gaming machines

Abstract

To enable easy detection of communication abnormalities between a main control unit and a game token count control unit, and prevent a game from being hindered even if frequent abnormalities in a dedicated unit occur.SOLUTION: A game machine of the present invention comprises game control means, game value control means, and performance control means. The game control means is capable of serially communicating second information with the game value control means. When receiving specific information from the game control means, the game value control means is capable of transmitting response information to the game control means. The game value control means is capable of outputting multiple pieces of third information to the game control means in parallel. The multiple pieces of third information include reception abnormality information that is controlled to a first state when the second information is not correct information. When receiving third information including the reception abnormality information controlled to the first state, the performance control means notifies a player of reception abnormality in the second information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 475

Claims

[Claim 1] a game control means for controlling the progress of a game; a game value control means connected to the game control means and performing control relating to management of game values; a performance control means connected to the game control means so as to be capable of serial communication and controlling the performance based on the first information transmitted from the game control means; the game control means is capable of serially communicating second information with the game value control means; the game value control means, when receiving specific information as the second information from the game control means, is capable of transmitting response information corresponding to the specific information to the game control means; the game value control means is capable of outputting a plurality of pieces of third information in parallel to the game control means; the plurality of third information includes reception abnormality information that is controlled to a first state when the second information received by the game value control means is incorrect, and is controlled to a second state when the second information received by the game value control means is correct; the game value control means, when the specific information received from the game control means is not correct information, controls the reception abnormality information to the first state, and outputs the reception abnormality information controlled to the first state to the game control means; The game control means is capable of transmitting the first information including the plurality of third information to the performance control means, When the first information including the reception abnormality information controlled to the first state is received from the game control means, the presentation control means notifies the game value control means of the reception abnormality of the second information, The plurality of third information includes external connection information that is controlled to the first state when the connection between the external device connected to the game value control means and capable of transmitting and receiving information about the game value and the game value control means is normal, and is controlled to the second state when the connection between the game value control means and the external device is abnormal, and external communication abnormality information that is controlled to the first state when the communication state between the game value control means and the external device is abnormal, and is controlled to the second state when the communication state between the game value control means and the external device is normal, The gaming value control means If the connection between the game value control means and the external device is not normal, the external connection information is controlled to the second state, and the external connection information controlled to the second state is output to the game control means; When the communication state between the game value control means and the external device is not normal, the external communication abnormality information is controlled to the first state, and the external communication abnormality information controlled to the first state is output to the game control means; the presentation control means is capable of notifying an abnormality between the game value control means and the external device when receiving from the game control means the external connection information controlled to the second state and / or the first information including the external communication abnormality information controlled to the first state, The presentation control means has an abnormality notification suppression means capable of suppressing notification of the abnormality between the game value control means and the external device. A gaming machine characterized by:

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