JP6660342B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing a game.

  As a gaming machine, a game medium such as a game ball is launched into a game area by a launch device, and a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when the game medium wins in a start winning area such as a winning opening provided in the game area. And a slot machine that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information (for example, symbols) when a predetermined bet amount is set and a start operation is performed.

  When an abnormality occurs in data stored in the RAM as such a gaming machine, the game machine is controlled to a RAM abnormality error state, the progress of the game is disabled, and the setting key switch is operated. There is known a gaming machine that initializes data stored in a RAM without making a determination as to whether an abnormality has occurred in data stored in the RAM when the mode is changed to a setting change mode. (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-198196 A

  However, in the gaming machine of Patent Literature 1, when the setting key switch is operated to shift to the setting change mode, it is not possible to detect that the data stored in the RAM is abnormal. Therefore, even if there is an abnormality in the data, it cannot be recognized from outside.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of recognizing that stored contents are abnormal.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming machine of the present invention uses a storage device (for example, a slot machine 1) capable of retaining stored contents even when power supply is stopped in a gaming machine (for example, a slot machine 1). RAM 41c), and storage content determining means (for example, a part performing the process of Sa4 in FIG. 5) for determining whether or not the storage content stored in the storage means is normal after the start of power supply. The operation determining means for determining whether or not the specific operation has been performed (for example, a portion performing the processing of Sa6 in FIG. 5), and the storage content determining means determining that the storage content of the storage means is normal. Restoring means for restoring control based on the contents stored in the storage means when the operation determining means determines that the specific operation has not been performed (for example, when Y in Sa5 and N in Sa6 in FIG. 5). S 9), and when the operation determination unit determines that the storage operation of the storage unit is normal and the operation determination unit has performed the specific operation, Specific state transition means (for example, a part for performing the processing of Sa9 when Y in Sa5 and Y in Sa6 in FIG. 5) for shifting the storage content to a specific state in which initialization is possible, and the storage content of the storage means is not normal Transition to the abnormality notification state for notifying that the storage content of the storage means is not normal without shifting to the specific state regardless of whether or not the specific operation is performed when the storage content determination means determines Abnormality notification state transition means (for example, in FIG. 5, a part that performs the determination of Sa5 before the determination of Sa6 and shifts to the RAM abnormality error notification processing when Y is determined in Sa5). Even if the power supply is stopped, the abnormality notification state can be held, and the abnormality notification state transition means, when the power supply is started in a state where the abnormality notification state is held, the storage contents of the storage means after it is determined by the storage content determining means to be normal, the then proceeds to the abnormality notification state even when a particular operation is determined in the operation determining section not been performed, the abnormality notification state is maintained The specified state is determined by the operation determination unit to determine that the specific operation has been performed after the storage content determination unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is normal, and the specific state transition unit sets the specific state to the specific state. Can be canceled based on the shift to.
According to this configuration, it is possible to recognize that the storage content is abnormal.

Further, the specific state may be a state in which any one of a plurality of stages having different degrees of advantage for the player is selected and set (for example, when Sa is Y in FIG. 5). Part that shifts to setting change processing).
According to this configuration, the degree of advantage can be changed.

In addition, the abnormality notification state transition unit determines that the power supply is stopped during the transition to the abnormality notification state, and that the storage content determination unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is normal after the power supply is started, and specifies the abnormality. When the operation determining means determines that the operation has not been performed, a transition is made to the abnormality notification state (for example, a part that shifts to the RAM abnormality error notification processing when N is Sa5, N is Sa6, and Y is Sa7 in FIG. 5). ),
The specific state transition means stops the power supply during the transition to the abnormality notification state, and after the power supply is started, the storage content determination means determines that the storage content of the storage means is normal, and the specific operation is performed. When the operation determination unit determines that the operation has been performed, the process may be shifted to the specific state (for example, a portion that shifts to the setting change process when N in Sa5 and Y in Sa6 in FIG. 5).
According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the abnormality notification state from being released only when the state has shifted to the specific state.

Further, when the storage content determining unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is normal, the storage content of the first area is initialized in association with the control of the specific state, and the storage content of the storage unit is not normal. There may be provided an initialization means for initializing the storage content of a second area different from the first area in connection with the control of the specific state when the storage content determination means makes a determination (for example, FIG. A part for performing the processing of Sb2 and Sb10).
According to this configuration, it is possible to initialize an appropriate storage area in accordance with the presence or absence of an abnormality in the storage content.

In a gaming machine (eg, slot machine 1) for playing a game, a plurality of output ports (eg, output port 0 to output port 9) for outputting signals, and an initialization unit for initializing the plurality of output ports. (For example, a main control unit 41), and when the predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, at the time of startup or at the time of power failure), one of the plurality of output ports is one of the first output ports. Initialization is performed by an initialization instruction that initializes only the output port, and among the plurality of output ports, the second output port and the third output port are initialized by the initialization instruction that initializes the plurality of output ports (for example, FIG. 11 to perform the processing of Sk4 to Sk11 in FIG. 25).
According to this configuration, the output port can be appropriately initialized according to the content of the output information output from the output port.

  In a gaming machine (eg, slot machine 1) for playing a game, a plurality of output ports (eg, output port 0 to output port 9) for outputting signals, and an initialization unit for initializing the plurality of output ports. (For example, a main control unit 41), wherein the initialization means initializes a plurality of output ports when a first predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when power is cut off) and when a second predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, When a plurality of output ports are initialized (for example, at the time of startup), the plurality of output ports are initialized in a different order (for example, a part performing the processing in FIG. 11 and a part performing the processing of Sk4 to Sk11 in FIG. 25). . According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately execute the initialization of the output port according to the situation at the time of the initialization.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a startup setting process performed by a main control unit. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control contents of an initial setting process performed by a main control unit. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a setting change process performed by a main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the power interruption process which a main control part performs.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 1a and a front door 1b. The housing 1a functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in a normal state. A reset / setting switch 38 functioning as a setting switch for changing a set value of the winning probability (a payout rate) of the game, a power switch 39 operated when the power is turned on / off, and the like are provided.

  The setting value that can be changed in the setting change state has six steps from 1 to 6, and when 6 is set as the setting value, the advantage is highest for the player and 5, 4, 3, 2, , The degree of advantage decreases stepwise as the value decreases in the order of 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 included in the game control board 40 starts in a state in which the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited by the occurrence of the reset, and Perform startup processing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the startup setting process, first, among the parallel output ports, the output port 0 is initialized by an initialization command for initializing the output port 0 to which the LED control signal is output (Su1). .

  Next, among the parallel output ports, the output ports 1 and 2 are initialized by an initialization command for initializing the output ports 1 and 2 to which the motor drive signal is output (Su2). In this embodiment, the drive signals for the output ports 1 and 2 are the same drive signal.

  Next, among the parallel output ports, the output port 3 is initialized by an initialization command for initializing the output port 3 to which the motor drive signal is output, and the output port 4 for outputting the test signal is initialized. The output port 4 is initialized by the reset instruction (Su3). In this embodiment, the drive signal of the motor of the output port 3 is a drive signal different from the drive signal of the motor of the output ports 1 and 2. Specifically, the drive signals for the output ports 1 and 2 are drive signals for a motor that rotates the reels, and the drive signals for the output port 3 are drive signals for a motor that drives a hopper that pays out medals.

  Next, the output ports 5 and 6 are initialized by an initialization instruction for initializing the output ports 5 and 6 by an initialization instruction for initializing the output ports 5 and 6 to which a control signal of the display is output (Su4). . In the present embodiment, the control signals for the output ports 5 and 6 are the same control signal.

  Next, the output port 7 is initialized by an initialization command for initializing the output port 7 for outputting an external output signal (Su5).

  Next, the output ports 8 and 9 are initialized by an initialization instruction for initializing the output ports 8 and 9 for transmitting a command (Su6).

  After the start-up setting process is completed, the main control unit 41 initializes an internal register included in the main control unit 41 based on a built-in register initialization table preset in a predetermined area of the ROM 41b. Perform the included initial setting process.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the initial setting process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the power supply voltage is normal (Sa1). If the power supply voltage is not normal (N in Sa1), the determination is repeated until it becomes normal. If the power supply voltage is normal (Y in Sa1), access to the RAM is permitted (Sa2), and the stack pointer is initialized (Sa3).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the contents stored in the RAM 41c are normal (Sa4). Whether or not the storage contents of the RAM 41c are normal is determined by calculating the RAM parity and determining whether or not the calculated RAM parity becomes 0, and the RAM destruction diagnosis fixed set in the RAM 41c at the time of power failure. The data is acquired and the determination is made based on the fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis. Then, when the RAM parity becomes 0 and the fixed data for RAM destruction diagnosis is correct, it is determined that the storage contents of the RAM are normal. If the RAM parity does not become 0 or the fixed data for the RAM destruction diagnosis is not accurate, it is determined that the storage content of the RAM has been destroyed.

  If the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed (Y in Sa5), a RAM abnormality flag indicating that the storage content of the RAM 41c is not normal is set in the RAM 41c (Sa12), and a timer interrupt is set (Sa13). . Specifically, a register of a timer circuit incorporated in the main control unit 41 is set so that a timer interrupt is periodically performed at predetermined time intervals. For example, a value corresponding to 0.56 ms is set in a predetermined register (time constant register). In this embodiment, it is assumed that a timer interrupt is periodically performed every 0.56 ms. Note that the main control unit 41 performs the power interruption process (main) shown in FIG. 7 when it is determined that the voltage drop state has continued for a predetermined time in the timer interrupt process (main) executed when the timer interrupt occurs. Execute When the setting of the timer interrupt is completed, the process proceeds to the RAM abnormality error notification processing. In the RAM abnormality error notification processing, a RAM abnormality error notification indicating that the storage content of the RAM 41c is not normal is executed. The notification is performed, for example, by the main control unit 41 controlling and executing the game assistance display unit 12 (see FIG. 3), and is also performed by the liquid crystal display unit 51 based on a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. When a power failure occurs in the RAM abnormality error notification processing, in the power failure processing (main), a storage area (a second area described later) of the RAM abnormality flag in the RAM 41c is backed up, and the RAM abnormality flag is stored.

  On the other hand, when the storage content of the RAM 41c is not destroyed (N in Sa5), it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is turned on (Sa6). When the setting key switch 37 is ON (Y in Sa6), the timer interrupt is set in the same manner as in Sa13 (Sa11), and the process proceeds to the setting change process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the setting key switch is off (Y in Sa6), it is determined whether or not the storage content of the RAM 41c has been destroyed based on whether or not the RAM abnormality flag has been set (Sa7). If the RAM abnormality flag is set (Y in Sa7), that is, if the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed, a timer interrupt is set (Sa13), and the process proceeds to the RAM abnormality error notification processing. Therefore, the notification of the RAM abnormality error is continuously performed.

  If the RAM abnormality flag is not set (N in Sa7), a power-off return command for returning the effect state and the like to the state before the power-off is transmitted, all the registers are restored (Sa9), and Sa13 A timer interrupt is set in the same manner as (1) (Sa10). Then, the process returns to the timer interrupt processing (main).

  The RAM abnormality flag is backed up in the power interruption processing (main). Even when the power failure process (main) is performed while the RAM abnormality flag is set, if the storage content of the RAM 41c is normal, the parity is set so that the RAM parity becomes 0. The adjustment data is stored in the RAM 41c. For this reason, the power interruption process (main) is performed in a state where the RAM abnormality flag is set, and when the power supply is started again, the stored contents of the RAM 41c are not destroyed but the RAM abnormality flag is set. A state occurs (in the figure, the state is determined as N in Sa5 and Y in Sa7). In this embodiment, in such a state, the process is shifted to the RAM abnormality error notification processing. When the RAM abnormality flag is set, the setting key switch 37 is turned on so that the process does not proceed to the setting change process so that the RAM abnormality flag is not cleared. As a result, the state in which the notification of the RAM abnormality error is performed cannot be canceled unless the process is shifted to the setting change process. That is, once it is determined that the RAM 41c is destroyed, the state in which the notification of the RAM abnormality error is performed cannot be canceled unless the process is shifted to the setting change process.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the setting change process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the RAM abnormality flag set in Sa12 in FIG. 5 is set in the RAM 41c (Sb1). If the RAM abnormality flag is not set in the RAM 41c (N in Sb1), the RAM 41c is initialized by clearing the first area of the RAM 41c (Sb2). The first area of the RAM 41c is an area that does not include the area where the RAM abnormality flag is set. If the RAM abnormality flag is set in the RAM 41c (Y in Sb1), the RAM 41c is initialized by clearing the second area of the RAM 41c (Sb10). The second area of the RAM 41c is an area including an area where a RAM abnormality flag is set.

  After clearing the RAM 41c, a setting change start command for notifying that the state is the setting change state is transmitted (Sb3), and the interruption of the timer interruption processing (main) is permitted (Sb4). Next, it is determined whether the setting / reset switch 38 is on (Sb5). If the setting / reset switch 38 is on (Y in Sb5), the set value is set in the register (Sb11). When the setting / reset switch 38 is off (N in Sb5), it is determined whether the start switch 7 is on (Sb6).

  If the start switch 7 is not turned on (N in Sb6), the process returns to Sb5. If the start switch 7 is on (Y in Sb6), it is determined whether the setting key switch 37 is off (Sb7). If the setting key switch 37 is not turned off (N in Sb7), the determination is repeated until the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off (Y in Sb7), the data of the set value set in the register is stored in the RAM 41c (Sb8). Then, a setting change end command for ending the notification of the setting change state is transmitted (Sb9), and the process proceeds to the main processing.

  Next, the control content of the power interruption process (main) performed by the main control unit 41 will be described. As described above, the main control unit 41 executes the power interruption process (main) when it is determined that the voltage drop state has continued for a predetermined time in the timer interrupt process (main) executed when the timer interrupt occurs. Execute.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the power interruption processing (main), first, all the front registers and the back registers are exchanged (Sk1), and the values of all the registers provided in the main control unit 41 are set as usable areas of the RAM 41c. The game program is saved by storing it in a predetermined order in a game stack area of a game RAM area used as a work (Sk2), and the current address of the game stack area indicated by the stack pointer SP is stored in a predetermined area of the game RAM area. The data is saved and saved (Sk3). The predetermined area of the game RAM area including the game stack area of the game RAM area where the main control unit 41 stores the register value and the predetermined area of the game RAM area where the value of the address indicated by the stack pointer SP is stored is backed up. The power is backed up, and even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the stored contents of the game RAM area are preserved as long as the power is supplied by the backup power supply.

  First, among the parallel output ports provided in the main control unit 41, the output port 3 is initialized by an initialization command for initializing the output port 3 (Sk4), and the output state is turned off. In the present embodiment, a drive signal of a motor that drives a hopper that pays out medals is output as a drive signal of the motor of the output port 3. Therefore, when the payout of the medals is performed, the payout of the medals is first stopped first. After that, the output ports 0, 1, the output port 2, the output ports 4, 5, the output ports 6, 7, the output ports 8, 9 are sequentially initialized (Sk5 to Sk11), and the output of the drive signal and the control signal is stopped. Let it.

  After the output ports 0 to 9 are initialized in steps Sk4 to Sk11, destruction diagnosis data is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sk12), and parity adjustment data set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is cleared (Sk12). Sk13). Then, the parity adjustment data of the new RAM 41c is calculated so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c becomes 0 (Sk14), and the parity adjustment is performed. The use data is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sk15), access to the RAM 41c is set to prohibit (Sk16), and the loop processing is started.

  In the loop processing, the apparatus stands by while monitoring the output state of the voltage drop signal. In this state, when the voltage drop signal is no longer input, the recovery of the voltage is determined, and the program is started from the startup setting process. On the other hand, if the voltage drops while the voltage drop signal is input, the operation is stopped internally.

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the process proceeds to the setting change process even if the setting key switch 37 is on. Instead, the process proceeds to the RAM abnormality error notification process. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the storage content is abnormal.

  In the above embodiment, the specific state is a state in which the setting change process is performed. Therefore, the degree of advantage can be changed.

  In the above embodiment, the power failure process is performed while the RAM abnormality error notification is being performed, and if the setting key switch 37 is turned off when it is determined in the initial setting process that the RAM 41c is not destroyed, the RAM abnormality is detected. The process proceeds to an error notification process. If the setting key switch 37 is on, the process proceeds to a setting change process. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the notification of the RAM abnormality from being canceled only when the process is shifted to the setting change process.

  In the above embodiment, when the RAM abnormality flag is not set, the first area of the RAM 41c which does not include the area where the RAM abnormality flag is set is cleared, and when the RAM abnormality flag is set, the RAM 41c is cleared. The second area including the area where the RAM abnormality flag is set is cleared. Therefore, an appropriate storage area can be initialized according to the presence or absence of an abnormality in the storage content.

  In the above embodiment, at the time of start-up and power interruption, the output port 0 and the output port 7 of the parallel output ports provided in the main control unit 41 are initialized by an initialization command for initializing only one output port, and the parallel output is performed. Of the ports, the output ports 1 and 2, the output ports 3 and 4, the output ports 5 and 6, and the output ports 8 and 9 are initialized by an initialization instruction for initializing a plurality of output ports. Therefore, the output port can be properly initialized according to the content of the output information output from the output port.

  In the above embodiment, the output ports 0 to 9 are initialized in a different order at the time of power interruption and at the time of startup. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately execute the initialization of the output port according to the situation at the time of the initialization.

[About gaming machines]
In the above embodiment, the slot machine has been described as an example. However, a pachinko game machine, a home game machine or other computer device for starting game software (slot machine game, pachinko game machine game), and installed mobile application A portable terminal that starts (slot machine application, pachinko game machine application) can be configured as the game machine of the present invention.

1 slot machine 41 main controller

Claims (1)

In gaming machines that play games,
Storage means capable of retaining the stored contents even when the power supply is stopped;
Storage content determination means for determining whether the storage content stored in the storage means is normal after the start of power supply,
Operation determining means for determining whether a specific operation has been performed;
When the storage content determination unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is normal and the operation determination unit determines that the specific operation has not been performed, control is performed based on the storage content of the storage unit. Recovery means to recover,
A specific state in which the storage content of the storage unit can be initialized when the storage content determination unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is normal and the operation determination unit determines that the specific operation has been performed; Specific state transition means for transitioning to
When the storage content determining unit determines that the storage content of the storage unit is not normal, the storage content of the storage unit is normal without shifting to the specific state regardless of whether the specific operation is performed. Abnormality notification state transition means for transitioning to an abnormality notification state for notifying that the
Even if the power supply stops, the abnormality notification state can be held,
The abnormality notification state means, the when the power supply is started in the abnormal state notification state is held, after the storage contents of the storage means is determined by the storage content determining means to be normal, the Even when it is determined by the operation determination means that the specific operation is not performed, the state is shifted to the abnormality notification state,
State in which the abnormality notification state is held, after the storage contents of the storage means is determined by the storage content determining means to be normal, the specific operation is determined by performed the said operation determination means, the specific A gaming machine characterized in that it can be released based on the state transition means transitioning to the specific state.