JPS5892381A - Method and apparatus for controlling game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] As semiconductor integrated circuits in the electronics industry become more densely integrated, combinators have become smaller, and attempts have been made to make them electronic using systems using one-chip or one-board microcomputers. IC is used to control some of the control functions of gaming machines, especially various electric devices called super electric Yakumono.
, electronic control equipment using LSI, etc. is becoming indispensable.

Conventionally, gaming machines that are electronically controlled in this way have been manufactured and sold by being integrated into gaming machines with unique sequential electronic control equipment that matches the game content of each individual gaming machine, making them expensive. There is.

In the gaming industry, for example, it is customary to replace pachinko machines with new game content two to three times a year in order to attract customers, so it is common practice to replace pachinko machines with new game content two or three times a year to attract customers. (Repurchasing new machines was a huge financial burden for pachinko halls.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and is extremely capable of being applied to different game contents by making it possible to change the game contents without the need for adding or modifying the 71-code of the electronic control device. An object of the present invention is to provide an effective and appropriate control method for a gaming machine and its device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores the contents of a game expressed as constants, reads and decodes each constant, and expresses and stores instructions for executing the contents of the read constants in a basic program. When controlling the gaming machine, the game machine is characterized in that constant game content is controlled by a basic program.

Further, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be explained with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of the electrical system, and includes a sage ball detection device 1, an out ball detection device 2, and an electric ball detection device 2 of a pachinko machine. 6. The terminals of the gaming machine, such as the prize ball display lamp 4, the stop display rung 5, the prize ball sending device 6, and the stop device 7, are connected to one or more connectors 8,
or the electronic control device 1 by a plurality of other connectors 9.
0 and is connected to the CPU (
(central processing unit) 12.

The CPU 12 has a ROM (read-on memory) 13.
PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory) 14,
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 15 for temporarily storing information signals, etc., and a game constant writing operation section 16 are connected.

The contents of the pachinko game are as follows: When a ball enters a winning device such as a tulip, i.e., a safe hole, a predetermined number of balls are awarded. The basic content is to operate the electric Yakumono 6 that can call and deviate. Note that the reference numeral 17 is a gaming machine. As shown in Figure 2, the specific details of the dick game &1. Activating the prize ball delivery device using the safe ball, moving the electric Yakumono using the safe ball,
Counting the time to move the electric Yakumono, the number of prize balls per safe ball, the number of out balls and the number of balls entered by safe balls, the number of balls thrown out by prize balls, the number of balls thrown out and the number of balls entered. Calculating the difference in the number of pitches between the two, setting the number of balls at bat, comparing the number of difference pitches and the number of balls at bat, and activating the batting device when the difference in number of pitches is reached - the number of balls at bat. When programming a game content, for example, it is expressed as a numerical constant expressed in hexadecimal notation, and FROM 1, which is a constant storage unit, is used.
Store in 4. In addition, the specific contents of the pachinko game include lighting the stop indicator lamp 5 at the same time as the stop device 7 is activated, lighting time of the stop indicator lamp 50, and lighting the prize ball indicator lamp 4 at the same time as a prize is awarded. , prize ball display lamp 4
There are lighting times, etc.

The basic program is RO1, which is the storage unit for the basic program.
113 and stored in FROM 14, the constant representing the game content is read out and decoded, and the pachinko machine is controlled by issuing a command to execute the game content represented by the read constant.

A signal will come in from the safe ball signal terminal corresponding to the safe ball detection device 1 of No. 11, and when there is a signal from the safe ball signal terminal, the basic program will detect FROM 1.
1 content is read from the memory at each specified address in 3. In the illustrated example, [move electric Yakumono with safe ball],
In addition to reading constant contents such as "Time to move the electric Yakumono" and "Power the prize ball delivery device with a safe ball," the basic program will also read out the contents of constants such as "Time to move the electric Yakumono" and "Power the prize ball delivery device for a predetermined time" and "Prize ball delivery device" respectively by the basic program. Execution is controlled by issuing "commands to operate".

The present invention can be applied to an arrangement ball machine other than a pachinko machine, and the game contents may be expressed as constants and stored in the PROM 14.

Changes in the game content of a gaming machine can be expressed as a constant.For example, a Nokuchinko machine has (A + 1 the number of prizes per safe ball, and 15 pachinko balls per 11 safe balls). Machines that give out balls (134 meters per safe ball) are called All 15 nokuchinko machines, and are called All 15 pachinko machines. All the contents of Noku Dick Machine in 1
To change to a noku dick machine with the game content of 5, FROM
14, express the number of prize balls of 15 points per safe ball as a constant and memorize it.G? Enough.

In addition, the game content changes depending on the 30 different types of electric Yakumono.For example, the drum symbol combination game of a slot machine may be incorporated into a pachinko machine.In this case, the control content representing the game content is the combination of winning symbols, the combination of winning symbols, These include comparing the drum pattern with the drum pattern of the pachinko machine, activating the electric winning device when the drum pattern matches the combination of winning patterns, and the operating time thereof, each of which is expressed as a constant and stored in FROM 14.

Depending on the type of gaming machine, the electronic control device 9 may be fixedly or removably incorporated into the gaming machine main body, or may be provided separately from the gaming machine main body, for example, on a gaming machine mounting base frame. To install the electronic control device 9 removably in the game machine or separately from the game machine main body, connect the terminal device of the game machine to one or more connectors 8 as shown in FIG. This can be done by detachably connecting the connector 8 of the gaming machine to the other connector 9 connected to the 100 input/output control device 11. There is a so-called separate type that depends on the type of gaming machine. In this case, the electronic control device 10 is installed in a place other than the gaming board, such as the gaming machine frame or the mounting base of the gaming machine, and and electronic control unit 1
0 can be electrically connected by the connector 8 provided on the back side of the game board and the connector 9 of the electronic control device 10. Although the game content to be controlled differs depending on the game board being replaced, for example, since the basic functions of pachinko machines are the same, the game content corresponding to each game board is expressed in each constant. PRO of the electronic control device 10
If M15 is stored for each game board, it can be controlled as a pachinko machine that represents the game content of the replaced game board.

Also, in order to change the game content of the game board without replacing the game machine (for example, in a pachinko machine), change the number of winning balls per safe ball from 15 all to 15, and change the connection between each winning device. In order to create different game content by changing the combination of actions and their operating time, and also by changing the combination of winning symbols on the drum of the slot machine, the electronic control device 10
What is necessary is to store it in the PROM 14 of.

Furthermore, if the electronic control device 10 that has been installed for each gaming machine is electrically connected to a general management machine placed in a control room, all information representing the operating details of each gaming machine can be managed comprehensively. The machine can process information, and the general management machine can control each gaming machine, such as forcing a stop or canceling a stop. When changing the game content of each gaming machine, an electric signal indicating a constant representing the game content is sent from the general management machine to the FROM 14 via the game constant writing operation section 16 of the electronic control device 10 provided in each gaming machine. It is also possible to send constants representing game content to the PROM 14.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.When a dick ball wins a prize (into a pachinko machine) (into a winning device by scooping a dick ball into a prize winning device), a safe ball is sent to a safe ball detection device 1. The safe bulb detection device 1 sends an electrical signal to the electronic control device 10, and the safe bulb electrical signal is sent to the CPU 12 via the input/output control device 11. The CPU 12 temporarily stores the safe ball detection information in the RAM 15 using the basic program stored in the ROM 13, and also causes the basic program to store the detection information of the safe ball in the RAM 15.
Read each constant stored in ROM 14 and transfer it to RAM 1.
Considering the safe ball detection information temporarily stored in 5, each constant corresponding to the safe ball detection information, for example,
The safe ball is used to move the electric Yakumono, the safe ball is used to operate the prize ball delivery device, etc.

Furthermore, if you want to change the game content, all you have to do is write and store constants representing different game content in FROM 14.
There is no need to create new programs for different games, so you can change the game table in an extremely short time.

In this way, the present invention utilizes the power of the above-mentioned configuration and action to change the game content of the gaming machine without changing the basic program, using only constants representing the control content! This has the remarkable effect of making it possible to convert the game contents extremely easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing various operations controlled by a basic program in the same embodiment. 1... Seven-ball detection device, 2... Out ball detection device, 3... Electric Yakumono, 4... Prize ball display lamp, 5
... Stop display lamp, 6... Prize ball sending device, 7...
・Stopping device, 8.9... Connector, °10... Electronic control device, 11... Input/output control device, 12... cp
o, 13... Basic program storage section, 14... Constant storage section, 15... Temporary storage section, 16... Game constant writing operation section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Contents for representing and storing game contents of a game machine as constants, reading out the constants, decoding the read constants, and controlling the execution of the game contents represented by the constants are expressed in a basic program. A method for controlling a gaming machine, characterized in that when storing and controlling the gaming machine, each constant is read out by a basic program, and the contents of the read constants are executed and controlled by the basic program. 2. It has a storage section that stores the game content of the gaming machine expressed as a constant, and a storage section that stores a basic program that reads out the constant and controls the execution of the game content represented by the read constant, and the constant storage section. A control device for a game machine, characterized in that it is configured to change game content by changing a constant.