JPH0738894B2 - Pachinko machine control system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine control system for improving the facility utilization efficiency of an electronic control device.

[Prior art]

Some recent pachinko machines use a computer in order to electronically control the winning probability of a ball. In such a pachinko machine, in order to determine the hit mode, an event that is influenced by chance is caused, the hit mode is determined from the event, and the development of a more complicated game is controlled in accordance with the hit mode. ing. Further, in order to cause an event that depends on chance, for example, a random number table is rotated, and a winning mode is determined according to a random number generated when a switch is pressed or a predetermined time has elapsed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Thus, modern pachinko machines use computer systems to control complex games. The computer system is provided in each pachinko machine, and each pachinko machine is exclusively controlled. Therefore, since an expensive computer system is mounted on each pachinko machine, there is a problem that the pachinko machine becomes expensive. Further, when there is an error in the control program or when another control program is used, it is necessary to replace the program of the computer system installed in all the pachinko machines, which makes maintenance very complicated. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to control a plurality of pachinko machines by a common computer system, thereby improving equipment utilization efficiency. And to facilitate maintenance.

[Means for solving problems]

The configuration of the invention for solving the above problems is provided in each pachinko machine, and an interface to which input / output elements such as a winning detection switch, a numerical display, and a stop switch for stopping the numerical value of the numerical display are connected, Data that can be accessed from the processing device that stores the status data indicating the progress status of the game of each pachinko machine by connecting each of the interfaces to the bus and addressing each interface individually Detecting the state of the input element from the storage means and the interface of each pachinko machine,
The progress of the game is controlled on the basis of the state of the input element and the current state data stored in the data storage means, the state data is updated according to the progress of the game, and the control data for controlling the output element is set. Control program storage means for storing a control program to be output to the interface and accessible from the processing device; and time division control means for activating the control program and sequentially controlling the respective pachinko machines by the time division by the processing device. It is characterized by having.

[Action]

Processing device, control program storage means, data storage means,
The time division control means is common to a plurality of pachinko machines.
It consists of a system. Then, the interfaces of the respective pachinko machines bus-connected to the system are sequentially accessed and controlled by the system in a time division manner.
The progress status of the game of each pachinko machine is managed by the status data of each pachinko machine stored in the data storage means. In this way, the programs that control the complicated games of each pachinko machine are built into a common system, and the pachinko machines are controlled in parallel by executing that program in a time-divisional manner in that system. .

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on specific examples. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the mechanism of the pachinko machine. Play board
51 has various winning openings, of which 52, 53,
Reference numeral 54 is a specific winning opening, and when the specific winning opening is won, a combination operation for determining the winning mode is started.
56, 57, 58, 59, 60 are normal winning holes, 61, 62 are
It is a winning entrance with a tulip-style accessory. 63 is a special winning opening that is opened / closed in accordance with the winning mode, and an opening / closing door 64 is opened / closed by a solenoid 41 provided inside. Also, in the center of the big prize hole, there is a V prize hole 63
Is provided, and when you win the prize, the opening and closing door
64 has created the right to continue opening and closing. In the center of the game board 51, a numerical indicator 27 for displaying the state of combination of chance when the balls are won at the specific winning openings 52, 53, 54.
And a lamp indicator 29 is provided. Numeric display 27
Is a 3-digit LED display, and the lamp display 29 is a lamp in which red and blue LEDs are cyclically arranged. When a special winning opening is won, the three-digit numerical value displayed on the numerical display 27 changes in order to determine the winning mode.
Then, when the player presses the stop switch 20 within a predetermined time after winning or when the predetermined time elapses, the changed numerical value stops, and the winning mode is determined from the value at that time, and the big winning opening according to the mode. The opening time of the opening / closing door 64 of 63 is controlled. Further, the play board 51 is provided with various indicators and lamps for displaying the operating state. Reference numeral 30 in the central portion is a memory number indicator for displaying the number of balls which have won a specific winning opening and whose winning process is suspended. 47a to 47j are operation lamps that blink during the combination operation for determining the hit mode. 43a to 43c are lamp 47 when jackpot
It is a panic lamp that blinks with a to 47j. Also 45a
45c are V lamps that blink when there is a winning in the V winning opening 63. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment. First, the common system will be described. The microcomputer 1 is used as the processing device. An external ROM 3 and an external RAM 8 are connected to the microcomputer 1 by a bus. Then, the random number table 31 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in the ROM3, and the RAM8 stores a random number memory 81 in which randomly changing random numbers are stored and the state of managing the progress of the game of each pachinko machine shown in FIG. A data table 82 is formed. The clock generation circuit 17 outputs an external interrupt signal to the INT terminal of the microcomputer 1 via the frequency divider 15. Then, the microcomputer 1 executes the main program shown in FIG. 4 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. The timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 18 is input to the RST1 terminal of the microcomputer 1, and the random number generation program shown in FIG. 6 is started in synchronization with the timing signal. An element 180 that determines the cycle of the timing signal output to the timing signal generation circuit 18 is connected to the oscillation circuit. The element 180 is composed of a resistance element having temperature dependency, and the cycle of the timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 18 changes according to the temperature change of the environment. Further, 21 is a power supply circuit, and the signal of the start switch 23 is
The reset signal that is input to the reset signal generation circuit 19 and that is the output signal thereof is input to the RST2 terminal of the microcomputer 1, and the reset signal activates the initial program shown in FIG. Next, interfaces, input / output elements and the like arranged in each of the pachinko machines M1 to Mn will be described. Since each pachinko machine M1 to Mn has the same configuration,
Explaining M1, the input interface A1 and the output interface B1 are connected to the microcomputer 1 via a data bus, an address bus, and a control bus. Then, the input interface A1 has a winning detection switch 7 for detecting a winning ball at a specific winning opening, a large winning opening winning detection switch 9 for detecting a winning ball at a big winning opening, and a V winning detection for detecting a winning ball at a V winning opening. The switch 11 and the stop switch 20 are connected via a waveform shaping circuit 13 including a flip-flop for preventing chattering. Further, the output interface B1 is provided with a display driver circuit 25,
The display selection circuit 28 and the driver 39 are connected. The above-mentioned numerical value display 27, lamp display 29, and memory number display 30 are connected to the display drive circuit 25 and the display selection circuit 28. These indicators are dynamically driven by outputting the selection data and the display data at a constant cycle.
That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 28 and displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 25 at that time. The driver 39 drives the solenoid 41 according to the signal from the microcomputer 1 to control the lighting operation of the panic lamp 43, the V lamp 45, and the operation lamp 47. Next, the operation of the pachinko machine having such a configuration will be described based on a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the microcomputer 1. (1) Initial setting when power is turned on When the start switch 23 is turned on, the microcomputer 1 is supplied with power and the reset signal generation circuit 19 outputs the reset signal S4 to the RST2 terminal. Then, the CPU 1 executes the process shown in FIG. 3 to initialize the state data table, thereby setting the initial values of the state data of the respective pachinko machines M1 to Mn. That is, for each pachinko machine, the three-digit numerical registers X1, X2, X3 displayed on the numerical display 27 are set to initial values, and the display lamp register L storing the lighting lamp of the lamp display 29 is initialized. Set to a value, the winning prize ball counter C that counts the number of winning prize balls that have been won and held in a specific winning prize hole is set to zero, and the large winning prize hole counter G that counts the number of winning prize balls to the special winning prize hole is set to zero. , A V winning ball counter A for storing the presence or absence of a winning ball at the V winning opening, a state register F storing a control state to zero, a hit mode register R storing a hit mode to zero, a timer T1, T2 and T3 are initialized to zero. Further, the tens digit of the random number stored in the random number memory 81 commonly used by each pachinko machine is set to the initial value 1, and the hundredth digit and the first digit of the random number are determined from the random number table. The address I of the random number table for is set to an initial value of 1. Furthermore, the pachinko machine number K that specifies the pachinko machine to be controlled is initialized to 1. (2) Background processing After the initial setting, the CPU 1 executes the program shown in FIG. 4 every time the external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 15 is input. In step 300, the control target pachinko machine is the Kth pachinko machine, and the state data table used is the Kth pachinko machine. Then, the process proceeds to step 302, and the Kth pachinko machine is accessed and controlled using the Kth state data table. When the control is completed, it is determined in the next step 304 whether or not the pachinko machine number K is the final value,
If it is not the final value, in step 306, the pachinko machine number K is updated by 1 in order to identify the next pachinko machine to be controlled. Further, when the pachinko machine number K is determined to be the final value, the process proceeds to step 308, and the pachinko machine number K is initialized to 1 in order to set the pachinko machine to be controlled to the first number. In this way, as shown in FIG. 9, every time the external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 15 is input, the pachinko machines M1 to Mn to be controlled by the control program are sequentially moved, and each pachinko machine is moved. Are time division controlled. Next, the control program of each pachinko machine executed in step 302 will be described with reference to FIG. In step 100, the timer update process is performed, and step 1
At 02, the status signals S1, S2, S3 of the switch group are read.
These status signals are composed of negative logic and indicate that the switch is in the ON state when the signal is at a low level and a winning ball is detected. Therefore, steps 104, 1
At 10 and 114, the falling edge of each state signal is detected, and only at that time, each counter C, G, A is updated by 1. However, the number of winning prize balls held is limited to 4 in step 106. Step 118-Step 166
Is a processing step corresponding to each state. Further, in parallel with the execution of the above control program, as shown in FIG. 9, the random number generation program shown in FIG. 6 is started in synchronization with the timing signal input from the RST1 terminal. This random number generation program is shared by all pachinko machines. That is, in step 200, the numerical value stored in the address I is read from the random number table 31, and the numerical value is stored in the hundreds digit and the ones digit of the random number memory 81. Then, in the next step 202, it is determined whether or not the value of the address I is the final value, and if it is not the final value, the address I is updated by 1 in step 204 and the random number generation program is terminated. If it is determined in step 202 that the value of the address I is the final value, the process proceeds to step 206 and the address I is set to the initial value 1, and in the next step 208, the value of the tens digit of the random number is set. Is updated by 1. In this way, random numbers are generated in the random number memory 81 at any time after the microcomputer 1 is reset. Since the random number generation rate at this time is determined by the timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 18, the random number generation rate also changes according to the environmental conditions. (3) Processing when no prize ball exists When the prize ball does not exist, that is, when the counter C is 0, the processing of steps 100 to 124,170 is performed, whereby the numerical display, the lamp display, Each lamp group performs a predetermined display. (4) When there is a winning ball (C ≠ 0) (a) Combination operation processing In step 124, the value of the counter C is determined, and when a winning is detected, the value of the counter C is decremented by 1 To indicate, the register F is set to 1 and the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (steps 124-130). And step 13
In step 2, the random number determining process, that is, the value of the random number memory 81 when the specific winning opening is won is set in the finalizing memory 82, and the random number for determining the winning mode is determined. Next step
In 133, it is determined whether or not the timer T1 has timed out, and if it is determined that it has not timed out, step
At 134, it is determined whether the stop switch 20 has been pressed,
When the stop switch 20 is pressed, the value of the random number memory 81 is set in the fixed memory 82 in step 135, and the random number for determining the hit mode set in step 132 is corrected. Then, the routine proceeds to step 136, where the value of the fixed memory 82 is set in the numerical value display registers X1, X2, X3, and the fixed random number is displayed on the numerical value display 27.
Then, in the next step 137, the winning mode is decided according to the decided random number. In this way, when the special winning opening is won or when the stop switch 20 is pressed within a predetermined time after winning, the winning mode is determined according to the random number generated at that time. Since the determined random number at this time is determined by the random number that changes in synchronization with the timing signal whose period changes depending on the temperature of the environment, the stop switch 20 has a certain regularity.
Even if is pressed, it is impossible to intentionally set the fixed random number to a specific value because the fluctuation speed of the random number changes depending on the temperature of the environment. Further, the processing of steps 100 to 118, 133, 134, 170 is repeated until the stop switch 20 is pressed or the time is up. The values set in the hit mode register R are 0, 1 is a small hit, 2 is a middle hit, and 3 is a big hit. When the player is out of position, the register F is set to 0, and the process goes to the next winning ball determination cycle. (B) Processing when hitting When the judgment result of step 139 is hitting, the time is set in the timer T2 in step 144 according to the hitting mode. Then, the background processing described above is performed until it is determined that the timer T2 has timed out in step 146. As a result, the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time, and the lamp group is displayed as a panic state. At this time, if it is determined in step 148 that the number of winning balls to the special winning opening is 10, the process similar to the time-up is performed even before the time-up. That is, the counter G is set to 0 in step 150. (C) Processing when V winning ball is present When the V winning ball is present when the special winning opening is open, that is,
When the counter A is 1 (step 156), the value of the register F is set to 3 in step 158 to indicate the generation of the continuing right. Then, in step 162, the timer T3 is set to a predetermined time, and in step 164 it is determined whether the time is up. This process is to give a certain delay until the special winning opening is subsequently opened. After that, in step 166, the register R is reset to a value 3 indicating a big hit,
The processing shifts to 142, and the above-described hit processing is performed. However, the right to continue cannot be generated more than 10 times.
Adjusted with 152. In the above embodiment, a plurality of pachinko machines are controlled by one computer system, and a control data program is provided by providing a status data table for each pachinko machine to manage the progress status of the game of each pachinko machine. The random number generation program is standardized. Therefore, the capacity of the ROM for storing the control program can be small, and the replacement of the control program is simplified. In the above embodiment, the random number generation speed is changed according to the environmental temperature, but it may be changed according to the environmental sound pressure, humidity, vibration and the like. Further, in the above embodiment, the same game is played for each pachinko machine using the same control program. However, the control program corresponding to each pachinko machine is stored and the control programs are sequentially stored. If it is executed in a time-sharing manner, it is possible to control a plurality of pachinko machines that play different games with a single microcomputer. In addition, as the confirmed random number, when the specific winning opening is won during the operation, the value of the random number at that time may be stored. Furthermore, when the stop switch 20 is pressed, the address of the random number table and the stop switch 20
The random number of the address corresponding to the sum with the address of the random number table when is pressed may be the confirmed random number.

【The invention's effect】

The present invention is provided on each pachinko machine, an interface to which input / output elements such as a winning detection switch, a numerical display, and a stop switch for stopping the numerical value of the numerical display are connected,
A processing unit that connects each interface to a bus, and addresses each of the interfaces to enable individual access,
State data indicating the progress state of the game of each pachinko machine is stored, and the state of the input element is detected from the data storage means accessible from the processing device and the interface of each pachinko machine, and the state of the input element and the data storage. A control program that controls the progress of the game from the current state data stored in the means, updates the state data according to the progress of the game, and outputs control data for controlling the output elements to the interface, Since the control program storage means accessible from the processing device and the time division control means for activating the control program to sequentially control each pachinko machine by the time division are provided, the input / output elements of each pachinko machine are common. It is possible to control with one system. Therefore, the facility utilization efficiency is improved and the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine is reduced. Further, since the progress status of the game of each pachinko machine is managed by one common system, maintenance becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of the pachinko machine of the same embodiment, FIG.
FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the microcomputer used in the pachinko machine of the embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a random number table. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state data table. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the concept of control of each pachinko machine by time division. 27 …… Numerical display, 29 …… Lamp display 30 …… Memory quantity display 43a ～ 43c …… Panic lamp 45a ～ 45c …… V lamp 47a ～ 47j …… Operation lamp, 50 …… Frame 51 …… Play board, 52,53,54 …… Specific winning opening 63 …… Large winning opening, 64 …… Opening / closing door 65 …… V winning opening, 81 …… Random memory, 82 …… Status data table, 31 …… Random number table

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An interface provided with each pachinko machine, to which input / output elements such as a winning detection switch, a numerical display, and a stop switch for stopping the numerical value of the numerical display are connected, and each of the interfaces is connected to a bus. A processing device capable of individually accessing each of the interfaces by addressing the data, a state data indicating a progress state of the game of each pachinko machine, and a data storage unit accessible from the processing device, each pachinko machine The state of the input element is detected from the interface, the progress of the game is controlled based on the state of the input element and the current state data stored in the data storage means, and the state data is updated according to the progress of the game. And storing a control program for outputting control data for controlling an output element to the interface, Pinball machine control system, characterized in that it comprises the accessible control program storage means Luo, a division control means when sequentially controlled by time division each of said pachinko machines by the processor by activating the control program.