JPH06339559A - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to reliably prevent a situation where one player occupies a plurality of gaming machines, and, according to the presence or absence of a player facing the gaming machine, an operation suitable for each situation. And so on. A control state is changed when a player detection signal is output from at least one of a first player detection means (infrared image sensor system GS) and a second player detection means (touch sensor system TS). Means (control system S)
Since the game is changed to a game playable state, it is possible to reliably detect the presence or absence of a player facing the game machine and prevent one player from occupying a plurality of game machines.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine which executes a game on the condition that a player exists.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, one player does not operate a plurality of gaming machines so as to obtain a large profit or make an investment beyond decency. In principle, one player can operate only one gaming machine.

That is, in a conventional pachinko gaming machine, for example, an electrostatic capacitance type touch sensor is provided on an operation handle for operating the firing of a game ball, and when there is a detection signal from the touch sensor, the pachinko gaming machine is operated. The game is executed assuming that there is a face-to-face player, and when there is no detection signal, the player who faces the pachinko gaming machine is assumed to be absent and the game is not played. He kept the principle of the stand.

[0004]

However, the capacitance type touch sensor has a drawback that it generates a detection signal even when an object having a capacitance equivalent to that of a human body is in contact therewith. . Therefore, there is a case where the operation handle or the like is modified to generate a detection signal as if there is a player facing the pachinko gaming machine, and one person occupies a plurality of pachinko gaming machines. It was

Further, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the presence of the player has been confirmed only when the human body touches the operation handle and the touch sensor generates a detection signal. Therefore, even if a player who faces the pachinko gaming machine already exists, until the operation handle is operated, the customer's call-in advertisement continues to be displayed, or conversely, the pachinko gaming machine faces. Despite the absence of a player who operates, there is a problem in that wasteful operations that do not suit the situation are performed, such as continuing to operate environmental devices such as an air purifier and a ventilation fan.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is possible to reliably prevent one player from occupying a plurality of gaming machines, and depending on the presence or absence of a player. The main purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can perform an operation suitable for each situation.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention detects the presence or absence of a player in a non-contact state in a gaming machine that executes a game on condition that a player exists. First player detection means, second player detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a player based on a specific operation by the player, the first player detection means, and the second player detection When a player detection signal is output from at least one of the means, there is provided a control state changing means for changing the control state to a playable state.

The first player detecting means is composed of a distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance between the front surface of the game machine and an object existing on the front surface side of the game machine in a non-contact manner. Alternatively, an infrared image sensor for detecting the thermal information of the human body in a non-contact manner may be used.

Further, the second player detecting means can be constituted by a touch sensor incorporated in a predetermined operation part of the gaming machine.

Further, the control state changing means is the first
Based on the detection results of the player detection means and the second player detection means, a player acceptance preparation state corresponding to a state in which no player exists, a game standby state corresponding to a state in which a player exists, or You may make it change a control state suitably to a game execution state.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide a game start prohibiting means for prohibiting a transition to the game standby state or the game execution state in the player acceptance preparation state.

Further, various information and the like regarding the game is output in the player acceptance preparation state, information regarding the explanation of the game content is output in the game standby state, and information regarding the progress of the game in the game executing state is output. It is also possible to adopt a configuration having an information output means for outputting.

Further, an environment device operation control means for activating a predetermined environment device when the game standby state and the game execution state are set may be provided, and the environment device is a ventilation fan or a butts collecting device. Alternatively, at least one of the air purifiers can be configured.

[0014]

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the first player detecting means (eg, infrared image sensor) and the second player detecting means (eg, CPU) are controlled by the control state changing means (eg, CPU). When a player detection signal is output from at least one of the (touch sensor, etc.), the control state is changed to a state in which the player can play, so the presence or absence of a player can be reliably detected, and one player can play multiple games. It is possible to prevent the situation that the machine is occupied.

In particular, the control state changing means is the first
Based on the detection results of the player detection means and the second player detection means, a player acceptance preparation state corresponding to a state in which no player exists, a game standby state corresponding to a state in which a player exists, or When the control state is appropriately changed to the game execution state, it is possible to perform an appropriate operation or the like depending on the presence or absence of the player.

Further, in the player acceptance preparation state,
In the case where a game start prohibition unit for prohibiting the transition to the game standby state or the game execution state is provided,
It is possible to reliably prevent the game from being started in a situation where there is no player facing the gaming machine, and it is possible to adhere to the principle of each player.

Further, in the player acceptance preparation state, information about a game store is output, in the game standby state, information about the explanation of the game contents is output, and in the game execution state, information about the progress of the game is output. In the case of a configuration including an information output means for performing, it is possible to provide accurate information according to the presence or absence of the player and the state.

Further, when the game standby state and the game execution state are established, a predetermined environmental device (air purifier,
When the environmental device operation control means for operating the ventilation fan, the butts collecting device, etc. is provided, an appropriate environmental device can be operated in the situation where the player exists.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire pachinko gaming machine. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine P exemplified as a gaming machine and a card-type ball lending machine C are configured to form a pair.

On the front panel 1 of the pachinko gaming machine P, a supply plate 2 for supplying the pachinko balls is attached, and below each of the balls, the balls supplied from the supply plate 2 are played one by one in a transparent glass window game area 3 An operation handle 4 of a ball-striking launching device (not shown) for launching to the. The operation handle 4
Also serves as the detection unit (contact terminal) of the electrostatic capacity type touch sensor system TS which is the second player detection means.

At a substantially central portion of the game area 3 of the game board Y into which the hit balls emitted by the hit ball launching device flow,
A variable display device (liquid crystal display) 5 is provided as a variable display means for playing a variable display game for the generation of a right to a big hit game (special game). The variable display device 5 is controlled by a control system S, which will be described later, to display, for example,
D, E, F, G ,? 17 symbols, such as "," are displayed in this order over three digits in a variable manner at a speed that the player cannot follow.

Also, directly below the variable display device 5 is a variable winning device 6 for allowing a player to play a special game when a big hit occurs in a variable display game. On both sides of the variable display device 5, first type starting ports 7 and 8 are provided.
Below the variable display device 5, similar first-type starting ports 9 are provided, respectively. In addition, in each of the first type starting ports 7, 8 and 9, a specific winning detection switch S as a specific state detecting means.
W1 (not shown in the figure) is provided.

A large winning opening 11 is installed at the approximate center of the variable winning device 6, and an opening / closing door 12 is attached to the large winning opening 11 to open the large winning opening 11 by tilting the upper end side to the front side. There is a continuous switch SW in the special winning opening 11.
3 (not shown) are provided. General prize holes 13a and 13b are adjacently provided on the left and right sides of the big prize hole 11,
Normal symbol start switch SW2A, SW2B inside each
(Not shown) is provided. A normal symbol display device 14 is provided below the special winning opening 11, and four prize winning memory display devices (LEDs) 15 are arranged around the normal symbol display device 14.

On the upper front side of the front panel 1, there is a first
Infrared image sensor system G as player detection means
A human body detection unit K of S is provided. This detection unit K is
It is composed of a pyroelectric thin film element (not shown) in a matrix shape (for example, 8 × 8) or a line shape provided with an optical system (for example, a wide-angle infrared lens) 16. Further, the card type ball lending machine C has a built-in magnetic card reader (not shown), and the front panel 17 of the ball lending machine C has a card insertion / ejection slot 1 corresponding to the magnetic card reader.
8 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the back mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine P. In the figure, reference numeral 200 is a launch control device that puts a game ball into a launchable state based on a player detection signal from the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS.

300 is a result of a variable display game executed by the variable display device 5 or operated by the variable display device 5 on the basis of the winning of a game ball which is launched under the control of the launch control device 200. It is an accessory control device that causes the variable winning device 6 to perform a special game or the like based on the above. Reference numeral 500 denotes a discharge control device that controls discharge of prize balls and ball rentals based on a player detection signal, a winning detection signal, or the like from the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS. A control system S of the pachinko gaming machine P is constructed by the launch control device 200, the accessory control device 300, the discharge control device 500, and the like.

The pachinko gaming machine P is generally configured as described above, and by the control system S that changes the control state based on the player detection signal from the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS, For example, when there is a face-to-face player, the control content can be changed to a state in which a game can be played, or the operation of a predetermined environmental device KS can be started. Further, when there is no player to face, the control content is changed to a game-disabled state, or the environmental device KS is stopped to perform an appropriate operation according to the presence or absence of a player. Is possible.

Next, the structure of the operating handle 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the operation handle 4, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view thereof. The operation handle 4 is composed of a fixed portion 41 fixed to the pachinko gaming machine P and a rotation operation portion 42 rotatably attached to the fixed portion 41 via a fastening member 43. The flight distance of the hit ball can be adjusted according to the turning angle of the turning operation unit 42.

The fixed portion 41 is a substantially columnar resin molded product in which a rotary variable resistor VR is attached to a substantially central portion of the back surface, and is fixed to the lower right side of the pachinko gaming machine P. The rotation operation unit 42 includes finger hooks 42a and 42b,
Protrusion-like portions 42c, 42c into which the non-slip members 46, 46 made of conductive rubber are fitted and slidably contact the fixed portion 41,
A resin molding integrally formed with a projecting variable resistor engaging portion 42d that engages with the rotary shaft 47 of the variable resistor VR, and sliding contact grooves 42e, 42e that slidably contact a fastening member 43 described later. Made of goods.

The fastening member 43 has the sliding contact grooves 42e, 42e.
Projecting portions 43a, 43a for inserting the e into the rotation operating portion 42 to regulate the rotation range of the rotation operating portion 42 and a pin-shaped portion 43b serving as a rotation shaft are formed, and the pin-shaped portion 43b has a washer 44.
The rotation operating portion 42 is screwed to the fixed portion 41 with a spring 45 interposed therebetween.

The fixed portion 41, the rotating operation portion 42, and the fastening member 43 are all made of conductive resin, aluminum-coated resin, or the like, and function as contact terminals of the touch sensor system TS. It is like this.
Therefore, when the player touches the operation handle 4, a player detection signal is output from the touch sensor system TS to the control system S, and the control state of the control system S is appropriately changed based on the player detection signal. Become.

The variable resistor VR is connected to the control system S and outputs a resistance value according to the turning angle by the operation of the turning operation section 42. Therefore, based on the resistance value, the launch control device 200 of the control system S can launch the game ball with a strength proportional to the turning angle of the turning operation unit 42.

Further, the rotating operation section 42 is composed of a fixed section 41.
Since it is in a semi-fixed state by the rubber-made non-slip members 46, 46 that are in sliding contact with the rotation position of the rotation operation portion 42, the player does not move even if the player releases the operation handle 4, The rotation position is kept.

Next, the infrared image sensor system GS will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the infrared image sensor system GS, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a structure of the human body detecting unit K, and FIG. 7 is a horizontal direction by the human body detecting unit K of the infrared image sensor system GS. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a sensing state, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the vertical sensing state, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a player detection process by the infrared image processing device of the infrared image sensor system GS.

The infrared image sensor system GS includes a human body detecting section K and a control circuit 50 for controlling the human body detecting section K.
And an infrared image processing device 51 for processing the infrared image data detected by the human body detection unit K. 5 and 6, reference numerals 52, 52, 52, ... Include pyroelectric thin film elements (for example, lead titanate (P
This is a bTiO3) -based pyroelectric thin film element), in which a total of 64 rows and columns of 8 rows are arranged in a matrix. A wide-angle infrared lens 16 having a viewing angle of about 70 degrees is provided on the front surface side of a casing 57 that houses the human body detection unit K, and a player present within the viewing angle can be captured. There is.

The pyroelectric thin film elements 52, 52 of the human body detecting section K
Is based on the control signal from the control circuit 50, for example, 1a → 2a → 3a → ...
→ 8b → 7b → ... 1b → 1c → 2c → ... The drive is controlled sequentially, and a predetermined range on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine P (in this example, 70 degrees each in the vertical and horizontal directions). )
Are repeatedly scanned (see FIGS. 5, 7, and 8).

Then, the infrared image data GD output from the human body detecting section K corresponding to the heat distribution on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine P is input to the infrared image processing device 51 (see FIG. 5). In this example, the infrared image processing device 51
Is composed of a dedicated one-chip microcomputer constituting the infrared image processing algorithm execution unit 51a and a player presence / absence determination processing unit 51b, or a launch control device 200 described later.

The infrared image processing device 51 is connected to the control system S and a display device (for example, a liquid crystal display which also serves as the variable display device 5) 53, and an environmental device KS such as a ventilation fan 54 and a butts collecting device 55. There is.

Here, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, an outline of the processing procedure of the player detection processing executed by the infrared image processing apparatus 51 will be described. First, step S1
Then, after the infrared image data corresponding to the temperature distribution is fetched from each pyroelectric thin film element 52 of the human body detection unit K, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, an appropriate human body extraction temperature is determined according to the background temperature, and then the process proceeds to step S3 to extract a human body-like object and then to step S4 and step S5 to determine the size of the extracted object. Of the static heat object from the extracted object and the step S
Go to 6.

In step S6, image processing in which a neural network or the like is combined is performed to form a highly accurate two-dimensional infrared image, and the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, it is determined based on the two-dimensional infrared image whether or not the image is a player facing the pachinko gaming machine P. If it is determined that the image is not a player, the process returns to step S1. Go back and repeat the infrared image extraction,
If it is determined that the player is the player H, step S8
Proceed to.

At step S8, a series of processes are terminated after the player's detection signal is output to the control system S based on the determination result of step S7. By this player detection processing, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of a player (human body) H facing the pachinko gaming machine P with high accuracy without contact.

Moreover, since the detection is performed before the player starts the game, the control system S is based on the player detection signal and the situation of the player H (that is, is the player ready to start the game? Alternatively, the display of the display device 53 may be changed from a "customer attraction display" (for example, "Irrashimasase" illustrated in FIG. 10A) to "game" depending on whether the game is being executed or not. "Explanation of contents" (For example, "・ Starting the game by winning the start mouth, ・ Starting memory is up to four, ・ Probability variator, ・ Grip the handle," etc.) ) Or "display of progress of game" can be controlled.

Further, the control system S has various environmental devices KS (for example, the ventilation fan 54, the butts collecting device 55, etc.) from the time when the player is detected (that is, before the game is executed).
It becomes possible to control so as to operate.

In this embodiment, the human body detection unit K of the infrared image sensor system GS is arranged in a matrix (for example, 8).
The case where the pyroelectric thin film elements 52, 52, ... Arranged in (× 8) is used has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
It can also be configured by disposing individual pieces.

In that case, in the infrared image processing apparatus, among the eight scanning ranges (1 to 8) as shown in FIG.
It is possible to determine that the player H exists when infrared images are detected at two or more and less than eight spots in adjacent scan ranges (for example, in the range of 3 to 6).

Next, the outline of the touch sensor system TS will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the touch sensor system TS. The touch sensor system TS includes the operation handle 4 also serving as a contact terminal, a touch detection unit 61 connected to the operation handle 4, an oscillation unit 62 having a flip-flop circuit for applying a pulse to the touch detection unit 61, A power supply (for example, AC 24V) is supplied to the detection signal output unit 63 that outputs a detection signal to the control system S based on the change in the pulse from the touch detection unit 61, and the oscillation unit 62 and the detection signal output unit 63. It is composed of a power supply unit 64.

When the player's hand comes into contact with the operation handle 4, the phase of the pulse of the touch detection unit 61 is inverted due to the connection of the ground capacitance, and the detection signal output unit 63 causes the player to output the pulse based on the change of the pulse. The detection signal is the control system S
Is output to. Thereby, the control system S
The control state of the pachinko gaming machine P can be appropriately controlled together with the detection result of the infrared image sensor system GS.

Next, the outline of the environment device KS will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. Here, FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an island facility in which a plurality of pachinko game machines P are arranged, FIG.
3 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a ventilation fan which is a kind of environmental device KS, FIG. 14 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a butts collecting device which is a kind of environmental device KS, and FIG. 15 is a whole of the butts collecting device. It is a side view which shows a structure.

As shown in FIG. 12, each pachinko gaming machine P
Ventilation fans 54, 54 which also function as a calling device are provided above. Further, butts collecting devices 55, 55 are arranged on a table 56 below each pachinko gaming machine P.

The ventilation fan 54, as shown in FIG.
Exhaust duct 70 made of resin with movable fins 70a
A motor 71 and a propeller 72 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 71 are housed on the front side inside. Below the motor 71, a filter 73 for filtering air is arranged.

Further, a housing 74 made of a transparent resin which constitutes a calling device for the staff is integrally formed above the front side of the exhaust duct 70, and a calling lamp 75 and a calling device are provided in the housing 74. A switch 76 is provided. A smoke detection sensor 77 is arranged in front of the exhaust duct 70 so as to project to the outside.
The motor 71 and the smoke detection sensor 77 are connected to the control system S and appropriately controlled.

The ventilation fan 54 is provided in the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS.
By this, when the presence of a player facing the pachinko gaming machine P is detected, it is operated by the control of the control system S, and the air around the pachinko gaming machine P can be purified to improve the gaming environment. Becomes In this example, since the smoke detection sensor 77 is provided, the ventilating fan 54 automatically operates to discharge the smoke regardless of the presence / absence of the player even when the smoke due to smoking is detected. . Further, these environmental devices KS are also configured to operate according to an instruction from the management device 400.

On the other hand, in the butts collecting device 55, as shown in FIG. 14, a slide type opening / closing door 80 is arranged on the upper surface of a hollow stand 56 provided below the pachinko gaming machine P. Further, a turning belt 81 is provided inside the table 56 along the longitudinal direction, and an exhaust duct 82 opening upward is attached at a position near the turning belt 81. An opening / closing sensor (photosensor or the like) 83 for detecting opening / closing of the opening / closing door is provided above the exhaust duct 82.

Next, with reference to FIG. 15, an overall structure of the butts collecting device 55 built in along the longitudinal direction of the table 56 will be described. The rotating belt 81 is provided with a plurality of rolling rollers 84, 84, and is configured to rotate counterclockwise in the figure.

At the lower position of the rotating belt 81, a rotating brush 85 slidingly contacting the surface of the rotating belt 81.
Is arranged to clean the surface of the rotating belt 81. A drive motor 86 is connected to the rolling roller 84 and the rotary brush 85 via a drive system (not shown).

Below the rotating brush 85, the butts 87, 87.
A buttocks receiving box 88 for accommodating .. is arranged detachably. Above the rotating belt 81, magnets 89, 89 are provided.
A belt 90 in the form of an endless track embedded with ... at predetermined intervals.
Are arranged via rolling rollers 91, 91. Also, on the lower left side of the belt 90, the pachinko ball collection box 9
2 is detachably provided.

The belt 90 is rotated clockwise by a drive system (not shown), and the pachinko balls 93, 93, ... , 89 ... is sucked and dropped into the pachinko ball collection box 92 to be collected.

An exhaust duct 95 is extended on the left side of the rotating belt 81 via a filter 94, and the exhaust duct 95 is sandwiched by a filter 96 in front of an exhaust port 99 of the motor 98. A smoke suction fan 97 connected to the rotary shaft is provided.

This butt collection device 55 is the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS.
When a player facing the pachinko gaming machine P is detected by the sensor 83 and the opening of the opening / closing door 80 is detected by the sensor 83, the motors 86 and 98 are activated by the control of the control system S. As a result, the fluent smoke of cigarettes is sucked and discharged by the suction fan 97 through the exhaust ducts 82 and 95, and the ash and the butts 97 dropped on the rotating belt 81 are collected in the butts receiving box 88. Also, the pachinko balls 93 that accidentally flow in from the opening / closing door 80 during the game are attracted by the magnet 89 of the belt 90 and are collected in the pachinko ball collection box 92.

In this way, the ventilation fan 54 and the cigarette butter recovery device 5 are
By controlling ON / OFF of the operation of the environmental device KS such as 5 in relation to the presence or absence of the detection of the player H by the infrared image sensor system GS or the touch sensor system TS, the ventilation fan 54 is turned on in the absence of the player. It is possible to eliminate the waste of continuing to operate and continuously moving the butts collecting device 55, and conversely, it is possible to immediately start cleaning the environment from the time when the player is detected.

Next, referring to FIG. 16, a game ball launching device 1
00 will be described. This game ball launcher 1
Reference numeral 00 denotes a pulse motor 101 used as a drive source instead of the conventional rotary solenoid. A launching pestle 102 is attached to a rotary shaft of a pulse motor 101 arranged in a resin chassis 100a, and by driving the pulse motor 101 based on predetermined control, a launching operation of a game ball ( That is, the operation of rotating clockwise from state A in the figure to state B) and the return operation (that is, the operation of rotating counterclockwise from state B in the figure to state A) are repeated. The details of drive control of the pulse motor 101 will be described later).

A starting point sensor (for example, a photo sensor) for detecting the starting point of the launching pestle 102 is provided at a position where the launching pestle 102 of the chassis 100a is in the state A, and the impact of the launching pestle 102 at the time of returning is absorbed. Rubber cushioning member 1
No. 04 is provided, and an end point position adjuster 105 is provided at a position where the firing punch 102 is in the state B.

The end point position adjuster 105 includes a slide mechanism 10 for moving a rubber cushion member 105a forward and backward.
5b is provided, and the flight distance of the game ball and the like can be adjusted by adjusting the end point position in the state B of the launching pestle 102.

Next, the outline of the control system S as the control state changing means will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 24.
FIG. 17 is a configuration block diagram schematically showing a connection state between the control system S and peripheral devices.

This control system S includes a firing control device 20.
0, an accessory control device 300, a management device 400, a discharge control device 500, and a ball rental control device 600. On the input side of the control system S, an infrared image sensor system GS as the first player detecting means,
Touch sensor system T as second player detecting means
S is connected. Further, on the output side, a display device 5 as information output means and various environmental devices KS (exhaust fan 54, butts collecting device 55, etc.) equipped with environmental device operating means are connected. Then, by the infrared image sensor system GS as the first player detecting means or the touch sensor system TS as the second player detecting means,
When the player detection signal is output, the control system S
Will appropriately change the control states for the information output means and the environmental device KS based on the detection signal. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine P can perform an accurate operation according to the presence or absence of a player.

Next, the flow of various signals in the control system S will be described with reference to FIG. First, from the firing control device 200, a terminal board 700 that sends and receives signals.
And operating signals D1 and D2 to the accessory control device 300, respectively.
Is output, and the accessory control device 300 or the like executes a predetermined process. Further, the accessory control device 300 outputs a transmission clock D3, prize ball data D4, and a firing stop request signal D5 to the discharge control device 500.

Further, between the accessory control device 300 and the left and right pachinko game machines Pa and Pb, the ventilation fan operation request signals D6 and D7 are exchanged with each other. Furthermore, the ventilation fan 54
To the buttocks collecting device 55, and a butts collecting operation request signal D9 to the butts collecting device 55. As a result, the ventilation fan or the like around the corresponding pachinko gaming machine P can be operated, so that the gaming environment can be efficiently purified.

The discharge control device 500 outputs a firing stop signal D10 to the relay 700a of the terminal board 700 based on the firing stop request signal D5,
From the terminal board 700, the firing stop signal D1
Based on 0, the firing control signal D11 (actually, cutting the driving current of AC24V) is output to the firing control device 200. As a result, when a fraud is detected, the launch of the game ball can be immediately stopped, and the acquisition of an unreasonable prize ball can be prevented.

The discharge control device 500 outputs a prize ball number request signal D12 to the accessory control device 300,
The ball lending signal D13 and the prize ball signal D14 are output to the terminal board 700. As a result, necessary data is transmitted to the management device 400.

Emission control device 500 and ball rental control device 600
Between the BRDY signal for detecting the ready state, the BRQ signal for transmitting the request from the ball rental control device 600, the EXS signal for transmitting the end of the ball rental discharge, and the PRDY signal for transmitting the availability of the ball rental discharge. Is given and received. As a result, a predetermined number of balls can be lent out accurately.

From the terminal board 700, an operation signal D15 and a metal frame opening signal D1 are sent to the management device 400.
6, replenishment signal D17, ball lending signal D18, prize ball signal D19
Is output. As a result, various data are sent to the management device 4
00 will be collected.

Further, the management device 400 outputs a ventilation fan operation request signal D20 to the ventilation fan 54 and outputs a butts recovery operation request signal D21 to the butts recovery device 55. Thereby, the ventilation fan 54 and the butts collecting device 55 can be independently turned on / off by remote control from the management device 400 regardless of the presence or absence of the player.

Next, with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 19, the firing control device 20 that constitutes a part of the control system S
The configuration of 0 will be described. First, the firing control device 200 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202 as a read-only memory, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) capable of reading and writing at any time.
203, a frequency divider circuit 205 for dividing the input frequency from the oscillator 204, a power supply circuit 206 for supplying drive power to the CPU 201 and the like, an output port 207 and a driver 208 provided on the output side of the CPU 201, and an input. A communication means 211 including a buffer gate 209 and a low-pass filter 210 provided on the side, and a communication control device and the like.
It consists of and.

The CPU 201 performs various controls relating to the launch of a game ball in accordance with the control program data stored in the ROM 202. The driver 208
The pulse motor 101 for firing and the ball feeding solenoid 106 for feeding the balls to the game ball launching device 100 one by one are connected to the.

Further, the low pass filter 210 includes
An infrared image sensor system GS as a first player detecting means, a touch sensor system TS as a second player detecting means, and a variable resistor (volume) incorporated in the operation handle 4 as an operation amount detecting means. ) VR is connected.

Further, the accessory control device 300 and the terminal board 700 are connected to the communication means 211. Further, the relay 7 in the terminal board 700
The emission control device 500 and the power supply circuit 206 are connected to each other via 00a.

In the ROM 202, the pulse motor 10
The control program data of No. 1 and fixed data such as a control program of operation information based on detection signals from the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS are stored.

Further, in the predetermined storage area of the RAM 203, output information from the variable resistor VR and the pulse motor 10 are provided.
The firing information (rotational speed) by 1 is temporarily stored.

Next, referring to the flow charts and the time charts shown in FIGS. 20 to 40, the control processing procedure of the firing control device 200 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 20 is a general flowchart showing a general control processing procedure of a program executed by the CPU 201 of the firing control device 200.

First, in step S201, input processing of various signals is performed, and then the process proceeds to step S202. In step S202, it is determined whether or not the power is turned on, and "Y
In the case of “es”, the process proceeds to step S209, and “No”
In the case of, it progresses to step S203.

In step S203, it is determined whether or not the check of the storage area of the RAM 203 is normal. If "No", the process proceeds to step S209, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S204. In step S204, an output process of outputting various data stored in the RAM 203 is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S205.

In step S205, each sensor (infrared image sensor system GS, touch sensor system TS
After executing the subroutine of the monitoring process of each sensor for monitoring (e.g., etc.), the process proceeds to step S206. Step S2
In 06, the ball feed solenoid 106, the pulse motor 10
After executing the subroutine of the control processing of each output for controlling the output of 1 etc., the process proceeds to step S207.

In step S207, it is determined whether or not the power-on flag is set. If "Yes", the HALT state is set. If "No", the process proceeds to step S208. In step S208, the main processing subroutine for updating the sequence timer is executed, and then the HALT state is entered.

On the other hand, in step S209, the RAM 203
After clearing the storage area in step S210, the process proceeds to step S210, the power-on flag is set, the initial value is set, and the HALT state is set.

Next, the processing procedure of the monitoring processing of each sensor in step S205 of FIG. 20 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S2051, a subroutine for monitoring processing of a firing sensor (not shown) is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S2052. Step S205
In 2, the subroutine of the monitoring process of the touch sensor system TS is executed and then the process proceeds to step S2053.

In step S2053, the monitoring processing subroutine of the infrared image sensor system GS is executed, and then the flow proceeds to step S2054. Step S2054
Then, the subroutine of the firing start condition monitoring process is executed, and then the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the emission sensor monitoring processing in step S2051. In step S20511, the ball presence flag is reset and the process proceeds to step S20512. Step S2
In 0512, it is determined whether or not the firing sensor detects a ball. If “No”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 21 as it is, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S20513 to set the ball presence flag. After that, the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the touch sensor system TS monitoring processing in step S2052. In step S20521, the touch flag is reset and then step S20522 is entered. In step S20522, it is determined whether or not the player's touch detected by the operation handle 4 is detected. If “No”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 21, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S20523 to move to the touch flag. After setting, returns to the process of FIG.

24 and 25, the above step S205 is performed.
It is a flow chart which shows an example of a processing procedure of infrared image sensor system GS surveillance processing of No. 3. The infrared image sensor system GS monitoring process is performed in place of the player detection process of FIG. 9 described above.

In addition, the flowchart of FIG. 24 shows that the pyroelectric thin film element 5 in the form of an 8 × 8 matrix is provided in the human body detecting section K.
.. is applied, and the flowchart of FIG. 25 shows the processing when eight pyroelectric thin film elements 52, 52 ... Are used as the human body detection unit K in the horizontal direction. .

First, in step S20531 of FIG. 24, the infrared image flag is reset and then step S2.
Move to 0532. In step S20532, the infrared matrix image data is extracted from the matrix-shaped pyroelectric thin film element of the human body detection unit K, and then in step S20.
Proceed to 533.

In step S20533, a process for extracting a human-like shape based on the temperature distribution of the image data captured in step S20532 is performed, and then the process proceeds to step S20534. In step S20534, it is determined whether or not the shape object extracted in step S20533 is a human body. If it is determined that it is not a human body, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 21, and if it is determined that it is a human body, After shifting to step S20535 and storing the image data, the flow advances to step S20535.

In step S20536, the image data stored in the previous sequence is taken out, and the flow shifts to step S20537. Step S20537
Then, the image data stored this time and the above step S205
By comparing with the image data extracted in 36, it is determined whether or not there is a changed portion in the image data, that is, whether or not the image data is a moving human body, not a mannequin or the like.
In the case of “o”, that is, when it is determined that it is not a human body, FIG.
Returning to the processing of No. 1, if "Yes", that is, if it is determined to be a human body, the process proceeds to step S20538 to set the infrared image flag and then returns to the processing of FIG.

By this processing, the presence or absence of the player facing the pachinko gaming machine P is surely determined, and it is possible to change to an appropriate control state based on the determination result.

On the other hand, in the processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 25, the infrared image flag is reset in step S20540 and then the process proceeds to step S20541. In step S20541, infrared data is taken out from the line-shaped pyroelectric thin film element of the human body detection unit K, and then in step S205.
Proceed to 42.

In step S20542, it is determined whether or not the pyroelectric thin film element is turned on at two or more consecutive points adjacent to each other. If "No", the process returns to FIG. 21 and "Yes" is returned. In that case, the process proceeds to step S20543.

In step S20543, it is determined whether or not all (eight in this example) of the pyroelectric thin film elements are turned on, and if "Yes", it is too large than the human body.
That is, it is judged that it is not a human body, and the processing returns to FIG.
In the case of “o”, the human body is regarded as a human body and step S20544
21. After setting the infrared image flag, the process returns to FIG.

FIG. 26 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the firing start condition processing in step S2054. In step S20550, the firing OK flag is reset and the process proceeds to step S20551.

In step S20551, it is determined whether or not the infrared image flag is set. If "No", the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 21, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S20552. Step S
In 20552, it is determined whether or not the touch flag is set. If “No”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 21, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S20553.

In step S20553, it is determined whether or not the ball presence flag is set. If "No", the process returns to FIG. 21, and if "Yes", step S2.
Proceed to 0554. In step S20554, launch is OK.
After setting the flag, the process returns to FIG.

By this processing, the infrared image sensor system GS as the first player detecting means and the touch sensor system TS as the second player detecting means of the player facing the pachinko gaming machine P are both used. Since it is possible to launch the game ball only when the existence is confirmed, it is possible to surely prevent one player from occupying a plurality of pachinko gaming machines.

Next, the processing procedure of the control processing for each output in step S206 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. In step S2060, a subroutine for ball feeding solenoid control processing is executed, and then step S20.
Move to 61. In step S2061, the pulse motor control process subroutine is executed, and then step S2
The process proceeds to 062, the subroutine of the operation information output control process is executed, and the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the ball feeding solenoid control processing of step S2060. In step S20601, the OFF information of the ball feeding solenoid 106 is set, and then in step S20602.
Move to. In step S20602, it is determined whether or not the end of the ball feed time is being monitored. If “No”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 27. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S20603 to advance the ball feed. Solenoid 10
After setting the on information of No. 6, the process returns to FIG. 27. By this processing, it becomes possible to reliably send out the pachinko balls.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the pulse motor control processing in step S2061. In step S20610, the OFF information of the pulse motor 101 is set, and then the process proceeds to step S20611.

In step S20611, it is determined whether the power-on flag is set, and "Yes".
In the case of, the process proceeds to step S20624, and in the case of “No”, the process proceeds to step S20612. Step S20
At 612, it is determined whether or not the operation is normally performed, and “Y
If "es", the process moves to step S20622, and "N"
If it is "o", the process advances to step S20613.

In step S20613, it is determined whether or not the pulse motor end monitor is being performed. If "No", the process proceeds to step S20624, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S20614. Step S20614
Then, it is determined whether or not the number of pulse feeds has become “0”, that is, whether or not a predetermined number of pulses have been sent, and “Yes”
In the case of, it moves to step S20622, and in the case of “No”, it moves to step S20615.

In step S20615, it is determined whether or not the pulse timer has become "0", that is, whether or not one pulse has been sent. If "No", step S2
After shifting to 0616 to update the pulse timer, the process proceeds to step S20620, and if “Yes”, proceeds to step S20617.

In step S20617, the pulse feed number is decremented (subtracted), the flow proceeds to step S20618, the pulse timer is set in accordance with the pulse feed number, and then the flow proceeds to step S20619. Step S2061
In step 9, the pointer is updated and then step S20620.
27, the output data is set based on the pointer, the process proceeds to step S20621, the output data is set in the output area, and the process returns to the process in FIG.

If "Yes" is determined in steps S20612 and S20614, the power-on flag is reset in step S20622, the process proceeds to step S20623, the pulse timer is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S20621. After shifting, the output data is set in the output area and the process returns to FIG.

On the other hand, in step S20613, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", the process proceeds to step S20624, and it is determined whether or not the starting point sensor 103 of the pulse motor 101 is turned on. If "Yes", that is, the firing pestle 102 is in the state A. In that case, the step S20
Jump to 622 and if "No", ie launch pestle 10
If 2 is in state B, the process advances to step S20625.

In step S20625, it is determined whether or not the pulse timer is "0", that is, whether or not one pulse has been sent, and if "No", step S20.
After shifting to 628 and updating the pulse timer, the flow proceeds to step S20620, and in the case of "Yes", shifts to step S20626. In step S20626, the pulse timer for the next pulse is set, then the flow proceeds to step S20627, the pointer is updated, the reverse rotation of the pulse motor 101 is started, and the step S20620 is performed.
Will proceed to.

By this processing, the pachinko ball firing operation by the firing pestle 102 driven by the pulse motor 101 and the returning operation to the starting point position are performed. Here, FIG.
With reference to the time chart shown in FIG. 31 and FIG. 31, an example of the order of applying pulses to the pulse motor 101 will be briefly described. In this embodiment, a pulse motor having a 4-phase stator coil is used.

First, FIG. 30 is a time chart when the pulse motor 101 performs a firing operation (that is, a clockwise (CW) rotation operation). In the case of the pointer "0", the timer value is a ( 10 msec) is set to excite the stator coils of one phase (1φ) and four phases (4φ). Next, in the case of the pointer "1", a is set to the timer value and only the one-phase stator coil is excited. When the pointer is "2", "a" is set to the timer value to excite the 1-phase and 2-phase (2φ) stator coils.

When the pointer is "3", the timer value is set to a.
Is set to excite only the two-phase stator coil. If the pointer is "4", set a to the timer value and
Excite the two-phase and three-phase (3φ) stator coils. Next, in the case of the pointer “5”, the timer value is set to b (9 ms
ec) is set to excite the three-phase stator coil.
Thereafter, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 30, by sequentially exciting predetermined stator coils according to each pointer,
The pulse motor 101 rotates in the clockwise direction (CW), and the driving force thereof allows the firing pestle 102 to fire a pachinko ball.

The timer value is a (10 msec) → b (9 msec) → c in order to gradually accelerate the launching pestle 102 at the time of launching and to launch a pachinko ball with arbitrary strength.
(8 msec) → d (7 msec) → e (6 msec)
→ f (5 msec) → g (4 msec) → h (3 mse
c) → i (maximum 3 msec: However, it varies depending on the operation amount of the flight distance adjustment).

On the other hand, FIG. 31 is a time chart when the pulse motor 101 performs a return operation (that is, a counterclockwise (CCW) rotation operation). In the case of the pointer "5", the timer value is a. Set (10 msec) to 3
Only the phase (3φ) stator coil is excited. When the pointer is "4", a is set to the timer value to excite the two-phase (2φ) and three-phase (3φ) stator coils. Next, in the case of the pointer "3", "a" is set to the timer value to excite the stator coils of one phase (1φ) and two phases (2φ).

Thereafter, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 31, the pulse motor 101 is rotated counterclockwise (CC
W), and the driving force causes the firing pestle 102 to return to the starting point position.

Next, the processing procedure of the operation information output control processing of step S2062 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S20620, the operation off information is set, and then the process proceeds to step S20621. In step S20621, it is determined whether the infrared image flag is set, and if "No",
That is, when the player is not detected by the infrared image sensor system GS, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 27, and in the case of “Yes”, that is, when the player is detected by the infrared image sensor system GS, step S
Proceed to 20622.

In step S20622, it is determined whether or not the touch flag is set. If "Yes", that is, if the presence of the player is detected by the touch sensor system TS, the process proceeds to step S20623. Then, the operation on information is set and the process returns to the process of FIG. 27. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S20624.
In step S20624, it is determined whether it is the off timing (that is, the timing at which the operation is stopped).
If “Yes”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 27, and if “No”, the process proceeds to the step S20623 to set the operation ON information and then returns to the process of FIG. 27.

Here, the time chart of FIG. 33 and FIG.
An example of the output state of operation information will be briefly described with reference to the correspondence table of. In this example, the state A is a human body non-detection state (that is, a state in which the human body H is not detected by both the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS).
Shows the non-operation state in. The state B indicates a non-working state in a human body detection state (that is, a state in which the human body H is detected by the infrared image sensor system GS and not yet detected by the touch sensor system TS).

The state C is a human body detection state (that is, the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS.
Shows the operating state when the human body H is detected in both cases. Then, as shown in FIG. 34, when both the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS are in the off state "1", it is assumed that there is no player, and an L level signal is output, and based on the signal. For example, in FIG.
A call-in display such as “Irish Imase” shown in (A) of FIG.

When the infrared image sensor system GS is off,
In the state "2" in which the touch sensor system TS is on, there is no player who faces the pachinko gaming machine P (that is,
(The state where the next player is touching the operation handle 4)
As a result, an L level signal is output and the same call-in display as described above is performed.

When the infrared image sensor system GS is on,
In the state "3" in which the touch sensor system TS is off, there is a player facing the pachinko gaming machine P, but it is assumed that the player is in the game preparation state in which he / she has not touched the operation handle 4 yet. Signals are alternately output, and based on the signals, for example, (B) in FIG.
The explanation of the game contents and the like are displayed as shown in FIG.

When both the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS are in the ON state "4", there is a player facing the pachinko gaming machine P, and it is assumed that the game is being executed, and an H level signal is given. Based on the output signal, variable display such as that shown in FIG. 10C is performed. Further, when the infrared image sensor system GS is turned on and the touch sensor system TS is turned off from the state “4”, the state is changed to “5”, and it is determined that the player temporarily suspends the game. The level signal is continuously output for a certain period of time (for example, 5 minutes), and the variable display similar to the above is performed.

Further, when the infrared image sensor system GS shifts to the off state "6" from the above state "5" and a certain time has passed, it is determined that there is no player.
The L level signal is output, and the call-in display and the like such as "Irassha Imase" shown in FIG.

Next, the processing procedure of the main processing in step S208 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S2080, it is determined whether or not the sequence timer has expired, and "N
If "o", the process proceeds to step S2081 to update the sequence timer and then returns to the process of FIG.
If s ″, the process proceeds to step S2082.

In step S2082, it is determined whether or not the execution step number is improper. If "No", the process proceeds to step S2084, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S2083 to execute the execution step. After initializing the number, the process moves to step S2084. Step S
In 2084, step branch processing is performed, and the normal processing of step S2085 (processing number:
0), the ball feed time end monitoring process (process number: 1) in step S2086, the weight end monitoring process (process number: 2) in step S2087, and the pulse motor end monitoring process (process number: 3) in step S2088. After executing, the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 36 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the normal processing in step S2085. In step S20850, it is determined whether or not the firing OK flag is set, and in the case of "No", the state shown in FIG.
Returning to the processing of 5, if "Yes", the step S20
The process moves to 851.

In step S20851, the process number is changed to "1", and then step S20852 follows.
The sequence timer is set to the time A (for example, 80 msec), and the process returns to FIG. By this processing, FIG.
As shown in the time chart of
A pulse having a width of 80 msec is applied to the ball feeding solenoid 106 every 600 msec) to send out the pachinko balls one by one.

FIG. 37 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the ball feeding end monitoring processing of the step S2086. In step S20860, the process number is changed to "2", then the process proceeds to step S20861, the sequence timer is set to time B (for example, 320 msec), and the process returns to the process in FIG.

FIG. 38 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the wait end monitoring processing of the step S2087. In step S20870, the process number is changed to "3", the process proceeds to step S20871, the sequence timer is set to time C (for example, 178 msec at the maximum), and then the process proceeds to step S20872. Step S20
At 872, the number of pulses (that is, the number of steps (rotation angle) of the pulse motor) is set, and at step S20873, the pulse width (that is, the flight distance of the pachinko ball to be fired) is set based on the operation amount of the operation handle 4. Then, the process returns to the process of FIG.

By this processing, the pulse motor 10
1 can be rotated in the clockwise direction (CW), and the firing pestle 106 can be moved with a strength (speed) corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 4.
It is possible to drive and launch a pachinko ball.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the pulse motor end monitoring processing of the step S2088. In step S20880, the process number is "0".
After changing to, the process proceeds to step S20881, the sequence timer is set to the time D (for example, 22 msec), and the process returns to the process of FIG.

Then, from the time when the time D has elapsed in the sequence timer, a pulse of, for example, 10 msec per step is repeatedly applied to the pulse motor 101 for a maximum of 30 steps, whereby the pulse motor 101 is rotated counterclockwise (CCW). The launching pestle 106 can be returned to the starting point by rotating the launching pestle 106.

Next, based on the block diagram of FIG. 41, the accessory control device 300 for constructing a part of the control system S.
The configuration of will be described. First, the accessory control device 300
Is a central processing unit (CPU) 301 for an accessory, and a read only memory (ROM) 302 as a read-only memory.
And a RAM (Random Acc
ess Memory) 303, a frequency divider circuit 305 for dividing an input frequency from an oscillator (not shown), and the accessory CPU 3
01 and the like, and a power supply circuit 306 for supplying driving power to the accessory C
Connected to the output port 307 and the driver 308 provided on the output side of the PU 301, the buffer gate 309 and the low-pass filter 310 provided on the input side, the communication means 311 including a communication control device and the like, and the accessory CPU 301. Display control device 800.

The accessory CPU 301 has the ROM 30.
In accordance with the control program data stored in No. 2, various controls related to winning objects such as a special winning opening and a variable display device are performed. A speaker 314 is connected to the accessory CPU 301 via a sound generator 312 and an amplifier 313.

The driver 308 has a special winning opening solenoid SOL-A and a solenoid SOL- for an ordinary electric accessory.
B, normal symbol display 14, special symbol winning memory display 15
Etc. are connected.

Further, the low-pass filter 310 includes
Special symbol starting switch SW1, normal symbol starting passage gate switches SW2A, SW2B, continuation switch SW3, etc. are connected.

Further, in the communication means 311, the launch control device 200, the discharge control device 500, the left and right gaming machines Pa and Pb, the ventilation fan 54, the butts collecting device 55.
Are connected.

The ROM 302 outputs control program data for controlling each electric accessory of the game board Y, message data for notifying the player of the reach state, display patterns of various display lamps, and a speaker. Fixed data such as a voice generation pattern is stored.

Further, in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 303, information relating to stop display of identification information (for example, the number of big hits and the number of occurrences of misalignment), a random number extracted by a random number extraction means (not shown), and a reach operation. The number of executions of the game and data related to the game (for example, winning memory) are temporarily stored.

The display control device 800 includes a display central processing unit (CPU) 801 and a ROM 802 as a read-only memory built in the display CPU 801.
A RAM 803 capable of being read and written at any time, a VDP (video display processor) 804 connected to the display CPU 801, and the VDP 804.
Video RAM (V-RAM) 8 for exchanging image signals with
05 and a driver 8 connected to the output side of the VDP 804
06, and a font ROM that stores the typeface of display characters connected to the display CPU 801.

A liquid crystal display 5 as a special symbol display is connected to the driver 806. Further, the power supply device 306 is connected to the display control device 800.

The V-RAM 805 has a display CPU.
Image information and the like of the predetermined symbol generated in 801 are temporarily stored. And a command from the accessory CPU 301,
Alternatively, the image information is read out via the VDP 804 according to a predetermined control program stored in the ROM 802, and is output and displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 via the driver 806.

Next, referring to the flow charts shown in FIGS. 42 to 57, the accessory control device 3 configured as described above.
The control processing procedure of 00 will be described. FIG. 42 shows the accessory C.
7 is a general flowchart showing a general processing procedure of a program executed by the PU 301 and the display CPU 801.

First, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the power is on. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S302 to perform initialization processing, and then HALT.
The state is established, and if “No”, the process proceeds to step S303. In step S303, an output process for transmitting to the display CPU 801 is performed, and then in step S3.
Then, the process proceeds to 04, and after performing an input process of reading various input signals, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, a subroutine of operation information monitoring processing for monitoring operation information is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S306, and a subroutine of ventilation fan operation processing for requesting operation of the ventilation fan is executed to execute step S307.
Proceed to. In step S307, a buttocks collection operation processing subroutine that requests the operation of the butts collection device is executed, then the flow proceeds to step S308, and a game processing subroutine that controls the game is executed, and the flow proceeds to step S309.

In step S309, the subroutine of the display control process for instructing the display contents of the variable display is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S310 to discharge control device 50.
Perform the prize ball control processing for transmitting the number of prize balls to 0, and execute step S
Proceed to 311. In step S311, a sound control process for editing a sound according to the game is executed, then the process proceeds to step S312, and a fraud monitoring process subroutine for monitoring a no-count fraud etc. is executed, and then step S31.
After proceeding to step 3 and updating the random number, the HALT state is entered.

FIG. 43 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the operation information monitoring processing of the step S305. In step S3050, a branch process is performed according to the control number, and the calling display end monitoring process (control number: 0) in step S3051, the game explanation display end monitoring process (control number: 1) in step S3052, and the game in step S3053 are performed for each sequence. Display end monitoring process (control number: 2)
Is executed and the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 44 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the call-in display end monitoring process in step S3051. In step S30510, it is determined whether or not the operation input is on, that is, whether or not the H-level signal is continuous. If "No", the process proceeds to step S30511 to clear the timer, and then proceeds to step S30513. , “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S30512, the timer is updated, and then the process proceeds to step S30513.

In step S30513, it is determined whether or not the ON state is present for a predetermined time (for example, 95 msec). If "No", the process returns to the process of FIG. 43 and "Yes".
In the case of "s", the process proceeds to step S30514, the control number is changed to "1", and then the process returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 45 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the game explanation display end monitoring processing of the step S3052. In step S30520, it is determined whether or not the operation input is on, and if "No", step S30
Move to 30525, and in the case of "Yes", step S
Proceed to 30521.

In step S30521, the off timer is cleared and the process proceeds to step S30522, the on timer is updated and the process proceeds to step S30523. Step S3
In 0523, it is determined whether or not it is in the ON state for a predetermined time (for example, 105 msec) or more. If “No”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 43, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S30524 to perform control. After changing the number to “2”, the process returns to the process of FIG.

On the other hand, in step S30525, the on-timer is cleared and then step S30526 follows.
The off timer is updated and the process proceeds to step S30527. In step S30527, a predetermined time (for example, 105 m
sec) or more, it is determined whether or not it is in the off state, and "N
If "o", the process returns to the process of FIG. 43. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S30528 to change the control number to "0" and then returns to the process of FIG.

FIG. 46 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the game display end monitoring processing of the step S3053. In step S30530, it is determined whether or not the operation input is off. If “No”, the timer is cleared and then the process proceeds to step S30533. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S30532 to update the timer. After that, the process moves to step S30533.

In step S30533, it is determined whether or not the game is under control, based on the number of stored winnings.
In the case of "s", the process directly returns to the process of FIG.
In the case of “o”, the process proceeds to step S30534. In step S30534, a predetermined time (for example, 105 ms).
ec) It is determined whether or not it is off. If "No", the process returns to the process of FIG. 43. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S30535 to change the control number to "0", and then It returns to the process of FIG.

Next, referring to FIG. 47, the step S
The processing procedure of the ventilation fan operation processing of 306 will be described.
In step S3060, it is determined whether or not the ventilation fan operation flag is set. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S3061, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3064.

In step S3064, it is determined whether or not the human body is being detected. If "No", step S3
If it is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S30.
Proceed to 65. In step S3065, an off timer is set (for example, set to 5 minutes), and then step S306.
6, the ventilation fan operation request is made to the left gaming machine Pa and then the process proceeds to step S3067, and the ventilation fan operation request is made to the right gaming machine Pb and then the process proceeds to step S3068.

In step S3068, after the ventilation fan operation flag is set, the flow proceeds to step S3069 to issue a ventilation fan operation request and then return to the processing in FIG. As a result, while the human body is being detected, the ventilation fans of the pachinko gaming machine P and the gaming machines Pa and Pb on the left and right of the pachinko gaming machine P can also be operated to efficiently purify the air. Further, since the ventilation fan is operated based on the detection of the human body, it is possible to eliminate the waste of continuing to move the ventilation fan even if there is no player facing the pachinko gaming machine P.

On the other hand, in step S3064, "No" is returned.
If it is determined that the off timer is updated in step S3070, the process proceeds to step S3071. In step S3071, it is determined whether or not the off-timer has timed out. If "No", it is determined that the ventilation fan is still in operation, and the processes from step S3066 to step S3069 are performed. If "Yes", Shifts to step S3072.

In step S3072, the left gaming machine Pa
Step S307 after the ventilation fan operation request is stopped
After shifting to 3, the ventilation fan operation request to the right gaming machine Pb is stopped, and then the process proceeds to step S3074. Step S307
In step 4, the ventilation fan operation flag is reset and step S3 is performed.
The process proceeds to 075, the ventilation fan operation request is stopped, and the process returns to the process of FIG. 42.

As a result, when the set time (5 minutes in this example) of the off timer has elapsed, it is determined that the player has left, and the pachinko gaming machine P and the gaming machines P on the left and right of the pachinko gaming machine P.
It is possible to eliminate the waste of operating the ventilation fans of a and Pb by stopping the ventilation fans even when no player exists.

Also, in the step S3061, "No".
If it is determined that the step S3062,
It is determined whether or not there is a ventilating fan operation request from the left gaming machine Pa, and in the case of "Yes", step S3068-
S3069 is executed to operate the ventilation fan, and if "No", the process proceeds to step S3063.

At step S3063, the game machine P on the right side
From b, it is judged whether or not there is a request to operate the ventilation fan.
In the case of "es", steps S3068 to S3069 are executed to operate the ventilation fan, and in the case of "No", the process returns to the process of Fig. 42. Thereby, the left and right gaming machines P
When there are players in a and Pb, the pachinko gaming machine P
It becomes possible to efficiently purify the air by operating the ventilation fan 54.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 48, the procedure of the butts collecting operation of step S307 will be described. In step S30700, it is determined whether or not the off timer is operating. If "No", the process proceeds to step S30701, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S30703.

In step S30703, the off-timer is updated and then step S30704 is entered. In step S30704, it is determined whether or not the off-timer has timed out. If "No", the process proceeds to step S30705 to request the operation of the butts recovery device, and then the process returns to the process in Fig. 42. If "Yes" Step S3070
42, the operation request of the butts recovery device is stopped, and FIG.
Return to processing. As a result, the butts collecting device 55 can be operated for a predetermined time until the off-timer times out.

On the other hand, in the step S30700, "N"
If it is determined to be “o”, it is determined in step S30701 whether or not the operation of the butts recovery device is being requested, and “N” is determined.
If “o”, the process moves to step S30702 and “Yes”.
In the case of "s", the process proceeds to step S30707. In step S30707, it is determined whether or not the human body is being detected, and in the case of "Yes", the process proceeds to step S30705 to request the operation of the butts collecting device. Fig. 42
Processing returns to step S3070 in the case of “No”
The process proceeds to step 8 to set the off timer, and then returns to the process of FIG. Thereby, when the human body is detected, the cigarette butts recovery device 55 can be reliably operated.

In step S30701, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", the process proceeds to step S30702 to determine whether or not the human body is detected. If "No", the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 42, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S30702. After shifting to S30709 and making an operation request to the butts recovery device, the process returns to the process of FIG.

In this embodiment, the step S307 mentioned above is performed.
It is determined whether or not the human body is detected by 02. Instead of this, the opening / closing door 8 by the opening / closing sensor 83 of the butts collecting device 55 is opened.
It is also possible to determine whether or not 0 is opened and closed, and operate the butts recovery device based on the determination result.

Next, the processing procedure of the game processing of step S308 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 49 to 51. In step S3080, it is determined whether or not the start-up of a normal symbol is detected. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S3083, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3081.

In step S3081, it is determined whether or not it is the upper limit of the winning memory. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S3083, and if "No", the step S3081.
After proceeding to 3082 and extracting and storing the random number, step S
Proceed to 3083. In step S3083, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol processing is being performed. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S3085, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3084 to execute the normal symbol processing subroutine. Then, jump to step S3095.

In step S3085, it is determined whether or not there is a normal symbol starting memory. If it is determined that it is not stored, the process directly proceeds to step S3095, and if it is determined, the process proceeds to step S3086. In step S3086,
After reading the random number, the process proceeds to step S3087, the memory is updated (“1” is decremented), and then step S30 is performed.
Proceed to 88.

In step S3088, it is determined whether or not there is a high probability, and if "Yes", step S3.
After shifting to 089 and setting a high probability value, step S3
091, and if "No", the step S3090.
To step S3091 after setting the low probability value.
Proceed to.

In step S3091, it is determined whether or not there is a hit, and if "Yes", step S309.
After shifting to 2 and setting a winning symbol, step S309
4, the process proceeds to step S3093 in the case of "No" to set a lost symbol, and then proceeds to step S3094. In step S3094, the normal symbol process is started, and then the process proceeds to step S3095.

In step S3095, it is determined whether or not the start of the special symbol is detected, and in the case of "No", step S30
If the result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3.
Proceed to 096. In step S3096, it is determined whether or not it is the upper limit of the winning memory. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3098 as it is, and if “No”, the process proceeds to step S3097 to extract a random number and store it. Then, the process proceeds to step S3098.

In step S3098, it is determined whether or not it is the upper limit of the winning memory. If "No", the process proceeds to step S3101 to set OFF information of the firing stop signal, and then to step S3102. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3099. In step S3099, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory is operating.
If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3101, and if “No”, the process proceeds to step S3100.

In step S3100, it is determined whether or not the big hit control is being performed. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S3101. If "No", the process proceeds to step S31001 to turn on the firing stop signal. After setting the information, the process proceeds to step S3101.

Further, in step S3102, it is determined whether or not the special symbol is being processed. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S3103 to execute the special symbol processing subroutine, and then, as shown in FIG. Return to processing, "No"
In the case of, it progresses to step S3104.

In step S3104, it is determined whether or not there is a special symbol start-up memory. If it is determined that there is no special symbol, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 42. If it is determined that there is, the process proceeds to step S3105. In step S3105, the random number is read, the process proceeds to step S3106, the memory is updated (decrement by "1"), and then step S3106.
Proceed to 3107.

In step S3107, it is determined whether or not there is a high probability of a big hit. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S3108 to set a high probability value and proceeds to step S3110. In case of step S31
After shifting to 19 and setting a low probability value, step S31
Go to 10.

In step S3110, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit, and if "Yes", step S31.
After shifting to 11 and setting a big hit symbol, step S3
Jump to 118, and if "No", step S3
Proceed to 112. In step S3112, it is determined whether or not it is a high probability of medium hit, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3113, a high probability value is set, the process proceeds to step S3115, and “No”. Is step S3
After shifting to 114 and setting a low probability value, step S3
Proceed to 115. In step S3115, it is determined whether or not it is a medium hit, and if "Yes", the step S31.
After shifting to 16 and setting the medium hit pattern, step S3
In step 118, if “No”, a lost symbol is set and then step S3118 is entered.

In step S3118, it is determined whether or not the reach state is reached, and if "No", step S3.
After shifting to 120 and starting the special symbol processing, the processing returns to the processing of FIG. 42, and in the case of “Yes”, step S3119
To step S3 after setting the reach state by shifting to
It progresses to 120 and returns to the process of FIG. 42 after starting a special symbol process.

FIG. 52 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the normal symbol processing of the step S3084. In step S30840, the timer is updated, and then the process proceeds to step S30841. In step S30841, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory is open.
In the case of “No”, the process proceeds to step S30847, and “Y”
If “es”, the process advances to step S30842.

In step S30842, it is determined whether or not the closing condition (for example, 3 seconds has elapsed or 3 counts) of the ordinary electric accessory is satisfied, and if "No", the process proceeds to step S30846 to perform ordinary electric operation. After setting the release information of the accessory, the process returns to the process of FIG. 49, and “Yes”
In the case of, it progresses to step S30843.

In step S30843, after clearing the release information of the ordinary electric accessory, the process proceeds to step S30844, the timer is cleared and the process proceeds to step S30845 to end the normal symbol process and then returns to the process of FIG. 49.

In step S30847, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 5 sec) has elapsed. If "No", the process proceeds to step S30848 to execute the variable display process of the normal symbols. Returning to the processing of FIG. 49, in the case of “Yes”, the flow shifts to step S30849, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the set symbol, and then the flow proceeds to step S30850.

In step S30850, it is determined whether or not there is a hit, and if "Yes", step S30.
After shifting to 851 to set the release information of the ordinary electric auditors, the process proceeds to step S30852, the winning count is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S30854. Also, "N
If it is "o", the process proceeds to step S30853 to end the normal electric auditors product processing, and then proceeds to step S30854 to clear the timer and return to the process of FIG.

53 and 54, the step S310 is performed.
It is a flow chart which shows the processing procedure of special symbol processing of 3. In step S31030, the timer is updated, and then the process proceeds to step S31031.

In step S31031, it is determined whether or not the weight process is being performed. If "No", the process proceeds to step S31032, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S31033. In step S31033, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) has elapsed.
In the case of “No”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 51 and “Y”
In the case of “es”, the process proceeds to step S31034.

In step S31034, it is determined whether or not the continuation condition is satisfied. If "No", step S3
The process proceeds to 1037, the special symbol processing is terminated, and step S
31038, if "Yes", step S3
Move to 1035. In step S31035, after opening information of the special winning opening is set, step S31036
Proceed to step S3103 to clear the winning count
Go to 8. In step S31038, the timer is cleared, then the process proceeds to step S31039, the wait process is terminated, and the process returns to the process in FIG.

In step S31032, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening is open. If "No", the process proceeds to step S31047. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S31040. Step S31040
Then, it is determined whether or not a condition for closing the special winning opening (for example, 30 seconds has passed or 10 winnings) has been established. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S31041, and the opening information of the special winning opening is determined. 51 to return to the process of FIG. 51, and in the case of “Yes”, move to step S31042 to reset the opening information of the special winning opening, and then step S
Proceed to 31043.

In step S31043, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit, and if "Yes", step S3104.
After shifting to 4 and starting the weight processing, step S3
The process proceeds to 1046, and in the case of “No”, the step S310
Move to 45. In step S31045, after finishing the special symbol process, the process proceeds to step S31046, clears the timer, and returns to the process of FIG.

In step S31047, it is determined whether or not special symbol stop processing is in progress. If "No", the process proceeds to step S31058, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S31048. In step S31048, it is determined whether or not all the digits of the symbol are stopped, and "No".
In the case of, the process proceeds to step S31057, the special symbol stop process is executed, and then the process returns to the process of FIG. 51.
If s ″, the process advances to step S31049.

In step S31049, it is determined whether or not it is a medium hit, and if "Yes", step S3.
The process proceeds to 1052, and in the case of “No”, the step S31
Proceed to 050. In step S31050, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit, and in the case of “No”, step S3105.
4, the special symbol processing is ended and step S310
55. If “Yes”, go to step S3105.
Move to 1.

In step S31051, the probability variation processing subroutine is executed, then the flow proceeds to step S31052, the opening information of the special winning opening is set, and then step S3.
Go to 1053, clear the winning count and step S
Move to 31055. In step S31055, after ending the special symbol stop processing, step S31056
, The timer is cleared and the process returns to FIG. 51.

On the other hand, in step S31047, "N"
If "o" is determined, the process proceeds to step S31058, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. If "No", variable display processing of special symbols is performed and the processing returns to FIG. 51. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S31059.

In step S31059, the variable display process of the special symbol is ended, then the process proceeds to step S31060, the stop process of the special symbol is started and step S3106.
In step 1, the timer is cleared and the process of FIG. 51 is returned to. By this processing, a variable display game with special symbols can be progressed.

FIG. 55 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the probability variation processing of the step S31051. In step S310510, the normal symbol hit is set to a low probability (for example, 1/10), and step S31051 is set.
Go to 1, low probability of big hits with special symbols (eg,
1/250) and the process proceeds to step S310512, and the medium hit by the special symbol has a low probability (for example, 1/7).
After setting to 0), the process moves to step S310513.

In step S310513, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is "9", and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S310514, and there is a high probability of a medium hit by the special symbol (for example, 1/7). 54 after setting to
Processing returns to step S3105 in the case of “No”
Proceed to 15.

In step S310515, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is "5", and if "Yes", the big hit with the special symbol has a high probability (for example, 1/25).
54, the process returns to the process of FIG. 54. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S310517. Step S310517
Then, it is determined whether or not the jackpot pattern is "7",
In the case of “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S310518, and there is a high probability of a medium hit with a special symbol (for example, 1/7).
Set to No and proceed to step S31520, “No”
In the case of, the process proceeds to step S310519.

In step S310519, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is "3", and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S31520 and the big hit with the special symbol is highly probable (for example, 1/25). Set to step S31522, and if “No”, step S3
Proceed to 10521.

In step S310521, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is "1", and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S310522 to set the normal symbol hit to a high probability (for example, 9/10). Then, the process returns to the process of FIG. 54. If “No”, the process returns to the process of FIG. 54.

FIG. 56 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the display control processing of step S309. In step S3090, it is determined whether or not the control number is “0”. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S3092, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3091 to call up a display command (for example, After setting a command for setting the display such as “Irish Imase” as shown in FIG. 10A, the process proceeds to step S3095.

In step S3092, it is determined whether or not the control number is "1". If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S3093 to display a game explanation display command (for example, as shown in FIG. 10B). Command for setting display of such game explanation) is set, and then step S309
5, the process proceeds to step S3094 if "No", a command based on the game mode (for example, a command to set a variable display as shown in FIG. 10C) is set, and the process proceeds to step S3095. .

In step S3095, a command is set in the display transfer area (register), and then the process returns to the process shown in FIG. By this processing, a player acceptance preparation state corresponding to a state in which no player faces the pachinko gaming machine P, a game standby state corresponding to a state in which a player exists, or a display in accordance with a game execution state is displayed. It is possible to appropriately change the control state and display an appropriate display.

FIG. 57 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the fraud monitoring processing in step S312. In step S3120, it is determined whether or not an illegality (for example, no-count during a big hit or the ON state of the count switch continues) is detected. If “No”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 42. If “Yes”, the step S
Move to 3121.

[0208] In step S3121, the output information is set to the illegal mode information, and then the process proceeds to step S3122. In step S3122, it is determined whether or not the condition for canceling the illegal state is satisfied. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3126, the off information of the firing stop signal is set, and then the process proceeds to step S3127 to output information. After returning to the normal state, the process returns to the process of FIG. 42. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S3123.

[0209] In step S3123, the ON information of the firing stop signal is set, and then the flow proceeds to step S3124.
After performing the input process from the count switch, the start detection switch, etc., the process proceeds to step S3127, the output process of outputting various information to the discharge control device 500 is executed, and then the process returns to step S3122 again.

Next, the configuration of the management device 400 that constitutes a part of the control system S will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. First, the management device 400 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 401, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 402 as a read-only memory, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 40 capable of reading and writing at any time.
3, a frequency dividing circuit 405 that divides the input frequency from the oscillator 404, a power supply circuit 406 that supplies drive power to the CPU 401 and the like, the RAM 403 and the CPU 40.
1. A backup power supply circuit 407 for supplying backup power to 1 and a communication unit 4 including a communication control device and the like.
And 08.

The communication means 408 operates in response to instructions from the in-store broadcasting device 410 that outputs various information as a voice, a printer 411 that prints out various data, a CRT display 412 that displays and outputs various data, and the management device 400. The exhaust fan 54 and the cigarette butter recovery device 55,
Each pachinko gaming machine P, Pa, Pb connected via the discharge control device 500 and the terminal board 700, a keyboard 413 for inputting various data to the management device, etc. are connected.

The CPU 401 performs various controls related to the collection of various data and arithmetic processing according to the control program data stored in the ROM 402.
The ROM 402 stores control program data for controlling the CPU 401 and fixed data such as a sound generation pattern output from the in-store broadcasting device 410.

Further, in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 403, information regarding stop display of identification information collected from each pachinko gaming machine P (eg, number of big hits, number of loss occurrences, etc.), number of times of reach operation, game The data related to (for example, winning prize memory) is stored and stored.

Next, based on the flow charts shown in FIGS. 59 to 64, the management device 40 configured as above will be described.
The control processing procedure of 0 will be described. FIG. 59 shows a general control procedure by the management device 400.
It is a flowchart.

In step S400, it is determined whether or not the power is turned on. If "Yes", initialization processing is performed and then the process proceeds to step S402. If "No", the process directly proceeds to step S402. . In step S402,
After performing the input process of reading the data of the pachinko gaming machine P, the ball lending machine, and the like, the process proceeds to step S403, the stop control for instructing the transmission of the stop signal is executed, and the process proceeds to step S404.

At step S404, the opening control for releasing the hitting signal is executed, then the routine proceeds to step S405, where the supply control for instructing the supply to the ball supply device is executed, and then the routine proceeds to step S406. In step S406, the illegal control for issuing the emission stop instruction by the magnetic force or the electric wave detection is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S407, and the environmental control for instructing the operation of the ventilation fan 54 and the butts collecting device 55 is executed and then the process proceeds to step S408. .

In step S408, a subroutine of operation control processing for determining the operation state and calculation is executed and then step S409 follows. In step S409, broadcast control for controlling in-store broadcasting is executed and then step S410. move on. In step S410, the monitor display control for controlling the display of the CRT display 412 of the management apparatus 400 is executed, then the process proceeds to step S411, the printer control for printing out the management data is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S412.

At step S412, an output process for outputting various signals and data is executed, then the process proceeds to step S413, and a managed object changing process for changing the pachinko gaming machine or ball lending machine to be managed is performed, and then the step S400 is executed again. Returning to, the management of all pachinko gaming machines, ball lending machines, etc. is performed by repeating a series of processes.

FIG. 60 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the operation control process of step S408. In step S4080, the operation determination processing subroutine is executed, then the process proceeds to step S4081, the operation rate is calculated, and then the process proceeds to step S4082. Step S40
In step 82, after the operation distribution is calculated, step S40
After shifting to 83 and executing the subroutine of the monitoring process of the non-operating table, the process returns to the process of FIG. 59.

FIG. 61 shows the step S408 of FIG.
It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of operation determination processing of 0. In step S40800, it is determined whether or not the operation determination process is in progress, and if "No", step S40
If it is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S40.
Proceed to 801.

In step S40801, it is determined whether or not the operation signal is in the ON state. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S40802 to determine that the operation is in progress, and then returns to the processing in FIG. In the case of “No”, the process proceeds to step S40803. In step S40803, after the operation determination is cleared, the process proceeds to step S40804, and the presence of the player is determined, and then step S40805.
Then, the off timer is set to, for example, 500 msec, and then the process returns to FIG.

On the other hand, in step S40800, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", it is determined in step S40806 whether or not the on-timer is operating. If it is "No", the process proceeds to step S40814, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S40807. Step S408
At 07, it is determined whether or not the operation signal is ON, and "
If “No”, the process proceeds to step S40808 to reset the on-timer, and then the process proceeds to step S40809. The off-timer is set to, for example, 500 msec, and then the process proceeds to step S40813. After the shift, the on-timer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S40811.

In step S40811, it is determined whether or not the on-timer has timed out. If "Yes", the flow shifts to step S40812, where it is determined that the system is in operation, and the process returns to the process of FIG. 60. In the case of “No”, the process proceeds to step S40813, it is determined that there is a player, and then the process returns to the process of FIG.

On the other hand, in step S40806, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", it is determined in step S40814 whether the off-timer is operating. If "No", the process proceeds to step S40822, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S40815. Step S408
At 15, it is determined whether or not the operation signal is off.
In the case of “No”, the flow proceeds to step S40816 to reset the off timer and then to step S40817. After setting the on timer to, for example, 500 msec, the flow proceeds to step S40821. When it is determined “Yes”, the flow proceeds to step S40821. Proceeds to S40818.

[0225] In step S40818, the off timer is updated, and then the flow shifts to step S40819. In step S40819, it is determined whether or not the off timer is up, and if "No", step S40.
It shifts to 821, determines that there is a player, and returns to the process of FIG. 60. If “Yes”, the player presence determination is cleared and then the process of FIG. 60 is returned to.

In step S40814, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", it is determined in step S40822 whether or not the operation signal is on. If "No", the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 60, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S40823. And turn on timer 50
After setting to 0 msec, the process returns to the process of FIG. By this processing, it is possible to accurately grasp the presence of the player with respect to the pachinko gaming machine P.

FIG. 62 shows the step S408 of FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the monitoring process of the non-operation stand of FIG. In step S40830, it is determined whether or not the operation is being determined. If “Yes”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 60, and if “No”, step S4.
Move to 0831.

In step S40831, it is determined whether or not the player presence determination is being performed. If "No", the process proceeds to step S40835, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S40832. In step S40832,
It is determined whether or not a predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed. If “No”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 60, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S40833.

[0229] In step S40833, the store clerk is instructed to confirm whether there is a player at the corresponding pachinko gaming machine (for example, through in-store broadcasting or a wireless device), and then the flow shifts to step S40834 to notify the player. For example, an in-store broadcast instructing not to leave the pachinko gaming machine for a long time is performed, and the process returns to FIG.

On the other hand, in the step S40831, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", in step S40835, it is determined whether or not a predetermined period (for example, 10 minutes) has elapsed,
In the case of “No”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 60 and “Y”
In the case of "es", the process proceeds to step S40836, and the store staff is instructed to confirm whether there is a player at the corresponding pachinko gaming machine (for example, through in-store broadcasting or a wireless device), and then the processing of FIG. 60 is performed. Will return.

By this processing, the presence / absence of a mechanical player is monitored by the infrared image sensor system GS and the touch sensor system TS, and the operation of confirming the clerk based on an instruction from the management device 400 enables the player to operate more reliably. It is possible to monitor the presence or absence of, and it is possible to effectively prevent a situation in which one player occupies a plurality of pachinko gaming machines.

Next, referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 63, the processing procedure of the operation control processing of the ventilation fan 54 will be described. In step S5000, the pachinko gaming machine P
It is determined whether or not there is a request for operation from step S5003. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S5003 to operate the ventilation fan 54 and then returns to step S5000. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S5001.

In step S5001, the management device 400
It is determined whether or not there is a request for operation from step S5003. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S5003 to operate the ventilation fan 54 and then returns to step S5000. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S5002. Step S5002
Then, it is determined whether or not smoke is detected by the smoke sensor 77. If smoke is detected, the process proceeds to step S5003 to operate the ventilation fan 54 and then returns to step S5000. If no smoke is detected, the process proceeds to step S5004. After shifting, the ventilation fan 54 is stopped and the process returns to step S5000. Through this process, the ventilation fan 5
4 can be controlled to be turned on / off.

FIG. 64 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of operation control processing of the butts collecting device 55. In step S5100, it is determined whether or not there is an operation request from the pachinko gaming machine P, and if "Yes", step S5
After shifting to 5103 and operating the butts recovery device 55, the process returns to step S5100, and in the case of “No”, proceeds to step S5101.

In step S5101, the management device 400
It is determined whether or not there is an operation request from the device, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S5103, and the butts collecting device 5
5 is activated and then the process returns to step S5100, and "N
If it is “o”, the process advances to step S5102.

In step S5102, it is determined whether the opening / closing door 80 is opened or closed by the opening / closing sensor 83, and if opening is detected, the process proceeds to step S5103 to operate the butts collecting device 55, and then returns to step S5100. When the opening is not detected, the process proceeds to step S5104, the butts collecting device 55 is stopped, and the process proceeds to step S5100.
Will be returned to. By this processing, the operation of the butts recovery device 55 can be controlled to be turned on / off according to each situation.

Next, the configurations of the discharge control device 500 and the ball rental control device 600, which constitute a part of the control system S, will be described with reference to the block diagrams of FIGS. 65 and 66. First, the emission control device 500 includes a central processing unit (CP
U) 501 and a ROM (Re
an ad only memory) 502, a random access memory (RAM) 503 that can be read and written at any time, a frequency dividing circuit 505 that divides an input frequency from an oscillator 504,
Power supply circuit 50 for supplying drive power to the CPU 501 and the like
6 and an output port 5 provided on the output side of the CPU 501
07 and a driver 508, a buffer gate 509 and a low-pass filter 510 provided on the input side, and a communication unit 511 including a communication control device and the like.

The CPU 501 performs various controls relating to the discharge solenoid and the discharge sensor according to the control program data stored in the ROM 502. The driver 508 is connected to a discharge solenoid 1, a discharge solenoid 2, a safe solenoid, a punching solenoid (both not shown) and the like.

Further, the low-pass filter 510 includes:
The discharge sensor 1, the discharge sensor 2, a safe sensor, an overflow switch (both not shown), etc. are connected.
The communication means 511 includes the accessory control device 30.
0, the ball rental control device 600 described later, the management device 40
0, the terminal board 700 is connected. still,
The firing control device 500 is connected via the relay 700a of the terminal board 700. ROM502
Stores fixed data such as control program data for controlling the discharge solenoid and the discharge sensor. Further, in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 503, data relating to the number of detections of the discharge sensor and the safe sensor and the like are temporarily stored.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 66, the ball rental controller 600 has a central processing unit (CPU) 601, a ROM 602 as a read-only memory, a RAM 603 that can be read and written at any time, and an input from an oscillator 604. A frequency dividing circuit 605 for dividing the frequency, and the CPU 601.
A power supply circuit 606 for supplying driving power to the CPU 60 and the like.
1 is provided with an output port 607 and a driver 608 provided on the output side, a buffer gate 609 and a low-pass filter 610 provided on the input side, and a communication unit 611 including a communication control device and the like.

The CPU 601 performs various controls relating to the remaining frequency indicator, the ball lending switch, etc. in accordance with the control program data stored in the ROM 602.
The driver 608 is connected with a frequency display for displaying the remaining frequency of the prepaid card, an operable display LED (both not shown) indicating an operable state, and the like.

Further, the low-pass filter 610 includes:
A ball lending switch and a return switch (both not shown) are connected. Further, the discharge control device 500, a ball lending machine (card reader) C, etc. are connected to the communication means 611.

The ROM 602 stores fixed data such as control program data for controlling the frequency indicator and the operable display LED. Also, the RAM 603
In the predetermined storage area, data regarding the remaining frequency of the prepaid card and the like are temporarily stored.

Next, the control processing procedure of the discharge control device 500 and the ball rental control device 600 configured as described above will be described based on the flow charts shown in FIGS. 67 to 69.

FIG. 67 is a general flowchart showing the overall processing procedure by the discharge control device 500 and the ball rental control device 600. In step S6000, C
After executing the initialization processing for initializing the registers and the like of the PU 501, the process proceeds to step S6001, and the output processing for sending the output signal to the discharge solenoid and the like is performed, and then the step S6.
Proceed to 002.

In step S6002, an input process of reading a signal from the discharge sensor or the like is executed, and then step S6.
Then, the process advances to step 003 to execute a sensor monitoring process for monitoring the discharge sensor and the safe sensor, and the process advances to step S6004.
In step S6004, the ball lending signal to the ball rental control device 600 is monitored, then the process proceeds to step S6005, and the ball removal processing for operating the ball removal solenoid is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S6006.

In step S6006, the ball rental control device 6
After executing the ball lending process for lending a ball according to 00, the process proceeds to step S6007, the subroutine of the prize ball process is executed and then the process proceeds to step S6008, and the subroutine of the firing stop control process is executed and then the step S6001.
Will be returned to.

FIG. 68 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the award ball processing in step S6007. In step S60070, it is determined whether or not prize balls are being discharged. If “No”, the process proceeds to step S60075, and if “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S60071.

In step S60071, it is determined whether or not the prize ball discharge has ended. If "No", the flow shifts to step S60074 to perform the prize ball discharge process and then return to the process of FIG. 67. If Yes, step S6
After shifting to 0072 and performing safe ball payout processing, the process proceeds to step S60073, and after the prize ball payout processing is completed, FIG.
It returns to the process of 7.

On the other hand, in step S60070, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", it is determined in step S60075 whether or not the number of prize balls has been received. If "No", the process proceeds to step S60082, and if "Yes", the process proceeds to step S60076. In step S60076, it is determined whether or not there is an overflow, and "Yes
In the case of "s", the process proceeds to step S60077 to request the firing stop, and then returns to the process of FIG. 67. In the case of "No", the process proceeds to step S60078.

[0251] In step S60078, the firing stop request is canceled, and the flow advances to step S60079. In step S30079, the presence / absence of a discharged ball is determined. If there is no discharged ball, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 67, and if there is, a process proceeds to step S60080. Step S600
At 80, it is determined whether or not the ball rental is being discharged.
In the case of “s”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 67, and “N
If "o", the process advances to step S60081 to start the prize ball discharging process and returns to FIG.

On the other hand, in step S60075, "N"
If it is determined to be "o", it is determined in step S60082 whether or not the safe sphere is detected. If "No", the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 67. If "Yes", the process proceeds to step S60083. FIG. 6 shows the process of requesting the number of prize balls.
It returns to the process of 7. By this processing, the prize balls can be paid out accurately based on the signal from the discharge sensor or the like.

FIG. 69 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the firing stop control processing of the step S6008.
In step S60090, the ON information of the firing stop relay is set and the firing stop information of the pachinko ball is set, and then the process proceeds to step S60091.

[0254] In step S6901, it is determined whether or not there is a stop signal from the accessory control device 300, that is, whether or not the memory of the illegal state or the start is full, and "Yes".
In the case of “s”, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 67, and “N
In the case of "o", the process proceeds to step S60092. In step S60092, it is determined whether or not there is a connection with the ball rental control device 600, that is, whether or not the BRDY signal in FIG. If so, the process directly returns to the process of FIG. 67, and if it is determined to be present, the process proceeds to step S60093.

[0255] In step S60093, it is determined whether or not there is a request to stop the award ball processing. If "Yes", the process directly returns to the process of Fig. 67. If "No", the process proceeds to step S60094. Then, the OFF information of the firing stop relay is set to enable the pachinko balls to be fired, and then the processing returns to FIG. 67. By this processing, it is possible to enable the pachinko balls to be fired only when the predetermined conditions are met.

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention uses the infrared image sensor system GS which is the first player detecting means and the touch sensor system TS which is the second player detecting means. Whether or not there is a player facing P can be detected with certainty, and the control state of the game machine is appropriately changed based on the detection of the player, so that one player can occupy a plurality of pachinko game machines. It becomes possible to effectively prevent it. Further, it becomes possible to operate the environmental devices such as the ventilation fan and the cigarette butter recovery device at the appropriate time.

In this embodiment, the infrared image sensor system GS is used as the first player detecting means and the touch sensor system TS is used as the second player detecting means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, it is possible to use a distance-measuring sensor or the like that can detect the distance to the player as a first player detecting means in a non-contact manner, and specify a player as the second player detecting means. Any sensor may be used as long as it operates based on the operation (for example, a weight sensor incorporated in the seat, a sensor that detects a temperature change or a humidity change of the operation unit).

Further, the environmental device which operates based on the detection signal of the player is not limited to the ventilation fan or the butts collecting device shown in this embodiment, and may be an air purifier or the like. Also,
In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a card-type ball lending device is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is also applicable to conventional general gaming machines.

[0259]

As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the first player detection means (eg infrared image sensor) and the second player are controlled by the control state changing means (eg CPU). When a player detection signal is output from at least one of the player detection means (for example, a touch sensor), the control state is changed to a playable state, so that the presence or absence of the player is surely confirmed. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent a situation where one player occupies a plurality of gaming machines in advance.

In particular, the control state changing means is the first
Based on the detection results of the player detection means and the second player detection means, a player acceptance preparation state corresponding to a state in which no player exists, a game standby state corresponding to a state in which a player exists, or When the control state is appropriately changed to the game execution state, there is an effect that an appropriate operation or the like can be performed depending on the presence / absence of a player facing the gaming machine.

In the player acceptance preparation state,
In the case where a game start prohibition unit for prohibiting the transition to the game standby state or the game execution state is provided,
There is also an effect that it is possible to reliably prevent the game from being started in a situation where there is no player, and it is possible to adhere to the principle of each player.

Information about a game store (for example, a call-in advertisement) is output in the player reception preparation state, information about a game content is output in the game standby state, and the game progresses in the game executing state. When the information output means for outputting information about the situation is provided, it is possible to provide accurate information according to the presence or absence of the player and the state of the player.

Also, in the case where an environment device operation control means for activating a predetermined environment device (ventilation fan, butts collection device, etc.) when the game standby state and the game execution state are provided, the game is There is also an effect that an appropriate environmental device can be activated in a situation where a player facing the machine exists.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an operation handle 4 of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the operation handle 4.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of an infrared image sensor system GS which is a first player detecting means.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a human body detection unit K of the infrared image sensor system GS.

FIG. 7 is a top view showing a sensing state by the infrared image sensor system GS.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a sensing state by the infrared image sensor system GS.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of player detection processing performed by the infrared image sensor system GS.

10 is an image diagram showing an output state for the liquid crystal display 5. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a touch sensor system TS which is a second player detecting means.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an island facility in which game machines according to the present invention are arranged in parallel.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of a ventilation fan 54 which is an environmental device KS.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a cigarette butt collection device 55 which is an environmental device KS.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing the overall structure of the butts recovery device 55.

16 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a hit ball launching device 100. FIG.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system S for a gaming machine according to the present invention.

18 is a block diagram showing a signal flow of the control system S. FIG.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a firing control device 200 that constitutes a part of the control system S.

20 is a general flowchart showing a general control processing procedure of a program executed by the firing control device 200. FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of monitoring processing of each sensor in step S205 of FIG.

22 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the emission sensor monitoring processing in step S2051 of FIG.

23 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the touch sensor system monitoring processing in step S2052 of FIG.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of infrared image sensor system monitoring processing in step S2053 of FIG. 21.

25 is a flowchart showing another control processing procedure of the infrared image sensor system monitoring processing in step S2053 of FIG.

FIG. 26 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of emission start condition monitoring processing in step S2054 of FIG. 21.

27 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of control processing for each output in step S206 of FIG. 20. FIG.

28 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of ball feeding solenoid control processing in step S2060 of FIG. 27. FIG.

29 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the pulse motor control processing of step S2061 of FIG. 27.

FIG. 30 is a time chart showing the firing operation of the pulse motor 101.

FIG. 31 is a time chart showing the returning operation of the pulse motor 101.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of operation information output control processing in step S2062 of FIG. 27.

FIG. 33 is a time chart showing an output state of operation information.

FIG. 34 is a correspondence table showing a pattern of operating states.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of main processing in step S208 of FIG. 20.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of the normal operation processing of step S2085 of FIG.

37 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the ball feeding end monitoring processing in step S2086 of FIG. 35.

38 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of wait end monitoring processing in step S2087 of FIG. 35. FIG.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of pulse motor end monitoring processing of step S2088 of FIG. 35.

FIG. 40 is a time chart showing operation timings of a ball feeding solenoid and a pulse motor.

FIG. 41 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an accessory control device 300 which constitutes a part of the control system S.

42 is a general flowchart showing a general control processing procedure of a program executed by the accessory control device 300. FIG.

43 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of operation information monitoring processing in step S305 of FIG. 42.

44 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the call-in display end monitoring processing in step S3051 of FIG. 43.

45 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of game explanation display end monitoring processing in step S3052 of FIG. 43. FIG.

FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of game display end monitoring processing in step S3053 of FIG. 43.

FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of a ventilation fan operation processing of step S306 in FIG.

48 is a flow chart showing a control processing procedure of butts recovery operation processing in step S307 of FIG. 42. FIG.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the game processing of step S308 of FIG.

50 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the game processing of step S308 of FIG.

51 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the game processing of step S308 of FIG. 42. FIG.

52 is a flow chart showing a control processing procedure of normal symbol processing of step S3084 of FIG. 49. FIG.

53 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of special symbol processing in step S3103 of FIG. 51. FIG.

54 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of special symbol processing of step S3103 of FIG. 51. FIG.

55 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of probability variation processing in step S31051 in FIG. 54.

FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of the display control processing of step S309 of FIG.

FIG. 57 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of fraud monitoring processing in step S312 of FIG. 42.

FIG. 58 is a management device 4 that constructs a part of the control system S.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 00.

59 is a general flowchart showing a general processing procedure of control performed by the management device 400. FIG.

FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of operation control processing of step S408 of FIG. 59.

61 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of operation determination processing in step S4080 of FIG. 60.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of monitoring processing of a non-operation table in step S4083 of FIG. 60.

FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of ventilation fan control processing.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of butts recovery control processing.

FIG. 65 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an emission control device 500 that constitutes a part of a control system S.

66 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a ball rental control device 600 that constitutes a part of a control system S. FIG.

67 is a general flowchart showing a general processing procedure of control performed by the discharge control device 500 and the ball rental control device 600. FIG.

68 is a flow chart showing a control processing procedure of prize ball processing in step S6007 of FIG. 67. FIG.

69 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the firing stop control processing in step S6008 of FIG. 67.

[Explanation of symbols]

P Pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) Y gaming board 4 Operating handle (contact terminal) 5 Variable display device (liquid crystal display) GS Infrared image sensor system (first player detecting means) K Human body detection unit TS Touch sensor system (first 2 player detection means) S control system (control state change means, game start prohibition means, information output means, environmental device operation control means) 200 launch control device 300 accessory control device 400 management device 500 discharge control device KS environmental device 54 Ventilation Fan 55 Butts Recovery Device H Human Body (Player)

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A game machine which executes a game on the condition that a player exists. First player detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the player in a non-contact state, and the presence or absence of the player by the player. A player can play when a player detection signal is output from at least one of the second player detection means that detects based on a specific operation, the first player detection means, and the second player detection means. A control state changing means for changing the control state to a different state, and a gaming machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first player detecting means is an infrared image sensor for detecting temperature information of a human body in a non-contact manner. 3. The first player detection means comprises a distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance between the front surface of the gaming machine and an object existing on the front surface side of the gaming machine in a non-contact manner. Item 1
The game machine described. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second player detecting means is constituted by a touch sensor incorporated in a predetermined operation section of the gaming machine. 5. The control state changing means, based on the detection results of the first player detecting means and the second player detecting means, a player acceptance preparation state corresponding to a state in which no player exists. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control state is changed to a game standby state corresponding to a state in which a player exists, or a game execution state. 6. The game machine according to claim 5, further comprising a game start prohibiting means for prohibiting a transition to the game standby state or the game execution state in the player acceptance preparation state. 7. Information about a game store or the like is output in the player acceptance preparation state, information about a game content description is output in the game standby state, and information about a game progress status is output in the game execution state. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 5 or claim 6, further comprising an information output unit for performing the information output. 8. The environment device operation control means for activating a predetermined environment device when the game standby state and the game execution state are established, according to any one of claims 5 to 7. Gaming machine described in. 9. The environmental device comprises a ventilation fan, a cigarette butter recovery device,
Alternatively, the gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the gaming machine includes at least one of an air purifier.