JPS5918074B2 - TV game machine imitation prevention display law - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display method for preventing counterfeiting of TV game machines, and relates to a display method for preventing counterfeiting of TV game machines.
An imitation prevention display is displayed on the cathode ray tube together with a predetermined game image, thereby preventing imitation of the game image, that is, the game method.

With the advancement of semiconductor technology, TV game machines using microcomputers and cathode ray tubes have become extremely popular.

There are many types of TV game machines depending on the game images displayed on the cathode ray tube, but game information is programmed into a plurality of semiconductor storage devices in a microcomputer, and each of the semiconductor storage devices is combined. The basic configuration is almost the same, and if you replace each semiconductor memory device with one programmed with different game information, you can enjoy the game. Laws can be easily changed.

Therefore, although it takes a great deal of time and money to develop new game methods, there is no way to effectively control the imitation of new game methods, and there is no way to prevent the appearance of counterfeit products. This was not possible under the current circumstances.

The present invention solves these conventional problems, and is characterized by programming game information into a plurality of semiconductor storage devices, and combining these semiconductor storage devices to create a predetermined game game. In a TV game machine in which game information is displayed on a cathode ray tube, in addition to the game information on each semiconductor storage device, it is necessary to display on the cathode ray tube a specific anti-counterfeiting display that is formed when the semiconductor storage devices are combined. Each of these semiconductor memory devices is programmed with counterfeit prevention information, and when these semiconductor storage devices are combined, the specific counterfeit prevention display is displayed on the cathode ray tube together with the game image.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.
The figure shows an example of a game image 2 displayed on a cathode ray tube 1 of a table-type TV game machine. The game is played by hitting each block on the block display sections 3 and 4 with the body 6 to erase it, and competing to see the number of blocks displayed on the score display section 7 according to the number of erased blocks. There is an anti-counterfeiting display section at the bottom, which displays an anti-counterfeiting display [for example, a display called Shinnihon Kikaku] 8 indicating the origin of the manufacturer, distributor, etc. of the TV game machine. .

In FIG. 2, a microcomputer 9 includes a plurality of semiconductor storage devices 10. 14, a central processing unit 15, an interface 16, and the like.

17 is a coin detector. Each semiconductor storage device 10-1
4 are each programmed with game information for displaying the game image 2 shown in FIG. When these semiconductor storage devices 10 to 14 are combined, a game image 2 and an imitation prevention display 8 are displayed on the cathode ray tube 1 as shown in FIG.

In other words, in addition to game information, each of the semiconductor storage devices 10 to 14 is programmed with necessary imitation prevention information so that an imitation prevention display can be displayed on the cathode ray tube 1 when the semiconductor storage devices 10 to 14 are combined. has been done.

Therefore, in order to imitate this game image 2, each semiconductor memory device 1
If you copy the program information from 0 to 14, since the counterfeit prevention information is programmed together with the game information, the counterfeit prevention display 8 as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is no longer possible to imitate the game image 2 as it is.

It is desirable that the counterfeit prevention display 8 be displayed only from the time the coin detector 17 detects a coin inserted into the coin slot until the player presses the play start button, or that it is deleted during the actual game.

It may also be displayed after the game ends.

The displayed content of the anti-counterfeiting display 8 is preferably one that clearly indicates the source, such as a company name, but is not necessarily limited to this.

As described in detail in the embodiments above, in the present invention, in addition to the game information on each semiconductor storage device, necessary imitation is required so that a specific anti-imitation display that is formed when the semiconductor storage devices are combined can be displayed on the cathode ray tube. Program each piece of prevention information,
When these semiconductor storage devices are combined, the specific anti-counterfeit display is displayed on the cathode ray tube together with the game image, so it is difficult to imitate the program information of each semiconductor storage device in order to obtain the same game image. For example, an anti-counterfeit display will appear simultaneously with the game image, thereby preventing copying of the game method.

Moreover, since this can be processed by a program, it is extremely easy to implement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image of a cathode ray tube, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electrical system. 1... Braun tube, 2... Play image,
8...An imitation prevention display, 9...Microcomputer, 10-14...Semiconductor storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A TV game machine in which game information is programmed into a plurality of semiconductor storage devices and these semiconductor storage devices are combined to display a predetermined game image on a cathode ray tube.
In addition to the game information, each semiconductor memory device is programmed with necessary counterfeit prevention information so that a specific counterfeit prevention display that results when the semiconductor memory devices are combined is displayed on a cathode ray tube. A counterfeit prevention display method for a TV game machine, characterized in that when a storage device is combined, the specific counterfeit prevention display is displayed on a cathode ray tube together with the game image.