JPH07597A - Display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce mounting space and to prevent an execution program from being easily changed. CONSTITUTION:When a prize ball sensor I/O 30 sends out a prescribed signal by detecting a prize ball, a game CPU 22 issues an instruction to change a pattern of image matching at random to an image CPU 21. The image cpu 21 accesses a CDROM drive 10 according to the instruction, and outputs an image signal to a color liquid crystal display unit 50 by reading image data in the CDROM 11, and the image is displayed on the color liquid crystal display unit 50. In other words, since the image CPU 21 displays the image based on the image data read out from the CDROM drive 10, the mounting space can be prevented from being increased even when image data become a large quantity as long as they stored in the CDROM 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine display device for displaying an image associated with a game, and more particularly to a game machine display device for controlling an image based on a large amount of data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a display device for a game machine of this kind, an image display device for displaying an image, a CPU for controlling an image on the image display device and a game, an execution program of the CPU and image data, etc. There is known one including an IC memory that stores data composed of data. In such a configuration, the CPU reads the stored contents of the IC memory and controls the image on the image display while executing the game program.

Further, the function of the CPU is divided, a game CPU in charge of a game program, an image CPU in charge of image display control, an IC memory for storing a game execution program, and an image Some have an IC memory for storing data.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional game machine display device, when the image data becomes large due to colorization and animation to make the game interesting, the capacity of the IC memory becomes insufficient. There was a problem that it would end up. Further, since the game machine becomes a machine by changing the execution program, when the data is stored in the IC memory, a general person can easily write the data in the IC memory, and the illegal execution program can be easily executed. There was also a problem that it could be replaced with an IC memory in which was written.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a gaming machine capable of increasing a memory capacity for image data and easily changing an execution program. To do.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine display device for displaying an image associated with a game, and an image display device for display. A control device for controlling an image of the image display device based on predetermined data, an optical storage medium storing the data, and an optical storage medium reading device for reading necessary data from the optical storage medium and giving the read data to the control device. It has a configuration including and.

[0007]

In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, the data is stored in the optical storage medium in advance, and the control device reads the data by the optical storage medium reading device, and based on the data. Controls the image on the image display.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, since data is read from the optical storage medium, it is possible to deal with a large amount of data as long as the data is stored in the optical storage medium. A display device can be provided. Further, if the program data necessary for the control device to execute must also be read from the optical storage medium, it is not easy to rewrite the optical storage medium, so that fraud can be prevented.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a gaming machine display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, a CDROM drive 10 is an image CPU
C21 under the control of the CPU 21 connected to the CPU 21.
The necessary data is read from the DROM 11 and the CPU 2
Send to 1. The CDROM 11 is a replaceable CD
It is housed in the ROM drive 10 and each CDROM 1
Image data is stored in 1. In the present embodiment, a group of image data is stored in each CDROM 11, but a plurality of groups of image data are stored so that they can be switched so that only the image is changed for the same game content. Good. To the image CPU 21, a color liquid crystal display unit 50 having a display section arranged at the center of the game board is also connected, and the color liquid crystal display unit 50 is also provided.
Receives a video signal from the image CPU 21 and displays an image corresponding to the video signal.

The image CPU 21 is a game CPU
22 is connected, and the game CPU 22 reads out and executes an execution program or the like from the IC memory 23 in which game game software and security check data are stored, and instructs the image CPU 21 to display an image. To do. On the other hand, a winning ball sensor I / O 30 and an accessory I / O 40 are connected to the game CPU 22.
The winning ball sensor I / O 30 monitors whether or not a game ball has entered a predetermined winning opening on the game board, and when it has entered, sends a predetermined signal to the game CPU 22. Character I /
O40 activates a predetermined accessory on the game board when a predetermined signal is sent from the game CPU 22 to make it easier for the game ball to win.

When switching and using a plurality of groups of image data, the selection switch 60 is connected to the game CPU 22, and the game CPU 22 reads out the selection status of the selection switch 60, and the above image is displayed. CPU
It suffices to instruct 21 of the image data to be read out of the image data stored in the CDROM 11. Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. When the power is turned on, the image CPU 21 and the game CPU 22 perform initial settings, and the game CPU 22
Reads the execution program from the IC memory 23 and starts execution. The game CPU 22 first performs a security check before starting the execution program. That is, it is checked whether or not the execution program is genuine, and after the check, the game part program is executed.
The security check may be performed based on the security check data written in the CDROM 11 by accessing the CDROM drive 10. If the execution program is stored in the CDROM 11, a large amount of data will be stored in the CDROM 11. Therefore, if a large number of security check data is provided, in order to execute an unauthorized program, a large amount of data in the CDROM will be stored. Since it is necessary to search for security check data from inside and analyze the security check method, it becomes difficult for a third party to analyze security for the purpose of fraud, and fraud can be prevented.

When the winning ball sensor I / O 30 detects a winning ball and sends out a predetermined signal, the game CPU 22 randomly changes the picture matching pattern.
Instruct to 1. Then, the CPU 21 for the image accesses the CDROM drive 10 according to the instruction, and
The image data in the ROM 11 is read out, and a video signal is output to the color liquid crystal display unit 50 via a buffer RAM, a video RAM, etc., and the color liquid crystal display unit 50 randomly changes the design, and then stops the display. At this time, when the design becomes a predetermined pattern, the game CPU 2
2 sends a predetermined signal to the accessory I / O 40. That is, when there is a winning ball, the pictures are matched, and when the predetermined symbols are lined up, the accessory is operated so as to facilitate the winning.

As described above, the image CPU 21 uses the CDRO
Since the image is displayed based on the image data read from the M drive 10, as long as the image data is stored in the CDROM 11, the image data can be sufficiently dealt with. Note that in the above-described embodiment, the game CPU 2
2 allows data to be exchanged in 22 directions between the image CPU 21 and the image CPU 21.
If the data is exchanged from the image CPU 21 to the image CPU 21 in only one direction, it is possible to prevent fraud based on the image data. Although a CDROM, which is an optical disk, is used as the optical storage medium in this embodiment, a magneto-optical disk or the like may be used. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, CDRO is provided for each game board.
Although the M drive 10 is provided, only the CDROM drive 10 may be shared by a plurality of gaming machines. FIG. 2 shows a prepaid card type ball lender installed between adjacent game stands, in which the CDROM drive 10 is housed. By doing this, one CD ROM drive 1 for two game boards
You can do it with zero. Alternatively, one CDROM drive 10 may be provided for each hall or island.

FIG. 3 shows a modification in which one CPU is used. In the figure, the CDROM drive 10 is C
It is connected to the PU 20 and reads necessary data from the CDROM 11 under the control of the CPU 20 to
Send to U20. CDROM11 is replaceable CDR
Each CDROM 11 is housed in the OM drive 10.
Stores an execution program of the game game software, image data of a plurality of groups, and security check data. And the CPU 20 is connected to the CDRO
A predetermined execution program is read from the M drive 10 and executed, and data necessary for executing the program is also read from the CD ROM drive 10.

A color liquid crystal display unit 50 is connected to the CPU 20, together with the winning ball sensor I / O 30 and the accessory I / O 40 as described above. Also, the CPU 20
In addition to these, a selection switch 60 is connected, and the CPU 20 reads the execution program and the image data corresponding to the selection signal from the selection switch 60 from the CDROM drive 10. In such a configuration, when the power is turned on, the CPU 20 performs initial setting and detects the selection status of the selection switch 60. Next, the CPU 20
Accesses the CDROM drive 10, reads the execution program, and starts execution. After the security check, the game part program is executed. At this time, the image data corresponding to the selection signal of the selection switch 60 is transferred to the CD.
The image is read from the ROM drive 10 and an image signal is output to the color liquid crystal display unit 50 to display an image. It should be noted that the image display is not something other than a liquid crystal, such as a CRT
It may also be one using LEO or LEO. The pachinko machine has been described above as an example, but it may be another game machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming table showing a modified example of the gaming machine display device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a gaming machine display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... CDROM drive 11 ... CDROM 20 ... CPU 21 ... Image CPU 22 ... Game CPU 50 ... Color liquid crystal display unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device for a gaming machine, which displays an image associated with a game, including an image display device for display and a control device for controlling an image on the image display device based on predetermined data. A display device for a game machine, comprising: an optical storage medium storing the above data; and an optical storage medium reading device for reading necessary data from the optical storage medium and giving the same to the control device.