CN100445960C

CN100445960C - Online diagnosis system of game machine and diagnosis method therefor

Info

Publication number: CN100445960C
Application number: CNB2005101376624A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邱全成
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2005-12-31
Filing date: 2005-12-31
Publication date: 2008-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2025-12-31
Also published as: CN1996264A

Abstract

The invention relates to an on line diagnostic system and method for a game machine. The system user end comprises at least a game machine to allow the user sending out a connection request to perform an on line game program, with the system end composed of diagnostic formula data base to store over one kinds of game machine diagnostic testing formula, the diagnostic unit sending out connection request of the user to call game machine diagnostic formula for diagnosis, machine type identification unit to identify the type information of the game machine, communication unit to receive and respond to the request form users to improve the service quality of the game producers.

Description

Diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on the line of game machine

Technical field

The present invention relates on a kind of line diagnosis (diagnosis) system and diagnostic method, particularly relate to diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on a kind of line of game machine.

Background technology

Along with development in science and technology and the more and more fast trend of information velocity of liquid assets, cause modern's work dog-eat-dog and working pressure to increase, so suitable stress-relieving activity will help to relieve working pressure, and the type of stress-relieving activity has many kinds, for example, motion, tourism, listen to the music, see a film or Play Station games or the like, wherein Play Station games is rough good a kind of mode, and provide wired function of fighting that goes up in the game machine of part, therefore, the player can together play by Internet and other players, increased the interactive and enjoyment of many recreation, but when game machine breaks down, the user can only send game machine back to game machine manufacturer place and keep in repair, and often just needs servicing time to spend for several working days, if game machine is by other national import, then need to wait for the time more of a specified duration, make us feeling very inconvenient.

Please refer to the TaiWan, China patent announcement number No. 546561, this patent of invention discloses a kind of recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof, but its game state of dynamically recording and the wrong information of playing in the process that the player plays, immediately send back the servo host of feeding (server), as the foundation of improving customer relationship and improvement recreation quality, in feedback system, mainly comprise: server-side, Internet, and player's end; At least comprise the following steps: then on the feedback method that recreation starts, beginning instant recording player feedback data; Receive the player feedback data that player's end is passed back; Server-side carries out the operation of feedback Data Processing, and wrong information is given system end though player's feedback is immediately played, and to improve the recreation quality, this system can't carry out debug at hardware problem.

Therefore, how to provide diagnostic system on a kind of game machine line,, become one of researchist's problem to be solved to promote the service quality of game machine manufacturer.

This shows that above-mentioned existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof obviously still have inconvenience and defective, and demand urgently further being improved in structure, method and use.In order to solve the problem that existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof exist, relevant manufacturer there's no one who doesn't or isn't seeks solution painstakingly, but do not see always that for a long time suitable design finished by development, and common product does not have appropriate structure to address the above problem, and this obviously is the problem that the anxious desire of relevant dealer solves.Therefore how to found diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on a kind of line of new game machine, just become the current industry utmost point to need improved target.

Because the defective that above-mentioned existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof exist, the inventor is based on being engaged in this type of product design manufacturing abundant for many years practical experience and professional knowledge, and the utilization of cooperation scientific principle, actively studied innovation, in the hope of diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on the line of founding a kind of new game machine, can improve general existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof, make it have more practicality.Through constantly research, design, and after studying sample and improvement repeatedly, create the present invention who has practical value finally.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to, overcome the defective that existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof exist, and provide diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on a kind of line of novel a kind of game machine, technical matters to be solved is to make it can improve the problem of game machine by diagnostic routine instantaneity on the line, thereby promote the service quality of game machine manufacturer, thereby be suitable for practicality more.

The object of the invention to solve the technical problems realizes by the following technical solutions.Diagnostic system on the line of a kind of game machine that proposes according to the present invention, comprising: a user side comprises: at least one game machine has the function that is linked to an Internet, and provides the user to send a line request, to carry out an online game program; And a system end, comprising: a diagnostic program data bank stores more than one game machine diagnostic test formula; One diagnosis unit, this line request of sending according to this user side, call out a game machine diagnostic test formula to this diagnostic program data bank, before carrying out this online game program this user, carry out diagnostic routine on the line earlier, a system effectiveness state that is presented by this game machine diagnostic test formula, whether meet the demand of carrying out this online game program with the hardware usefulness of judging these game machines, when if this system effectiveness state is lower than minimum system effectiveness requirements, then send the not enough message of hardware usefulness to these game machines by this diagnosis unit; One type identification unit in order to the type information of these game machines of identification, is called out this corresponding game machine diagnostic test formula for this diagnosis unit; And a communication unit, in order to the binding of this system end to this Internet to be provided, to receive and to respond this line request of sending from this user side.

The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also adopts following technical measures further to realize.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said game machine more comprises: a central processor unit, handle a diagnostic routine or a recreation execution job procedure on this online game program, this line; One storage element is connected with this central processor unit, with the temporary pending data of this central processor unit; At least one display unit is connected with this central processor unit, with operation screen or the game picture that shows that this game machine is relevant; At least one audio unit is connected with this central processor unit, exports this game machine relevant operation audio or game music; One input block is connected with this central processor unit, provides the user to operate the required operation interface of this game machine; And a communication unit, be connected with this central processor unit, the binding of this game machine to this Internet is provided.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said storage unit stores one recreation course data, an idagnostic logout and a Games Software.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said input block has a plurality of buttons and rocking bar.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said input block are a touch screen.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said communication unit are to be selected from one of combination that Ethernet communication interface, fiberoptical networking communication interface and Wi-Fi communication interface constituted.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said display unit are to be selected from LCD (LCD), organic motor active display (OLED, PLED), vacuum screen display (VFD), to imitate one of combination that emission display (FED) and miniscope (Micro-Disp1ay) constituted.

Diagnostic system on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said audio unit is a loudspeaker.

The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also realizes by the following technical solutions.Diagnostic method on the line of a kind of game machine that proposes according to the present invention, be when at least one game machine is linked to a game machine diagnostic system, by this game machine diagnostic system these game machines are carried out diagnostic routine on the line, comprising: an online game program is carried out in these game machine requests; After receiving this online game PROGRAMMED REQUESTS, this game machine diagnostic system is carried out diagnostic routine on this line; Test these game machines, and judge whether the hardware usefulness of these game machines meets the demand of carrying out this online game program, to set up a diagnosis information; When this diagnosis information was abnormal state, this game machine diagnostic system inspection and the firmware version that upgrades these game machines were a latest edition; After having upgraded this latest edition, these game machines are carried out this online game program; And when this game machine can't be carried out this online game program, send a message diagnosis to these game machines.

Diagnostic method on the line of aforesaid game machine, wherein said message diagnosis comprises: game machine malfunction information and game machine repair location contact information.

The present invention compared with prior art has tangible advantage and beneficial effect.

Via as can be known above-mentioned, major technique content of the present invention is: diagnosis (diagnosis) system and diagnostic method thereof on a kind of line of game machine.And diagnostic system comprises in user side on its line: at least one game machine provides the user to send a line request, to carry out an online game program; Comprise in system end: the diagnostic program data bank stores more than one game machine diagnostic test formula; Diagnosis unit according to the line request that user side sends, is called out game machine diagnostic test formula, to carry out diagnostic routine on the line; The type identification unit is in order to the type information of identification game machine; And communication unit, in order to receive and to respond the diagnosis request of sending from user side, use the service quality that promotes recreation manufacturer.

By technique scheme, diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof have following advantage at least on the line of game machine of the present invention: by diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on the line of this game machine, game machine by care diagnostic user side on the line, to judge whether game machine has abnormal problem, and provide corresponding solution, and then the service quality of lifting game machine manufacturer, in addition, game machine manufacturer also can be by monitoring the diagnostic result of game machine, improve the problem that product exists, further promote its product quality.

In sum, diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on the line of the game machine that the present invention is special can improve the problem of game machine immediately by diagnostic routine on the line, promote the service quality of game machine manufacturer.It has above-mentioned many advantages and practical value, and in like product and method, do not see have similar structural design and method to publish or use and really genus innovation, no matter it all has bigger improvement on product structure, method or function, have large improvement technically, and produced handy and practical effect, and more existing recreation instant recording debug feedback system and method thereof have the multinomial effect of enhancement, thereby be suitable for practicality more, and have the extensive value of industry, really be a new and innovative, progressive, practical new design.

Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technological means of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of instructions, and for above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, below especially exemplified by preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., be described in detail as follows.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is diagnostic system calcspar on the line of the game machine that the present invention carried.

Fig. 2 is the system block diagrams of the game machine that the present invention put forward.

Fig. 3 is the game machine diagnostic system calcspar that the present invention carried.

Fig. 4 A carries diagnostic flow chart on the line of game machine of first preferred embodiment for the present invention.

Fig. 4 B carries diagnostic flow chart on the line of game machine of second preferred embodiment for the present invention.

50: game machine 51: communication unit

52: central processor unit 53: input block

54: storage element 55: display unit

56: audio unit 100: the game machine diagnostic system

101: communication unit 102: the type identification unit

103: diagnosis unit 104: the diagnostic program data bank

150: Internet

Step 200: receive the request that game machine sends

Step 201: judge whether to be diagnosis request?

Step 202: the type of identification game machine

Step 203: the type according to game machine is called out corresponding diagnostic test formula

Step 204: carry out the diagnostic test formula, to produce diagnostic result

Step 205: diagnostic result is sent to game machine

Step 206: carry out the online game program

Step 300: game machine sends carries out the online game PROGRAMMED REQUESTS

Step 301: the game machine diagnostic system is carried out diagnostic routine on the line

Step 302: the test game machine is to set up the diagnosis information

Is step 303: the diagnosis information an abnormal state?

Step 304: the firmware version that upgrades game machine

Step 305: carry out the online game program

Step 306: can carry out the online game program?

Step 307: send message diagnosis to game machine

Step 308: game machine diagnostic system monitoring game machine state

Step 309: after game machine finishes the online game program, send message diagnosis to game machine

Embodiment

Reach technological means and the effect that predetermined goal of the invention is taked for further setting forth the present invention, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, diagnostic system and its embodiment of diagnostic method, structure, method, step, feature and effect thereof on the line of the game machine that foundation the present invention is proposed, describe in detail as after.

Please refer to Fig. 1, be diagnostic system calcspar on the line of the game machine of preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprise: more than one game machine 50 (user side) and game machine diagnostic system 100 (system end), it is to link mutually and data transmission by Internet 150, with diagnostic routine on the line of being correlated with.

Please refer to Fig. 2, it is system block diagrams for the game machine of preferred embodiment of the present invention, and game machine 50, carrying characteristic according to it can be categorized as: two kinds of Portable and non-Portables, wherein game machine 50 comprises: communication unit 51, central processor unit 52, input block 53, storage element 54, display unit 55 and audio unit 56.

Communication unit 51, be connected with Internet 150, in order to game machine 50 is linked to Internet 150, to transmit relevant data or message package to game machine diagnostic system 100, perhaps, be received from data or message package that game machine diagnostic system 100 sends, and can adopt the communication interface of Ethernet communication interface, fiberoptical networking communication interface or Wi-Fi communication interface or the like other specifications on communication unit 51 practices.

Central processor unit 52 is connected with communication unit 51, is the core module of game machine 50, in order to handle job procedure such as diagnostic routine and recreation execution on online game program, the line.

Input block 53, be connected with central processor unit 52, in order to provide user's operate game machine 50 required operation interface, it can have a plurality of operational and controlled key buttons, more than one rocking bar and more than one touch-type screen, and the user is by the setting value (example of input block 53 adjustable game machines 50, volume value or picture brightness value or the like) or play, in addition, input block 53 can built-in form be arranged on the game machine, perhaps be connected with game machine 50 with external form, when wherein being connected with game machine 50 with external form as if input block 53, its signal transmission mode can be wire transmission or wireless transmission (for example, IEEE802.11a/b/g series or bluetooth).

Storage element 54, be connected with central processor unit 52, in order to the pending data of temporary central processor unit 52, perhaps stores games course data, idagnostic logout or Games Software or the like, and can adopt the storage facilities of other class character such as volatility memory body, non-volatility memory and/or hard disc device on storage element 54 practices.

Display unit 55, be connected with central processor unit 52, in order to operation screen or the game picture that shows that game machine 50 is correlated with, and can adopt LCD (LCD), organic light emitting display (OLED, PLED), vacuum screen display (VFD), field to imitate emission display (FED), miniscope (Micro-Display) on display unit 55 practices, in addition, the quantity of display unit 55 can be (example, double display screens) more than one.

Audio unit 56 is connected with central processor unit 52, in order to relevant operation audio or the game music of output game machine 50, and can adopt loudspeaker on audio unit 56 practices, and in addition, the quantity of audio unit 56 can be more than one.

Next, please refer to Fig. 3, be the game machine diagnostic system calcspar for preferred embodiment of the present invention, and game machine diagnostic system 100 comprises: communication unit 101, type recognition unit 102, diagnosis unit 103 and diagnostic program data bank 104.

Communication unit 101, link with Internet 150, in order to game machine diagnostic system 100 is linked to Internet 150, to be received from data or the message package that game machine 50 sends, perhaps, data that transmission is relevant or message package are to game machine 50, and communication unit 101, can adopt the communication interface of Ethernet communication interface, fiberoptical networking communication interface or Wi-Fi communication interface or the like other specifications on the practice.

Type identification unit 102, link with communication unit 101, in order to discern various game machine type, to obtain the relevent information of its hardware specification and software/firmware version, and game machine type information offered diagnosis unit 103, wherein type identification unit 102 is confirmed and its type of identification by the identification code in the scanning game machine 50.

Diagnosis unit 103, be connected with type recognition unit 102, the identification information that provides according to the type identification unit, in diagnostic program data bank 104, call out corresponding game machine test formula, to be written into and to carry out diagnostic test program on the relevant line, and diagnostic test program comprises on the line: input block 53, storage element 54, display unit 55, the software of audio unit 56 and game machine 50/firmware version test, for example, carry out the system effectiveness state that test formula presented by game machine 50, to judge whether its hardware usefulness meets the demand that game machine 50 is carried out various online games, if test result is for the system effectiveness state is lower than during minimum system effectiveness requirements, then the message of sending hardware usefulness deficiency by diagnosis unit 103 is understood the state of game machine 50 to game machine 50 for the user.

Diagnostic program data bank 104, be connected with diagnosis unit 103, store the required hardware/software test formula of various type game machines, so that being provided, diagnosis unit 103 calls out corresponding game machine test formula, wherein diagnostic program data bank 104 can write down the diagnosis course of each game machine 50, providing game machine manufacturer to understand the problem that its product exists, and further improve the quality of product.

Please refer to Fig. 4 A, is to be diagnosis algorithm process flow diagram on the line of the game machine of the present invention's first preferred embodiment, and comprising: at first, game machine diagnostic system 100 is received from the request message package (step 200) that game machine 50 sends by communication unit 101; Analysis request message package is to judge whether being diagnosis request (step 201); The message of sending when game machine 50 is then carried out online game program (step 206) during for diagnosis request; When the message of sending when game machine 50 is diagnosis request, then pass through the type (step 202) of type identification unit 102 identification game machines 50, call out the type of the game machine diagnostic test formula of using to judge desire, diagnosis unit 103 is called out the game machine diagnostic test formula (step 203) that desire is used according to the type of game machine 50 in diagnostic program data bank 104, and diagnostic test program comprises on the line: the software of input block 53, storage element 54, display unit 55, audio unit 56 and game machine 50/firmware version test; Carry out game machine diagnostic test formula, to produce diagnostic result (step 204); Game machine diagnostic system 100 is sent to game machine 50 (step 205) by communication unit 101 with diagnostic result, wherein when diagnostic result is software issue, the mode of game machine diagnostic system 100 to upgrade on the line directly upgraded software or firmware version in the storage element 54; When diagnostic result is hardware problem, then provide the problem that the user is correlated with to get rid of information, perhaps with the information of game machine manufacturer contact.

Please refer to Fig. 4 B, be to be diagnosis algorithm process flow diagram on the line of the game machine of the present invention's second preferred embodiment, itself and the first embodiment difference are that second embodiment carries out diagnostic routine on the line in the active detecting mode to the game machine that connects line, diagnosis algorithm comprises on its line: at first, game machine 50 is linked to Internet 150, send and carry out online game PROGRAMMED REQUESTS (step 300), game machine diagnostic system 100 is carried out diagnostic routine (step 301) on the line, and calls out the game machine diagnostic test formula that desire is used; With game machine diagnostic test programming test game machine 50, to set up diagnosis information (step 302); Did game machine diagnostic system 100 judge that the diagnosis information is an abnormal state after test was finished? (step 303).

When confirming that the diagnosis information is abnormal state, upgrade operation by the firmware version in 100 pairs of game machines 50 of game machine diagnostic system, to be updated to latest edition (step 304); When confirming that the diagnosis information does not have any abnormal state, then carry out online game program (step 305) by game machine 50; Next, does game machine diagnostic system 100 judge that game machine 50 can normally carry out the online game program? (step 306); When game machine 50 can't normally be carried out the online game program, then send message diagnosis to game machine 50 (step 307), and message diagnosis comprises: game machine malfunction information and game machine repair location contact information.

When game machine 50 can normally be carried out the online game program, then by the state (step 308) of game machine diagnostic system 100 immediately monitoring game machines 50 its each hardware circuit (example, input block 53, storage element 54, display unit 55 and audio unit 56) when carrying out online game; After game machine 50 finished the online game program, game machine diagnostic system 100 sent message diagnosis to game machine (step 309), understands its game machine 50 for the user and whether still has abnormal problem.

By diagnostic system and diagnostic method thereof on the line of this game machine, game machine by care diagnostic user side on the line, judge for the user whether game machine has abnormal problem, and corresponding solution is provided, use the more complete and diversification of the service that makes game machine manufacturer, and then promote the service quality of game machine manufacturer, in addition, game machine manufacturer also can improve the problem that product exists by monitoring the diagnostic result of game machine, further promotes its product quality.

The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, yet be not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, in not breaking away from the technical solution of the present invention scope, when the method that can utilize above-mentioned announcement and technology contents are made a little change or be modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, but every content that does not break away from technical solution of the present invention, according to technical spirit of the present invention to any simple modification that above embodiment did, equivalent variations and modification all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1, diagnostic system on a kind of line of game machine is characterized in that comprising:

One user side comprises:

At least one game machine has the function that is linked to an Internet, and provides the user to send a line request, to carry out an online game program; And

One system end comprises:

One diagnostic program data bank stores more than one game machine diagnostic test formula;

One diagnosis unit, this line request of sending according to this user side, call out a game machine diagnostic test formula to this diagnostic program data bank, before carrying out this online game program this user, carry out diagnostic routine on the line earlier, a system effectiveness state that is presented by this game machine diagnostic test formula, whether meet the demand of carrying out this online game program with the hardware usefulness of judging these game machines, when if this system effectiveness state is lower than minimum system effectiveness requirements, then send the not enough message of hardware usefulness to these game machines by this diagnosis unit;

One type identification unit in order to the type information of these game machines of identification, is called out this corresponding game machine diagnostic test formula for this diagnosis unit; And

One communication unit is in order to provide the binding of this system end to this Internet, to receive and to respond this line request of sending from this user side.

2, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that wherein this game machine more comprises:

One central processor unit is handled this online game program, and job procedure is carried out in a diagnostic routine or a recreation on this line;

One storage element is connected with this central processor unit, with the temporary pending data of this central processor unit;

At least one display unit is connected with this central processor unit, with operation screen or the game picture that shows that this game machine is relevant;

At least one audio unit is connected with this central processor unit, exports this game machine relevant operation audio or game music;

One input block is connected with this central processor unit, provides the user to operate the required operation interface of this game machine; And

One communication unit is connected with this central processor unit, and the binding of this game machine to this Internet is provided.

3, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that wherein this storage unit stores one recreation course data, an idagnostic logout and a Games Software.

4, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that wherein this input block has a plurality of buttons and rocking bar.

5, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that wherein this input block is to be a touch screen.

6, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that this communication unit wherein is to be selected from one of combination that Etherloop communication interface, fiberoptical networking communication interface and Wi-Fi communication interface constituted.

7, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that wherein this display unit is to be selected from one of LCD, organic motor active display, vacuum screen display, effect combination that emission display and miniscope constituted.

8, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that wherein this audio unit is to be a loudspeaker.

9, diagnostic system on the line of game machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that this communication unit wherein is to be selected from one of combination that Etherloop communication interface, fiberoptical networking communication interface and Wi-Fi communication interface constituted.

10, diagnostic method on a kind of line of game machine is when at least one game machine is linked to a game machine diagnostic system, by this game machine diagnostic system these game machines is carried out diagnostic routine on the line, it is characterized in that comprising:

An online game program is carried out in these game machine requests;

After receiving this online game PROGRAMMED REQUESTS, this game machine diagnostic system is carried out diagnostic routine on this line;

Test these game machines, and judge whether the hardware usefulness of these game machines meets the demand of carrying out this online game program, to set up a diagnosis information;

When this diagnosis information was abnormal state, this game machine diagnostic system inspection and the firmware version that upgrades these game machines were a latest edition;

After having upgraded this latest edition, these game machines are carried out this online game program; And

When this game machine can't be carried out this online game program, send a message diagnosis to these game machines.

11, diagnostic method on the line of game machine according to claim 10 is characterized in that wherein this message diagnosis comprises: game machine malfunction information and game machine repair location contact information.