CN1064763C - Controlling method for software timing - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a timing and control method for software transmission. The present invention transmits current time to a user end via a software transmission mode in order to compare current time with the service life information in the user end to judge whether the user is valid; the present invention executes a control program after the leased term expires to avoid infringing use of the rental software. The timing and control method comprises: a transmitting end transmits signals comprising a current time signal to the user end; the user end receives the signals transmitted from the transmitting end and extracts the current time signal; the user end reads the service life information stored in a receiving end, judges whether the current time exceeds service life and executes the service life control program.
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The electronic game machine of being sold on the market at present comprises main frame and software cartridge two parts, and wherein software cartridge mostly is extractable and changeable, just behind the selected a kind of main frame of consumer, buys software cartridge according to the hobby of oneself again.Generally speaking, software program and data on the card casket, major part stores with the IC storer, and this storer comprises ROM (read-only memory) (Mask ROM), the formula of can erasing storer (EPROM) or (EEPROM) or single programmable type storer (One Time PROM) etc., as shown in Figure 1.Fig. 1 shows a typical traditional tv game machine system, and this system can be divided into receiving end main frame 101, rocking bar (joystick) 102 and card casket 103 3 parts of travelling.Wherein, receiving end main frame 101 comprises, central processing unit 104, graphic process unit 105, Sound Processor Unit 107, storer 106, with TV signal synthesizer 108 in order to handle the Games Software program.Rocking bar 102 connects carry out of receiving end main frame 101 with the control recreation.Game card casket 103 comprises a storer 109, and this storer 109 is generally mask-type ROM (MASK ROM), in order to the stores games program.Receiving end main frame 101 and game card casket 103 pass through address bus 110, reach data bus-bar 111 transmission data.
The software that protection is rented is not stolen in lease expiration; its common method as; utilize real-time clock device (real-time clock) on PC or the workstation (work station) export present time signal (current time), with the stored term of life data of storer relatively; to judge that the user whether still in term of life, carries out control program again.Because the real-time clock device is changed by the user easily, thereby the real-time clock device that can use instead in the protective device (being commonly called as KeyPro) that assigns on the computer printer parallel port replaces.In addition, the term of life data also are modified easily.For preventing that the term of life data from illegally being changed, these term of life data can encryption.When carrying out, program, judges that again the user is whether still in effective life then with it deciphering.
Said method can increase a real-time clock device (real-time clock) 112 in the enforcement on the electronic game machine on the card casket, as shown in Figure 1, and as the usefulness of timing.
There is user side in the shortcoming of above method except the term of life data, by outside the illegal change, needs the usefulness of a real-time clock device as timing in addition easily.Can continue computing time after shutdown for keeping the real-time clock device, can utilize battery usually so that the real-time clock device can continue running after shutdown.But (reliability) is relatively poor for the fiduciary level of battery, may produce electric leakage, influences battery serviceable life, even the situation that has battery liquid to leak outside occasionally takes place, and damages machine.In addition, use battery also to increase the cost of system.
The circulation way that a kind of software is arranged at present in addition utilizes CATV (cable television) (CableTV) or satellite to broadcast Games Software.The user only need buy or rent games main frame and receiving trap, and the lease expenses of payment software, can receive games from the transmission line of CATV (cable television) or by satellite receiver by receiving trap, and be written into game host to play.Fig. 2, Fig. 3 show the functional block diagram of the circulation way of present software.
Fig. 2 is a basic CATV (cable television) or the Organization Chart of satellite transmission software.As shown in the figure, software initiator 211 is CATV (cable television) or satellite transmission end.Software initiator 211 transmits broadcast singal, and is received by the receiving trap 203 of user side.Receiving converter 210 is converted to digital signal with broadcast singal, is delivered to main frame 201 again and carries out the processing of Games Software.The main difference of Fig. 2 and Fig. 1 is to replace the game card casket with a receiving trap 203.Main frame 201 functions of receiving end are same as in figure 1 basically.
Fig. 3 is the Organization Chart of another typical CATV (cable television) or satellite transmission software.Fig. 3 and Fig. 2 are very close, and difference also at receiving trap 303 partly.Receiving converter 210 and the storer 209 shared data buss 213 of Fig. 2.The data bus 313 of Fig. 3 then only uses for storer 309.310 of receiving converters directly convert CATV (cable television) or broadcast singal that satellite transmitted to routine data, deliver to storer 309.Central processing unit 304 can read games and data in the storer 309 via address bus 312.The mode of Fig. 3 can be described as the practice of dual-port (dualport), and it is different promptly writing with the path of reading.
Games Software transmits with broadcast mode has multiple advantages: for example this device must not block casket, can reduce the cost of buying the card casket, and can issue up-to-date games immediately, uses for the user.Yet Games Software transmits with broadcast mode must pay special attention to its guard method, avoids usurping of non-user, or user's illegal Games Software that uses after lease expiration.
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of controlling method for software timing, so that time signal is controlled at propagation end at present, avoids the present time illegally to be changed, and uses expiration back executive control program the user.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of easy controlling method for software timing, circulation way is unified to transmit present time signal in each user side to utilize, and uses expiration back executive control program the user.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of reliable controlling method for software timing, exempting because of using the problem that timer was produced at user side, and uses expiration executive control program afterwards the user.
A further object of the present invention is to save a real-time clock and the required cost of battery is set.
The present invention is a kind of controlling method for software timing.The present invention utilizes the software circulation way, broadcast present time signal to each user side, user side receives the present time and it and term of life data is compared, know to declare whether the user is still effectively renting in the time limit, and after lease expiration, carry out the precautionary measures, software rental is not used by infringement.Software of the present invention is propagated clocking method and comprised the following step: (1) is broadcast end and is sent a signal to user side, wherein comprises present time signal; (2) user side receives and broadcasts the broadcast singal that end is transmitted, and from wherein extracting present time signal; (3) user side reads the stored term of life data of receiving end; (4) whether more present time signal surpasses term of life; (5) carry out the time limit control program, as show the pattern that uses expiration or literal on screen, the read method of the data bus of the program of execution error, disturbance storage, with the purpose that reaches interference program etc.
Fig. 1 is the traditional electronic game machine card casket system of a typical case.
Fig. 2 is a basic CATV (cable television) or the Organization Chart of satellite transmission software.
Fig. 3 is the Organization Chart of another CATV (cable television) or satellite transmission software.
Fig. 4 is a flowchart of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the system block diagrams of the present invention corresponding to Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 is the present invention's another system block diagrams corresponding to Fig. 2.
Fig. 7 is the system block diagrams of the present invention corresponding to Fig. 3.
Fig. 8 is the present invention's another system block diagrams corresponding to Fig. 3.
Fig. 9 A is the embodiment of a kind of software countermeasure set of the present invention.
Fig. 9 B is the discontinuous signal that signal generation device produced of Fig. 9 A.
Figure 10 is the embodiment of another kind of hardware countermeasure set of the present invention.
Characteristic of the present invention is the broadcasting method of present time signal (current time).General clocking method as using zero-time, use time expiration, present time signal etc., is stored in user side with the term of life data, and the present invention then is sent to user side with present time signal data by broadcast mode.Can prevent that so the present time from illegally being changed.
In addition, traditional game card casket need install a real-time clock device (real-time clock) to export present time signal on game host, its cost is higher, and battery may leak electricity, influence the serviceable life of battery, so the fiduciary level of total system reduces.The invention has the advantages that does not need this real-time clock device, only need present time signal is transmitted to each user side via broadcast mode with software, more present again time signal be stored in the term of life data of user side, know that promptly this user is whether still in effective life.And, utilize circulation way very convenient, time signal need not install extra device additional along with broadcast software is broadcast to each user side at present.
Fig. 4 shows flowchart of the present invention.Its step is as follows:
401: spread out of broadcast singal by CATV (cable television) or satellite, wherein comprise present time signal:
402: user side receives this broadcast singal and extracts wherein contained present time signal;
403: judge whether present time signal is data encrypted; If then carry out 404; Otherwise, then carry out 405;
404: present time signal is deciphered, make it to become the pattern that main frame can read;
405: at user side, main frame reads user's term of life data of user side.
406: whether more present time signal surpasses term of life; If surpass term of life, carry out 407; Otherwise, carry out 408;
407: carry out the time limit control program;
408: the normal execution.
The time ratio of step 406 can utilize software program or hardware circuit to implement.The time limit control program has many kinds of modes, utilizes software program to make the program of central processing unit execution error as (1); (2) utilize software program to end the execution action of central processing unit; (3) utilize software program to show that " term of life is expired, please continue to pay the fees " figures or Word message are on screen; (4) utilize the pattern of switch access storer, the carrying out of control program selects normal pattern that program is normally carried out, and selects the pattern of mistake then to make the data of storer output error that program error is carried out or shutdown; (5) utilize hardware circuit or software control signal, make signal generation device produce interrupted signal, the data bus of disturbance storage and address bus make the interrupted signal of storer output, reach the purpose of interference; (6) hardware circuit is connected to the reset signal (RESET) of system, directly ends the execution action of central processing unit.Above method all directly or indirectly interference program is carried out, and reaches the purpose of protection broadcast software.
Basically, the present invention comprises some basic important documents, as shown in Figure 5.Fig. 5 shows the situation when the present invention is installed in Fig. 2.Software transmitting terminal 511 sends broadcast singal, wherein comprises time signal.Time signal can be standard time in Christian era or any data for the usefulness that converts the time to.User side must have a receiving trap 503, the broadcast singal and the present time signal that are sent in order to receiving software transmitting terminal 511, and present time signal is delivered to comparison means 514.Tipping is put 503 and is comprised a device 501, in order to output term of life data.These term of life data comprise uses zero-time, use time expiration etc.For whether calculating the user still in valid period, the term of life data are read by device 501, reach comparison means 514 via data bus 513.Whether comparison means 514 more present time signals between using zero-time and use time expiration, or whether only more present time signal greater than using time expiration, to judge that the user is whether still in term of life.And result of determination is reached the readable and writable memory 509 of changeable readout mode via control line 515.The function of storer 509 is for switching the pattern that random access memory is read.Wherein, pattern 0 is a normal mode, exportable correct data; Pattern 1 is an error pattern, the data of exportable mistake.If user's term of life is out of date, then control line 515 outputs 1 make storer 509 switch to error pattern, and make program error carry out or shut down.Otherwise control line 515 outputs 0 make the correct data of storer 509 outputs, and program are normally carried out.Above comparison means 514 can omit, and the function that it judges effective life can be replaced by the central processing unit software program for execution.
Fig. 6 shows the situation when the present invention is installed in Fig. 2.Its function and Fig. 5 are close.Different is that control line 615 is connected to receiving converter 610.Receiving converter 610 also has two kinds of patterns: pattern 0 is normal mode, exportable correct data; Pattern 1 is an error pattern, the data of exportable mistake.If user's term of life is out of date, then control line 615 outputs 1 make receiving converter 610 switch to error pattern, and make program error carry out or shut down.Otherwise control line 615 outputs 0 make the correct data of receiving converter 610 outputs, and program are normally carried out.
Fig. 7 shows the situation when the present invention is installed in Fig. 3.Software initiator 711 sends broadcast singal, wherein comprises present time signal.Fig. 7 shows that comparison means 714 connection data buss 713, address bus 712 are connected the situation of data bus 713, address bus 712 and receiving converter 710 with receiving converter 710.Comparison means 714 has a control line 715 to be connected to the readable and writable memory 709 of changeable readout mode.The function of storer 709 is the same with the storer of Fig. 5 709, has normal mode and error pattern.When user's term of life was out of date, comparison means 714 output 1 reached storer 709 via control line 715, makes storer 709 switch to error pattern, and makes program error carry out or shut down.Otherwise comparison means 714 output 0 is transported to storer 709 via control line 715, makes the correct data of storer 709 outputs, and program is normally moved.
Fig. 8 shows the another kind of situation when the present invention is installed in Fig. 3, and its function and Fig. 7 are close.Different is that control line 815 is connected to receiving converter 810.Receiving converter 810 also has two kinds of patterns: pattern 0 is normal mode, exportable correct data; Pattern 1 is an error pattern, the data of exportable mistake.If user's term of life is out of date, then comparison means 814 outputs 1 are delivered to receiving converter 810 via control line 815, make it to switch to error pattern, and make program error carry out or shut down.Otherwise comparison means 814 output 0 is delivered to receiving converter 810 via control line 815, makes the correct data of receiving converter 810 outputs, and program is normally moved.
Fig. 9 A shows the device of a kind of EVAC (Evacuation Network Computer Model) bus (system bus).This device can produce discontinuous signal interfering data bus and address bus.When user's term of life was expired, the software control procedure of receiving end main frame reached a locking devicen 902 by interface arrangement 901 with control signal, with enabling signal generation device (signal generator) 903.Locking devicen 902 can be a breech lock (latch) or trigger (flip-flop).Signal generation device 903 can be a counter (counter) or random digit generator (random number generator).Signal generation device 903 is because of the enabling signal of locking devicen 902, and produces a series of discontinuous signal to start a switchgear 904.Switchgear 904 can be a N type metal-semiconductor field effect transistor (PMOS), or transistor (transister), and it act as data bus is urged to a predetermined potential, as power supply potential (VCC), or earthing potential (GND), to reach the purpose of interference.
Fig. 9 B is the embodiment of a kind of discontinuous signal generation device of Fig. 9 A.The discontinuous signal generation device can be implemented with counter.Fig. 9 B is the counter of one or three bits.
Figure 10 is the discontinuous signal that signal generation device produced of Fig. 9 B.Starting in the period 1001, signal generation device along with clock output by 0 to 7 number, be 7 o'clock at counter, then drive change-over switch, with the data-driven of data bus to power supply potential, or earthing potential.
The above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and has reached practical effect widely, and all equivalent variations and corrections of doing according to claims of the present invention all still belong in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.
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1. controlling method for software timing, this method utilizes software broadcasting mode that the present time is transmitted to user side, compared with term of life data with user side, know to declare whether the user is still effectively renting in the time limit, and after lease expiration executive control program, software rental is not used by infringement, and this timing control method comprises:
(1) broadcasts present time signal;
(2) receive this present time signal;
(3) read the term of life data of user side;
(4) relatively whether this present time signal surpasses term of life;
(5) carry out the time limit control program.
2. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the present time signal of step (1) is to utilize the broadcast singal of CATV (cable television) (Cable TV) and satellite transmission to transmit.
3. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the present time signal of step (1) is for supplying any form of the usefulness of the time that is converted to.
4. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the present time signal of step (1) is the data of encrypting.
5. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the term of life data of step (3) are user's use zero-time and use time expiration.
6. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the term of life data of step (3) are user's use time expiration.
7. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the term of life data of step (3) are any any form that can be converted to the use zero-time and use time expiration.
8. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the term of life data of step (3) are any any form that can be converted to the use time expiration.
9. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the term of life data of step (3) are the data of encrypting.
10. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the comparative approach of step (4) can be implemented with software program and hardware circuit.
11. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) for the pattern that show to use expiration or literal on screen.
12. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) is that the software program mistake of central processing unit is carried out, and reaches the purpose of system-down.
13. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) is to make the software program of central processing unit stop normal execution.
14. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) is for switching random access memory to error pattern.
15. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) is the EVAC (Evacuation Network Computer Model) bus.
16. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) stops execution procedures central processing unit for utilizing a signal wire replacement central processing unit.
17. according to the controlling method for software timing of claim 1, wherein the time limit control program of step (5) also comprises step:
(6) output control signal;
(7) according to this control signal, the output undesired signal is to system bus.
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