JPH06277345A - Figure pattern display device for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a figure pattern display device for a pachinko game machine capable of being viewed easily in changing color patterns while displaying clearly detailed figures or pictures with multiple kinds of colors. CONSTITUTION:This device comprises a video RAM 4 storing specified figure pattern data including characters formed by combining character data preliminarily set and stored in a character ROM 3 for storing data which is formed by coding figure display elements and editing it, a color liquid crystal display unit 7 displaying a specified RAM data stored on a screen, a video control unit 5 displaying a specified figure pattern on a color liquid crystal display unit 7 by a complex synchronization signal on the display unit 7 as well as a color video signal with a video RAM 4 on the basis of the coordinates position of RAM data set by a display control means, sizes and illumination colors in accordance with a specified display timing and display time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pattern display device in a pachinko machine using liquid crystal, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pattern display device in a pachinko machine, a device in which LEDs are arranged in a dot matrix form and a device in which LEDs are arranged in a segment form are widely known. Due to this configuration, these pattern display devices have a limit to the resolution of each display element unit, so it is not possible to clearly display detailed figures and patterns, and there are at most 2-3 types of colors that can be displayed. It is limited and apparently lacking in smoothness when changing colors, so it was not very attractive for the display pattern of the pachinko machine. Also,
Since the circuit configuration for exciting and lighting the dot filament is complicated, failure is likely to occur.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to make it possible to clearly display detailed figures and patterns in a pattern display on a pachinko machine, to display various kinds of colors, and to smoothly switch colors. It is to provide a pattern display device in a pachinko machine that is visually recognized by the user.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a symbol display device in a pachinko machine of the present invention has a character ROM for storing character data in which a symbol display element is encoded, and the character ROM. A video RAM for temporarily storing predetermined graphic data including characters created by combining and editing preset character data and a predetermined RAM data stored in the video RAM are displayed on the screen. Receives control signals from the color liquid crystal display and the game board or the main body of the pachinko machine, combines the ROM data and edits it and stores it in the video RAM, and also, according to a predetermined display timing and display time, the RAM data The coordinate position, size, and emission color of each display unit on the color liquid crystal display unit are set. Display control means for, coordinate position of the RAM data set by said display control means,
A predetermined pattern including characters is displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit by vertically and horizontally scanning a color video signal and a horizontal and vertical composite synchronizing signal on the color liquid crystal display unit according to the size and the emission color. It is characterized by comprising an image control unit.

Further, the image control section is provided with a brightness adjusting means for adjusting the light brightness of the symbol displayed on the color liquid crystal display section.

Further, the display control means is provided with a mosaic display control means for displaying the symbols displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit in a punched manner and for variably displaying the punched symbols.

Further, the display control means is provided with a composite display control means for combining the graphic information and the character telop information to be moved and displayed, and displaying them in combination.

Further, the display control means is provided with a partial display switching means for switching the display only within a certain area of the entire symbols displayed on the color liquid crystal display portion to perform variable display.

[0009]

When the display control means receives a control signal from the game board or the main body of the pachinko machine, the character ROM is combined with the character data which has been set and stored by encoding the symbol display elements in advance, and is stored in the video RAM. The coordinate position, size, and emission color of each display unit of RAM data on the color liquid crystal display unit are set in the video control unit according to predetermined display timing and display time, and the video control unit is set by the display control unit. Depending on the coordinate position, size and emission color of the generated RAM data, the color video signal and the horizontal and vertical composite sync signals on the color liquid crystal display unit are vertically and horizontally scanned to include characters in the color liquid crystal display unit. A predetermined symbol is displayed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a symbol display device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

The control unit of the symbol display device 1 is a display control program of the symbol display device 1 and a signal input control program with the main board 9 for controlling each winning device etc. arranged on the game board or the main body of the pachinko machine. And a ROM 11 storing
RAM 12 and ROM 1 used for temporary storage of data
Symbol display device 1 according to the control program stored in 1
It is configured by a microcomputer 2 (hereinafter referred to as MPU) integrally mounted with a CPU 10 for driving and controlling the respective parts.

The MPU 2 includes a character ROM 3 in which character data in which the symbol display elements are encoded is set and stored, and a character created by combining and editing the character data set and stored in the character ROM 3 in advance. The video RAM 4 for temporarily storing the predetermined graphic data is connected via the video control unit 5 including a video display processor.
The color liquid crystal display unit 7 is connected via the D / A converter 6. In addition, character ROM3, video RAM
4, the video controller 5 and the D / A converter 6 are integrally mounted. Further, the video control unit 5 is provided with a brightness adjusting unit 8 including a brightness adjusting volume for adjusting the light brightness of the display pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit 7.

The main board 9 is provided in a storage box that is detachably covered on the back surface of the game board (not shown), and detects winning balls on the surface of the game board, judges winning and fraud, outputs to the display unit, and moves each. Controls such as driving members, paying out prize balls in response to the occurrence of winning, and sending and receiving signals to the hit ball management device are performed.

From the main board 9 to the symbol display device 1, the game mode and fraud occurrence are dealt with at a predetermined cycle 8
The display symbol designating data consisting of bits and the LWR signal which is an interrupt signal and the LCE signal which is a timing signal for causing the MPU 2 of the symbol display device 1 to read the display symbol designating data are output.

The MPU 2 is connected to the main board 9 for controlling each prize winning device and the like, and when receiving an interrupt signal and a timing signal from the main board 9 according to various game modes and fraudulent information, the display symbol designating data is inputted. Then, based on this, the character display element is encoded in advance in the character ROM 3 through the image control unit 5, the character data set and stored is combined and edited and stored in the video RAM 4, and the predetermined display timing and display are performed. The coordinate position, size, and emission color of each display unit of RAM data on the color liquid crystal display unit 7 are set in the video control unit 5 according to time.

When the coordinate position, size and emission color of each display unit of RAM data are set by the MPU 2, the image control unit 5 sends a horizontal sync signal and a vertical sync signal on the color liquid crystal display unit 7 accordingly. Sequential scanning is performed to display a predetermined figure at a predetermined coordinate position at a predetermined timing, and a predetermined color is developed on the predetermined figure by a combination of color image signals designating the three primary colors of red, green and blue. In addition, a predetermined graphic is displayed at the brightness set by the brightness adjusting unit 8.

In the character ROM 3, as shown in FIG. 4, a predetermined symbol is displayed on the pixel of the color liquid crystal display unit 1
The block is configured as character data, and the character data consists of 8 bytes. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, one character is displayed by three kinds of character data in which each character data is divided into three primary colors of red, green and blue. As an example, FIG. 6 shows a case where a character consisting of three character data of red character data, green character data, and blue character data shown in FIG. 5 displays the alphabet “A” in white on the liquid crystal screen. In FIG. 5, the portions where the three primary colors of red, green and blue are indicated by 1 are displayed in the white portion of FIG. 6 by superposition. In the embodiment, the color display is red,
It is possible to display up to 8 colors of black, red, green, yellow, blue, purple, light blue, and white by the three primary colors of green and blue. By displaying these in sequence and operating the brightness adjustment unit 8. Adjust brightness and hue.

As shown in FIG. 7, the video RAM 4 has 25 characters in the horizontal direction and 25 characters in the vertical direction, that is, 25 characters, corresponding to the pixels on the screen of the color liquid crystal display unit 7.
A total of 625 characters in 25 rows and 1 screen are configured. The character data stored in the character ROM 3 by the MPU 2 is sequentially taken out and temporarily stored in the video RAM 4.

The video controller 5 controls the color video signal and the color video signal shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the color liquid crystal display unit 7 is controlled by the composite synchronizing signal including the horizontal and vertical display timing signals.
In the horizontal direction, that is, by scanning the 25th character in the first row from the 1st column to the 25th column, and then similarly scanning the 25th character in the 2nd row. 625 characters are displayed on one screen of, and one grouped design is displayed.

The video RAM 4 is provided with a horizontal blank after the final data of each row in the horizontal direction and a vertical blank after the final data of each column in the vertical direction.
When the image control unit 5 finishes scanning the data on the 25th row, the vertical blanking period starts, and the VBLK signal is sent to the MPU 2 to interrupt it.

Next, the display symbol designating data consisting of 8 bits corresponding to the game mode and the occurrence of fraud, which is sent from the main board 9 to the symbol display device 1 in a predetermined cycle, will be described.

Display symbol designation data, as shown in FIG. 9, left symbol number, left symbol position number, right symbol number, right symbol position number, middle symbol number, middle symbol position number, status,
11-divided data showing the number of rounds, the number of 10 counts, the reach flag, the big hit symbol, the error code and the V winning flag are sent from the main board 9 and sequentially input to the MPU 2.

The relationship between the symbol numbers displayed on the left, the center and the right is common to all the symbols and is as shown in Table 1. 8
The data is stored in the lower 5 bits of the display designating data of the bit, and the type of each design is 1 from 0 to 14
There are five types.

[0024]

[Table 1] Each of the left, middle and right symbol position numbers has data stored in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designation data, and as shown in FIG. 10, on the screen of the color liquid crystal display unit 7, 0 to 24 showing the display position of each symbol in the vertical direction
It is a value up to.

As for the status, data of values 0 to 7 are stored in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designating data, and the relationship between the status value and the game state on the main board 9 side is a table. As shown in 2.

[0026]

[Table 2] In the embodiment, when the pachinko machine body is powered on with 0,
And, except for the big hit, when the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, 1 is in the fluctuation of the symbol, and 2 is the condition that the stopped symbols of the left symbol and the right symbol are coincident with each other. Hereinafter, this state will be referred to as reach.

The value of the status is a value that defines the time when the symbol whose fluctuation is stopped is determined at 3, and the value at the left at 4,
Prescribe when big hit occurs when all the symbols in the right and middle match. 5
After the big hit occurs in the big winning opening 1 shown in Figure 2
The opening action of 6 is stipulated, and 6 is a big winning hole in the big hit 1
6 is the temporary closure, and 7 is the end of the big hit.

The number of rounds is a value that stores data in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designating data and defines the number of times of continuous opening operation of the special winning opening 16 after a big hit occurs. , 1 to 16 are stored.

The 10 count number is a value that stores the data in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designating data, and defines the number of game balls that have won the special winning opening 16 and is 1 to 10. The values up to are stored, and the reach flag is
Data is stored in the upper 3 bits of the display designating data of 8 bits, and a value of 1 or 2 other than 0 is stored.

The big hit symbol is stored in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designation data,
The symbol numbers 0 to 14 of the big hit symbols in which the symbols in the left, right and middle all match are stored.

As for the V winning flag, data is stored in the lower 5 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designating data,
It is a value that defines the passage of the game ball to the specific area 17 during the opening of the special winning opening 16 of FIG. 2, and the error code is stored in the upper 3 bits of the 8-bit display symbol designating data. , 0 defines normality, 1 defines 10 counts of abnormalities, and 2 detects that the frame of the pachinko machine (not shown) is opened due to fraudulent activity or fraudulent activity on the payout device is detected. The case is defined.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine equipped with the symbol display device 1, and the symbol display unit 13 integrally provided with the symbol display device 1 in the center of the game board 20. Has been deployed. The symbol display unit 13 is
An ordinary winning symbol opening 24 is provided at the top of the crown, and a normal symbol display device 18 having left and right ordinary symbol displaying portions 26 and 27 formed by arranging LEDs in a segment form is provided below the winning prize hole 24. A total of four symbols are provided on each of the left and right sides of the symbol display device 18, and a normal symbol storage number display LED 19 for storing and displaying the variable number of times of the normal symbol display portions 26 and 27 is arranged. The symbol display device 1 is arranged with the color liquid crystal display unit 7 facing forward in the lower center of the symbol display unit 13.
Directly above the symbol display device 1, four special symbol display LEDs 21 are arranged in parallel to store and display the number of times the symbol variation of the three special symbols on the color liquid crystal display unit 7 can be changed.

Below the symbol display unit 13, an ordinary electric accessory 15 which also serves as a first-type starting opening 14 which is a starting opening for the special symbol of the symbol display device 1 is provided, and the ordinary electric accessory 15 is provided. Is driven to spread by a solenoid (not shown). Further, in the back of the ordinary electric accessory 15, a first-type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 for detecting a game ball that has won the ordinary electric accessory 15 is provided.

To the left and right of the ordinary electric accessory 15, there are a left gate 22 and a right gate 23 which are the starting openings of the ordinary symbol display device 18.
Are arranged respectively. Further, behind the left gate 22 and the right gate 23, normal symbol operation switches SW1 and SW1 for detecting passage of each of the game balls are provided. Normal symbol display device 18 left, right ordinary symbol display unit 2
6,27, when the game ball passes through one of the left and right gates 22,23, the fluctuation starts, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the symbol is stopped and the normal symbol is displayed.

When the combination of the left and right ordinary symbols displayed in a stopped state is any of 00, 33, 55, 77, 99, the ordinary electric accessory 15 intermittently expands and the symbols are given. The first which is the starting port of the special symbol fluctuation of the display device 1.
The seed starting port 14 is expanded.

If the game ball newly passes either of the left and right gates 22 and 23 during the change of the normal symbol of the normal symbol display device 18 or the expanding operation of the ordinary electric accessory 15, it is normal. The symbol storage number display LED 19 is turned on and the passing number is stored up to four, and after the normal symbol fluctuation stop or after the expansion operation of the normal electric accessory 15, the normal symbol fluctuation is started again.

Below the ordinary electric accessory 15, an attacker-shaped special winning opening 16 is arranged. Big prize hole 16
When the stop symbol of the special symbol of the symbol display device 1 is a combination that is specified, it is driven open toward the front of the game board 20 by a solenoid (not shown), and in the center thereof, inside the special winning opening 16 A specific area 17 is provided which is separated from the other areas. In addition, 16
In the back, a special winning opening winning detection switch SW3 for detecting a game ball winning the special winning opening 16 is provided, and in the back of the specific area 17, a specific area for detecting a gaming ball winning in the specific area 17 is passed. A detection switch SW4 is provided.

When a game ball wins the first type starting port 14,
The special symbol of the symbol display device 1 fluctuates, and after a predetermined time, the left special symbol, the right special symbol, and the middle special symbol are stopped in this order, and the left, middle, and right special symbols that are stopped and displayed all match. In this case, the special winning opening 16 opens for a predetermined time. In addition, while the special winning opening 16 is open, the big winning opening 1
When the game ball that wins 6 passes through the specific area 17, after the special winning opening 16 is closed, the opening operation of the special winning opening 16 is newly performed, and this consecutive number is up to 16 times including the first opening. Is.

When the number of game balls that have won the prize reaches 10 while the special winning opening 5 is open, the special winning opening 16 is closed upon detection of the tenth prize.

Incidentally, during the change of the special symbol of the symbol display device 1 or the opening operation of the special winning opening 16, if the game ball newly wins the first type starting opening 14, the special symbol display LE
D21 is lit up to a maximum of four are stored, and after the special symbols stop changing or after the special winning opening 16 is opened, the special symbols are changed again.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a pachinko machine equipped with the symbol display device of the pachinko machine of the present invention. The control part of the pachinko machine detects a winning ball on the game board surface, Prize and fraud determination, output to the display,
Driving each movable member, paying out prize balls for occurrence of winning, controlling signals to the hitting ball management device, etc., and outputting to the symbol display device 1 game mode and display consisting of 8 bits corresponding to fraudulent occurrence Used for temporary storage of data and the ROM 31 storing the control program for outputting the LWR signal which is an interrupt signal and the LCE signal which is a timing signal for causing the MPU 2 of the symbol display device 1 to read the symbol designation data and the display symbol designation data It is configured by a CPU 30 that drives and controls each part of the pachinko machine according to a control program of a RAM 32 and a ROM 31, and the control part includes a condition detection means, a fluctuation time determination means that determines a fluctuation stop time of each symbol display portion, and a fraud detection means. Doubles as

To the CPU 30, each of the normal symbol actuation switch SW1, the first type starting opening winning detection switch SW2, the large winning opening winning detection switch SW3, and the specific area winning detection switch SW4 are connected via the switch detection unit 28. Also, the normal symbol display device 18, the normal symbol memory number display LED19 and the special symbol memory number display LED21 is L
These are connected via the ED display circuit 29 and these are connected to the CPU 3
The drive is controlled by 0 individually or simultaneously. The special winning opening opening / closing solenoid SOL1 for opening / closing the special winning opening 16 is CP via the solenoid drive circuit 33.
The normal electric accessory release solenoid SOL2, which is connected to U30 and drives the spread of the normal electric accessory 15, is connected to the CPU 30 via the solenoid drive circuit 34, and is controlled to be driven individually or simultaneously by the CPU 30.

Further, the CPU 30 has a symbol display device 1
Is connected, and the CPU 30 causes the symbol display device 1 to
An LWR signal which is an interrupt signal and an LCE signal which is a timing signal for causing the MPU 2 of the symbol display device 1 to read the display symbol designation data and the display symbol designation data consisting of 8 bits corresponding to the game mode and the fraud occurrence are output. The clock / reset circuit 35 is the CPU 30.
The processing cycle of is specified.

A flowchart showing the main part of the control program stored in the ROM 11 (FIGS. 20 to 33).
The processing operation of the symbol display device 1 of the pachinko machine in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Although not shown, M
The PU 2 sets the initial values necessary for the symbol display control process and the process relating to the input of the display symbol designation data from the main board 9 in each flag and each register by the initialization process when the power is turned on.

After the power is turned on, as shown in FIG. 1, the LWR signal which is an interrupt signal from the main board 9, the LCR signal which is a read timing signal, and the display symbol designating data are transmitted and input to the MPU 2. LWR signal is MP
When input to U2, MPU2 performs display symbol data read processing.

First, the MPU 2 determines whether or not the command read flag F1 is 0, that is, whether or not the display symbol data read processing is being executed (step a1).
Immediately after the power is turned on, the value of the command read flag F1 is set to 0 by the initialization process, and the display symbol data read process is not being executed, so the MPU 2 shifts to step a2.

The MPU2 sets the number of input data 11 in the display symbol data input counter C1 (step a2),
The command read flag F1 is set to 1 to store the start of display symbol data read processing (step a3), and the process proceeds to step a4.

The MPU 2 having proceeded to step a4 determines whether or not the LCR signal which is the read timing signal is input (step a4), and when the LCR signal is input, executes the command read process. (Step a5), 1 byte of display symbol designation data is input and stored in the left symbol number storage register r1, and the value of the display symbol data input counter C1 is decremented (step a).
6), it is determined whether or not the value of the display symbol data input counter C1 is 0 (step a7).

Since the value of the display symbol data input counter C1 is not 0 at the time when the display symbol data read process is started, the MPU 2 ends the process of this cycle. In the first display symbol data read process,
The left symbol number will be input and stored.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step a4,
When the LCR signal is not input, the MPU2
The processing of this cycle ends.

From the next cycle onward, the MPU 2 detects that the LWR signal is M
When input to PU2, since the value of the command read flag F1 is 1, the process proceeds to step a4 and LC
Each time the E signal is detected, as shown in FIG. 9, the display symbol designating data is input byte by byte and stored in the respective storage registers r2 to r13. That is, left symbol position number, right symbol number, right symbol position number, middle symbol number, middle symbol position number, status, round number, 10 count and reach flag, jackpot symbol, error code and V winning flag The designated data is stored one by one in predetermined storage registers r2 to r13 for each processing cycle. Then, each time one display symbol designating data is stored, the value of the display symbol data input counter C1 is subtracted, and when all 11 display symbol designating data have been input, the MPU 2 is true in the discrimination processing of step a7. Determine, step a8
Move to.

The MPU that has moved to step a8 sets the value 1 to the request flag F2 (step a8), sets the value of the command read flag F1 to 0, and stores the end of execution of the display symbol data read processing (step a9). ),
The process ends.

MP storing each data necessary for displaying symbols
U2 performs the symbol display processing in the main routine according to the stored data.

First, the MPU 2 determines whether the value of the VBLK interrupt flag F3 is 1 (step s1). In the initialization process when the power is turned on, VBLK
Since the value of the interrupt flag F3 is set to 1,
The MPU2 proceeds to step s2 and clears the value of the VBLK interrupt flag F3 to 0 (step s2).

The value of the VBLK interrupt flag F3 is as follows when the VBLK signal from the video controller 5 is input.
1 is set to the value of VBLK interrupt flag F3 by MPU2
Are set (step s100).

The MPU 2 then requests the request flag F.
It is determined whether 2 is 1 (step s
3). That is, the LWR signal and LCE from the main board 9
It is determined whether or not new display designating data by interruption by a signal has been input.

After the display symbol designating data read process is completed, the request flag F2 is 1, so M
PU2 moves to step s4 and requests flag F
2 is cleared to 0 (step s4), the value of the status storage register r7 is stored in the execution status register R7 (step s5), that is, the execution status is updated, and the process proceeds to step s6.

If the value of the request flag F2 is not 1, then the MPU 2 proceeds directly to step s6.

In the processing after step s6, the MPU
2 is a screen initialization process depending on the value of the process flag f1;
It branches to each process of a pattern variation display process, a mosaic display process, a big hit display process, a big hit end display process, a quality inspection display process, an illegal display process, and a partial display switching process.

The value of the processing flag f1 is 0 for screen initialization processing, 1 for symbol variable display processing, 2 for mosaic display processing, 3 for big hit medium display processing, and 4 big hit end display. Processing is performed, and unauthorized display processing is performed at 5 and 6
The partial display switching process is performed with.

Immediately after the power is turned on, the value of the processing flag f1 is set to 0 by the initialization processing.
Performs screen initialization processing (step s7), and step s
19, the value of the processing flag f1 is switched according to the values of the error code storage register r12 and the status storage register r7 input from the main board 9 (step s
19), the current process in the main routine is finished, and the process returns to step s1.

In the processing of step s19, the MPU2
Indicates that the value of the error code storage register r12 is 1 or 2
At this time, the processing flag f1 is set to 5, and when the value of the error code storage register r12 is 0, that is, when it is normal, the processing flag f1 is set by the value of the execution status register R7. Further, the relationship between the status value and the game state on the main board 9 side is as shown in Table 2.

The MPU 2 has the execution status register R7.
When the value of 0 is 0, that is, when the power of the pachinko machine main body is turned on and the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped except for the big hit, when the processing flag f1 is set to 6 and the value of the status register R7 is 1, That is, when the symbols are changing, the processing flag f
When 1 is set to 1 and the value of the status register R7 is 2, that is, at the time of reach, the processing flag f1 is set to 1
When the value of the status register R7 is 3, that is, when the variable symbol is stopped and the symbol is determined, the process flag f1 is set to 2 and the value of the status register R7 is 4, that is, When the big hit occurs, the processing flag f1 is set to 3, and when the value of the status register R7 is 5, that is, when the special winning opening 16 is being opened, the processing flag f1 is set to 3, When the value of the status register R7 is 6, that is, when the special winning opening 16 is temporarily closed, the processing flag f1 is set to 4, and when the value of the status register R7 is 7, that is, when the big hit ends. 4 is set in the processing flag f1.

When the power is turned on, the value of the execution status register R7 is 0, so 6 is set in the processing flag f1. After the processing of step s19, the MPU 2
The process of the current cycle in the main routine is ended, and the process shifts to the main routine of the next cycle.

When the MPU 2 executes the screen initialization process,
When the video control unit 5 finishes scanning the data of the 25th row, the vertical blanking period starts, and the VBLK signal is sent to the MPU 2 to be interrupted.

Upon receiving the VBLK signal, the MPU 2 jumps from the main routine to the VBLK signal interrupt routine, sets the value of the VBLK interrupt flag F3 to 1 (step s100), and returns to the main routine again.

Further, when the interruption by the LWR signal from the main board 9 occurs, the display symbol designating data read process is executed, and the process returns to the main routine again.

After the determination processing in step s1 is determined to be true, the MPU 2 executes the partial switching display processing in step s18 because the processing flag f1 is set to 6.

Next, the partial switching display processing of step s17 will be described.

In the partial switching display processing, as shown in FIG. 11, a picture having a girl and an alphabetic character "BLONDY" (hereinafter referred to as a blondie screen) is displayed in the center of the liquid crystal screen 36, and the left eye of the girl in FIG. 11 is displayed. In the portion, the open state and the binding state, that is, the wink state are switched and displayed, and the color of the frame 37 for edging the pattern in FIG. 11 is changed to yellow, green, blue, and orange with the passage of time. Switch display to color.

In the initialization process when the power is turned on,
Frame timer T2 and frame counter C required for partial switching display processing
2, an initial value 0 is set in each of the wink timer WT and the wink flag WF.

The MPU 2 determines whether the value of the frame timer T2 is 0 (step b1). Immediately after the start of the partial switching display process, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step b2, the frame timer T2 is set to a predetermined value A (step b2), and the frame 3 is displayed.
The value of the frame counter C2 that defines the color 6 is incremented by 1 (step b3), and it is determined whether the value of the frame counter C2 is an odd number (step b4).

When the value of the frame counter C2 is an odd number, the MPU 2 proceeds to step b5 and sets the wink timer WT to the predetermined value B (step b5) and sets the wink flag WF to the value 1. (Step b6) and the process proceeds to step b8.

If the value of the frame counter C2 is not an odd number in the determination processing of step b4, the MPU 2 proceeds directly to step b8.

The MPU 2 having moved to step b8 has 25
The horizontal coordinate position and the vertical coordinate position on the video RAM 4 composed of x25 characters are set to predetermined values, and the address automatic update of the video RAM 4 is set.
The display character data corresponding to the picture No. 1 is sequentially fetched from the character ROM 3, the horizontal and vertical display sizes are set in the video RAM 4 and output to the image control unit 5, and the blondy screen 1 which is a part of the blondy screen 1 is displayed.
Is displayed (step b8).

Next, the MPU 2 displays the eyes of the girl. The value of the wink flag WF of the MPU2 is 1
It is determined whether or not (step b9). Immediately after the start of the partial switching display process, by the process of step b6,
Since the value of the wink flag WF is 1, the MPU 2
If true, the process proceeds to step b10.

When the value of the wink flag WF is 1, the MPU 2 decrements the value of the wink timer WT by 1 (step b10), and determines whether or not the value of the wink timer WT reaches 0. (Step b10). At this time, the value of the wink timer WT has not reached 0, so the MPU 2 moves to step b12.

The MPU 2, which has proceeded to step b12, fetches the character data in the open eye state corresponding to the left eye portion of the girl of the picture shown in FIG. 11 from the character ROM 3 (step b12), and proceeds to step b13 to automatically update the address. According to the address of the video RAM 4, the image is output to the video control unit 5 to display the eyes (step b13).

Next, the MPU 2 sequentially fetches the display data corresponding to the remaining portion of the picture of FIG. 11 from the character ROM 3 and outputs it to the video control section 5, and displays the blondie screen 2 which is the remaining portion of the blondie screen. (Step b14).

After the processing of step b14, the MPU 2 displays the portion of the frame 37. MPU2 is video RAM3
The horizontal coordinate position and the vertical coordinate position are reset to predetermined values corresponding to the frame 37, the character data is sequentially fetched from the character ROM 3 according to the value of the frame counter C2, and the horizontal and vertical display sizes are set. Is set and output to the video control unit 5, and the portion of the frame 37 is displayed (step b15). After the processing of step b15, the MPU 2
The partial switching display processing of this cycle is ended.

Since the video control unit 5 outputs the VBLK signal to the MPU 2 when the projection of the frame 37 is completed, the execution status register R
If the content of 7 is not updated, the value of the processing flag f1 is not changed. Therefore, after the determination processing of step b1, the MPU 2 proceeds to step b7 and decrements the value of the frame timer T2 (step b7), and The process moves to b8, and the blondie screen 1 is displayed again.

In the determination processing of step b9, since the value of the wink flag WF is 1, the MPU 2 executes step b
In step b11, it is determined whether or not the value of the wink timer WT has become 0 in step b11. Hereinafter, in the process after step b9, the MPU 2 repeats step b9, step b10, step b11, step b12, and step b13 to step b15 in a predetermined cycle until the value of the wink timer WT becomes 0. Therefore, the liquid crystal screen 36
Displays a blondie screen in which the girl is in an eye-opening state, as shown in FIG.

When the value of the wink timer WT becomes 0 (step b11), the MPU 2 clears the wink flag WF to 0 (step b16), and step b17.
Move to.

The MPU 2 having moved to step b17 takes out the character data indicating the binding condition corresponding to the left eye part of the girl of the picture shown in FIG. 12, that is, the wink state from the character ROM 3 (step b17), and moves to step b13. And the video is automatically updated with the address R
It is output to the video control unit 5 according to the address of AM4, and the display of the eyes is switched to wink (step b1.
3).

After this processing, the MPU 2 carries out step b14.
The process of step b15 is executed, and the process of this cycle ends. In the processing of the next cycle, the wink flag W
Since F is 0, the MPU 2 executes step b12 after the determination processing in step b9, and thus returns to the eye-opening state again.

Further, the color of the frame 37 is switched in step b.
When the frame timer T2 becomes 0 by the process of 7, the determination is true in the determination process of step b1 of the process of the next cycle, and the frame counter C is determined by the process of the subsequent step b3.
Since 2 is counted up, the color of the frame 37 is switched by the process of step b15.

If the value of the frame counter C2 is odd in this cycle, the wink flag WF and the wink timer WT are newly set, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the girl is again in the wink state. Blondie screen is displayed.

Next, the symbol varying operation process will be described. When a pachinko game is started and a game ball is won in the first-type starting opening 14 of the ordinary electric auditors product 15 on the game board 20 shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 30 causes the LW to operate as shown in FIG.
The symbol variation information is stored in the symbol display designation data together with the R signal and the LCR signal, and is sent to the symbol display device 1.

In FIG. 1, from the main board 9 to the LWR
Symbol display and LCR signal together with symbol display designation data is MPU
2 is input and an LWR signal interrupt is applied.

The MPU 2 thereby performs the display symbol designation data read process, and when the process is completed, sets 1 to the request flag F2 (step a8). MPU
2 is the request flag F2 in the main routine
Value of 1 is detected (step s3), the content of the execution status register R7 is updated to the newly input content of the status storage register r7 (step s5), and the value of the processing flag f1 is changed in the subsequent processing of step s19. Switch. In this case, when the value of the execution status register R7 is 1, that is, when the symbol is changing, 1 is set to the processing flag f1.

In the main routine of the next cycle, the MPU
2 determines that it is true in the determination process of step s8 and executes the symbol variation process of step s9. In the following description, the left special symbol, the middle special symbol, and the right special symbol are referred to as the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, respectively.

On the video RAM 4 composed of 25 × 25 characters on the liquid crystal screen, the regions for displaying the left, middle, and right symbols are horizontally divided into 8 characters, and the left symbol is Horizontal coordinate position 0-7
In the vertical direction 0 to 24 area, the middle pattern is in the horizontal direction coordinate positions 8 to 15 in the vertical direction 0 to 24 area, and the right pattern is in the horizontal direction coordinate positions 16 to 23 in the vertical direction 0 to 24 area. 0 to 24 in the vertical direction at the horizontal coordinate position 24
The area is displayed in white.

The MPU 2 first detects the horizontal coordinate position 2
4, that is, the rightmost vertical column on the liquid crystal screen is displayed in white (step c1). In the following description, the horizontal direction on the liquid crystal screen is referred to as H and the vertical direction is referred to as V.

Next, the MPU 2 displays V of the symbol number on the liquid crystal screen in accordance with the value of the display position number data (value from 0 to 24) relating to the left symbol stored in the left symbol position number storage register r2. Coordinates and V display size, V display coordinates and V display size for whitening the design number, V display coordinates and V display size of design number +1, design number +1
The respective values of the V display coordinates and the V display size to be outlined are read out (step c2). Here, the V display coordinates and the V display size of the symbol number +1 are the symbol numbers of the symbols to be displayed next when the symbols change and shift.

Next, the MPU 2 is based on the V display coordinates and the V display size of the symbol number which are outlined, and the H display coordinate 0 and the H display size 8 which are fixed values in the left symbol,
Display the white part related to the design number (step c
3), shift to step c4.

The MPU 2 having moved to step c4 has the V display coordinates and V display size of the symbol number +1 that are outlined,
Based on the H display coordinates 0 and the H display size 8 which are fixed values in the left symbol, the white part relating to the symbol number +1 is displayed (step c4), and the process proceeds to step c5.

MPU2 is a left symbol number storage register r1
Display number data (0 to 0
Corresponding to the values up to 14), the display character data is sequentially fetched from the character ROM 3, and the V display coordinates and the V display size of the symbol number read in step c2,
Based on the H display coordinates 0 and H display size 8 which are fixed values in the left symbol, the symbol number character data of the left symbol is set on the video RAM 4 (step c5) and output to the video control unit 5, left. Display the design.

Next, the MPU 2 is a symbol on the liquid crystal screen according to the value of the display position number data (value from 0 to 24) regarding the medium symbol stored in the medium symbol position number storage register r6 by the same algorithm. V display coordinates and V display size of the number, V display coordinates and V display size that the design number is outlined, V display coordinates and V display size of the design number +1, V display coordinate and V display size that the design number +1 is outlined Each value of is read (step c6).

Next, the MPU 2 is based on the V display coordinates and the V display size of the symbol number which are outlined, and the H display coordinate 8 and the H display size 8 of fixed values in the middle symbol,
The white part concerning the symbol number and the symbol number +1 is displayed (steps c7 to c8), and the MPU 2 displays the display number data (values 0 to 14) relating to the medium symbol stored in the medium symbol number storage register r5. Value and step c
Based on the V display coordinates and V display size of the symbol number read out in 6, and the H display coordinate 8 and the H display size 8 of fixed values in the medium symbol, the symbol number character data of the medium symbol is sequentially read from the character ROM 3. Take out video R
It is set on AM4 (step c9) and output to the video control unit 5 to display the middle symbol.

Then, MPU2, V display coordinates of the symbol number on the liquid crystal screen according to the value of the display position number data (value from 0 to 24) relating to the right symbol stored in the right symbol position number storage register r4. And V display size,
V display coordinates and V display size for whitening the design number, V display coordinates and V display size for the design number + 1, design number +
Each value of the V display coordinate and the V display size to be outlined in 1 is read (step c10).

Next, the MPU 2 is based on the V display coordinates and the V display size where the symbol number is outlined and the H display coordinate 16 and the H display size 8 which are fixed values in the right symbol, and based on the symbol number and the symbol number. Display the white part related to +1 (step c11 to step c12), and MPU2
Is the value of the display number data (value from 0 to 14) relating to the right symbol stored in the right symbol number storage register r3,
Based on the V display coordinates and the V display size of the symbol number read in step c10, and the H display coordinates 16 and the H display size 8 of fixed values in the right symbol, the character RO
The symbol number character data of the right symbol is sequentially taken out from M3 and set on the video RAM 4 (step c1.
3), output to the video control unit 5, and display the right pattern.

MPU2 displaying the left, center, and right symbols
Ends the variable motion process of the symbol of the current cycle, sets the process flag f1 in the main routine (step s19), and shifts to the main routine of the next cycle.

Since the video control unit 5 outputs the VBLK signal to the MPU 2 when the projection of the left, middle, and right symbols is completed, a new symbol is displayed in the symbol variation operation process of the next cycle. Become.

The fluctuation of the design is caused by
By switching the middle and right symbol number data and the symbol position number data at a predetermined cycle, the variation of the symbol is displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit 7. Explaining the case of the left symbol, for example, the data of the symbol number 1 and the data of the symbol position number 0 are first output, and then the data of the symbol number 1 and the data of the symbol position number 6 are also output.
Similarly, as the symbol number 1, only the symbol position number is 12,1.
Instead of 8, when the data of the symbol position number 0 is further sequentially output with the symbol number 2, the left symbol is displayed by moving from the symbol 1 to the symbol 2 by 1/4 symbol from the top to the bottom.

Further, the output cycle of the display symbol command data on the main board 9 is set to three stages of high speed, medium speed and low speed. For example, the high speed outputs the symbol position number data which shifts by 1/4 symbol at a predetermined period a. However, the medium speed is 1 in a predetermined cycle 2a.
/ 12 Output the pattern position number data that shifts by symbols,
The low speed outputs the symbol position number data which shifts 1/12 symbols at a time in a predetermined cycle 4a and displays the symbol shifting speed in the left symbol in three stages of high speed, medium speed and low speed.

When the symbols start to change and a predetermined time elapses, on the main board 9 side, a left stop symbol, a right stop symbol,
The display designating data is sent to the MPU 2 in the order of the middle stop design. On the side of the symbol display device 1, the left symbol, the right symbol, and the like on the color liquid crystal display unit 7 according to these display symbol designation data.
The middle symbols are stopped in sequence. On the other hand, on the main board 9 side,
The symbols of the left, middle, and right symbols that are stopped and displayed are determined, and the determination result is output to the status. In the case of the example,
When the determination result is a big hit, that is, when the symbols stopped and displayed all match on the left, center, and right, the status value is switched to 3, and in response to this, the symbol display device 1 side, for example, The design at the time of the big hit shown in FIG. 14 and the design in which the letters “COME ON” are written in the alphabet shown in FIG. 13 are divided into grids on the liquid crystal screen, and the display pattern of each grid is a big hit. Figure and Figure 13
Mosaic display is performed in which the patterns shown in are alternately arranged and displayed.

When the value of the status becomes 3, that is, when the value of the execution status register R7 becomes 3, in the main routine, the processing flag f is processed by the processing of step s19.
The value of 1 is set to 2.

In the main routine of the next cycle, the MPU 2 executes step s10 according to the value 2 of the processing flag f1.
After the discrimination process of No., the mosaic display process of step s11 is performed.

The MPU 2 displays left, middle, and
The character data on the video RAM 4 relating to the right symbol is transferred to and stored in the RAM 12, and the character data of the left, middle, and right symbols stored in the RAM 12 and the character RO are stored.
Character data corresponding to the patterns shown in FIG. 13 are sequentially taken out from M3, and are transferred and arranged alternately in a predetermined display area set in a grid pattern for each pattern in the video RAM 4, and are arranged. Output to 5 and display in mosaic.

For example, the design shown in FIG. 13 is referred to as design A, and the jackpot design is "99" as shown in FIG.
9 ", and this is referred to as a picture B, the picture mosaic-displayed on the liquid crystal screen is, as shown in FIG. 15, a girl picture shown by the alphabet" A "and a picture" B "by the alphabet. Big hit pattern shown by "99
9 "will be divided into a lattice shape and the respective patterns will be alternately arranged and projected.

Also, with the passage of time, the grid-shaped arrangement area in the video RAM 4 of the character data corresponding to the picture shown in FIG. 13 is enlarged, and the video data RAM 4 of the character data corresponding to the jackpot picture shown in FIG.
When the grid-shaped arrangement area is reduced, the display area of the color liquid crystal display unit 7 gradually expands the display area of the picture pattern A indicated by the diagonal lines in FIG. 15 and reduces the display area of the picture pattern B indicated by white spaces. Then, the pattern is smoothly changed over time.

On the main board 9 side, after the big hit determination, if it is a big hit, the big winning opening 16 opening operation process in FIG. 2 is performed, and the status of the display symbol designating data is switched to 5 which defines that the big hit is in progress. Also, the number of times the special winning opening 16 is opened (a value from 1 to 16) is output as the number of rounds, the winning balls to the special winning opening 16 are counted and output as 10 counts, and the special winning opening 16 is opened. When a game ball is won in the specific area 17, the V winning flag is set to 1 and output.

On the side of the symbol display device 1, when the value of the status becomes 5, that is, when the value of the execution status register R7 becomes 5, the value of the processing flag f1 is switched to 3 in the processing of step s19, and the next cycle In the main routine, the MPU 2 shifts to step s13 after performing the determination in step s12 and performs the big hit display process.

For the display during the big hit, the pattern shown in FIG. 16 is first displayed, and when the game ball is won in the specific area 17 while the special winning opening 16 is open, the pattern shown in FIG. 17 is switched to be displayed. .

In the area for displaying the left symbol, the pattern in FIG. 16 displays the letters "ROUND" in the alphabet and the number of times the special winning opening 16 is currently opened underneath, in the area for displaying the middle symbol. The design that became a big hit is displayed, and in the design on the right, "RO
The characters "UND" and the number of game balls won in the special winning opening 16 are displayed below the numbers.

The design in FIG. 17 displays the same information content as the design shown in FIG. 16 in the area for displaying the left design and the right design, and the specific area 17 in the area for displaying the middle design. The girl and the alphabet "V" are displayed below the information as information indicating that the girl has passed.

Next, the big hit display process will be described. The MPU 2 that has started the big hit display process first displays the white portions of the left, middle and right symbol display areas in the pattern of FIG. 16 (step d1), and shifts to step d2.

The MPU 2 which has proceeded to step d2 performs display in the left symbol display area of H display coordinates 0 to 7.
The MPU 2 sets predetermined H display coordinates and V display coordinates in the left symbol display area, reads "ROUND" character data from the ROM 4, sets H size and V size, and transfers them to the video RAM 4 for image control. It is output to the section 5 and the characters "ROUND" are displayed (step d2).

After the processing of step d2, the MPU 2 sequentially fetches the display data from the character ROM 3 according to the value of the current number of times the special winning opening 16 stored in the round number storage register r8 is fetched, and the left symbol display area is displayed. The predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V size in the inside are set, transferred to the video RAM 4, and output to the video control unit 5 to display the number of rounds as a number (step d3).

Next, the MPU 2 makes the H display coordinates 16-2.
Display in the right symbol display area up to 3. MPU2
Is a predetermined H display coordinate and V in the right symbol display area
Display coordinates are set, and "COUNT" character data is stored in ROM.
4), sets H size and V size, transfers them to the video RAM 4, outputs them to the video control unit 5, and outputs "COU
The characters "NT" are displayed (step d4).

After the processing of step d4, the MPU2 sets 10
Big winning mouth 16 stored in the count storage register r9
Depending on the value of the number of winning game balls to the character ROM
The display data is sequentially taken out from 3, and the predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V in the right symbol display area are obtained.
The size is set, transferred to the video RAM 4, and output to the video control unit 5 to display the winning number of game balls as a number (step d5).

Then, the MPU 2 makes the H display coordinates 8 to 15
Display up to the middle symbol display area. MPU2 is
First, it is determined whether or not the value of the current opening number of the special winning opening 16 stored in the round number storage register r8 has reached the specified opening number 16 (step d6). When the value of the round number storage register r8 is 16, MPU2
Shifts to step d8, while if the value in the round number storage register r8 is not 16, shifts to step d7 and the value of the V winning flag storage register r13 becomes the value 1 which defines the passage of the specific area 17. It is determined whether or not there is (step d7).

When the number of times of opening the special winning opening 16 is less than 16, the next opening operation of the special winning opening 16 is performed by the game ball passing through the specific area 17, and in this case. Displays a girl and the letter "V" on the color liquid crystal display unit 7.

The value of the V winning flag storage register r13 is 1
If not, that is, the specific area 1 of the special winning opening 16 being opened
When the game ball has not passed to 7, the MPU 2 shifts to step d8 and displays the symbol corresponding to the symbol number stored in the jackpot number storage register r11 in the middle symbol display area (step d8). That is, the display data is sequentially fetched from the character ROM 3 according to the value of the symbol number stored in the big hit number storage register r11, and predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V size are set, and image control is performed. It outputs to the part 5 to display the big hit symbol in the middle symbol display area, finishes the big hit medium display process of this cycle, and returns to the main routine.

When the value of the V winning flag storage register r13 is 1, that is, when the game ball passes through the specific area 17 of the opening special winning opening 16, the MPU 2 shifts to step d9. , The display character data corresponding to the girl and the picture of the alphabet "V" shown in FIG. 17 are sequentially taken out from the character ROM 3, and the predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, V in the middle symbol display area are obtained.
The size is set and transferred, output to the video control unit 5, the girl and the alphabet "V" picture are displayed in the middle pattern display area (step d9), and the main hit mid-range display processing of the current cycle is finished and main. Return to the routine.

On the game board 20 side, one of the special winning opening 16
When the special opening 16 is temporarily closed after the opening operation is completed, the main board 9 side switches the status of the display symbol designating data to the value 6 which defines the temporary closing of the special winning opening and sends it out.

On the symbol display device 1 side, when the status value becomes 6, that is, the execution status register R7
When the value of 6 becomes 6, the value of the processing flag f1 is switched to 4 in the process of step s19, and in the main routine of the next cycle, the MPU 2 shifts to step s15 after the determination of step s14 and performs the jackpot end display process. To do.

The big hit end display processing is a big hit until the next big win opening 16 is opened when the big win opening 16 is temporarily closed, that is, when a game ball is passed to the specific area 17. The pattern of the time, for example, as shown in FIG.
The patterns displayed in the left, center, and right display areas are all the same.

On the game board 20 side, the special winning opening 1
When the continuous opening operation of 6 is completed, as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c), the characters are switched to the pattern of the girl and the character telop of "Please show me again. GOOD BYE" is moved. The display of the girl's mouth is switched between open and closed, and the character telop is moved.At the end of the table, the display of the girl's eyes is switched from open to closed. To display.

Next, the big hit end display processing will be described. The MPU2 that started the jackpot end display process first
The value of the status stored in the execution status register R7 is a value 7 that stipulates to be displayed by switching to a girl.
It is determined whether or not (step e1).

Since the value of the execution status register R7 is 6 while the special winning opening 16 is temporarily closed, the MPU
2 is determined to be false, and the process proceeds to step e2. When shifting to step e2, the MPU 2 displays white portions in the left, middle, and right symbol display areas (step e2), and shifts to step e3.

The MPU 2 having moved to step e3 displays the symbols corresponding to the symbol numbers stored in the big hit number storage register r11 in the left, middle and right symbol display areas (step e3). That is, the display data is sequentially fetched from the character ROM 3 according to the value of the symbol number stored in the big hit number storage register r11, and predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V size are left, middle, and right. It is set in each of the symbol display areas and is output to the video control unit 5 to display the jackpot symbol on the liquid crystal screen, and the process proceeds to step e4.

The MPU 2 which has proceeded to step e4 clears the value of the display processing discrimination flag f2 which is a discrimination flag for performing each processing necessary for the telop display processing to 0 (step e4), and displays the big hit end in the current processing cycle. The process ends.

After that, until the predetermined time elapses,
Since the value of the status storage register r7 in the display designating data from the main board 9 side is 6, the value of the execution status register R7 remains 6 and the MPU2
Executes the processing of step e1, step e2, step e3, and step e4 in a predetermined cycle, so that the jackpot symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal screen.

When the next opening operation of the special winning opening 16 on the game board 20 side is started, the value of the status in the display symbol designation data is switched to 5 again on the main board 9 side, so on the symbol display device 1 side, In response to this status, the value of the processing flag f1 is switched to 3 again, and the big hit display processing is executed.

Then, when a predetermined time elapses from the time of the big hit occurrence, the continuous opening operation of the special winning opening 16 on the game board 20 side is completed, and the status of the display symbol designating data is ended on the main board 9 side. Value that defines
Switch to and send.

On the symbol display device 1 side, when the status value becomes 7, that is, the execution status register R7
When the value of 7 becomes 7, the value of the processing flag f1 is switched to 4 in the process of step s19, and in the main routine of the next cycle, the MPU 2 shifts to step s15 after the determination of step s14 and performs the big hit end display process. To do.

The display at the end of continuous opening of the special winning opening 16 is
As shown in FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c), while switching to the design of the girl, "Please show me again. GOO
"DBYE" text telop is moved and displayed, and the display of the girl's mouth is switched between open and closed.
At the end of the moving table, the text telop is switched from the open state to the closed state to display the eyes of the girl.

In this case, in the jackpot end display process, the MPU 2 determines that the value of the execution status register R7 is 7 in the determination process of step e1, shifts to step e5, and the value of the display process determination flag f2. Is 0
It is determined whether or not (step e5).

When the discriminating process of step e5 is performed for the first time, the value of the display process discriminating flag f2 is 0, so the MPU 2 shifts to step e6 and measures the timing of switching the design of the mouth portion. The predetermined value D is set to the mouth pack timer KT (step e6), and the predetermined value E is set to the wink timer WT that measures the switching timing of the design of the eye portion (step e7), and the character data for character telop movement display is set. The start address of the telop to be displayed first is set (step e8). The MPU 2 sequentially switches the character data for displaying the character telop movement, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ..., "Please give me again. GOOD.
The character subtitle "BYE" is moved and displayed.

After the processing of step e8, the MPU 2 stores the character data for character telop movement display in the video RAM.
The predetermined transfer data number F is set in the transfer number counter C3 that is updated when the data is transferred to No. 4 (step e9), and the process proceeds to step e10.

The processing from step e6 to step e9 is performed when the value of the display processing discrimination flag f2 is 0.

The MPU 2 having moved to step e10 sets the value of the display processing discrimination flag f2 to 1 (step e).
10) and shifts to step e11.

The MPU 2, which has proceeded to step e11, displays the girl with the design shown in FIG. 18 excluding the mouth and one eye portion (step e11). That is, the character data for girl display excluding the mouth and one eye is sequentially read from the character ROM 3, specified H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V size are specified and transferred to the video RAM 4, and the video control unit 5 Output to.

Next, the MPU 2 sequentially reads out the display character data from the character ROM 3 in accordance with the address of the character telop, designates predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates, H size, and V size and transfers them to the video RAM 4. Then, the text telop is output to the video control unit 5 and displayed (step e12).

After the processing of step e12, the MPU 2 proceeds to step e13, decrements the value of the transfer number counter C3 by 1 (step e13), and proceeds to step e14.

The MPU 2 determines whether or not the value of the transfer number counter C3 is 0 or less, that is, whether or not the moving display of the character telop is completed (step e14).

In the processing at the time of switching the symbol from the big hit symbol, the value of the transfer number counter C3 does not become 0 or less. Therefore, the MPU 2 shifts to step e15, and the address of the character data for character telop movement display. Is updated to the address of the character data of the character telop to be displayed next time (step e15), and step e1
Go to 6.

The MPU 2 displays the one-eyed portion of the girl with her eyes open (step e16). That is, MPU2
Is the character RO in the open character data.
It is taken out from M3, and is transferred to the video RAM 4 by designating predetermined H display coordinates and V display coordinates, is output to the video control unit 5, displays the eyes of the girl, and proceeds to step e17.

The MPU 2 decrements the value of the oral park timer KT by 1 (step e17), and the oral park timer KT
It is determined whether the value of has reached 0 (step e1).
8).

At the time of switching the symbol from the big hit symbol, the value of the mouth park timer KT does not become 0, so MP
U2 shifts to step 19 and displays the mouth part of the girl in a closed state (step e19). That is, MPU
2 is the character RO in the character data in the state of binding the mouth.
It is taken out from M3 and the predetermined H display coordinates, V display coordinates,
Specify the H size and V size, transfer to the video RAM 4, output to the video control unit 5, display the girl's mouth binding,
The big hit end display processing of the current cycle is ended.

In the big hit end display processing of the next cycle,
After the determination process of step e1, in the determination process of step e5, the value of the display process determination flag f2 is 1, so it is determined to be false, the process proceeds to step e11, and again the girls excluding the mouth and one-eye part are selected. By displaying and displaying the next character telop by performing the processing of step e12,
The text telop "Please send me out again. GOOD BYE" will be moved and displayed.

The MPU 2 carries out steps e12 and e.
After the processing of 13, if the moving display of the character telop is not completed in the determination processing of step e14, the MPU2
Executes the processing from step e15 to step e17, and performs the processing for determining whether or not the oral park timer KT has reached 0 in step e18.

Hereinafter, until the moving display of the character telop is completed, in the processing after step e18, the MPU
In step 2, step e18 and step e19 are repeatedly executed for a predetermined period to display the binding, and the mouth-punch timer KT is set to 0.
Then (step e18), the mouth-park timer KT is restarted.
Is set to a predetermined value D (step e20), the character data in the open state is taken out from the character ROM 3, the predetermined H display coordinates and V display coordinates are designated, and the video R is displayed.
The data is transferred to the AM 4 and output to the video control unit 5, the mouth opening of the girl is displayed (step e21), and the jackpot end display processing is ended.

From the time when the predetermined value D is set in the mouth pack timer KT again, until the movement display of the character telop is completed, the mouth binding state is displayed again in the processing from step e18 and thereafter, The mouth open state is displayed when the time has elapsed.

When the moving display of the character telop is completed (step e14), that is, when the character data for displaying the character telop is transferred from the character ROM 3 a predetermined number of times to the video RAM 4 and all the characters are displayed, the transfer number counter C3 is displayed. Since the value is 0, the MPU 2 moves to step e22 after the discrimination processing in step e14.

The MPU 2, which has proceeded to step e22, displays the mouth of the girl in a mouth-stitched state (step e2).
2) Next, the value of the wink timer WT is decremented by 1 (step e23), and it is determined whether or not the value of the wink timer WT has reached 0 (step e24).

When the discrimination process of step e24 is performed for the first time, the value of the wink timer WT is not 0, and the MPU 2 determines that the discrimination process of step 24 is false and shifts to step e25. The one eye portion of is displayed in a closed state, that is, a wink state (step e2
5), the big hit end display processing of the current cycle is ended.

In the big hit end display processing of the next cycle, the MPU
In step 2, after the processing of step e1, step e5, step e11 to step e13, the determination processing of step e14 is performed and the value of the transfer number counter C3 is 0 or less. Therefore, after the processing of step e22 and step e23, In step e24, it is determined whether or not the value of the wink timer WT has reached 0.

Thereafter, the MPU 2 repeats the process of step e25 at a predetermined cycle until the value of the wink timer WT reaches 0, displays one eye of the girl in a wink state, and the value of the wink timer WT reaches 0. Then, the process proceeds to step e26, and the one eye portion of the girl is switched from the wink state to the open eye state and displayed (step e26),
The big hit end display processing of the current cycle is ended.

Next, the illegal display process of step s17 will be described. In the game board 20, when a player intentionally tries to develop the game advantageously by cheating, for example, a metal frame (not shown) to which the game board is attached is opened, or a launch rail that guides a game ball to be ejected. When a wire or the like is inserted from above to illegally guide the game ball to the winning device, it is detected by a fraud detecting means (not shown), and the main board 9 stores the fraud information in the status and outputs it. On the symbol display device 1 side, the status is displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit 7 in response to the status.

On the main board 9 side, when a gold frame or the like is illegally opened, the error code value of the status is set to 2 and output, and when the special winning opening 16 is illegally opened. Outputs with the status error code value set to 1. On the symbol display device 1 side, in the process of step s19 in the main routine, the value of the error code storage register r12 is determined, and the value of the error code storage register r12 is 1 or 2.
At that time, since the value of the processing flag f1 is set to 5,
In the main routine of the next cycle, the MPU 2 executes step s
After the determination of 16, the process proceeds to step s17 to perform the illegal display process.

The MPU 2 which has started the illegal display processing first displays the characters "error" shown in FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b).

The MPU 2 performs a process of filling the area other than the area displaying the error message on the liquid crystal screen. That is, the H display coordinates, the V display coordinates, the H size, and the V size are set to predetermined values, the predetermined filling character data is taken out from the character ROM 3, and the video R
AM4 is set and arranged, and the result is output to the image control unit 5 and is displayed in a filled state (step f1).

Next, the MPU 2 sequentially fetches the display character data corresponding to the character of "error" from the character ROM 3, and the H display coordinate, the V display coordinate, the H size,
The V size is set to a predetermined value, transferred to the video RAM 4, output to the video controller 5, and the character "error" is displayed (step f2).

After the processing of step f2, the MPU 2 shifts to step f3, and sequentially takes out the display character data indicating the number corresponding to the value of the error code stored in the error code storage register r12 from the character ROM 3 and sets the predetermined H The display coordinates, the V display coordinates, the H size, and the V size are set to predetermined values, transferred to the video RAM 4, output to the video control unit 5, and the number corresponding to the error code is displayed (step f3), and the illegal display is performed. The process ends.

The symbol display device 1 of the embodiment includes the image control unit 5
Since the brightness adjusting section 8 for adjusting the light brightness of the pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display section 7 is provided, the brightness of the pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display section 7 can be appropriately adjusted, and the pattern is clearly displayed. can do.

Further, the color liquid crystal display section 7 is used as the display control means.
Since the mosaic display control means for displaying the design displayed in the punching pattern and displaying the punched design in a variable manner can be provided, two different types of game information can be displayed at the same time, and one game information is displayed in the other game information. In the case of switching, the symbols can be smoothly transferred, which increases the taste.

Furthermore, the display control means is provided with the composite display control means for combining and displaying the graphic information and the character telop information to be moved and displayed, so that the game information can be easily viewed on one screen by characters and patterns. Can communicate.

Further, since the display control means is provided with the partial display switching means for switching the display only within a certain area out of the entire symbols displayed on the color liquid crystal display section 7 and displaying the variation, it has been difficult in the past. The dynamic display of the pattern becomes possible, and by expressing the delicate motion of the pattern, the taste of the pachinko game can be further enhanced.

[0171]

As described above, the symbol display device in the pachinko machine of the present invention combines and edits the character ROM for storing the character data in which the symbol display elements are coded and the character data preset and stored in the character ROM. Video RAM for temporarily storing predetermined graphic data including characters created by, a color liquid crystal display unit for displaying predetermined RAM data stored in the video RAM on the screen, and a game board or a pachinko machine main body. The control signal is received, the ROM data is combined and edited and stored in the video RAM, and the coordinate position, size, and light emission of each display unit of the RAM data on the color liquid crystal display unit according to a predetermined display timing and display time. Display control means for setting colors and RAM data set by the display control means A predetermined pattern including characters is displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit by vertically and horizontally scanning a color video signal and a horizontal and vertical composite synchronizing signal on the color liquid crystal display unit according to the coordinate position, size and emission color. Since the image control unit is provided, in the pattern display on the pachinko machine, since the display unit is a liquid crystal, it is possible to make the pixel unit smaller than a display unit using a dot matrix LED, etc. Or a pattern can be displayed clearly, a variety of colors can be displayed, it is possible for the player to smoothly see when switching colors, and the pachinko machine's taste can be further enhanced. Power consumption for lighting up is low, and the circuit configuration is not complicated, so failure does not occur easily.

Further, since the image control unit is provided with the brightness adjusting means for adjusting the light brightness of the pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit, the brightness of the pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit can be appropriately adjusted, The design can be clearly displayed.

Further, since the display control means is provided with the composite display control means for combining the graphic information and the character telop information to be moved and displayed and displaying them in a composite manner, the game information can be displayed on a single screen by characters and patterns. It is easier to see and communicate.

Further, since the display control means is provided with the partial display switching means for switching the display only within a certain area of the entire symbols displayed on the color liquid crystal display section and displaying the variation, the design which has been difficult in the past. The dynamic display of
By expressing the movement of delicate patterns, it is possible to further enhance the taste of pachinko games.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a control unit of a symbol display device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine equipped with the symbol display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of a pachinko machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of character data stored in a character ROM.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of character data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the character data of FIG. 5 by liquid crystal display.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of one screen in a video RAM.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a composite sync signal including a horizontal signal and a vertical signal.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of display symbol designation data.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a relationship between symbol position numbers and a liquid crystal screen.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a symbol displayed when the power is turned on and when the variation of the symbol is stopped except for the jackpot.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a design in which the eyes of the girl in FIG. 10 are switched to winks.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing one of the symbols displayed from when the big hit is determined to when the special winning opening is opened.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a symbol stopped and displayed at the time of a big hit.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a symbol shown by a mosaic display of the symbol of FIG. 12 and the symbol of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing symbols displayed during a big hit.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing symbols displayed when passing through a specific area.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a moving display screen of the character telop displayed at the end of the big hit.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when an error occurs.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a display symbol designation data read process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device of the embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a part of main routine processing by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device of the embodiment.

22 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing VBLK signal interrupt processing by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device of the embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a partial display switching process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the symbol variation operation process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device of the embodiment.

27 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 26.

28 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a big hit display process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device of the embodiment.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a big hit end display process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 31 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 30.

32 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 31.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an unauthorized display process by the MPU of the control unit of the symbol display device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Design Display Device 2 Micro Computer (MPU) 3 Character ROM 4 Video RAM 5 Video Control Unit 6 D / A Converter 7 Color Video Display Unit 8 Brightness Adjusting Unit 9 Main Board 10 CPU 11 ROM 12 RAM 13 Design Display Unit 14 1st Species starting port 15 Ordinary electric auditors 16 Large prize hole 17 Specific area 18 Ordinary symbol display device 19 Ordinary symbol memory number display LED 20 Game board 21 Memory number display LED 22 Left gate 23 Right gate 24 Sky prize hole 25 Normal prize hole 26 Left normal pattern display section 27 Right normal pattern display section 28 Switch detection section 29 LED display circuit 30 CPU 31 ROM 32 RAM 33 Solenoid drive circuit 34 Solenoid drive circuit 35 Clock reset circuit 36 Liquid crystal screen 37 Frame

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A character ROM for storing character data obtained by encoding a symbol display element, and a predetermined character including a character created by combining and editing character data preset and stored in the character ROM. A video RAM for temporarily storing graphic data, a color liquid crystal display section for displaying predetermined RAM data stored in the video RAM on a screen, a control signal from a game board or a pachinko machine body, and receiving the ROM data. The combination is edited and stored in the video RAM, and the R is stored according to a predetermined display timing and display time.
Display control means for setting the coordinate position, size and emission color of each display unit of AM data on the color liquid crystal display section, and the RAM set by the display control means.
A predetermined color liquid crystal display unit includes a character by vertically and horizontally scanning a color video signal and a horizontal and vertical composite synchronizing signal on the color liquid crystal display unit according to the coordinate position, size and emission color of data. A pattern display device in a pachinko machine, which comprises a video control unit for displaying the pattern. 2. The pattern display device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the image control unit includes a brightness adjusting unit that adjusts the light brightness of the pattern displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit. 3. The mosaic display control means for displaying the design displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit in a punched manner and for variably displaying the punched design is provided in the display control means. The pattern display device in the pachinko machine described in 2. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the display control means is provided with a composite display control means for combining and displaying graphic information and character telop information to be moved and displayed in a composite manner. Display device in. 5. The display control means is provided with a partial display switching means for switching the display only within a certain area of the entire symbols displayed on the color liquid crystal display portion to display the variation. The pattern display device in the pachinko machine described in 2, 3 or 4.