JP3370615B2 - Gaming machines and computers for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, or the like, and such a gaming machine.
Regarding a computer used for a game machine, in particular, a game machine
Having a control computer for controlling
The present invention relates to a game machine whose operation is controlled by a computer, a computer used for a prize ball payout device and a variable display device in a pachinko game machine, and a game machine computer for game control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine computer provided in this type of gaming machine, one generally known in the past is, for example, a CPU (Central Procedures).
Sing Unit), RAM (Random Acc)
ess Memory), ROM (Read-Only)
Some chips are composed of one-chip or several-chip LSIs (large-scale integrated circuits) including a memory, etc., and control game machines, prize ball payout devices, etc. based on a control program stored in advance in a ROM .

[0003]

[SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION] However, the contents stored in the R OM is a disadvantage that if reading is difficult there because, in the ease of program data stored may not be checked <br/> It was

[0004] The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a gaming machine and a gaming machine computer that can easily check the program data that is stored.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine having a control computer for controlling the game machine, the operation of which is controlled by the control computer. control computer is punished a program storage means for storing program data for control of the gaming machine, according to program data stored in said program <br/> beam storing means each time a periodic interrupt request is generated
Stored in the control storage means and the program storage means for controlling the gaming machine by repeatedly executing the processing.
The read command signal for reading the program data
Before the control of the game machine is executed after the power of the game machine is turned on
Entered within the period for more than the predetermined period.
A program output unit configured to output the program data stored in said program storage means based on the bets,
The program output means outputs the program data
The program data corresponding to the interrupt request while
And a prohibition unit that prohibits execution of processing by the computer . The present invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, at least the program storage means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the invention, the program data stored in the program storage means is game control program data, and the control execution is performed. The means is characterized in that the game control is executed based on the game control program data stored in the program storage means. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the program output means uses the program data for the control by serial transmission according to a predetermined procedure. It is characterized by outputting to the outside of the computer. Claim 5
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 4, the present invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, when the program output means outputs the program data by the serial transmission, the program is synchronized with a predetermined synchronization signal. The data is output to the outside of the control computer. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the program output means includes:
When outputting the program data, the program
Check whether the data is correct at the recipient of the system data
Further output of confirmation data used to
And are characterized. The present invention according to claim 7 relates to claim 1
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of 1 to 6, when the program output means outputs the program data, it specifies the output start of the output program data.
Possible output start specific data and output program data
Output end specific data that can specify the output end of the data
It is characterized in that it is output to According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the game machine is a recording medium used for lending a game medium.
A signal for accepting the body and instructing the lending of game media is given to the game.
Recording medium processing device that outputs to the machine and is hardwired, the Yu
The machine is a signal input unit for inputting the read command signal.
The signal input unit further includes:
Signal for inputting the signal output from the game machine
It is characterized in that it is also used as an input unit . According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eighth aspect, the recording medium processing device is configured to receive a predetermined signal from the gaming machine.
Signal to the signal input section on condition that the signal is output.
And the program output means outputs the predetermined signal.
Is output to the recording medium processing device,
Signal input to the signal input section is judged as the read command signal
It is characterized by The present invention according to claim 10 is a contract
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 8 or 9 , the game
The machine outputs data to output the program data.
And a data output unit, the data output unit
A signal for outputting a predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device
It is characterized in that it is also used in the output section . Claim 11
The present invention according to claim 6 is any one of claims 6 to 10.
In addition to the configuration of the invention, the program output means, before
1 unit data consisting of a specified amount of program data
The data is divided into data and output.
1 unit confirmation corresponding to each 1 unit data output as
Data and all of the program data
It is characterized by outputting all confirmation data and. The present invention according to claim 12 is a gaming machine core used in a gaming machine.
Computer, which stores program data for control
Program storage means and periodic interrupt requests are generated
The program stored in the program storage means
By repeatedly executing the processing with gram data,
Control execution means for controlling the gaming machine, and the program description
Read the program data stored in the storage
The read command signal for the game machine is turned on after the game machine is turned on.
Within a period before the control of
The program based on having been continuously entered above
Output the program data stored in the storage means
The program output means and the program output means
While the program data is being output,
Prohibit execution of processing by the above program data
At least the program storage means including prohibition means
And that the control execution means are integrated into one chip.
Characterize. The present invention according to claim 13 provides the invention according to claim 12.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in 1., the program storage means
The program data stored in the
Program data, the control execution means is
Program for game control stored in the gram storage means
The game control is executed based on the game data. The present invention according to claim 14 relates to claim 12 or
13 in addition to the structure of the invention according to the program output unit, Ri by the serial transmission in accordance with a predetermined procedure
The program data is output . According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the fourteenth aspect, the program output means is the serial
In case of outputting the program data by file transfer
In addition, the program data is output in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal . According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any of the twelfth to fifteenth aspects, the program output means receives the program data when outputting the program data.
Ri destination further characterized by outputting the probability認用data <br/> is that used to confirm whether there is no error in the data. The present invention according to claim 17 provides the invention according to claims 12 to 16.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of 1. above, the program output means, when outputting the program data, output start specifying data capable of specifying an output start of the output program data, and an output program An output end specifying data capable of specifying the output end of the data is further output. According to the present invention of claim 18, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 12 to 17, the game machine is a record used for lending a game medium.
A signal for accepting a medium and instructing loan of a game medium is sent to the game.
Is wired connected to the recording medium processing device that outputs to the trick machine, wherein
The game machine has a signal input for inputting the read command signal.
The recording medium processing device,
Signal for the game machine to input the signal output from the game machine.
It is also used as a signal input section . Claim 1
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing device is a predetermined device from the gaming machine.
To the signal input section on condition that the signal of
A signal is output, and the program output means
Before outputting the signal to the recording medium processing device
The signal input to the signal input section is determined as the read command signal.
It is characterized by declining . The present invention according to claim 20
In addition to the constitution of the invention described in claim 18 or 19,
The game machine outputs the program data.
Wherein the is al the data output of the eye, the data output unit, before
The gaming machine outputs a predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device.
It is also used as a signal output part for
It The present invention according to claim 21 provides the invention according to claims 16 to 20.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of
The program output means determines whether the program data has a predetermined data amount.
Ranaru one unit data to the divided output, the confirmation Day
As a data, each unit data that is divided and output is paired.
Corresponding 1 unit confirmation data and the program data
The feature is that all confirmation data corresponding to all is output.
To collect.

[0006]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the control execution unit is
Due to the function of the stage, it is activated each time a periodic interrupt request is generated.
Program data stored in the program storage means
The game machine is controlled by being repeatedly executed. The program
Program data stored in the memory storage means
Read command signal for the game after turning on the power of the game machine
A predetermined period within the period before the control of the machine is executed
Based on the above continuous input, the program output
Stored in the program storage means by the action of the force means.
The programmed program data is output. Working of prohibition measures
The program output means causes the program
While outputting the data, the
Execution of processing of program data is prohibited. According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the functions of the invention as set forth in claim 1, and a control execution unit program storage means is a single chip even without low. In this way, since the program storage means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip, the program storage means cannot be easily removed from the chip, which makes it difficult to illegally read the program data in the gaming machine, thus making the program illegal. It becomes even more difficult to decipher and the confidentiality of the technology and know-how for controlling the gaming machine can be surely retained, and the program storage means storing the illegally modified program is replaced with the regular program storage means. It becomes possible to make it difficult to carry out exchange fraud. Even when it is difficult to read out the program data, the program output means outputs the program data stored in the program storage means, and the output data is used to store the program storage means of the gaming machine. It becomes possible to easily confirm the contents of the program data stored in. According to the present invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, based on the program data for game control, which is stored in the program storage means, the control execution means run the game control. According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 3, up by program output means, control program data by serial transmission in accordance with a predetermined procedure Output to the outside of the computer. Thus, since the program data is output to the outside of the gaming machine computer by serial transmission, it is possible for those who are aware of the transmission procedure to reliably and easily read the program data of the gaming machine. Become. On the contrary, if the user does not know the transmission procedure, the data cannot be read easily. Therefore, the security of the program data can be improved.
According to the present invention described in claim 5, in addition to the functions of the invention as set forth in claim 4, when the program data is a predetermined synchronization signal output of a program data by serial transmission is performed by the program output means It is output in synchronization with. In this way, since the program data of the gaming machine is output in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal, the possibility that the output program data will include an error is reduced, and the program data can be output reliably and the program data can be output. It becomes possible to improve the reliability of confirmation of the contents of. According to the present invention described in claim 6, claims 1 to 5
In addition to the effect of the invention according to any of the program de
Data is output, the relevant program data is received
Used to confirm whether the data is correct at the destination
Further confirmation data is output. According to the present invention described in claim 7, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6, the program data is output.
The output of the program data to be output is started
Output start specific data that can be specified and the output program
Output end specific data that can specify the output end of the system data
Is further output. According to the present invention described in claim 8, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the signal for inputting the read command signal is
The game machine inputs the signal output from the recording medium processing device.
It is also used as a signal input unit for inputting force. According to the present invention described in claim 9, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 8 , the recording medium processing device is provided in a predetermined manner from the gaming machine.
To the signal input section on condition that the signal of
A signal is output, and the program output means
Before outputting the signal to the recording medium processing device
It said read command signal and determine a signal input to the serial signal input unit
Refuse. According to the present invention described in claim 10, claim 8
Or in addition to the function of the invention described in 9 ,
A data output unit for outputting the program data
Further, the data output unit, the game machine records the
A signal output unit for outputting a predetermined signal to the medium processing device
It is also used in. According to the present invention described in claim 11, the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 6 to 10 is achieved.
In addition, by the function of the program output means,
Program data is a unit data consisting of a specified amount of data
It is divided and output. Further, the program output hand
By the function of the step, the confirmation data is divided and output.
1 unit confirmation data corresponding to each 1 unit data input
Data and full accuracy corresponding to all of the above program data
Approval data and are output. According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, due to the function of the control executing means, a periodic interrupt is generated.
Each time a request is made, it is stored in the program storage means.
The processing by the program data
The gaming machine is controlled. Stored in the program storage means
The read command signal to read the program data
Control of the gaming machine is executed after powering on the gaming machine
Input is continued for a predetermined period or more within the previous period.
Based on that, by the function of the program output means,
The program data stored in the program storage means
Data is output. By the action of the prohibition means,
Ram output means is outputting the program data
Processing of the program data according to the interrupt request
Execution of the reason is prohibited. At least the program memory
The means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip.
According to the present invention of claim 13, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 12 , the program is stored in the program storage means.
Control based on the game control program data
The executing means executes the game control. According to the present invention described in claim 14, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 12 or 13 , by the function of the program output means,
The serial transmission according to the specified procedure
Ram data is output. According to the present invention described in claim 15, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 14, wherein
Do not output the program data by serial transmission.
If the program is
System data is output. According to the present invention described in claim 16, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 12 to 15, a case where the program data is output
In addition, by the function of the program output means,
Check the receiver of the RAM data to see if there is any error in the data.
Further verification data used to verify
It According to the present invention described in claim 17, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 12 16 of the flop
If the program data is output,
Of the output program data by the action of the force means.
The output start specification data that can specify the force start is output.
Output end specification that can specify the output end of program data
Data and are further output. According to the present invention of claim 18, in addition to the operation of the invention of any one of claims 12 to 17, the gaming machine outputs the read command signal.
Further comprising a signal input section for inputting the signal input section
Displays the signal output from the recording medium processing device.
It is also used as a signal input unit for the machine to input. According to the present invention of claim 19, in addition to the function of the invention of claim 18, the recording medium processing device is
If the specified signal is output from the machine,
A program output means for outputting a signal to a signal input section
Outputs the predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device.
If the signal input to the signal input section is not read,
Judge as an output command signal. According to the invention of claim 20
Then, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 18 or 19,
The game machine outputs the program data.
Further comprising a data output section for
The gaming machine outputs a predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device.
It is also used as a signal output unit for. In claim 21
According to the present invention as set forth in any one of claims 16 to 20,
In addition to the action of the described invention,
Depending on the function, the program data can be
It is divided into 1 unit data and output. Furthermore, before
By the function of the program output means, the confirmation data
As for each unit data that is divided and output
1 and unit confirmation data, to the program data
All confirmation data corresponding to all are output.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the prize ball payout device control computer will be described as an example of the gaming machine computer, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the variable display device control computer or It may be a game control computer.

FIG. 1 is a pachinko gaming machine 6 in which an example of a gaming machine computer according to the present invention is used in a prize ball payout device.
It is a front view which shows 0 and the card processing machine 62.

A card processing machine 62 is provided on one side (left side in the drawing) of the pachinko gaming machine 60 in the left-right direction.
It is provided so as to be separable from 0. 130 in the figure
Is a processor usable display, and is for illuminating and indicating that the card processor 62 is operating and can be used. In addition, the processor usable display 130 displays various error states described later. Card processor 62
Is provided with a card reader / writer control unit 134 provided with a card reader / writer. When a card is inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 133, the recorded information recorded on the card is read by this card reader / writer. . The remaining card amount at the time of insertion, which is included in the read card information, is displayed on the remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50. This card processor 62 has a CPU, R
Card processor control unit 135 with built-in OM, RAM, etc.
The card processing machine control unit 135 controls the entire card processing machine 62.

When a player inserts a card into the card insertion / ejection slot 133 and the inserted card is correct and the card balance is left and the ball lending operation is possible, the card processor controller 135 A control signal for lighting a ball lending LED is output from the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, and a ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d provided in a ball storage tray 59, which is an example of a hitting ball standby unit, is turned on. It The ball lendable LED (ball lendable indicator) 48d is a lighted display indicating that the ball lending operation can be performed. The player confirms that this ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d is lit and the ball lending button 4
4c is pressed. Then, a ball payout command signal is output from the card processing machine 62 side to the payout control microcomputer 350 on the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, and the ball rental amount setting switch 13 including, for example, a rotary switch described later is output.
The number of game balls (pachinko balls) corresponding to the ball rental amount (hereinafter, simply referred to as the ball rental amount) paid out by one ball lending operation preset by 7 (see FIG. 2) is paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 59. To be done. The ball lending possible LED (ball lending possible indicator) 48d is turned off until the payout of the amount of the ball lending is completed. Then, when the payout of the pachinko balls for the ball rental amount is completed, the card remaining amount of the card inserted in the card processing machine 62 is updated by the ball rental amount.

Reference numeral 42c in the figure denotes a return button, which allows ball lending.
The operation is valid while the ED (ball lending indicator) 48d is lit. When the player presses the return button 42c, the card inserted in the card processor 62 is returned to the player from the card insertion / eject port 133. This card insert / eject port 13
3, a protrusion is provided on the outer periphery of the groove portion into which the card is inserted and ejected, and the protrusion 133b on the left side is configured to have a larger protrusion amount than the protrusion 133a on the right side in the drawing. There is a problem that a player who tries to play a game with a pachinko gaming machine (not shown) installed on the left side of the card processing machine 62 inadvertently inserts a card into the card insertion / ejection port 133 of the card processing machine 62. I try to prevent it as much as possible. In the figure, reference numeral 132 denotes a card insertion lamp, which lights up when the card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 133 and held at a predetermined position.

[0012] The balance of the card when the card is inserted and the balance of the card after the ball lending and the reduction and renewal are performed by the balance display device (card balance display) 50 provided in the hitting ball supply tray 59. Is displayed. When the pachinko balls are paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 59, the player operates the hitting ball operating handle 12
If you operate 1, the game area 120 one by one pachinko balls
It is driven in. In the game area 120, the starting winning opening 12
5a, 125b, 125c are provided, and the variable display device 123 is variably started when a pachinko ball is won at the start winning holes 125a to 125c. When the display result at the time of stop is a combination (777) of specific identification information, it is a big hit, the variable winning ball device 124 is opened, and the first state where the pachinko balls are easy to win. When a pachinko ball wins the start winning hole 125a
Pieces (for example, 7 pieces) of prize balls are paid out to the hit ball supply plate 59. When a pachinko ball is won in the start winning holes 125b and 125c, m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 59 for each winning. Further, when a pachinko ball is won in a normal winning hole or a variable winning ball device 124 provided in the game area 120, k (for example, 15) prize balls per winning ball are hit ball supply plate 59.
Paid out in. The payout lamp 126 lights up or blinks during the payout of these prize balls.

The prize balls dispensed into the hit ball supply tray 59 are stored in a ball tank 151 (see FIG. 2) which will be described later. If the ball in the ball tank 151 is exhausted, the tank ball sensor 150 will be used. No longer detects a ball, and at that time the ball breakage indicator 127 lights up or blinks to indicate that there are no accumulated balls. The surplus balls which are filled with the prize balls and cannot be stored any more are delivered to the surplus ball storage tray 122. A credit score indicator for storing and displaying the number of prize balls or the amount of money equivalent to the prize ball when the surplus ball storage tray 122 is also full May be provided in the hit ball supply tray 59. That is, in the present embodiment, as will be described later, one prize ball-addressed process is performed in which after the prize ball payout control based on one prize ball is completed, the prize ball payout control based on the next prize ball is further performed. If the prize balls to be paid out based on the prize balls exist after the surplus ball storage tray 122 is full, the number of the prize balls to be paid out based on the prize balls or the prize balls to be paid out. The corresponding amount may be added and stored, and after the addition and storage is completed, the addition and storage based on the next prize-winning ball may be performed, and the stored value thus added and stored may be displayed by the credit score indicator. In that case, ball storage tray 59
After the number of pachinko balls in the surplus ball storage tray 122 has decreased, the prize balls corresponding to the points displayed on the credit score indicator are paid out. The balance display device (card balance display device) 50 is composed of a 7-segment display device, but instead, a plurality of light emitting diodes may be provided corresponding to the ball rental amount or 100 yen unit. Further, the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 may be used to display the ball rental amount,
Further, another indicator may be provided to display the amount of rented balls or to stick a sticker on which the amount of lent balls is printed. Reference numeral 15 in the figure denotes a speaker, which produces a sound effect when a big hit occurs.

A fraction display switch 136 is provided on the front side of the card processor 62. The fraction display switch 136 is a display digit when the remaining amount of the insertion card displayed by the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 has a fraction less than a predetermined unit number (for example, 100 yen). Is displayed to display a fraction less than the predetermined unit number (for example, 100 yen). That is, the predetermined number of units (for example, 100 yen) due to a change in the monetary equivalent value of a pachinko ball to be lent out with the ball rental rate changed.
If the balance display switch 136 is switched when a card balance of less than 1 is generated, first, if there is a balance of 10,000 yen, the fraction is cut off and the balance display (card balance display) is displayed.
The display is blinked by 50, and when the remaining amount of 10,000 yen is exhausted, the display is automatically switched and the display is turned on up to a fraction less than 100 yen. The balance display (card balance display) 50 may be provided on the curtain plate or the like.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

Card processor control unit 1 of the card processor 62
35 is connected by a connector 734 to a wiring cable 733 connected to a relay terminal board 138 provided on the pachinko gaming machine 60 by a connector 139, and the card processing machine controller 135 and the relay terminal board 138 are connected by a wiring cable 733. They can send and receive information to and from each other. Further, the relay terminal board 138 has a payout control board 7 housed in a payout control board box 145.
30, the game control board housed in the game control board box 148, the game machine terminal box 14
9 and the ball payout substrate 70 are the connectors 141 and 14 respectively.
4,143,142 are connected. Further, the above-mentioned various indicators and switches for various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 59 are connected to the relay terminal board 138 via the connector 140. It should be noted that the card processing machine control unit 135, the switches of various indicators and various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 59, and the payout concentration control board 730 in the payout control board box 145 do not need to go through the relay terminal board 138. The payout control board 730 and the ball payout board 70 are connected by direct wiring, and the relay terminal board 1
You may make it connect via 38. Alternatively, the card processor control unit 135 and the payout control board 730 may be directly connected by a connector.

On the back side of the card processor 62, there is provided a ball rental amount setting switch 137 for inputting and setting the ball rental amount paid out by one ball lending operation in advance. 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen,
You can enter and set five types of money of 500 yen. For example, if an attendant of a game hall sets the ball rental amount to 300 yen as shown in the figure, the 300 yen is used as the ball rental amount, and the microcomputer 30 of the card processor controller 135
0 (see FIG. 5). Then, the player inserts the card into the card insertion / ejection slot 133, and the ball lending button 44
This ball rental amount (30
Pachinko balls for 0 yen) will be paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 59 and will be deducted from the card balance. Reference numeral 134 in the figure denotes a card reader / writer control unit including a card reader / writer and its control circuit.

The payout control board box 145 is provided with an error cause indicator 146 so that the kind of the cause of the abnormality when the pachinko ball payout by the ball payout device 63 is abnormal can be displayed. ing. Then, when the attendant at the game arcade repairs the generated abnormality, the reset button 147 is operated to reset the ball payout control program. Instead of providing the error cause indicator 146 on the payout control board box 145, the cause of the error is indicated by the balance amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 provided on the ball storage tray 59, or on the front side of the gaming machine. Depending on the cause, a pay-out lamp 126
This may be handled by changing the blinking mode of, or may be displayed on the hall management computer. The ball payout device 63 and the payout control board in the payout control board box 145 constitute a ball payout device. The ball dispenser 63 is detachably attached to the mechanism plate 751 of the pachinko gaming machine 60 with screws or the like. Note that the mounting method is not limited to screwing, and any mounting method such as locking with locking metal fittings or elastic holding using an elastic holding member may be used.

If a pachinko ball hit in the game area 120 wins at the start winning holes 125a, 125b, 125c (see FIG. 1), the winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detection switches 128a, 128b, 128c. Based on the detection signal, the game control board in the game control board box 148 performs variable control of the variable display device 123 (see FIG. 1). This starting winning ball detection switch 128a
Detection signal is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 (see FIG. 5) of the payout concentration control board 730 via the game control microcomputer 370 (see FIG. 5) of the game control board and used for the control described later. These start winning ball detection switches 125a, 125b, 125c
The detected winning balls are guided to the winning ball processing device 400 to be processed one by one. The starting winning hole 12 in the center shown in FIG.
If there is a pachinko ball in 5a, n per winning ball
If the number (for example, 7) of prize balls is paid out, and a pachinko ball is won in any of the start winning holes 125b, 125c provided on the left and right, m prizes (for example, 10) per prize ball. The balls are paid out. On the other hand, if a pachinko ball is won in a normal winning hole other than the starting winning holes 125a, 125b, 125c or in the variable winning ball device 124, k prize balls (for example, 15 prize balls) for each winning ball are hit ball supply plates. It is paid out to 59. The number (n, m, k) of prize balls to be paid out per winning ball is set as fixed information in the payout amount setting unit 71 of the ball payout substrate 70. And
The number data of prize balls is transmitted to and stored in the payout concentration control board 730 when the power is turned on.

The ball hitting tray 59 is filled with the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispenser 63, and the surplus balls that cannot be stored any more are discharged into the surplus ball tray 122. The surplus ball tray 122 is also full. When it becomes, the full tank detection switch 162 detects that the tank is full,
The payout of balls is controlled to stop.

The pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispenser 63 are stored in the ball tank 151. A tank ball sensor 150 is provided midway on the tank rail that guides the stored balls in the ball tank 151 to the ball dispenser 63, and it is detected by the tank ball sensor 150 that the stored balls in the ball tank 151 have run out, The detection signal is input to the payout control board 730 in the payout control board box 145 via the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the relay terminal board 138. When the tank ball sensor 150 no longer detects a ball, the ball breakage indicator 127 is lit and displayed, and only the pachinko ball payout operation by ball lending is disabled.

The ball tank 151 is supplied with pachinko balls from a supply gutter 152 provided on the island through a supply device 153 including a supply ball detector. The supply balls supplied to the ball tank 151 are detected by the supply ball detector of the supply device 153, and it is detected that a predetermined number a (for example, 10) of pachinko balls have been supplied and one pulse is detected. A signal is output from this replenishing ball detector. The output signal is transmitted to the connector 154. Instead of paying out the pachinko balls in the ball tank 151 to the hitting ball supply plate 59 in response to the ball lending request signal from the card processing machine 62, the ball rental balls purchased by the player from the ball lending machine are in the hitting ball supply plate 59. In the case of a conventional general pachinko game machine that puts into
The connector 154 and the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer are connected to each other, and a detection signal from the replenishing ball detector is transmitted to the hall management computer, and the hall management computer is based on the transmitted detection signal. Then, the number of disadvantageous balls that is disadvantageous to the amusement hall is totaled. However, as in the present embodiment, in the pachinko gaming machine of the type that dispenses a part of the stored balls in the ball tank 151 into the hitting ball supply tray 59 based on the ball lending request signal from the card processing machine 62, The ball supply tank 152 to the ball tank 151 for lending balls, which is not a disadvantageous number of balls for the game hall.
The supplied balls will be detected by the replenishment ball detector, and will be input to the hall management computer as disadvantageous ball count information. The inconvenience of not being able to count the number of balls occurs. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer is removed from the connector 154 connected to the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 153 and connected to the gaming machine terminal box 149. Connected to the connector 156. Then, each time the number of prize balls paid out based on the winning of a pachinko ball reaches a predetermined number a (for example, 10), a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout central control board 730, and the predetermined pulse signal is the gaming machine terminal. It is configured to be transmitted to the hall management computer via the box 149, the connector 156, and the connector 155. With this configuration, the pulse signal for the pachinko ball lending is not output to the hall management computer as the disadvantage ball count information, and the pulse signal is used only for the payout of the prize ball associated with the prize. The information is sent to the management computer, and the hole management computer can accurately collect information about the number of disadvantageous balls.

The winning balls that have been driven into the game area 120 and have won the winning port and the out balls that have been collected in the out port merge and drop into the driving ball tank 159, and the driving ball detector After being detected by the (striking ball counter) 160, it falls on a collecting gutter 161 provided on the island. Reference numeral 180 in the figure denotes a ball-punching solenoid, and when this ball-punching solenoid is excited by a control signal from the payout control board 730, a predetermined on-off valve (not shown) is opened and stored in the ball tank 151. Pachinko balls are discharged to the outside of the machine through the ball discharge gutter 420. This on-off valve is also configured to be opened by manual operation. In the present embodiment, the output of the hit ball detector 160 is configured to be directly input to the hall management computer as in the conventional case, but the output of the hit ball detector 160 is once output to the payout control board. It may be configured to be input to 730 and input from the payout control board 730 to the hall management computer on the condition that the punching process based on the payout abnormality is not performed. By doing so, it is possible to collect accurate profit sphere number information. Instead of this, the punched pachinko balls may be configured not to drop into the driven-in ball tank. 1 in the figure
Reference numerals 58 and 157 denote connectors for connecting the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the hall management computer,
The unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer through the connectors 158 and 157.

Reference numeral 830 in the figure denotes a unit box, which has both a function of a power source for a card processing machine and a function of transmitting a unit price sales signal. This unit box 830 has an AC
An outlet 831 for 100V is provided, and a voltage of AC 100V is supplied to the unit box 830 through the outlet 831.
The voltage transformed into a predetermined voltage at 30 is the connection cable 8
It is supplied to the card processor control unit 135 via 37.
In addition, unit price sales data and the like are transmitted from the card processor control unit 135 to the unit box 830 through the connection cable 837. In the unit box 830, the transmitted unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer through the wiring 834 and the wiring 83
8 to the terminal box for the card processor. In this way, the unit amount sales signal is the pachinko gaming machine 6
It is transmitted to the hall management computer from both 0 and the card processor 62. As a result, if one of the unit price sales signals goes wrong due to failure or malfunction of one of them, it is possible to immediately determine that an abnormality has occurred because it is inconsistent with the other unit price sales signal.
Accurate management of sales is possible. The unit box 830 has a power-on indicator 8 for displaying a power-on state.
36 and a reset switch 832 for restarting the power supply by a manual operation when an abnormality occurs in the card processor 62.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the control circuit of the card processor controller.

A card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is incorporated in the card processing machine control section 135 (see FIG. 2). The card processing machine control microcomputer 300 has a function of controlling the operation of various devices as described below. For this reason, the card processor micro-computer 300 is composed of, for example, an LSI of several chips, and stores therein a CPU 301 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure and operation program data of the CPU. A ROM 302 and a RAM 303 capable of writing and reading necessary data are included.

Further, the card processor micro-computer 300 receives an input signal and supplies the input data to the CPU 301, and also receives an output data from the CPU 301 and outputs it to the outside, and an input / output circuit 304 to the CPU 301 when the power is turned on. A power-on reset circuit 305 that gives a reset pulse, a clock generation circuit 306 that gives a clock signal to the CPU 301, a clock signal from the clock generation circuit 306 is frequency-divided, and a reset pulse is given to the CPU 301 periodically (for example, every 2 msec). Pulse frequency divider circuit (periodic reset circuit) 307 and C
An address decoding circuit 308 for decoding address data from the PU 301 is included.

The address decoding circuit 308 is the CPU 30.
The address data from 1 is decoded, and the ROM 302,
A chip select signal is given to each of the RAM 303 and the input / output circuit 304.

In this embodiment, the ROM 302
, A programmable ROM is used so that the content of the program can be rewritten, that is, the program data for the CPU 301 stored therein can be changed if necessary. Then, the CPU 301 gives control signals to various devices according to the program data stored in the ROM 302 and in response to the output of each control signal described below.

The following signals are given as input signals to the card processing machine controlling microcomputer 300.

An attendant at the amusement arcade sets the ball rental amount setting switch 137.
(See Fig. 2) By setting the ball rental amount,
The setting signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When the fraction display switch 136 (see FIG. 1) is operated, the switch operation signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When the player presses the ball lending button 44c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation is detected by the ball lending operation detector 44d, and the detection signal is sent via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 309 to control the card processor. It is input to the control microcomputer 300. The player returns a button 42c
When the pressing operation (see FIG. 1) is performed, the pressing operation is detected by the return operation detector 42d, and the detection signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 309. . A card acceptance signal, a card abnormality signal, and a card processing completion signal are input from the card reader / writer control unit 134 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

From the payout control microcomputer 350, via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 312,
A payout enable signal, a ball lending preparation signal, a ball lending completion signal, which will be described later,
A ball lending signal is input. The information input circuit 312 has a built-in photocoupler, and the above-mentioned various signals from the payout control microcomputer 350 are sent via the photocoupler to the card processing machine control microcomputer 3.
00 is input. Since the signal is input via the photocoupler in this manner, the adverse effect caused by the failure in the payout control microcomputer 350 does not reach the card processing machine control microcomputer 300. Therefore, due to the failure of the payout control microcomputer 350, the card processing machine control microcomputer 3
The inconvenience of failure up to 00 can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the card processor micro-computer 300 outputs a control signal to the following circuits and devices.

LED drive circuit 310, relay terminal board 13
Ball lending indicator 48d, card balance indicator 5 via 8
0 (see FIG. 1) outputs the display control signal.
Through the lamp drive circuit 311, the card insertion indicator 13
2. A display control signal is supplied to the processor usable display 130. Card reader / writer control unit 134 (see FIG. 1,
(See FIG. 2), the current balance data, card write / discharge command signal, zero balance data, and card recovery command signal, which will be described later, are output. A ball lending request signal, which will be described later, is output to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the information output circuit 313 and the relay terminal board 138. Unit box 83
0, a unit price sales signal is output to the ball lending card centralized management computer via the card processor terminal box 320. This ball lending card centralized management computer is a centralized management computer installed in a company that issues ball lending cards, and is a terminal box for a card processing machine in contrast to a card processing machine 62 installed in each amusement arcade in Japan. The communication line is connected via 320. A unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the unit box 830, and the card processing machine 6
2 is supplied with a predetermined power source.

FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram showing a circuit for transmitting and receiving signals between the pachinko gaming machine side and the card processing machine side.

Power supply 7 provided on the pachinko gaming machine side
AC voltage 24V of 00 is the power supply circuit 70 on the card processor side.
Input to 1. The power supply circuit 701 is a general power supply circuit including a rectifier, and is for converting an alternating current into a direct current VC (+ 12V) and applying it to various circuits and electronic devices. Each LED indicator 50a, 5 which constitutes the above-mentioned card balance indicator 50 provided on the pachinko gaming machine side
A common electrode drive circuit 310a for applying a voltage to each of the common electrodes 0b and 50c is provided on the card processor side. The common electrode drive circuit 310a is for applying a voltage to the common electrode of each of the LED displays 50a to 50c based on a control signal from the card processing machine control microcomputer. The common electrode drive circuit 31
0a is a switch circuit 702a, 7a including a photo coupler.
02b and 702c, the control signal from the microcomputer for controlling the card processor is once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again.

A segment corresponding electrode driving circuit 310b for applying a voltage to the electrodes corresponding to the seven display segments of each of the LED displays 50a to 50c is provided on the card processor side. The segment-corresponding electrode drive circuit 310b selects a desired segment-corresponding electrode on the basis of a display control signal from a card processor controlling microcomputer and applies a voltage thereto.
Then, on condition that the voltage is applied to the common electrode, the segment corresponding to the applied segment corresponding electrode is switched to the display state. The segment-corresponding electrode drive circuit 310b also has switch circuits 703a to 703g composed of photocouplers, and the display control signal from the microcomputer for controlling the card processor is once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again. The segment is applied to the corresponding electrode. Even if the switch circuits 702a to 702c and 703a to 703g cause an abnormal state such as an abnormally high voltage of the display control signal from the card processor controlling microcomputer, the LED indicators 50a to 50c have an effect. It is possible to prevent it from being damaged due to receiving.

The above-mentioned ball lending operation detector 44d and return operation detector 42d provided on the pachinko gaming machine side are input to the card processing machine control microcomputer through the above-mentioned detection circuit 309. This detection circuit 309
Includes a switch circuit composed of a photocoupler corresponding to each of the detectors 44d and 42d.
The detection signal from 42d is once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again and input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300. As a result, each detector 42
Even if the detection signals from d and 44d become abnormal signals having an abnormally high voltage, it is possible to prevent the failure of the circuit or the electronic device on the card processor side due to the influence thereof.

Ball lending available on the card processor side L
The ED drive circuit 310c includes a switch circuit 705 composed of a photocoupler, and the display control signal from the card processor micro-computer 300 is once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again. Display control of the display 46d is performed. As a result, it is possible to prevent as much as possible the failure of the ball lending indicator 46d under the influence of the abnormality in the display control signal from the card processor controlling microcomputer 300 side.

A ball lending request signal to be described later from the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is provided with a switch circuit 706 including a photo coupler provided on the card processing machine side and a switch circuit 707 including a photo coupler provided on the pachinko gaming machine side. It is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the. Also, the card is a card processing machine 6
The control signal is input from the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 to the switch circuit 708 composed of a photo coupler based on the insertion into the card processor 2. After the control signal is once converted into light, it is converted into an electric signal again and the pachinko machine is operated. It is input to the switch circuit 709 including a photo coupler provided on the gaming machine side, is once converted into light, is then converted into an electric signal again, and is input into the payout control microcomputer 350. These switch circuits 707 and 7
06 is a power supply circuit 70 provided on the card processor side.
1 is connected in series to the switch circuit 709,
708 is also connected to the power supply circuit 701 in series.
Then, the switch circuits 706 and 708 on the card processor side
Switch circuit 707, 70 on the pachinko machine side
9 is switched on and off, and when it is switched on, the photo coupler is operated by the DC voltage VC from the power supply circuit 701 on the card processor side. Switch circuit 70 on the pachinko machine side
7, 709 is configured to be operated by the DC voltage VC of the power supply circuit 701 on the card processing machine side. The voltage applied to the switch circuits 707, 709 on the pachinko gaming machine side is the switch circuit on the card processing machine side. 706, 7
08 is also applied to the switch circuits 707 and 70.
When 9 is configured to operate by the DC voltage from the power supply circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side, the voltage from the power supply circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side partially enters the card processing machine side. As a result, an abnormally high voltage may partially enter the card processing machine side due to a failure of the power supply circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side, and card processing is affected by the failure of the power supply circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side. This is because the circuit or electronic device on the machine side will be inconvenient, and such inconvenience will be eliminated. In addition, the switch circuits 706, 707, 70 including photo couplers
8,709, it is possible to prevent the abnormal voltage of one device from adversely affecting the other device on the pachinko gaming machine side and the card processing machine side, as described above. In the present embodiment, the card processing machine side always outputs the card insertion signal to the pachinko gaming machine side while the card is being inserted, but for example, a ball lending request signal is sent to the pachinko gaming machine side. The card insertion signal may be output only when it is output.

A ball lending preparation signal and a ball lending completion signal, which will be described later, are inputted from the payout control microcomputer 350 to a switch circuit 710 composed of a photocoupler, and once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again, a card processing machine. It is input to the switch circuit 711 composed of the photo coupler on the side, is once converted into light, is then converted into an electric signal again, and is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300.
In addition, the payout enable signal is input from the payout control microcomputer 350 to the switch circuit 712 including a photocoupler, and is once converted into light and then converted into an electric signal again, and the switch circuit 713 including a photocoupler on the card processor side. Is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300. Since the switch circuits 710, 711, 712, and 713 composed of photocouplers are provided, it is possible to prevent the abnormal voltage of one device from adversely affecting the other device as much as possible, as described above. The common electrode drive circuit 310a, the segment-corresponding electrode drive circuit 310b, the detection circuit 309, and the ball lendable LED drive circuit 31.
0c, switch circuits 706, 708, 711, 713
Are respectively applied with the DC electrodes VC of the power supply circuit 701. 4 is, for example, the relay board 1 shown in FIG.
38 is omitted in the drawing. 730a-730g in the figure
Is a display unit 50a, 50b, 50c of the balance display 50.
It is a resistor built in to make the magnitude of the voltage applied to the desired value. That is, each of the display devices 50a, 50
The voltage applied to b and 50c is the voltage generated in the power supply circuit 701 on the card processor 62 side, and the balance indicator 50 of the pachinko gaming machine 60 connected to the card processor 62.
There is a case that the voltage is not necessarily suitable for. In that case, the resistors 730a to 730 having a predetermined resistance value.
g is incorporated so that a desired voltage is applied to the balance indicator 50. For the same reason, resistors 731, 73
2 is provided, and the voltage applied to the switch circuits 707 and 709 can be set to a desired voltage value by these resistors 731 and 732. In the present embodiment, during the period when the card is inserted, whether the card processing machine side always outputs the card insertion signal to the pachinko gaming machine side, for example, the ball lending request signal is sent to the pachinko gaming machine side. The card insertion signal may be output only when it is output.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a payout control circuit of the payout concentration control board 730 housed in the payout control board box 145 (see FIG. 2).

The payout control circuit is provided with a payout control microcomputer 350. This payout control microcomputer 350 is similar to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 in FIG.
ROM 352, RAM 353, power-on reset circuit 355, clock generation circuit 356, pulse frequency dividing circuit 35
7, an address decoding circuit 358 and an input / output circuit 354 are included, and the description thereof will not be repeated here. In addition,
The payout control microcomputer 350 is configured to include a one-chip microcomputer 350A in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input / output circuit, and an address decoding circuit are integrated into one chip among the various circuits described above. However, the ROM 352 is different from the ROM 302 of FIG. 3 in that a so-called mask ROM that writes data during manufacturing is used. The CPU 351 follows the program data stored in the ROM 352, and in response to the output of each control signal described below,
It gives control signals to various devices. Further, as described above, since the program data generally stored in the mask ROM is difficult to read, the ROM 352 used in the payout control microcomputer 350 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a payout control program. In addition to the program data, a data loader program for sequentially outputting all the stored data on the condition that a predetermined signal is input is also stored. When reading data, the payout control board 730 is connected not to the relay terminal board 138 but to the ROM writer for reading via the interface board for reading data. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 7 and subsequent figures.

The following signals are given to the payout control microcomputer 350 as input signals.

A person in charge of the game arcade presses a reset button 147 (see FIG. 2) to reset switch 147.
Is turned on, and the reset operation detection signal is input from the detection circuit 359 to the payout control microcomputer 350. When the surplus ball tray 122 (see FIG. 1) is full and the full tank switch 162 (see FIG. 2) is ON, the ON signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the detection circuit 360. The payout amount setting unit 71 is for setting and storing various payout numbers on the payout control microcomputer 350 side, and when a payout number request signal is sent from the payout control microcomputer 350. In addition, the number of rental balls p, the number of payouts of each prize ball k, m, n
The signal for identifying the payout control microcomputer 35
Sent to 0. When a pachinko ball is present in the first ball passage opening (not shown) in the ball dispenser 63, the light emitted from the light projector (light projecting element) 67a is blocked and the ball confirmation sensor A (63a) does not receive light. , It is possible to confirm the presence of balls, and the confirmation signal is the relay terminal board 13
8. It is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the detection circuit 360. Similarly, the presence of a pachinko ball in the second ball passage opening in the ball dispenser 63 is detected by the ball confirmation sensor B (68b), and the detection signal is paid out via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. It is input to the control microcomputer 350. On the other hand, if the pachinko balls in the first ball passage opening are paid out, the paid-out pachinko balls block the light projection from the projector (light projecting element) 67c, and the ball counting sensor A (68c) does not receive light. The fact that the balls have been paid out is detected, and the detection signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360.
Similarly, if the pachinko balls in the second ball passage opening are paid out downward, the paid-out pachinko balls are counted by the ball counting sensor B.
It is detected by (68d), and the detection signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. The detection circuit 36
At 0, the detection signals of the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) may be input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the AND gate. By doing this, the ball confirmation sensor A (68
The pachinko ball is present only when both the confirmation signal of the existence of the pachinko ball by a) and the confirmation signal of the existence of the pachinko ball by the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) are input to the detection circuit 360. A confirmation signal of the action is given to the payout control microcomputer 350.

Reference position sensor A of the winning ball processing device 400
When (403a) and B (403b) detect the reference position detection piece provided on the ball feeding member (not shown) of the winning ball processing device, the detection signal is input through the detection circuit 360. The winning ball sensor A (401 of the winning ball processing device 400)
When a) and B (401b) detect a winning ball, the detection output is input through the detection circuit 360. The presence or absence of a ball in the ball tank 151 is detected by the tank ball sensor 150 (see FIG. 2), and the detection output is input via the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the detection circuit 360. A winning signal for a pachinko ball, which will be described later, from the game control microcomputer 370 provided on the game control board housed in the game control board box 148 (see FIG. 2) via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 365. Is input to the payout control microcomputer 350. From the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 365,
A ball lending request signal is input. The information input circuit 365 is provided with a photo coupler, and the above-mentioned signals input from the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processor control microcomputer 300 are supplied to the payout control microcomputer 3 via the photo coupler.
50 is input. As a result, it is possible to prevent the adverse effects of a failure that has occurred in the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processor control microcomputer 300 from reaching the payout control microcomputer 350.
It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the payout control microcomputer 350 also fails due to a failure that occurs in the game control microcomputer 370 or the card processing machine control microcomputer 300.

Next, the payout control microcomputer 3
Reference numeral 50 outputs the following control signals to the following circuits and devices.

Through the LED drive circuit 361, the projector 6
7a to 67d, and a lending display control signal is output to the lending display 46d, respectively. LED
The error cause indicator 146 (see FIG. 2) via the drive circuit 361.
The control signal for error cause display is given to (refer to). A solenoid excitation control signal is output to the payout solenoid 223 via the solenoid drive circuit 362. Ball confirmation sensor and ball counting sensor 68a-68d, each projector 67a-67d
The payout solenoid 223 is provided on the ball payout device 63.

Motor drive control signals are output to the discharge motors A (402a) and B (402b) through the motor drive circuit 367. Each reference position sensor 403a, 4
03b, each winning ball sensor 401a, 401b and each discharging motor 402a, 402b are provided in the winning ball processing device 400. That is, the winning ball sensors 401a, 40a
When one of the prize balls 1b detects a prize ball, a payout solenoid provided in the ball payout device 63 detects and checks one prize ball and pays out a predetermined number (m, n, or k), and the payout is completed. In this case, the discharge motor A (402
a) or B (402b) is rotated by a predetermined angle, and one of the prize balls detected by the prize-ball sensors 401a and 401b, which corresponds to the prize ball, has been paid out. Then, the game is waited until the winning ball is detected by either of the winning sensors 401a and 401b.

A solenoid excitation control signal is supplied to the ball pulling solenoid 180 (see FIG. 2) via the solenoid drive circuit 362. A payout lamp lighting control signal is supplied to the payout lamp 126 (see FIG. 1) through the lamp drive circuit 363 and the gaming machine control terminal box 149. Information output circuit 364, terminal box 149 for controlling gaming machines
The unit amount sales signal and the prize ball payout signal, which will be described later, are output to the hall management computer via the. Information output circuit 3
66, the ball lending preparation signal, the ball lending completion signal, the payable signal, and the ball lending enable signal are output to the card processing machine control microcomputer 304 via the interruption terminal board 138. The information output circuit 364 is provided with a relay switch, and the above-mentioned various signals output to the gaming machine control terminal box 149 are output via the relay switch. As a result, the adverse effect of the failure that has occurred in the payout control system is prevented from reaching the hall management computer, and the inconvenience that the hall management computer fails due to the failure that has occurred in the payout control system can be prevented as much as possible. .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a timing chart for explaining the operation timings of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

First, the power is turned on (power on), and at time A, the ball lending preparation signal line is turned on and the payout enable signal on the pachinko gaming machine side is output. Next, at the time B when the card is accepted, the card insertion indicator 132 and the ball lending indicator 4
8d and are turned on. Next, the ball lending operation detector 44d is O
When it becomes N, the player's ball lending operation is detected, and at C, it is detected that there is a ball lending operation. At this time, the ball lending indicator 48d is turned off and turned off, the ball lending enable signal line is turned on, and the card processor 62 is in the ball lending enabled state. At a time point D when a predetermined delay time a (for example, 20 msec) has elapsed from the time point C, the ball lending request signal line is turned on and the ball lending request signal is output from the card processor 62 to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side. .. The reason for providing the predetermined delay time a is to prevent a malfunction due to noise by providing a sufficient time for the pachinko gaming machine side to determine that the ball lending enable signal line is turned on.

From this time point D, a predetermined ball lending preparation signal confirmation time b (for example, 10 ms) for confirming whether or not the payout control microcomputer can dispense.
ec ≦ b ≦ 10 sec), at the time of E, the payout state signal line is turned on and the ball lending preparation signal is the pachinko gaming machine 6
The data is output from the 0 side to the card processing machine 62 side. From this point, a predetermined ball lending command signal confirmation time c for confirming the presence or absence of the ball lending command signal from the card processor 62 has elapsed F
At the point of time, the ball lending request signal line is turned off, and accordingly, the ball lending command signal is output from the card processing machine 62 side to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side. From this point, when the predetermined ball lending completion signal confirmation time d in consideration of the time required for payout by the pachinko gaming machine 60 has elapsed, the payout state signal line is turned off at G, so that the ball lending completion signal is generated. Is output from the pachinko gaming machine 60 side to the card processing machine 62 side. Further, from this time point, the ball lending request signal line is turned ON at the time point D after the elapse of the next ball lending request signal confirmation time e for prioritizing the ball lending request reception over the winning ball reception.
Then, the next ball lending request signal is output from the card processor 62 side to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, and similarly to the above, the ball lending preparation signal, the ball lending command signal, and the ball lending completion signal are output. Repeated. In FIG. 6, the output of the ball lending request signal, the output of the ball lending preparation signal, the output of the ball lending command signal, and the output of the ball lending completion signal are repeated three times in total, and the last ball lending completion signal is output. When the ball lending request signal is not output during the next ball lending request signal confirmation time e, the ball lending possible signal line is switched off. Next, the return operation detector 42d is turned on.
Then, at the time of H, the player's return operation is detected, and at that time, the card insertion display 132 blinks and the ball lending display 48d turns off and goes out. Then, at time I, the card is returned to the player.

FIG. 7 is a one-chip microcomputer 3 for payout control.
The normal connection and the connection at the time of reading the data stored in the mask ROM of the payout control board 730 including 50A are shown. Normally, as shown in FIG. 7A, the payout control board 730 is connected to the relay terminal board 138 and the connector 73
1, a cable 732, and a connector 141. The relay terminal board 138 is connected to the card processor controller 135 by a connector 139, a cable 733, and a connector 734. The connection at this time is as already described with reference to FIG.

When the program data is read from the mask ROM 352 (see FIG. 5) included in the one-chip microcomputer 350A, the payout control board 730 is connected as shown in FIG. 7 (B). Referring to FIG. 7B, at the time of reading, payout control board 730 is connected to interface board 760 for reading through connector 731, cable 732, and connector 141. The interface board 760 is connected to a ROM writer 770 for reading data via a connector 735, a cable 737, and a connector 736.

FIG. 8 shows the connection of the portion necessary for reading the ROM data among the connection between the payout control board 730 and the interface board 760. 8, the same parts as those of FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals and names, and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 8, of the four signal lines (ball lending request signal line, ball lending available signal line, payout state signal line, ball lending preparation signal line) used during normal games, ball lending The possible signal line, the payout state signal line, and the ball lending preparation signal line are used when outputting the ROM data. The ball lending enable signal line is used as a ROM data output request signal input line provided to the payout control board, the payout state signal line is used as a ROM data output line from the payout control board to the interface board, and the ball lending preparation signal line is It is used for setting conditions for confirming whether the signal input to the ball lending enable signal line is a ROM data output request signal.

9 to 11 are flowcharts of the game machine control program and the data loader program stored in the ROM 352, which are executed by the CPU 351 of FIG. Figure 9 shows power on (power on reset)
10 is a program executed in response to an initial reset pulse at the time, and FIG. 10 shows C based on the interrupt signal given from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 357 shown in FIG.
11 is a flowchart of an interrupt program executed by the PU 351, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart of ROM data transmission processing performed in step S (hereinafter referred to as S) 9 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the power-on reset is performed, first, the work area such as RAM 353 (see FIG. 5) is cleared, and then in S1, the data loader timer is set to a predetermined value, for example, 1 sec (or 2 sec)
A value corresponding to is set. The data loader timer is for measuring the predetermined time so that the ROM data transmission process is performed only when the output request signal is input within the predetermined time after the power-on reset. Subsequently, in S2, the ball lending preparation signal line shown in FIG. 8 is turned off. The reason for turning off the ball lending preparation signal line is as follows. In the normal gaming state, the card processor control unit 135 does not give a ball lending enable signal to the payout control board unless the ball lending preparation signal line is received from the payout control board. That is, in the normal gaming state, if the ball lending preparation signal line is turned off, the ball lending possible signal line must be turned off. Therefore, when the ball lending ready signal line is off but the ball lending enable signal line is on, the connection is not with the normal game state but with the interface board 760 (see FIG. 7). Is being carried out,
It is determined that the output request signal for requesting the ROM data transmission is input through the ball lending enable signal line.
By doing so, it is possible to perform the ROM data sending process only by changing the connection of the connector 141 from the relay terminal board 138 to the interface board 760 using the signal line used in the normal game as it is. After the processing of S2, the one-chip microcomputer 350A waits for a timer interrupt from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 357 (see FIG. 5).

FIG. 10 is a flow chart of a program executed by the one-chip microcomputer 350A waiting for a timer interrupt after the processing shown in FIG. 9 when a pulse is given from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 357. . This program starts execution from the beginning every time a pulse is given from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 357 during a normal game, and after waiting for a certain process, it is in the state of waiting for the next timer interrupt. First, in S3, it is determined whether or not the data loader timer set in S1 of FIG. 9 has expired. If the timer has ended, it means that the output request signal has not been input within the predetermined time. Therefore, the process proceeds to S10, the interruption prohibition is released, and the normal process for game control as described above is performed in S11. , The next timer interrupt waiting process is performed.

If the timer has expired in S3, S4
The value of the data loader timer is decremented by 1 and it is determined in S5 whether the ball lending enable signal line (output request signal input line) is on. If it is not turned on, the timer interrupt waits, but if it is turned on, the process proceeds to S6, and the content of the ON counter that has been prepared and initialized is incremented by one. Then, in S7, it is determined whether or not the ON counter is a predetermined maximum value (for example, a value corresponding to 1 sec set in S1) as a result of the addition in S6. If it is not the maximum, it will wait for a timer interrupt, but if it is judged to be the maximum, it means that the ball lending possible signal line has been continuously turned on within the time count of the data loader timer, so the output request signal is It is judged that it has been input, and RO of S8 and below
Processing for transmitting M data is performed.

First, in S8, an interrupt prohibition process for the one-chip microcomputer 350A is performed. This interrupt prohibition process is to prevent interruption of the process by prohibiting the interrupt during the ROM data transmission process described later. Then, in S9, ROM data transmission processing is performed. This processing will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. After S9, in the present embodiment, this program does not wait for a timer interrupt and ends. The ROM data output process is shown in FIG.
This is because, as shown in (B), since the connection is different from the normal one, it is not necessary to dare to start the normal game state.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a subroutine of ROM data transmission processing. First, in S12, R
The storage area for storing the address of the page being processed and the storage area for storing the address of the frame being processed in the OM 352 are respectively cleared.
One page refers to a storage area of 256 bytes. ROM
352 has a total storage capacity of 32 pages, that is, 8K
Has a storage capacity of bytes. Each page consists of 16 frames. That is, each frame contains 16 bytes of data.

At S13, the page being processed (256
The frame data being processed out of (byte data) is taken out. In the case of the present embodiment, one frame worth of data, that is, 16 bytes of ROM data is taken out by one process, and is ASCII converted to be processed into 32 bytes worth of data. Then, conversion from the payout control board 730 to the data format for serial transfer of data to the interface board 760 is performed. In the case of the present embodiment, a format conversion process called Intel HEX conversion, which is popular for serial transfer, is performed. Other formats used are DG binary format, DEC binary format, ASCIIHEX
There are many formats and so on.

Subsequently, in S14, 1 byte of the HEX converted data is transmitted. Then, in S15, it is judged whether or not the data transmission for one frame is completed,
If it has not been completed yet, the process of transmitting the next 1-byte data is performed again in S14. When it is determined in S15 that the transmission of one frame has ended, the process proceeds to S16, and the current frame address being processed is incremented by one. And S17
Then, by checking the current frame address added in S16, it is determined whether or not the data transmission for one page is completed. If it has not been completed yet, the process returns to S13 again, and the process of transmitting the next frame data in S13 to S15 is performed.

When it is determined in S17 that the transmission of one page is completed, the process proceeds to S18, and it is determined whether or not the transmission of 32 pages is completed. If not completed, the process proceeds to S19, 1 is added to the current page address and S13 is executed.
Then, the processing of S13 to S17 is performed for the page of the next address. If it is determined in S18 that the data for 32 pages has been transmitted, this subroutine is terminated.

According to the programs shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, when the output request signal is input within a predetermined time after the power-on reset, the ROM data transmission process is performed and then C
Although the processing by the PU is stopped, when the output request signal is not input for a predetermined time, the normal processing for game control is performed. Once the normal processing is started, the ROM data transmission processing cannot be performed unless the power is turned off once.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing the states of signals on the ball lending enable signal line, the payout state signal line, and the ball lending preparation signal line shown in FIG. This timing chart shows that the output request signal line is a ball lending enable signal within the time (1 second in the above example) set by the preset data loader timer after the power-on reset in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 to 11. RO when entered in line
The state of M data output is shown. First, the ball lending preparation signal line is turned off by the process of S2 in FIG. As described above, in the normal gaming state, if the ball lending preparation signal line is off, the ball lending possible signal line is not turned on. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, if the ball lending ready signal line is OFF but the ball lending enable signal line is ON, there is a possibility that the ROM data output processing is required. In this case
When it is detected by S5 of 0 that the ball lendable signal line is ON, a predetermined time (1 in the above example) until the ON counter reaches the maximum value by the processing of S6 and S7.
It is judged repeatedly whether or not the ball enable signal line is on for 2 seconds), and if the ON counter is on until it reaches the maximum value, it is judged that the output request signal is input, Using the payout state signal line (ROM data output line), output of ROM data is started from the payout control board side toward the interface board side. First, after it is determined that the ON counter has reached the maximum value, the output of the ROM data output line for one bit is turned on, and eight data bits D0 to D7 are sent following the start bit. In this case, the data bits are output in the order of lower bit D0 to upper bit D7. The time allotted to each bit is approximately 833 μscc. When the transmission of data for 1 byte (= 8 bits) is completed, a 1-bit stop bit is added thereafter, and a transmission waiting time of about 1 msec is set after the stop bit. In addition,
This transmission waiting time may not be necessary. After the transmission waiting time has elapsed, the next 1-byte data is transmitted. In this case as well, a start bit and a stop bit are added before and after one byte of data. In this way R
All the data of the OM are serially transferred to the interface board side on the ROM data output line (payout status signal line). By reading this signal through the interface board 760 with the ROM writer 770 shown in FIG. 7B, the mask ROM 352 of the one-chip microcomputer 350A is read.
All of the program data and the data loader program stored in (see FIG. 5) can be confirmed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the gaming computer according to the present invention is used for payout control, but it may be used for controlling a variable display device, for example. In general, the control computer of the variable display device is often mounted on the same substrate as the game control computer.
Therefore, in this case, the empty pin of the variable display device is set to R.
Although it is used for OM data output, it cannot be directly connected to the interface board 760 using a connector. Therefore, an interface board for data conversion is provided and the interface board for data conversion and the variable display device are connected. R output from the variable display device
Convert the OM data into the data format used by the interface board 760 described above. Then, the interface board for data conversion and the interface board 760 are connected by a connector, and the interface board 76 is further connected.
0 may be connected to the ROM writer 770. That is, in this case, two types of interface boards are used. By doing so, ROM data can be output using the same interface board 760 and ROM writer 770 even for different types of gaming computers.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15 , the ROM data output processing in the gaming computer according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The ROM data transmission method of the gaming computer according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an unused input / output pin of the one-chip microcomputer 350A is used as an output request signal input line. There are features. For example, when a gaming computer using such a mask ROM is used for controlling the variable display device, the variable display device controlling computer and the game controlling computer are mounted on the same substrate, and therefore the payout controlling computer Unlike the above, the connectors are not connected to each other, but are connected on the board. Therefore, it is impossible to disconnect the connector from the normal connection and replace it with the data reading interface board. The gaming computer according to the second embodiment is configured so that data can be easily read even in such a case.

In FIG. 13, the left side is the input / output terminals of the card processor control unit described in the first embodiment,
The right side is the input / output terminals of the payout control board of the pachinko gaming machine. Of the input / output pins of the card processor, 2 pins, 12 pins, 13 pins and 24 pins are used for reading the ROM data. Pin 8 is for grounding. 2 of these pins
Pins and pins 24 are for sending the output request signal input line to the payout control board. Pin 12 is a pin for receiving ROM data from the payout control board. Pin 13 is a pin for receiving a clock signal that determines the timing for latching the data serially transmitted to pin 12 from the payout control board side.

Of the input / output terminals on the payout control board side, D
out terminal, DATA terminal, and CLK terminal are RO
It is used for M data transmission processing. D As shown in FIG. 13, the out terminal is connected to the pin 2 and the pin 24 of the card processor control unit via a photo coupler, and the output request signal generated on the card processor control unit side is once converted to an optical signal. After being converted, it is converted into an electric signal again and input. The DATA terminal is connected to pin 12 of the card processor controller. The CLK terminal is 1 of the card processor control unit.
It is connected to pin 3. The ROM data reading method of the gaming computer of this embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment, in that a synchronous type is adopted as a serial transmission method and data is surely transmitted using a clock. Has its characteristics.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of a program executed by the one-chip microcomputer 350A on the payout control board 730, in which a program for performing the ROM data transmission process according to the system shown in FIG. 13 is incorporated. First, in S20, D Processing for detecting the out signal is performed. A determination as to whether or not to send the ROM data as a result of the processing is made in S21,
If it is determined that the data is not being sent, the process proceeds to S40, and another normal process different from the ROM data sending process is performed. After normal processing, this program waits for a timer interrupt. If there is a timer interrupt, this program will be repeatedly executed from the beginning.

If it is determined in S21 that the process for transmitting the ROM data is being performed, the process proceeds to S22, in which it is determined whether or not the process is in the data transmission end state. This judgment is made, for example, by checking the value of the process flag prepared in advance. The setting of the data transmission end state is performed in S39 described later. If the result of determination in S22 is that data transmission has ended, this program waits for a timer interrupt. That is, once the data transmission end state is reached, this program will not perform any processing thereafter. When it is determined in S22 that the data transmission is not completed, the process proceeds to S23, and it is determined whether or not the process is before the data transmission is started. If it is determined before the data transmission is started, the process proceeds to S24, and the data transmission start preprocessing is performed. Here, a predetermined procedure for exchanging data is performed with the card processor control unit. This procedure is, for example, RO described later.
There are processes such as securing the M data transfer preparation time and starting the transmission of the clock CLK. After S24, the process proceeds to S25, where the ROM data sending state is set as the process state.
After S25, this program waits for a timer interrupt.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S23 that the data transmission is not yet started, the process proceeds to S26, and it is determined whether or not the process is transmitting the ROM data. R
When it is determined that the OM data is being sent, the process proceeds to S27, and the ROM data sending process is performed. Each time the process of S27 is executed, only one bit of data of the corresponding address in the ROM is output to the card processor control unit via the DATA signal line. At this time, a checksum is also calculated to confirm on the card processor control side whether the data has been correctly transmitted. Two checksums are prepared. One uses a 2-byte storage area for checking the sending status of 256 bytes of data, and the other uses the checksum of all sending data. Similarly, it uses a storage area of 2 bytes. Then, every time the ROM data is transmitted bit by bit, the value is added. The checksum for 256-byte data is once cleared after the transmission of 256-byte data is completed, as will be described later. The area for checking when sending all data is not cleared in this way.

At S28, a determination is made as to whether transmission of all data has been completed. If it is determined that the transmission of all data has not been completed, the process proceeds to S29, and a determination is made as to whether the transmission of data for one page, that is, 256 bytes has been completed. If the data transmission is not completed, this program waits for a timer interrupt, and if the data transmission is completed, the process proceeds to S30 to execute the process 2
Processing for setting the 56-byte checksum transmission state is performed. Since the 256-byte checksum sending state is set in the process, the answer to the determination in S26 next time is NO, and the process proceeds to S32.

In S32, it is determined whether or not the process is in the state of transmitting the 256-byte checksum. If the 256-byte checksum is being sent, the process proceeds to S33, and the 256-byte checksum indicating the addition result of all the 256-byte data is DATA.
The process of sending out through the signal line is performed. In the card processor control unit, based on the ROM data input via the DATA signal line, the 256-byte checksum and the total checksum are added in the same manner as the process performed in S27, and the 256-byte checksum is added. The 256-byte checksum sent from the payout control board at the time when the reception of the data is finished is compared with the 256-byte checksum calculated by itself. If the collation results match, it is considered that the data output was normally performed, but if they do not match, it is determined that there is some abnormality in the communication, and the transfer of the 256-byte data is repeated again. Become.

After S33, the process proceeds to S34, and it is determined whether or not the 256-byte checksum sending process is completed. If not completed, wait for timer interrupt. If completed, proceed to S35 to execute process
The process of setting the OM data transmission state is performed. S
After 35, this program waits for a timer interrupt. S3
As a result of the process of 5, the answer of the judgment of S22 and S23 of the next time is N
If the answer to O or S26 is YES, the ROM data transmission process from S27 is performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S32 that the process is not in the 256-byte checksum sending state, the process proceeds to S36, in which it is determined whether the process is in the checksum sending state. If the determination result is NO, this program waits for a timer interrupt. On the other hand, S
If it is determined as a result of the determination in 28 that the transmission of all data has been completed, the state of transmitting all checksums is set as a process in S31. In this case, the determination result in S36 is YES, and the process proceeds to S37. Try S37, S
A process of transmitting all checksum data calculated for all data at 27 via the DATA signal line is performed. In S38, it is determined whether or not the transmission of all checksum data has been completed. If not completed, a timer interrupt wait is made, and if completed, the process is set to a data transmission completion state. Is performed. S3
After 9, the program waits for a timer interrupt.

As described above, according to the program shown in FIG. 14, while the program is repeatedly executed by the timer interruption, the ROM data and the 256-byte ROM are stored.
The 256-byte checksum prepared for the data and all the checksum data calculated for all the data are sent to the interface board 760. The interface board 760 collates the input ROM data with the 256-byte checksum and all the checksum data, and determines whether or not the ROM data is correctly received.

FIG. 15 uses the connection shown in FIG.
Each signal line CLK, DATA, D when the ROM data transmission processing is performed according to the program shown in FIG.
It is a timing chart of out. First, the output request signal is D It is input to the out terminal. That is, terminal D
The signal at the out terminal changes from off to on. Based on the detection of the output request signal, the output request signal (ROM
The time T1 (for example, about 50 msec) for confirming that the data transfer signal is input is started. D again in T1 When the out terminal is turned off, ROM data is not output. During T1 D
When the signal at the out terminal is on, it is determined that the output request signal has been input, and the output at the CLK terminal is turned on. The output of the CLK terminal is turned on for a predetermined time (about 50 msec) T2 as the ROM data transfer preparation time, and the transmission of the clock signal is started as the time T2 elapses. To the DATA terminal, each ROM data is sequentially output one byte at a timing defined by the falling edge of the clock signal, in the order from the most significant bit to the least significant bit. The card processor control unit latches the signal input to the DATA terminal at the timing of the rising edge of the clock signal. As a result, the ROM data is serially transmitted from the payout control computer to the card processor controller. When all data transfer is completed, CLK
The signal from the terminal is for a predetermined time (for example, about 100 msec)
It will be on for a while. When the card processor control unit detects that the clock signal is on for about 100 msec, it determines that the data transfer is completed, and the D out
Turns off the terminal output.

In the lower part of FIG. 15, the output order of the data output from the DATA terminal is shown in byte units. As shown in FIG. 15, 256 bytes are sequentially output from the first byte of the ROM data from the DATA terminal, and then the checksum (2 bytes) data calculated for the transferred 256 bytes of data is output. The upper byte and the lower byte are sequentially transmitted in that order. Then, the next 256 bytes of data are transferred again, and in this way, data is transferred 256 bytes at a time. After the transfer of all data is completed, the last 256
A signal of the upper 1 byte and the lower 1 byte of the checksum taken for the data of bytes is transmitted, and finally, the upper 1 byte and the lower 1 byte of the checksum calculated for all the data are transmitted successively. When the checksum is calculated for all data, overflow occurs in the 2-byte storage area, but the interface board 760
However, similarly, the calculation can be performed using only 2 bytes, so that the data can be checked with a certain degree of reliability even if only the data of 2 bytes is used.

As described above, when the gaming machine computer according to the second embodiment is used, the data stored in the mask ROM can be obtained even from the gaming computer directly connected by the circuit board without using the connector. Can be read. In this case, since the data is serially transmitted using the synchronous procedure using the clock signal, the possibility that the data to be read contains an error is reduced, the data can be read reliably, and the contents of the program data can be read. The reliability of the check is improved. Also, ROM
Since the data is output after being converted into a format for predetermined serial transmission, those who know the procedure can read the data reliably and easily, and at the same time do not know the processing procedure. There is also an effect for security protection that it cannot be read easily.

In the embodiment described above, the card balance is recorded directly on the card, but instead, the card is made to record the information capable of specifying the card balance (for example, the card number), The hall management computer installed in the amusement hall stores the card balance corresponding to the card number, and the hall management computer uses the card number of the insertion card as a clue to determine the card balance corresponding to the insertion card. It may be configured such that the player can play the game by using the indexed card balance.

In the above embodiment, the payout control computer stores the number of payout prize balls according to each payout condition, and the payout control computer operates based on the input of the winning ball detection signal from the game control computer. Although the payout is performed and communication is not performed from the payout control computer to the game control computer, the number of payout prize balls is stored in the game control computer, and the payout control computer communicates with the payout control computer. Prize ball payout control may be performed by two-way communication.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

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[Specific Example of Means for Solving the Problem] A pachinko gaming machine 60 shown in FIG. 1 and the like constitutes a gaming machine. Discharge control microcomputer 3 shown in FIG.
A control computer (a gaming machine computer used in the gaming machine) for controlling the gaming machine is constituted by 50 and the like. The ROM 352 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes a program storage means for storing program data for controlling the gaming machine (control program data). A periodic interrupt request is generated by S11 of FIG.
The program stored in the program storage means
By repeatedly executing the processing with gram data,
Control execution means for controlling the gaming machine is configured.
It is stored in the program storage means by S9 of FIG.
The read command signal to read the program data
Control of the gaming machine is executed after powering on the gaming machine
Input is continued for a predetermined period or more within the previous period.
Stored in the program storage means based on
Output means for outputting the stored program data
Is configured. The program is executed by S8 in FIG.
While the output means is outputting the program data,
The actual processing of the program data according to the interrupt request
Prohibition means for prohibiting lines are configured. As shown in FIG. 5, at least the program storage means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip. As described above that the present invention may be a game control computer, the program data stored in the program storage means is game control program data, and the control execution means is the program storage. The game control (game control) is executed based on the game control program data stored in the means. As shown in FIG. 12 and the like, the program output means outputs the program data by serial transmission according to a predetermined procedure (outputs to the outside of the control computer). Figure 1
5, the program output means outputs the program data in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal (clock signal) when the program data is output by the serial transmission (the control computer). Output to the outside). As shown in FIG. 14, when the program output means outputs the program data, the program output means receives data at the receiver of the program data.
Confirmation used to confirm whether there is no error in
Further output data (checksum data). As shown in FIG. 12 and the like, the program output means is
When outputting the program data, output start specifying data (start bit) capable of specifying the output start of the output program data and output end specifying data (stop bit) capable of specifying the output end of the output program data ) And are further output. Shown in Figures 1-4
As described above, the gaming machine is used for lending game media (ball rental).
A recording medium that accepts the recording medium
Recording medium processing device for outputting to the gaming machine (card processing machine
62) is wired and connected (FIG. 4),
A signal input section for inputting the output command signal (switch in FIG. 8).
Circuit 709), and the signal input section is
The game machine inputs the signal output from the recording medium processing device
In the signal input unit (switch circuit 709 in FIG. 8) for
It is also used. The recording medium processing device is the gaming machine.
Signal on condition that a predetermined signal is output from
Outputs a signal to the input section (in the normal gaming state, payout control
Unless you receive the ball lending preparation signal line from the board, the card processing
The machine control unit 135 sends a ball lending enable signal to the payout control board.
Will not be given. ), The program output means is
The predetermined signal is not output to the recording medium processing device.
The signal input to the signal input section in the state of
Judgment as an instruction signal (Fig. 12, payout in normal gaming state)
Unless you receive the ball lending preparation signal line from the control board,
The processing unit control unit 135 sends the ball lending possible signal to the payout control board.
It is not given to them. That is, in the normal gaming state
If you turn off the ball lending preparation signal line,
The line should also be off. So, ball lending preparation
Even if the signal line is off, the ball lending signal line is
When it is turned on, the connection is not normal and the connection is not
Performed with the interface board 760 (see FIG. 7)
Are, the through Ji by ROM data sends Tamakashi enable signal line
Judge that the requested output request signal is input
Of. ). The gaming machine stores the program data
A data output unit for outputting (switch circuit 71 in FIG. 8)
0) is further included, and the data output unit is provided in front of the gaming machine.
A signal for outputting a predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device
Also used for the output section (switch circuit 710 in FIG. 8)
It The program output means is the program data.
Is divided into 1 unit data consisting of a predetermined amount of data and output
(Fig. 11 shows the flow of the ROM data transmission process subroutine.
-It is a chart. One page is 256 bytes of memory
Refers to the area. ), The data for confirmation is divided and output.
1 unit confirmation data corresponding to each 1 unit data input
Data and full accuracy corresponding to all of the above program data
Approve data and output (2 for this checksum
One is prepared, and one is for sending 256 bytes of data.
Uses a 2-byte storage area to check the output status
The other one checks the contents of all transmitted data.
Also uses a 2 byte storage area for
It ).

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[Effect of the embodiment of means for solving the problems] claim 1
Regarding the read command signal after the power of the gaming machine is turned on
Within a period before the control of
Program memory based on continuous input on
The control program data stored in the means is read out.
And output. Therefore, it is difficult to read the data.
Even if the program storage means
The contents of the data can be easily confirmed. In addition to that
After turning on the power of the game machine and before the control of the game machine is executed
The read command signal is input during the extremely limited period.
Since and are conditions for program data output,
It is not possible for fraudsters to
It becomes difficult to read the program data. Furthermore
In addition, the read command signal is predetermined in such a limited period.
Outputs program data unless it continues for a specified period
Because the conditions are not met, noise caused by noise in the game hall
It is possible to prevent malfunction of the gram data output. Only
Also, the program output means outputs the program data
While processing, the processing of the program data according to the interrupt request
Since it is prohibited, the output process of program data is interrupted.
It is possible to prevent the request from being terminated midway.
Regarding claim 2, in addition to the effect concerning claim 1,
The program storage means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip.
Therefore, the program storage means can be easily installed from the chip.
Since it cannot be removed, the program data on the gaming machine
It becomes difficult to read illegally, and the illegal decoding of the program
Becomes even more difficult, and technology and know-how for controlling game machines
It will be possible to securely retain the confidentiality of c
In addition, the program memory that stores the program that was tampered with
Fraudulent acts of exchanging means with legitimate program storage means
It can be difficult to do. And this
When it is difficult to read such program data,
The program output means is stored in the program storage means.
By outputting the program data that is
Stored in the program storage means of the gaming machine using the output data
You can easily check the contents of the programmed data
You can Regarding claim 3, in claim 1 or 2,
In addition to the effects related to
Based on the game control program data
Gyote stage to perform a game control. Therefore, the program
The program data from the control means outside the control computer
The program data for game control can be output by outputting
Data can be easily confirmed. Regarding claim 4
In addition to the effect according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Program data can be transferred to a computer for control by serial transmission.
It knows the transmission procedure because it is output to the outside of the data
Certainly and easily for the game machine program
The data can be read. On the contrary, know the transmission procedure
Data that cannot be read cannot be read easily
Become. Therefore, the security of the program data
Can be improved. Regarding Claim 5, Claims
In addition to the effect related to 4, the game machine program data
It is output because it is output in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal.
It is less likely that the program data will contain errors
The program data can be output reliably and the program
The reliability of confirmation of the contents of the system data can be improved.
It Regarding claim 6, any one of claims 1 to 5
In addition to the effects related to
Check whether the data is correct at the recipient of the system data.
I can accept it. Regarding claim 7, any one of claims 1 to 6
In addition to the effects related to
Output when the program data is output.
Output start specific data that can specify the output start of the program data
Data and the end of output of the output program data
Further possible output end specific data is output. this
Therefore, output start specific data and output end specific data
More game machine program data output for confirmation
You can see how long it has been. Regarding claim 8
In addition to the effects according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A signal input unit for inputting the read command signal,
The game machine outputs the signal output from the recording medium processing device.
Since it is also used as a signal input section for inputting,
It is possible to suppress an increase in the number of required parts and
It is possible to suppress an increase in the output. Regarding claim 9
In addition to the effect of claim 8, the signal input section
Ensure that the input signal is the read command signal
Can be judged. Regarding claim 10, claim
In addition to the effects related to item 8 or 9,
The data output unit for outputting the data is
A signal for outputting a predetermined signal to the recording medium processing device
Since it is also used for the output part, the number of required parts increases.
Can be suppressed, and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
You can With respect to claim 11, claims 6 to 10
In addition to the effect regarding any of the above, as confirmation data,
One unit corresponding to each unit data that is divided and output.
The position confirmation data and all of the above program data
Since all the corresponding confirmation data is output,
Check the data error more strictly at the recipient.
You can Regarding claim 12, a read command
The signal is after the power of the gaming machine is turned on and before the control of the gaming machine is executed.
Within the period, the data was input continuously for a predetermined period or longer.
Based on that, the control stored in the program storage means
The program data for is read and output. But
Is a program storage means that makes it difficult to read data.
However, you can easily check the contents of the stored program data.
You can In addition to that, after turning on the power of the gaming machine,
In a very limited period before the control of the machine is executed
Program data output when read command signal is input
Conditions, so the timing of reading program data
Restrictions allow unauthorized persons to read program data illegally.
It will be difficult to put out. Moreover, such limited periods
During this time, the read command signal must continue for a predetermined period or longer.
If so, the output condition of the program data is not satisfied,
Malfunction of program data output due to noise in the game arcade
Can be prevented. Moreover, the program output means
While outputting program data, responding to an interrupt request
Since processing of program data is prohibited, the program
The data output process was interrupted because of an interrupt request.
It can be prevented. In addition, the program storage means
Since the control execution means is a single chip,
The ram storage means cannot be easily removed from the chip, so
It becomes difficult to read the program data illegally,
For illegal control of game machines
That the confidentiality of the technology and know-how of
In addition, the program memory that stores the program that was tampered with
The fraud to be replaced means the regular program storage means
It can be difficult to do. And this
When it is difficult to read such program data,
The program output means is stored in the program storage means.
By outputting the program data that is
Stored in the program storage means using the output data
Easily check the contents of program data for controlling gaming machines
can do. With respect to claim 13, claim 12
In addition to the effect of being stored in the program storage means
Control based on the game control program data
The executing means executes the game control. Because of this, the program
Program data from the output means of the control computer
Program output for game control
Data can be easily confirmed. Regarding Claim 14
In addition to the effect of claim 12 or 13,
Program data can be transferred to the control computer by real transmission.
Since it is output to the outside of the computer,
It is sure and easy for the game machine program day
Data can be read. On the contrary, know the transmission procedure
For those who do not have the ability to read data easily
It Therefore, the security of the program data is improved.
Can be raised. With respect to claim 15, the claim
In addition to the effects related to 14, game machine program data
Is output in synchronization with the specified sync signal,
There is less possibility that the program data
The program data can be output reliably and the program
The reliability of confirmation of the contents of the system data can be improved.
It With regard to claim 16, any one of claims 12 to 15
In addition to the effects related to
Whether the data is correct at the recipient of the program data
Can be confirmed. Regarding claim 17, is it claim 12?
In addition to the effects related to any one of
Output the program data by force means.
Output that can specify the start of output of the programmed program data
Output of start specific data and output program data
Output that can specify the end.
Be done. Therefore, output start specific data and output end
Confirm the contents of the game machine program data with the constant data.
Therefore, it is possible to grasp the period being output . Contract
Regarding claim 18, any one of claims 12 to 17
In addition to the effect of inputting the read command signal
The signal input unit of is output from the recording medium processing device.
Also used as a signal input part for the game machine to input signals
Therefore, the increase in the number of required parts must be suppressed.
Therefore, an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Contract
Regarding claim 19, in addition to the effect concerning claim 18,
The signal input to the signal input section is the read command signal.
It is possible to surely determine whether or not the issue. Claim
Regarding 20, the effect according to claim 18 or 19
In addition, data for outputting the program data
The output unit allows the gaming machine to send a predetermined amount of data to the recording medium processing device.
It is also used as a signal output unit for outputting signals.
Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of necessary parts and
It is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost. In claim 21
Regarding the effect, the effect according to any one of claims 16 to 20.
In addition to the above, the confirmation data is divided and output.
1 unit confirmation data corresponding to each 1 unit data, and
All confirmation data corresponding to all program data and
Is output at the receiver of the data.
You can strictly check the data for errors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing machine used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card processor.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a circuit for transmitting and receiving signals between a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing machine.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for a payout control board and a ball payout board.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining operation timings of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a connection state of a payout control board at a normal time and a ROM data read time.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing connection lines and circuits used for ROM data output.

9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

11 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart for explaining operation timings of a card processing machine and a pachinko gaming machine when outputting ROM data.

FIG. 13 is a ROM according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a circuit diagram of a circuit used for data transmission.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the payout control computer according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart for explaining a ROM data output process by the payout control computer according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

63 is a ball dispenser, 350 is a payout control microcomputer, 350A is a one-chip microcomputer, 7
0 is a ball payout board, 62 is a card processing machine, 60 is a pachinko game machine, 730 is a payout control board, 400 is a winning ball processing device, 352 is a ROM, 300 is a card processing machine control microcomputer, 760 is an interface board, 77
0 is a ROM writer.

Claims (21)

(57) [Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a control computer for controlling a gaming machine, the operation of which is controlled by the controlling computer, wherein the controlling computer stores program data for controlling the gaming machine. a program storage means for storing, processing by the program data stored in said program storage means each time a periodic interrupt request occurs Repetitive
The control execution means for controlling the gaming machine by executing the return operation , and the program data stored in the program storage means.
Read command signal to read the data is turned on the game machine
After the predetermined within the period before the control of the gaming machine is executed
Was based on continue to be entered over time, and a program output unit that output the program data stored in said program storage means, the program output means outputs said program data
The program data corresponding to the interrupt request while
A gaming machine comprising: a prohibition unit that prohibits execution of processing by a computer . 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least the program storage means and the control execution means are integrated into one chip. 3. The program data stored in the program storage means is game control program data, and the control execution means is based on the game control program data stored in the program storage means. 3. The game control is executed according to claim 1,
Gaming machine described in. 4. The program output means outputs the program data to the outside of the control computer by serial transmission according to a predetermined procedure, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Amusement machine. 5. The program output means, when outputting the program data by the serial transmission, outputs the program data to the outside of the control computer in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein 6. The program output means includes the program
If you want to output the program data,
In order to confirm whether the data is correct at the recipient
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which further outputs confirmation data to be used . Wherein said program output unit, when outputting the program data, program de output
Output start specific data that can specify the output start of the
Output that can specify the output end of the program data that is input
Characterized by further outputting end specific data ,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The game machine is used for lending a game medium.
In front of the signal that accepts the recording medium and commands the loan of the game medium
A signal for inputting the read command signal, which is connected to the recording medium processing device for outputting to the game machine by wiring.
An input unit is further included, and the signal input unit is output from the recording medium processing device.
Also used as a signal input part for the game machine to input signals
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is provided. 9. The recording medium processing device is the game machine
Signal is output on the condition that a predetermined signal is output from
A signal to the input unit, and the program output means records the predetermined signal.
In the signal input section with no output to the media processing device
9. The gaming machine according to claim 8 , wherein the input signal is determined as the read command signal . 10. The game machine, the program data
Further includes a data output unit for outputting the data output unit, wherein the game machine is the recording medium processing device.
Also used as a signal output unit to output a predetermined signal to
Characterized in that there, the gaming machine according to claim 8 or 9. 11. The program output means stores the program data in a unit of a predetermined amount of data.
The data is divided and output to the data, and as the confirmation data, the single unit is divided and output.
1 unit confirmation data corresponding to each rank data,
All confirmation data corresponding to all gram data is output.
Force according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that
Gaming machine described in. 12. A gaming machine computer used for a gaming machine.
A chromatography data, program storage hands for storing program data for control
And the program is stored each time a periodic interrupt request is generated.
Repeat the processing with the program data stored in the means.
Control execution to control the gaming machine by executing it back
Line means and program data stored in the program storage means
The read command signal for reading the
After entering, set in advance within the period before the control of the gaming machine is executed.
Based on the continuous input over the specified period,
The program data stored in the program storage means
Program output means for outputting the data , and the program output means for outputting the program data
The program data corresponding to the interrupt request while
At least the program storage means and the control execution means.
A game machine characterized in that and are integrated into one chip
For computer. 13. The program storage means stores the program.
The program data stored is the program data for game control.
And the control execution means is stored in the program storage means.
Based on the game control program data stored in the
13. The gaming machine computer according to claim 12 , wherein the gaming control is executed . 14. The program output means is predetermined
The program data is transferred by serial transmission according to the specified procedure.
And outputs the over data, according to claim 12 or 1
3. A computer for gaming machine according to item 3 . 15. The program output means is the serial
If you want to output the program data by
15. The gaming machine computer according to claim 14 , wherein the program data is output in synchronization with a predetermined synchronization signal . 16. The program output means, when outputting the program data, outputs the program data.
Characterized in that it further outputs a probability認用data that is used to check whether the data is correct at the receiving destination, a game machine computer according to any of claims 12 15. 17. The program output means, when outputting the program data, output start specifying data capable of specifying an output start of the output program data,
The gaming machine computer according to any one of claims 12 to 16, further comprising: output end specifying data capable of specifying an output end of the output program data. 18. The game machine is used to lend a game medium.
A recording medium that accepts the recording medium
Connected to the recording medium processing device for outputting to the gaming machine and wiring
The gaming machine is a signal for inputting the read command signal.
An input unit is further included, and the signal input unit is output from the recording medium processing device.
Also used as a signal input part for the game machine to input signals
It is characterized in that is, a game machine computer according to any one of claims 12 17. 19. The game machine is the recording medium processing device.
Signal on condition that a predetermined signal is output from
A signal is output to an input section, and the program output means records the predetermined signal.
In the signal input section with no output to the media processing device
19. The gaming machine computer according to claim 18, wherein the input signal is determined to be the read command signal . 20. The game machine, the program data
Further includes a data output unit for outputting the data output unit, wherein the game machine is the recording medium processing device.
Also used as a signal output unit to output a predetermined signal to
20. The method according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that
Computers for gaming machines. 21. The program output means stores the program data in a unit of a predetermined amount of data.
And outputs the divided over data, the first single said as confirmation data, divided and output
1 unit confirmation data corresponding to each rank data,
All confirmation data corresponding to all gram data is output.
Any of claims 16 to 20, characterized in that the force is applied.
A computer for a game machine according to Crab.