of a 7-segment indicator. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the amount of data required for blinking the light emitting means for a predetermined period of time.

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 period of time. - It is a configuration that performs OFF control, and in the ON-OFF control, the control that is performed according to the result of calculation using a specific value for the initial value of the timer value is the OFF control. In such a configuration, even when starting on-off control for an electronic component that is in the on-control state, off control is first performed when starting the on-off control, and then on control and off control are performed. Since the control is repeated, it is possible to recognize that the on-off control has started.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 switches between on-control and off-control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value, thereby controlling the electronic components on-off for a predetermined period of time. In the on-off control, the control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value for the initial value of the timer value is the off control. The control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value for the initial value may be the on-control. By adopting a configuration in which the on-off control is started after the off control is performed, it is possible to recognize that the on-off control has been started.

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. - It is a configuration for performing off control, and the configuration is such that the control performed according to the result of calculation using a specific value for the final value of the timer value is the 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 turned off, so that the electronic component is controlled to be turned on after the on-off control is completed. (For example, in the credit display device 11 and the auxiliary game display device 12, after performing control to display the ratio display of the role by the display monitor data selection process, the display content that was displayed before displaying the ratio display (For example, when displaying credit, number of payouts, error code) again, or when displaying one ratio display among multiple types of ratio display, and then displaying another ratio display, etc.) Since the ON-state control is performed after the control, it is possible to recognize the break between the ON-OFF control and the subsequent ON control.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 switches between on-control and off-control according to the result of calculation using the timer value and the specific value, thereby controlling the electronic components on-off for a predetermined period of time. In the on-off control, the control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value for the final value of the timer value is the off control. The control performed by the result of the calculation using the specific value for the final value may be the on-control. By doing so, it is possible to recognize the break between the on-off control and the subsequent on-control.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment provides a predetermined number of medals with the winning of a small winning combination, controls the player in an advantageous manner with the winning of a special winning combination, and controls the player for a predetermined specific period, for example, the past 6000 games. , counting the total cumulative number of medals awarded during the period from when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason to the present, It is possible to count the total number of medals given out during the period (BB, RB), and the number of payout accessories counted by the number of payout accessories in the total cumulative number of payouts counted. It is a configuration that can calculate the accessory payout ratio, which is a ratio, and display the calculated accessory payout ratio on the credit display device 11 and the game auxiliary display device 12 in a identifiable manner. , 6000 games), and each time a specific period is reached, the value of the corresponding counter is used to calculate the bonus payout ratio, and the cumulative buffer 1 In the period from the start of counting to 3 until the first specific period is reached, the display of the accessory payout ratio is blinked. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the player recognize that the accessory 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 has different timings of reaching the specific period, after the first cumulative buffer reaches the specific period once, the cumulative buffer reaches the next specific period. Without waiting, the accessory payout ratio can be updated to the latest information each time another cumulative buffer reaches a specific period.

In the first embodiment, the main control unit 41 causes the credit display 11 and the auxiliary game display 12 to display the character product payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the character product payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts as a ratio display. In the first embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the ratio of advantageous intervals over the past 6,000 games, the ratio of advantageous intervals to the total number of cumulative games, the ratio of consecutive payouts over the past 6,000 games, The advantageous section payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number are calculated, and these ratios and ratios are displayed on the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12. It is good also as a structure which can be made to display on.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which the bet amount is set using medals and credits as game values. It may be applied to a machine or a full-credit slot machine in which the bet amount is set using only credits as gaming value. When game balls are used as game values, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls. Equivalent to setting a bet using

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the use of only one of multiple types of game values such as medals and game balls. For example, multiple types of game values such as medals and game balls can be used together. can be That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and when a prize is won, a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls can be played. A slot machine that can pay out any utility value may be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiments and modified examples, an example in which the present invention is applied to the slot machine 1, which is an example of a game machine, is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be used in other game machines. An example is a pachinko machine in which a game is played by shooting game balls into a game area. It can also be applied to a game machine or the like in which a non-game program area in which is stored and are separately assigned to the ROM. Also, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko game machine or the like having a configuration in which an electronic component is repeatedly turned on and off, such as by blinking an effect LED.

A 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 above-described first embodiment, differences will be mainly described here.

The main control unit 41 of the first embodiment displays the character product payout ratio for the past 6,000 games and the character product payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts, which are aggregated by the role ratio monitor data processing, as a ratio display on the credit indicator 11. and the game auxiliary display 12, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment includes a game machine information display 50 configured by a 7-segment display on the game control board 40, The gaming machine information display 50 is configured to display the ratio display of the character item payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the character item payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the first embodiment is configured to display, as a ratio display, the role ratio monitor data processing for the past 6000 games and the ratio of the role ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts. However, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment displays the percentage of the advantageous interval over the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of cumulative games, the ratio of consecutive payouts over the past 6000 games, and the winning ratio over the past 6000 games. It is configured to display the item payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, the accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number.

In addition, the main control unit 41 of the first embodiment uses three total buffers 1 to 3 capable of counting data related to medal payouts for 6000 games, and aggregates data for ratio display. , the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment has a configuration in which data for ratio display is aggregated using five ring buffers each of which is provided with 15 sets of buffers each capable of storing 2-byte data. be.

The slot machine 1 of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 31 to 35. FIG. 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 provided at the lower part of the front side (player side) of the game control board 40. A gaming machine information display 50 is arranged. The gaming machine information display device 50 can visually recognize display 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. Information such as the ratio of advantageous sections in the slot machine 1 displayed on the machine information display 50 can be recognized by a store clerk or the like.

Therefore, when the front door 1b is opened, the display contents of the gaming machine information display 50 can be visually recognized through the board case 120a. Further, inside the housing 1a, the visibility of the display contents of the gaming machine information display device 50 is not hindered. More specifically, the position on the display side of the gaming machine information display 50 is not provided with general parts such as reels provided in the slot machine 1, other substrates, etc., and the display side of the gaming machine information display 50 is not provided. Wiring that connects electronic components provided in the slot machine 1 does not pass through the position. In addition, in the board case 120a that houses the game control board 40 on which the game machine information display 50 is mounted, an entry section for entering the sealing seal and the opening person, management information and management history of the slot machine 1 and the game control board 40 are provided. etc., an affixing portion to which the label is affixed, a display portion to which the information is printed or engraved, a heat dissipation hole, parts such as a fan for heat dissipation, etc. of the game machine information display device 50 It is provided to avoid the position on the display side.

In addition, the substrate case 120a is designed to be sealed after housing the game control substrate 40. In the sealed state, the sealing cannot be released and opened without leaving a trace. It's becoming As a method of sealing, there are a method of sealing a sealing piece with a one-way screw, a method of welding a part of the case, and a method of attaching a sealing seal that leaves a peeled mark. As a result, the connection line connecting the game machine information display 50 and the game control board 40 is broken, and the game machine information display 50 mounted on the game control board 40 enclosed in the board case 120a is correctly displayed. It is possible to prevent tampering such as making it impossible to display the contents or sticking a sticker or the like on the display surface of the gaming machine information display device 50 to hinder visibility.

As shown in FIG. 32, the main control unit 41 controls the ratio of the advantageous interval over the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of cumulative games, the consecutive combination payout ratio over the past 6000 games, and the bonus payout ratio over the past 6000 games. , the advantageous section payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the consecutive payout ratio to the total accumulated payout number, the accessory payout ratio to the total accumulated payout number, and the advantageous section payout ratio to the total accumulated payout number are displayed on the gaming machine information display device 50. control.

The advantageous interval ratio in the past 6000 games is the ratio of the number of games controlled to the advantageous interval related to AT in the past 6000 games. The AT-related advantageous interval is the period from when the AT wins in the AT non-win state to when all control of the AT associated with the winning AT ends and the AT shifts to non-AT. The ratio of the advantageous interval to the total cumulative number of games is the cumulative number of games since the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason. percentage of the number. The consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games is the number of medals paid out during the controlled BB over the past 6000 games in the total number of medals paid out, which is the total number of medals paid out for the past 6000 games. It is the ratio of the combined payout number, which is the cumulative total. Accessory payout ratio during the past 6000 games is the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games, which is the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games during controlled BB and RB. It is the ratio of the number of payouts of accessories, which is the total number of medals. The advantageous section payout ratio for the past 6000 games is the total number of medals paid out during the past 6000 games, which is the total number of medals paid out. It is the ratio of the number of advantageous section payouts, which is the total number of medals awarded. The ratio of consecutive payouts to the total cumulative number of payouts is the sum of the number of medals paid out since the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason. It is the ratio of the combined payout number, which is the total number of medals paid out during the controlled BB since the data in the RAM 41c was initialized to the present. The ratio of bonuses paid out to the total cumulative number of payouts is the ratio of the total cumulative number of payouts that has been paid out during controlled BBs and RBs since the time the data in the RAM 41c was initialized for some reason or at the time of shipment from the factory. It is the ratio of the number of payouts of accessories, which is the total number of medals. The advantageous section payout ratio to the total cumulative number of payouts is the percentage of the total cumulative number of payouts that have been paid out during the advantageous section related to the controlled AT since the time the data in the RAM 41c was initialized for some reason or at the time of shipment from the factory. It is the ratio of the number of advantageous section payouts, which is the total number of medals awarded.

In this embodiment, only the RB and the BB that continuously operate the RB are installed as bonuses. It may be configured to install a CT in which is limited, or a CB in which the CT operates continuously, and in the case of installing a CT, the number of medals paid out during the CT is reflected in the payout ratio of the role item. , CB, the number of medals paid out during the CB is reflected in the combined payout ratio.

The main control unit 41 controls the ratio of the advantageous section for the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total number of cumulative games, the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, and the period until the power supply is stopped after the power is turned on. Figure 32 shows the ratio of payouts for the past 6,000 games, the ratio of payouts in the advantageous section over the past 6000 games, the ratio of consecutive payouts to the total number of cumulative payouts, the ratio of payouts to the total number of cumulative payouts, and the ratio of payouts in the advantageous section to the total number of cumulative payouts. are displayed on the gaming machine information display unit 50 by switching every predetermined period (30 seconds in this embodiment) in the display order shown in .

At this time, the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 indicate the currently displayed content (for example, if the advantageous section ratio of the past 6000 games in display order 1 is displayed, " 1A”) is displayed. The abbreviation indicating the currently displayed display content is that the display content of the least significant digit of the two digits displayed is a character other than a number (in this embodiment, alphabetic characters "A", "C", and "F"). When the abbreviations, ratios, and ratios are displayed on the gaming machine information display 50, the numeric portions of the abbreviations are not adjacent to the ratios and ratios. As a result, it is possible to prevent misidentification of the display contents of the ratio or ratio due to the abbreviated numerical part and the ratio or ratio being adjacent to each other.

At this time, on the gaming machine information display 50, the ratio to be currently displayed corresponding to the above-mentioned abbreviation, the ratio (hereinafter sometimes referred to as data to be displayed) is displayed in the lower two digits. Data are also displayed in %. As data displayed in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50, 0 to 99% are displayed. For example, when the data to be displayed is one digit, the upper digit of the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is displayed as "0". , the value of the data to be displayed in the lower digits (for example, when displaying 5%, "05" is displayed in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50). Also, when the data to be displayed is two digits, the data to be displayed is displayed in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 (for example, when displaying 15%, the gaming machine information display 50 "15" is displayed in the last two digits of ). Thus, regardless of whether the data to be displayed on the gaming machine information display 50 is one digit or two digits, both the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 are used to display the data. By displaying the ratio, it is possible to prevent misunderstanding of the display contents of the ratio. In addition, by displaying the data to be displayed using both the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 regardless of whether it is one digit or two digits, the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 are always displayed. If one of the data is displayed on the digit and, for example, no data is displayed on one of the displays of the lower two digits, the abnormality of the display can be recognized.

It should be noted that the abbreviation indicating the display content currently being displayed is changed so that the display content of the highest digit of the two digits to be displayed is a character other than a number (for example, "A1"). 50, the abbreviation is displayed in the lower two digits, and the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 display the data to be displayed (for example, the advantageous interval ratio for the past 6000 games). It is possible to prevent misunderstanding of display contents of ratios and ratios due to adjoining parts and ratios and ratios.

In addition, regardless of which of the lower two digits or the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 displays the abbreviation and the data to be currently displayed, the two digits for displaying the abbreviation and the data to be currently displayed are displayed. Even with the configuration in which the colors of the two digits are different, it is possible to prevent misidentification of the display contents of the ratios and ratios due to the abbreviated numerical portions and the ratios and ratios being adjacent to each other.

In addition, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment displays the advantageous section ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the advantageous interval payout ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous interval payout ratio as shown in FIG. When the display order shown is switched every predetermined period, the game may progress and these values may be updated to new values within one period until the display completes one cycle. If there is, restrict updating to the new value and cycle the display using the original value. More specifically, if the game progresses and these values can be updated to new values within one period until these displays are completed, new values are calculated and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. However, by setting the original value without setting the new value in the output buffer for displaying the display content on the gaming machine information display 50, the display on the gaming machine information display 50 is It is also possible to make a cycle using the original values, set a new value in the output buffer after the cycle of display is completed, and then display with the new value. If these values can be updated to new values within one period until the end of one cycle, the display on the gaming machine information display 50 is restricted from performing calculations for obtaining new values. , and when one cycle of display is completed, calculation for obtaining a new value may be performed, and then the display on the game machine information display 50 may be performed using the new value. By doing so, it is possible to prevent display contents such as advantageous section ratios calculated at different times from being mixed during the period until the display contents on the gaming machine information display 50 are completed.

In addition, the main control unit 41 displays a different display mode (for example, normal If it is always lit, the advantageous section ratio is displayed by blinking lighting, etc.). In addition, the main control unit 41 displays a different display mode (e.g., If it is normally always lit, the combined payout ratio is displayed by flashing lighting, etc.). In addition, the main control unit 41 displays a different display mode (for example, If normal lighting is always on, flashing lighting, etc.) will be used to display the payout ratio of the accessory. In addition, the main control unit 41 displays a different display mode (e.g., The advantageous section payout ratio is displayed by blinking lighting, etc., if normal lighting is always on.

In this way, when the advantageous section ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio exceed the specified ratio, it is displayed in a different display mode than usual, and the gambling property is high. It is designed to warn you that you may be under control.

In addition, the main control unit 41 stores the advantageous interval ratio for the past 6000 games, the consecutive combination payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the accessory payout ratio for the past 6000 games, and the advantageous interval payout ratio for the past 6000 games as gaming machine information. In the case of displaying on the display device 50, when the number of past games has not reached 6000 games, for example, the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display device 50 is blinked, or the like. By controlling the mode, it is possible to recognize that the tally has not reached 6000 games, and it is possible to recognize the possibility that the displayed ratio and ratio are biased.

Further, when the main control unit 41 causes the gaming machine information display device 50 to display the advantageous interval ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of games, the main control unit 41 controls the predetermined number of games in which the advantageous interval ratio converges approximately to the design value of the slot machine. (For example, 175,000 games) is not reached, for example, by blinking the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display device 50, by controlling the display mode different from the usual, the advantageous section ratio It is 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 the possibility that there is a bias in the displayed ratio and ratio. there is

Further, when the main control unit 41 causes the gaming machine information display device 50 to display the combination payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts, the number of past games and the combination payout ratio generally converge to the design value of the slot machine. When the number of games (for example, 17,500 games) has not been reached, for example, the upper two digits of the display of the gaming machine information display 50 are blinked, or the like, by controlling the display mode to be different from the usual display mode. It is possible to recognize that the role payout ratio has not reached the specified number of games that converges to the design value of the slot machine, so that the displayed ratio and ratio may be biased. It has become.

Further, when the main control unit 41 causes the gaming machine information display device 50 to display the accessory payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts, the number of past games and the accessory payout ratio generally converge to the design value of the slot machine. When the number of games (for example, 6000 games) has not been reached, for example, by controlling a display mode different from usual, such as blinking the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50, the role can be changed. It is possible to recognize that the item payout ratio has not reached the specified number of games where it generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, and it is possible to recognize the possibility that the displayed ratio and ratio are biased. It has become.

Further, when the main control unit 41 causes the gaming machine information display 50 to display the advantageous zone payout ratio with respect to the total cumulative number of payouts, the number of past games and the advantageous zone payout ratio generally converge to the design value of the slot machine. When the number of games (for example, 175,000 games) has not been reached, for example, by blinking the display of the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display device 50, it is advantageous to control to a display mode different from usual. It is possible to recognize that the section payout ratio has not reached the specified number of games where it generally converges to the design value of the slot machine, and it is possible to recognize the possibility that the displayed ratio and ratio are biased. It has become.

The main control unit 41 displays "00" in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 before reaching the 6000th game, and after reaching the 6000th game, displays the gaming machine information. In the state where the ratio to be displayed in the lower two digits of the machine 50 is displayed, that is, after reaching 6000 games, the display mode of the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 is changed to the display mode after 6000 games. With such a configuration, the upper two digits of the gaming machine information display 50 are displayed (for example, "1A" ) does not reach 6000 games, and it can be recognized that the displayed percentages and ratios may be biased. In addition, when the number of games has not reached 6000, "00" is displayed in the lower two digits of the gaming machine information display 50, so that the gaming machine information is always displayed when the number of games has not reached 6000. Data is displayed in the lower two digits of the display 50. For example, when data is not displayed in one of the displays of the lower two digits, the abnormality of the display can be recognized.

In addition, the main control unit 41 controls the ratio of the advantageous section over the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total number of games played, the ratio of consecutive combination payouts over the past 6000 games, the payout ratio of the past 6000 games, the payout ratio of the past 6000 games, Advantageous section payout ratio, Consecutive payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, Accessory payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, Advantageous section payout ratio to total cumulative payouts , If it is determined to be abnormal (when the number of accessories paid out, the number of consecutive payouts, the number of advantageous zone payouts is larger than the total number of payouts, the stored value is in a certain data format (01 repetition, etc.), etc.) , the data determined to be abnormal and the data related to the data are initialized, and the gaming machine information display 50 is caused to indicate that an abnormality has been detected (for example, "FFFF") to notify that effect. This allows the user 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 interval ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous interval payout ratio for the past 6000 games If at least one of the above is determined to be abnormal, all of the data relating to these may be initialized, or only a portion of the data may be initialized. When at least one of the advantageous interval ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous interval payout ratio with respect to the total number of games is determined to be abnormal, the data relating to all of these are initialized. Alternatively, only part of the data may be initialized. Also, when it is determined that a part of the data for the past 6000 games is abnormal, all the data for the past 6000 games and the total cumulative number of games is initialized, or conversely, part of the data for the total cumulative number of games is initialized. All of the data for the past 6000 games and the total cumulative number of games may be initialized when an abnormality is determined in the above.

In addition, it determines whether or not the data used for calculating the advantageous interval ratio, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous interval payout ratio for the past 6000 games and the total number of games is normal, and is determined to be abnormal. In the event of a failure, the operator is informed of the fact, and then a predetermined operation (for example, switches such as the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, and the setting key switch 37 are operated in a predetermined procedure). By doing so, the data may be initialized.

Further, in reporting that an abnormality has been determined, as described above, the gaming machine information display 50 may be caused to display (for example, "FFFF") that an abnormality has been detected to notify that effect. Alternatively, when an abnormality is determined, a command that can specify the fact is transmitted to the sub-controller 91, and the liquid crystal display 51 or the like on the sub-controller 91 side notifies that the abnormality has been determined. You can do it.

In addition, the main control unit 41 determines the period from the start of data collection until reaching 6000 games, that is, the ratio of the advantageous section in the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous section to the total cumulative number of games, the consecutive period in the past 6000 games. Role payout ratio, Accessory payout ratio in the past 6000 games, Advantageous section payout ratio in the past 6000 games, Consecutive payout ratio in total cumulative payouts, Accessory payout ratio in total cumulative payouts, Advantage in total cumulative payouts During a period in which data for calculating the section payout ratio etc. is insufficient, the display contents of the gaming machine information display 50 are displayed in a manner different from the display manner after the 6000th game from the start of data collection. This allows the user to recognize that the data for calculating the display content is insufficient for the period.

In this embodiment, in the period from when the power is turned on until the power supply is stopped, the ratio of the advantageous interval for the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of games played, the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, the past 6000 Accessory payout ratio between games, advantageous zone payout ratio over the past 6000 games, combined payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, accessory payout ratio to total cumulative payouts, advantageous zone payout ratio to total cumulative payouts are predetermined. The display is switched for each period, but it may be displayed only when the open state of the front door 1b is detected, or when a predetermined operation switch (for example, the reset/setting switch 38) is operated. Display only when detected, display when the game is not in progress, display while changing settings or checking settings, display only for a specified period of time after the power is turned on. You can do something like that. In addition, the display content may be switched each time a predetermined operation is performed instead of automatically switching every predetermined period.

In addition, in this embodiment, the game machine information is determined to be abnormal in the data used to calculate the display content of the game machine information display device 50 or the period in which the data for calculating the display content is insufficient. Although it is configured to be notified using the display 50, it is also possible to transmit a command that can be specified to that effect to the sub-controller 91 and make it possible to confirm with the display or effect device controlled by the sub-controller 91. good.

In addition, in this embodiment, the ratio of the advantageous interval over the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of cumulative games, the ratio of consecutive payouts over the past 6000 games, the bonus payout ratio over the past 6000 games, The advantageous zone payout ratio, the combined payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, the accessory payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number, and the advantageous zone payout ratio to the total cumulative payout number are displayed on the gaming machine information display device 50. In addition to these displays, it is possible to recognize that the RAM 41c has been initialized by changing the settings, or that disconnection of the wiring provided in the slot machine 1 (backup power supply wiring, etc.) has been detected. The content may be displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. FIG.

In particular, if the settings are 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 if the bonus during carry-over is cleared, the game will be regulated while the bonus is carried over. More than a number of times, or an operation to intentionally end an advantageous section (for example, in RT2 and RT3 during AT, intentionally RT1 transition replay or SB winning, or stopping a specific symbol) When an operation to shift to RT1 is performed, that is, when the game state is intentionally shifted from a relatively advantageous game state to a disadvantageous game state for the player, etc.), and when the gaming machine information display 50 is disconnected When the possibility of not being properly connected is detected due to the occurrence of such a situation, that effect is reported in a identifiable manner. By doing so, it is possible to recognize that there is a possibility that there is a possibility of unauthorized operation not to display correct information such as the advantageous section ratio, accessory payout ratio, consecutive payout ratio, and advantageous section payout ratio. .

In addition, in the process of avoiding the overflow of the total cumulative data as described later, when the total cumulative data etc. is initialized, the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, It is preferable to notify in a manner different from the case where there is a possibility of illegal operation so that the correct information such as the consecutive payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. is not displayed, and by doing so, the overflow is avoided. It is possible to recognize that the total accumulated data has been initialized by the processing to be performed separately from the initialization by an unauthorized operation for preventing the display of correct information such as the ratio of the advantageous section.

In addition, as described above, if there is a possibility of unauthorized operation not to display correct information such as advantageous section ratio, accessory payout ratio, consecutive payout ratio, advantageous section payout ratio, etc., detect that fact Then, the history of the detection is recorded on the main control unit 41 side. By operating the switches in a predetermined procedure, connecting a predetermined external device such as an inspection terminal to the game control board 40, etc.), these histories are provided on the main control unit 41 side. The display device (for example, gaming machine information display device 50, etc.), the display device (for example, liquid crystal display device 51, etc.) provided on the side of the sub-controller 91, the external display device of the slot machine 1, etc. can be

In addition, the fact that the setting has been changed, the disconnection has been detected, the connection failure of the gaming machine information display 50 has occurred, and the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, the joint payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. are correct. There is a possibility that information may not be displayed, and as described above, there is a possibility that the correct information such as the advantageous section ratio, accessory payout ratio, joint payout ratio, advantageous section payout ratio, etc. is not displayed. This may be confirmed by a display or effect device controlled by the sub-controller 91 . In addition, during the bonus, during the advantageous section, or during the carryover of the bonus, the setting is changed and the bonus or the advantageous section is forcibly terminated, or the bonus during the carryover is cleared, the advantageous section ratio, the accessory payout ratio, The sub-control unit 91 records the history of the detection of the possibility of an illegal operation so that the correct information such as the consecutive payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. is not displayed, and the information is displayed by a predetermined operation. It may also be possible to check the history of

Next, the main control unit 41 will explain how to tabulate and calculate data for displaying these pieces of information.

The main control unit 41 aggregates and calculates information related to the slot machine 1 such as the ratio of the above-mentioned advantageous section, and displays the information based on the calculation result on the game machine information display 50 mounted on the game control board 40. A game machine information display process can be executed as the process. The program for performing the game machine information display process 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 process are stored in the non-game data area of the ROM 41b. remembered. Further, the main control unit 41 uses the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c as a work when executing the gaming machine information display process. The non-gaming RAM area used by the main control unit 41 to execute the gaming machine information display process is backed up by a backup power source, so that even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the backup power source will continue to operate. As long as power is supplied, the contents stored in the non-game RAM area are preserved. 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 process is executed. The non-game RAM area used when executing is not subject to initialization even when an operation to change the setting value is performed or when the initialization conditions are satisfied for other game RAM areas. In particular, data for collecting, calculating, and displaying information related to the slot machine 1, such as the ratio of advantageous sections, is not initialized.

[Regarding the aggregation method of the data displayed on the game machine information display]
As shown in FIG. 33, in a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, a number-of-games counter capable of counting the number of games played in the slot machine 1 is incremented by 1 for each game, and specified A first game number counter initialized each time a period (in this embodiment, 6000 games) elapses. In the embodiment, the second game number counter is initialized each time a predetermined period (400 games in this embodiment) divided by 15) elapses. A third number-of-games counter is provided. In addition, first to fifth data counting buffers capable of counting one set of data, and first to fifth ring buffers having 15 sets of buffers each capable of storing 2-byte data are set. It is

The main control unit 41 uses the first to fifth data counting buffers and the first to fifth ring buffers to calculate the total number of medals awarded in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment). The number of payouts, the number of medals paid out, which is the number of medals awarded during the period controlled by BB or RB in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment), the number of payouts in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) The number of consecutive payouts, which is the number of medals awarded during the period controlled by BB, the advantageous section controlled by AT in a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) (After winning AT, controlled by AT Advantageous section payout number, which is the number of medals given during the period from when AT's remaining game number becomes 0 and AT's control ends), AT in a specific period (in this embodiment, 6000 games) Counting the number of games in the game section, which is the number of games in an advantageous section to be controlled (the period from when the AT wins, when it is controlled by the AT until the number of remaining games of the AT becomes 0 and when the control of the AT ends). is possible.

Specifically, when medals are paid out as a result of winning a small winning combination, the main control unit 41 adds the number of paid out medals to the first data counting buffer, and During the period controlled by BB, when medals are paid out with the winning of a small winning combination, the number of medals paid out is added to the second data counting buffer, and during the period controlled by BB, When medals are paid out as a result of winning a small winning combination, the number of medals paid out is added to the third data counting buffer, and the advantageous section controlled by AT (after winning AT, controlled by AT) after the number of remaining games of the AT becomes 0 and the control of the AT is terminated), when medals are paid out due to the winning of a small winning combination, the number of the paid out medals is changed to the fourth The data is added to the data count buffer, and the game is played in the advantageous section controlled by the AT (the period from when the AT wins and when the AT is controlled by the AT until the AT's remaining number of games becomes 0 and the AT's control ends). Add 1 game to the fifth data counting buffer when it is dropped. In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to add the number of medals to the first to fourth data counting buffers at the timing when it is determined that a minor win has occurred. The timing at which the number of medals is added to the data count buffer may be the timing at which medals are actually given due to the occurrence of a minor win (addition of credits or detection of actual payout of medals).

Then, based on the second game number counter, each time it is specified that the predetermined period has passed, a predetermined set of buffers (previously updated set+1st set of buffers) of the first to fifth ring buffers , the first set buffer if the first or last updated set is the 15th set), and the first to fifth data count counter values are set to the predetermined sets of the first to fifth ring buffers. Along with addition to the buffer, the first to fifth data count buffer values are added to the 3-byte tally data areas A' to D' and F' provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. In addition, the 3-byte tally data areas a' to d' and f' provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c are initialized, and all of the 1st to 15th sets of the first to fifth ring buffers are The data in the set of buffers are sequentially added to the corresponding total data areas a'-d', f'. After that, the first to fifth data buffers are initialized. Also, the total data area E' is updated to the value of the third game number counter.

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

Further, the main control unit 41 updates each of the total data areas a′ to d′ and A′ to D′ to the latest information each time it is specified that the predetermined period has passed, and then updates the total data areas to the latest information. It is determined whether or not the data set in the total data areas a' and A' has reached 3 bytes. are set in the 2-byte secondary operation data areas a and A provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. On the other hand, an extraction process is performed to extract predetermined 16-bit data from data reaching 3 bytes, 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 data in the total data area is referred to, the highest rank is specified, and the highest data indicating the highest rank is stored in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. Set to area. Then, 16-bit data below the highest order is extracted.

In addition, for b' to d' of the total data area, the value obtained by multiplying the data of the total data area b' to d' by 100 is calculated as a 3-byte primary calculation provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. They are set in the data areas b″ to d″ respectively. After that, it refers to whether or not the extraction process has been performed for the total data area a. It is set in the 2-byte secondary calculation data areas b to d provided in the game RAM area. On the other hand, if the total data area a has been subjected to extraction processing, the extraction process is performed, the highest level specified in the extraction process of the total data area a is specified, and the 16-bit data below the highest level is specified. are extracted and set in the secondary calculation data areas b to d.

In addition, for B' to D' among the total data areas, the values obtained by multiplying the data of the total data areas B' to D' by 100 are obtained by the 3-byte primary calculation provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. They are set in the data areas B″ to D″ respectively. After that, it refers to whether or not the extraction process has been performed for the total data area A, and if the extraction process has not been performed for the total data area A, the data of the total data areas B" to D" are 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, if the total data area A has been subjected to the extraction process, the extraction process is performed, the highest level specified in the extraction process of the total data area A is specified, and the 16-bit data below the highest level is specified. are 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, thereby calculating the ratio of the total number of payouts for a specific period (6000 games in this embodiment). 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 bonus items in a specific period (in this embodiment, 6000 games) is calculated. By dividing the data in the next calculation data area c by the data in the second calculation data area a, the ratio of the number of consecutive wins in a specific period (in this embodiment, 6000 games) is calculated, and the second 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 payouts in the advantageous zone during the specific period (6000 games in this embodiment) is calculated.

Further, by dividing the data in the secondary operation data area B by the data in the secondary operation data area A, the ratio of the cumulative total number of payouts in the slot machine 1 is calculated, and the data in the secondary operation data area B is calculated. , by dividing by the data in the secondary calculation data area A, to calculate the ratio of the total number of bonus items in the slot machine 1, 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 total number of consecutively drawn numbers in the slot machine 1 is calculated. By dividing the data in the secondary calculation data area D by the data in the secondary calculation data area A, the total in the slot machine 1 Calculate the ratio of the number of advantageous section payouts.

In addition, the main control unit 41 updates the total data areas f′, E′, and F′ to the latest information each time it is determined that the predetermined period has passed, and then updates the total data areas f′, E′, and F′ to the latest information. 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 in the total data area E' is provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. 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 set in the corresponding secondary calculation data area E. FIG. As shown in FIG. 34(b), in the extraction process, the data in the total data area are referred to, the highest rank is specified, and the highest data indicating the highest rank is stored in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. Set to area. Then, 16-bit data below the highest order is extracted.

Also, for the total data area f', the value obtained by multiplying the data in the total data area f' by 100 is set in the 3-byte primary calculation data area f'' provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. , determines whether or not the data set in the total data area f'' has reached 3 bytes. If the data reaches 3 bytes, extraction processing is performed and the extracted data is set in the corresponding secondary operation data area f. .

Further, it refers to whether or not the extraction process has been performed for the total data area f, and if the extraction process has not been performed for the total data area f, 6000, which is the number of games in the predetermined period, is stored in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. is set in a 2-byte secondary calculation data area g provided in . On the other hand, if the total data area f has been extracted, the extraction process is performed for 6000 games, which is the number of games in the predetermined period, and the highest level identified in the extraction process of the total data area f is specified. 16 bits of data below the highest order are extracted and set in the secondary calculation data area g.

Also, for the total data area F', the value obtained by multiplying the data in the total data area F' by 100 is set in the 3-byte primary calculation data area F'' provided in the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. , refers to whether or not the extraction process has been performed for the total data area E, and if the extraction process has not been performed for the total data area E, the data of the total data area F'' is stored in the non-game 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 total data area E has been subjected to the extraction process, the extraction process is performed, the highest level identified in the extraction process of the total data area E is specified, and the 16-bit data below the highest level is specified. is extracted and set in the secondary calculation 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, thereby calculating the ratio of the number of games in the advantageous zone to the total number of games played 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 games in the advantageous interval during the 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 in a predetermined period, the ratio of the total number of payouts in the total total, and the number of consecutive payouts in a predetermined period. Percentage of the number of payouts for a given period of time Percentage of the number of payouts for an advantageous section for a given period Percentage of the number of combined payouts for the total cumulative total By specifying the ratio and setting it in the output buffer of the gaming machine information display 50, the gaming machine information display 50 is made to display it.

The main control unit 41 calculates the secondary calculation data based on the data in the first to fifth ring buffers when a predetermined period of time elapses, that is, updates the secondary calculation data every time the predetermined period of time elapses. Therefore, the secondary calculation data calculated last time is maintained until the predetermined period elapses, and the gaming machine information display unit 50 is caused to display the total number of payouts, etc. based on the secondary calculation data. After the elapse of, until the next predetermined period elapses, the total number of payouts and the like at the time when the previous predetermined period elapses are displayed on the gaming machine information display 50 .

In addition to the above-mentioned total number of payouts, etc., the number of games in the advantageous interval during the predetermined period and the cumulative number of games in the advantageous interval are specified at predetermined intervals, and set in the output buffer of the gaming machine information display device 50. , may be configured to be displayed on the gaming machine information display device 50 .

Also, 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 overflow is executed, Delete related data once.

Specifically, when the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, the total cumulative data reaching 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 includes all data used for calculation (in this embodiment, the total number of payouts, the number of bonus payouts, the number of consecutive payouts, the number of games, the advantageous zone game, etc.). All of the aggregated data of the number of times) may be initialized, or some data with relatively high relevance (for example, when aggregated data A' of the total number of payouts as total accumulated data reaches a specified number contains aggregated data B' ratio of the number of combined payouts used together with aggregated data A' when calculating the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous zone payout ratio; When the aggregated data D' of the number of payouts in the advantageous section and the aggregated data E' of the number of games as total cumulative data reach a specified number, they are used together with the aggregated data E' when calculating the ratio of the advantageous section (F/E). The aggregated data F') of the number of times the game is played in the advantageous interval may be initialized.

In addition, when the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, the total cumulative data reaching the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data are decreased at a predetermined ratio (for example, the total cumulative data is multiplied by 0.5 to the current value, etc.) to avoid overflow of total cumulative data. All the data may be reduced at a predetermined ratio, or the total cumulative data that has reached a specified number and some data that is relatively highly related to the total cumulative data may be reduced at a predetermined ratio. You can do it.

In addition, when the total cumulative data reaches a predetermined specified number, in the case of initializing or reducing the total cumulative data that has reached the specified number and the data related to the total cumulative data, the total cumulative data The prescribed number may be the maximum value of total cumulative data (maximum value that can be stored in each total data area (3 bytes) of RAM 41c), or a predetermined value smaller than the maximum value of total cumulative data ( It may be a value that is rounded within 3 bytes, such as "16000000 (decimal number)".

Also, in this embodiment, when the total accumulated 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 related process to avoid overflow is performed once. Although 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 implemented for each game, or may be implemented only for games in which a prize is awarded.

Since the microcomputer used in the gaming machine cannot perform arithmetic operations below the decimal point, the following first arithmetic method is used in the present embodiment for arithmetic operations. In the first calculation method, first, the value of the numerator is multiplied by 100. Then, the value multiplied by 100 is divided by the value of the denominator. As a result, the ratio can be calculated without performing calculations after the decimal point. That is, by multiplying the dividend by 100, it is possible to obtain the operation result up to two digits below the decimal point. Here, when obtaining the operation result up to three digits below the decimal point, it is sufficient to multiply by 1000.

The following second calculation method may be used as a calculation method performed by a microcomputer that cannot perform calculations below the decimal point. In the second calculation method, first, the value of the denominator is divided by 100. Then, divide the value of the numerator by the value obtained by dividing by 100. As a result, the ratio can be calculated without performing calculations after the decimal point. That is, by dividing the divisor by 100, the calculation result can be obtained up to two digits below the decimal point. Here, division by 1000 is sufficient to obtain the calculation result up to three digits below the decimal point.

Further, 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 to facilitate the calculation. Using such a calculation method facilitates calculations in a microcomputer used in a gaming machine, but causes errors. However, as the period for calculation becomes longer, the error is reduced and the value approximates the original value. Therefore, in this embodiment, if the value to be operated on is 2 bytes or less, the operation is performed using the value as it is without truncating the lower bits. When it exceeds, the operation is performed using the value obtained by truncating the lower bits.

Conventional slot machines are controlled to be advantageous to the player based on predetermined design values.

However, with such a conventional method, it is difficult to confirm whether or not the game machine is controlled to an advantageous state based on predetermined design values after it is installed in the amusement arcade.

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

Also, in this embodiment, the number of games controlled in the advantageous period (advantageous interval) during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the RAM 41c data for some reason to the present) Since the advantageous interval ratio, which is a ratio, is calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display device 50, it is possible to check the information indicating the degree of gambling property even after the game is shipped to the market.

In this embodiment, the advantage is the ratio of the number of games controlled to the advantage interval during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory or for some reason up to the present). The interval ratio is calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50 for a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the RAM 41c data for some reason to the present). , the percentage of the number of games controlled by bonuses such as BB and RB may be calculated and displayed on the gaming machine information display 50. Even with such a configuration, the degree of gambling property is maintained even after being shipped to the market. You can check the information that will be

Further, in this embodiment, the continuous payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous zone payout ratio, and the payout ratio for a specific period (during the past 6000 games, the period from when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason up to the present) When calculating the ratio, the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated by different calculation methods depending on whether or not the original data satisfies 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 in a specific period are within 2 bytes, the data on which the calculation is based is used as it is without processing, While calculating the section payout ratio, if the total number of payouts in a specific period or the total number of payouts in an advantageous section in a specific period exceeds 2 bytes, the data that is the basis of the calculation will be processed into data within 2 bytes. By calculating the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio, it is possible to calculate the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio using an optimum calculation method with little error.

In this embodiment, the ratio of the total number of medals awarded during the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the first period to the total number of medals awarded during the first period (past 6000 games) Consecutive combination payout ratio, Accessory payout ratio, Advantageous section payout ratio, Total number of medals awarded in the second period (period from factory shipment or RAM 41c data initialization to the present) The ratio of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the second period occupied by In addition to being displayed on the display 50, even when calculating the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the first period, the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, Even when calculating the advantageous section payout ratio, the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio are calculated by a common calculation method. The method of calculating the item payout ratio and the advantageous zone payout ratio may be different from the method of calculating the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio in the second period. For example, in the above example, the numerator is multiplied by 100 in order to calculate the combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio. If the result is %, the total number of payouts in the first period can be contained within 2 bytes. In such a configuration, when calculating the combined payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio in the first period, the data on which the calculation is based is used as it is without processing. While calculating the ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous section payout ratio, when calculating the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous section payout ratio in the second period, the data that is the basis for the calculation is set to 2 By calculating the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous section payout ratio after processing it into data within bytes, the optimal method according to the amount of data used can be used to calculate the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, It becomes possible to calculate the advantageous section payout ratio.

Further, in this embodiment, the continuous payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous zone payout ratio, and the payout ratio for a specific period (during the past 6000 games, the period from when the data in the RAM 41c was initialized at the time of shipment from the factory, or for some reason up to the present) Since the data used for calculating 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, A payout ratio can be calculated by a simple procedure.

Further, in the present embodiment, in calculating the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio in the period of the specific number of games (6000 games), the specific number of games is divided by a predetermined number (15). 15 sets for storing the total number of payouts for a number of games (400 games), the number of payouts for a predetermined number of games, the number of payouts for a combination of games for a predetermined number of games, and the number of payouts for an advantageous zone for a predetermined number of games. By summing up the total number of payouts, the number of accessory payouts, the number of combined payouts, and the number of payouts in the advantageous zone stored in these ring buffers, the total number of payouts during the period of a specific number of games is calculated. , the number of bonus payouts, the number of consecutive payouts, and the number of advantageous zone payouts are calculated, and the consecutive payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio are calculated during the period of the specified number of games (6000 games). , it is possible to easily calculate the consecutive combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous zone payout ratio in the most recent specific number of games.

Further, in this embodiment, when calculating the advantageous interval ratio in the period of the specified number of games (6000 games), the ratio of the advantageous interval in the period of the specified number of games (400 games) obtained by dividing the specified number of games by the specified number (15) is calculated. Equipped with a ring buffer consisting of 15 sets of buffers each storing the number of games, and calculating the number of games in the advantageous interval in the period of the specific number of games by summing the number of games in the advantageous interval stored in the ring buffer, The number of games in the advantageous interval in the period of the specified number of games (6000 games) is calculated, and the number of games in the advantageous interval in the most recent specified number of games can be easily calculated.

Further, in this embodiment, the game control board 40 is attached to the housing 1a while being housed in a board case 120a made of transparent resin. The displayed contents can be visually recognized through the substrate case 120a in a state of being housed in the substrate case 120a and attached to the housing 1a. In addition, the substrate case 120a is designed to be sealed after housing the game control substrate 40. In the sealed state, the sealing cannot be released and opened without leaving a trace. It's becoming Therefore, it is possible to prevent the gaming machine information display device 50 from being tampered with.

In addition, in this embodiment, the RAM 41c stores data corresponding to the progress of the game, and the gaming machine information display 50 displays the combination payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, and the like. and a non-game RAM area for storing data used in the game RAM area, and when the initialization condition of the RAM 41c is established due to the transition to the setting change state, etc., the data in the game RAM area is initialized, while the non-game Since the data in the RAM area is not initialized, even if the initialization condition is satisfied, the winning combination payout ratio, the bonus payout ratio, the advantageous section payout ratio, etc. can be calculated and displayed by taking into account the data before that. .

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display device 50, and in the state where the game control board 40 is enclosed in the board case 120a, the display contents of the game machine information display device 50 can be visually recognized from the outside of the board case 120a. In addition, 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 gaming machine information display device 50. Therefore, it is possible to check the display of the gaming machine information display 50 only 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 in an advantageous state based on the design values.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 It is configured to be displayed on the machine information display 50, and the setting is changed during the bonus, the advantageous section, or the carry-over of the bonus, the bonus or the advantageous section is forcibly terminated, the bonus in the carry-over is cleared, A specified number of games or more were played while the bonus was carried over, an operation was performed to intentionally end the advantageous section, or a connection failure occurred in the gaming machine information display 50. It is designed to detect the possibility of unauthorized operation so that correct information such as payout ratio, consecutive payout ratio, advantageous section payout ratio, etc. is not displayed. Since it is detected that there is a possibility that the correct information such as the winning combination payout ratio, the advantageous zone payout ratio, etc., will not be properly displayed by the game machine information display 50, it is possible to prevent these information from being displayed properly. It is possible to prevent fraudulent transactions.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 When data such as the total number of payouts used in calculating the combination payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous zone payout ratio reaches a numerical value of 3 bytes or more, By executing processing to avoid overflow and deleting the related data once, the data such as the total number of payouts used when calculating the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous section payout ratio will reach the upper limit. Even if the data such as the total number of payouts used to calculate the combined payout ratio exceeds the upper limit, the combined payout ratio, accessory payout ratio, and advantageous zone payout will be avoided. By calculating the ratio, the information can be displayed on the gaming machine information display device 50 .

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 The main control unit 41 periodically displays information such as a combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous section payout ratio on the gaming machine information display 50 in a predetermined display order. (In this embodiment, every 30 seconds), the display is switched and displayed, and these values are changed to new values within one period until the display of the combined payout ratio and the like completes one cycle. Even if the value can be updated to a new value, updating to a new value is restricted and the original value is used to cycle through the display. can be displayed efficiently, and information updated at the same time is displayed as multiple types of information displayed in one cycle, so information from different times is not mixed in one cycle. can be prevented.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 The main control unit 41 controls the ratio of the advantageous interval over the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of games played, the consecutive payout ratio over the past 6000 games, To calculate the ratio of bonus payouts, the ratio of advantageous zone payouts over the past 6000 games, the ratio of consecutive payouts to the total cumulative payouts, the ratio of bonus payouts to the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous zone payout ratio to the total cumulative payouts It is determined whether or not 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 the abnormality is detected. Since the game machine information display 50 is caused to display a message to that effect (for example, "FFFF") to inform the user of this fact, the data necessary for calculating the advantageous section ratio, etc. has been initialized. By doing so, it is possible to recognize the possibility that the calculation of these data is not performed normally and that the advantageous section ratio and the like are not normal values.

When an abnormality of the RAM 41c is detected, the main control unit 41 controls the ratio of the advantageous interval for the past 6000 games, the ratio of the advantageous interval to the total number of cumulative games, the consecutive payout ratio for the past 6000 games, to calculate the payout ratio for the past 6,000 games, the payout ratio for the advantageous section over the past 6000 games, the ratio for the combined payout to the total cumulative payouts, the payout ratio for the total cumulative payouts, and the advantageous zone payout ratio for the total cumulative payouts It may be configured to initialize the non-game RAM area in which the data used for is stored, and with such a configuration, without specifying the abnormal data among these data, with a simple process , these data can be newly calculated.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the total number of medals awarded during a specific period (the past 6000 games, the period from factory shipment or the initialization of the data in the RAM 41c for some reason) to the total number of medals awarded. A combination payout ratio, an accessory payout ratio, and an advantageous zone payout ratio, which are ratios of the total number of medals given in the advantageous period (BB, RB, advantageous section) in the period, are calculated, and the game mounted on the game control board 40 The main control unit 41 is configured to be displayed on the machine information display device 50, and the main control unit 41 stops at the timing when it is determined that a small winning combination has occurred according to the progress of the game, that is, when the symbol combination reel of the small winning combination from which medals are paid out is displayed. Since the number of medals is added to the data count buffer without waiting for the medals to be actually paid out and the payout to be completed, the number of medals is added to the data counting buffer without waiting for the payout due to the winning of a small winning combination to be completed. It is possible to update the data used to calculate the winning combination payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to add the number of medals to the data counting buffer at the timing when it is determined that a minor win has occurred in accordance with the progress of the game. The timing at which the number is added may be the timing at which medals are actually given due to the occurrence of a small winning prize (addition of credits or detection of actual payout of medals). As a result, when the medals are stopped on the symbol combination reel of the small combination to be paid out, the medals are actually paid out, and after the payout is completed, the consecutive payout ratio, the accessory payout ratio, and the advantageous section payout ratio The data used to calculate the can be updated.

Although the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this second embodiment, and any changes or additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Also, the same or similar configuration as the first embodiment has the same effects as those described in the first embodiment. Further, the modified example exemplified for the first embodiment can also be applied to the second embodiment.

1 slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 start switch 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch 41 main controller 91 sub controller

Claims (1)

In gaming machines that play games,
a storage means having a storage area capable of storing a program;
a control means for performing control based on a program stored in a storage means;
temporary storage means having a storage area capable of temporarily storing data;
detection means for outputting a detection signal when the game medium is passing;
with
The control means specifies an address where a program to be called is stored by specifying a high-order address and a low-order address for each instruction, and predetermines a first call instruction that calls the program at the specified address and the corresponding address. and a second call instruction that calls a program at an address corresponding to the one value by designating the one value, and
The storage area of the storage means is
a first program area in which a first program is stored;
a second program area in which a second program called by the first program is stored;
including
The storage area of the temporary storage means is
a first data area in which first data used by the first program is stored in a readable and writable manner;
a second data area in which second data used by the second program is stored in a readable and writable manner;
including
performing a first detection process for detecting passage of a game medium based on a detection signal output from the detection means in the first program;
performing a second detection process for detecting passage of a game medium based on the detection signal output from the detection means in the second program;
In the first program, it is determined whether passage of the game medium is detected by the second detection process, and when it is determined that passage of the game medium is detected by the second detection process, the first detection process is performed. and performing a process based on the passage of the game medium when the passage of the game medium is detected by the first detection process,
performing an abnormality determination in the second program, and updating the first abnormality data stored in the second data area based on the result of the abnormality determination;
In the first program, when returning from the second program to the first program, the first abnormal data stored in the second data area is referred to, and based on the first abnormal data, the The second abnormal data stored in the 1 data area can be updated,
The first program refers to the second abnormal data stored in the first data area to determine whether or not to shift to an error state,
When performing abnormality determination in the second program, once the first abnormality data stored in the second data area is initialized, the data is stored in the second data area based on the result of the abnormality determination. update the first abnormal data,
In the first program, when returning from the second program to the first program, the first abnormal data stored in the second data area is referred to, and occurrence of an abnormality is determined from the first abnormal data. updating the second abnormal data if it is identified, and not updating the second abnormal data if the occurrence of the abnormality is not identified from the first abnormal data;
The first program can call the program using the second call instruction,
A game machine in which the second program calls the program using the first call instruction without using the second call instruction.

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