Gaming machine

Abstract

The processing configuration for managing information on the value of games should be optimized. [Solution] The value counting MPU 142 executes the counting notification transmission process based on the timing for sending the counting notification. Also, when the counting status counter is set to one of "1" to "4", the value count update process based on the counting execution is executed based on the timing for sending the counting notification. Also, when the counting status counter is set to one of "1" to "4", before the value count update process based on the counting execution and the counting notification transmission process are executed based on the timing for sending the counting notification, a process to disable interrupts by the value counting timer interrupt process is executed. Then, with the interrupts by the value counting timer interrupt process disabled, the value count update process based on the counting execution and the counting notification transmission process are executed.

Claims

1. A value number information storage means that stores value number information, which is information about the number of game values ​​owned by a player, A change processing execution means executes a change process to change the number of game values ​​corresponding to the value information based on the occurrence of a change trigger, as part of a predetermined process that is repeatedly executed. Means for interrupting the predetermined process and executing a specific interrupt process, A prohibition means for prohibiting interrupts by the specific interrupt process before the aforementioned modification process is executed, A permit means that permits an interrupt by the specific interrupt process after the modification process has been executed, A gaming machine characterized by having the following features.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with means for executing a power outage response process based on the identification of a power outage in the specific interrupt processing.

3. A predetermined storage means provided with the aforementioned value number information storage means, A predetermined confirmation information storage means is set with predetermined confirmation information that allows for confirmation of whether the data in the predetermined storage means is valid data, Equipped with, This gaming machine includes means for performing a predetermined confirmation information setting process, which sets the predetermined confirmation information in the predetermined confirmation information storage means based on the execution of the change process. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the predetermined confirmation information setting process is performed after the modification process is executed but before the specific interrupt process is permitted by the permission means.

4. The predetermined confirmation information is predetermined check information that makes it possible to determine whether or not the data stored in the predetermined storage means has changed. This gaming machine is equipped with means for performing a calculation process to calculate predetermined check information based on data stored in the predetermined storage means, The predetermined confirmation information setting process is a process of setting the predetermined check information calculated by the calculation process into the predetermined confirmation information storage means. The gaming machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the calculation process and the predetermined confirmation information setting process are performed after the modification process is executed but before the specific interrupt process is permitted by the permission means.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the predetermined confirmation information is information that does not change in accordance with the data stored in the predetermined storage means.

6. The game machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the change processing execution means, based on the occurrence of the change trigger, performs a process as the change processing to reduce the number of game values ​​corresponding to the value number information and store the information corresponding to the reduced number of game values ​​in a specific storage means outside the game machine.

7. The aforementioned modification processing execution means is Based on the occurrence of a first trigger as a predetermined trigger, the means for executing a first modification process to change the number of game values ​​corresponding to the value information in a first manner as the modification process, Based on the occurrence of a second trigger as the predetermined trigger, the means for performing the change process is to perform a second change process to change the number of game values ​​corresponding to the value number information in a second manner, Equipped with, Before the first modification process is executed, the prohibition means prohibits the interruption of the specific interrupt process, and after the first modification process is executed, the permission means allows the interruption of the specific interrupt process. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interruption of the specific interrupt processing is prohibited by the prohibition means before the second modification processing is executed, and the interruption of the specific interrupt processing is permitted by the permission means after the second modification processing is executed.

8. Based on the execution of the aforementioned modification process, means for setting a predetermined output state in which predetermined modification information is output to a predetermined control means, Means for executing a period setting process to set a predetermined duration as the period for which the predetermined output state is maintained, Equipped with, The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the period setting process is executed after the modification process is performed and the interruption of the specific interrupt process is permitted by the permission means.

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