Slot machine
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SANKYO CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2022-03-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-17
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Abstract
Claims
[Claim 1] A slot machine equipped with a variable display unit capable of displaying multiple types of identification information, each of which is identifiable, and which derives a display result after displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, and in which a prize can be awarded according to the display result of the variable display unit, It is equipped with game control means for controlling the progress of the game, The aforementioned game control means is Based on the deriveted display result of the variable display unit, a game state output process is executed to output information regarding the game state. After the aforementioned game state output process is executed, a delay process is performed to delay the progress of the game for a predetermined period of time. After the predetermined period has elapsed, the process of accepting bet setting operations for setting the number of bets to start a game is executed. During the predetermined period, the error determination process that determines whether or not to control the state of the slot machine to an error state is not executed. The aforementioned slot machine further comprises value control means for controlling the value of the game, The aforementioned game control means is When the aforementioned bet setting operation is received, the bet setting command is transmitted to the value control means. When a bet cancellation operation is received to cancel the bet to start a game, a bet cancellation command is sent to the value control means. When starting a game, a start command is sent to the value control means, When a game ends, the amount of game value to be awarded to the player is determined according to the result of that game, and an award value command that can specify the amount of game value to be awarded to the player is transmitted to the value control means. The aforementioned value control means is When the aforementioned betting amount setting command is received, a response command in response to the betting amount setting command is transmitted to the game control means. When the aforementioned bet cancellation command is received, a response command in response to the bet cancellation command is transmitted to the game control means. When the aforementioned startup command is received, control is performed according to the startup command. When the aforementioned value assignment command is received, a response command in response to the value assignment command is transmitted to the game control means, and control is performed according to the value assignment command. The aforementioned game control means is After transmitting the bet setting command to the value control means, the bet cancellation operation will not be accepted until the response command is received from the value control means. After sending the bet cancellation command to the value control means, the bet setting operation will not be accepted until the response command is received from the value control means. After transmitting the bet cancellation command to the value control means, the system will not accept any new bet cancellation operations until it receives the response command from the value control means. A slot machine that, after sending the aforementioned start command, performs control to cause the variable display unit to display identification information in a variable manner without waiting for a response from the value control means.