JP2006212083A - Calendar information forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the formation of calendar information by which events can be distinguished at the same second by a circuit for which a real time clock circuit of a type which outputs dates, hours, minutes and even seconds. <P>SOLUTION: This calendar information forming device is equipped with the real time clock circuit of the type which outputs dates, hors, minutes and even seconds, and a CPU circuit which reads the output of the rear time clock circuit. The CPU circuit forms the calendar information for which variable incremented information has been added to second information which has been read from the real time clock circuit when the second information which has been read from the real time clock circuit is the same second. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a calendar information generating apparatus.

Recent game machines are connected to a network, and the usage status of the game machine can be known from the outside through the network. A game machine connected to such a network records sales data including calendar information so that sales data can be managed based on the calendar information.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-314641

In the above-described game machine, a circuit generally called a real-time clock circuit is used as means for obtaining calendar information to be recorded in sales data. There are types of real-time clock circuits that output up to date and hour / minute / second, and types that output up to 1/100 second in addition to date and hour / minute / second. There is a difference of about 100 times in terms of cost, and in order to reduce the cost, a type that outputs up to the former date and hour / minute / second is used.
However, a circuit using a real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, and second is not necessary until 1/100 second, but there are cases where it is desired to record events in the same second separately. For example, there is a case where the types of coins inserted into the game machine at the same time are desired to be recorded in order.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a circuit using a real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, second, and generates calendar information that can distinguish events in the same second. Is the primary purpose.

In order to achieve this object, a calendar information generating device according to the invention of claim 1 comprises a real-time clock circuit of a type outputting up to date and hour, minute, second, and a CPU circuit for reading out the output of the real-time clock circuit. The circuit is characterized in that when the second information read from the real-time clock circuit is the same second, calendar information is generated by adding information obtained by incrementing a variable to the second information read from the real-time clock circuit.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a calendar information generating apparatus comprising a real-time clock circuit of a type outputting up to date and hour, minute and second, and a CPU circuit for reading the output of the real-time clock circuit, and the CPU circuit reads from the real-time clock circuit. When the second information is the same second, calendar information is generated by adding the value of the program counter built in the CPU circuit to the second information read from the real-time clock circuit.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the calendar information generating device according to the second aspect is characterized in that the value of the program counter is an arbitrary number of bits of all outputs.

  As described above, according to the calendar information generating apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to generate calendar information that can distinguish events in the same second with a circuit using a real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, second. Is possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, the present invention is applied to an income counting box of a game machine.

  FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a calendar information generating apparatus according to the present invention. The income totaling box 1 is connected to a coin insertion detection device (not shown) via an input port, and when the coin is inserted, the CPU circuit 2 is informed that the coin has been inserted. The CPU circuit 2 is connected to a real time clock circuit 3, a data storage flash ROM 4, and a program flash ROM 5.

  The real-time clock circuit 3 is a type of real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, second. The data storage flash ROM 4 and the program flash ROM 5 are used as storage areas for data storage and program of the CPU circuit 2, respectively.

  The CPU circuit 2 executes the program shown in FIG. When the program starts, it is determined in step S1 whether or not a real-time clock read request has been received. When it is determined that there is no real-time clock read request, the process proceeds to step S3. If it is determined that there is a real-time clock read request, the process proceeds to step S2, the real-time clock data is read to update the internal clock data (variable T1), and then the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not there is a request for income recording. When it is determined that there is no request for income recording, the program is terminated. If it is determined that there is a request for income recording, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the previous recording time (variable T2) of the corresponding port number is compared with the internal clock data (variable T1) to determine whether the internal clock data (variable T1) is newer than 1 second. If it is determined that the internal clock data (variable T1) is not newer than one second, the same second distinction number (variable A) is incremented in step S5, and the process proceeds to step S7. When it is determined that the internal clock data (variable T1) is newer than 1 second, the same second distinction number (variable A) is cleared in step S6, and the process proceeds to step S7.

  In step S7, the internal clock data (variable T1) and the same second distinction number (variable A) are recorded in the data storage FlashROM 4, and the process proceeds to step S8. The data storage FlashROM 4 is recorded as shown in FIG. In step S8, the internal clock data (variable T1) is substituted for the previous recording time (variable T2), and then the program is terminated.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another program example executed by the CPU circuit 2. When the program starts in FIG. 4, it is determined in step S11 whether or not a real-time clock read request has been received. When it is determined that there is no real-time clock read request, the process proceeds to step S13. If it is determined that there is a real-time clock read request, the process proceeds to step S12, the real-time clock data is read to update the internal clock data (variable T1), and then the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, it is determined whether or not there is a request for income recording. When it is determined that there is no request for income recording, the program is terminated. If it is determined that there is a request for income recording, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S14, the previous recording time (variable T2) of the corresponding port number is compared with the internal clock data (variable T1) to determine whether the internal clock data (variable T1) is newer than 1 second. If it is determined that the internal clock data (variable T1) is not newer than 1 second, the value of the program counter 2a is substituted for the same second distinction number (variable A) in step S15, and the process proceeds to step S17. If it is determined that the internal clock data (variable T1) is newer than 1 second, the same second distinction number (variable A) is cleared in step S16, and the process proceeds to step S17. The program counter 2a is a program counter built in the CPU circuit 2 as a kind of register.

  In step S17, the internal clock data (variable T1) and the same second distinction number (variable A) are recorded in the data storage FlashROM 4, and the process proceeds to step S18. The data storage FlashROM 4 is recorded as shown in FIG. In step S18, the internal clock data (variable T1) is substituted for the previous recording time (variable T2), and then the program ends.

  FIG. 5 illustrates the case where all the output bits of the program counter 2a are used, but an arbitrary number of bits such as upper several bits, middle several bits, lower several bits, etc. May be used.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by embodiment, according to the technical idea of this invention, a various deformation | transformation is possible. For example, in the embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to an income counting box of a game machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to a measuring device, an observation device, or the like.

  The present invention presents a technique that is most suitable for an income summary box of an arcade game machine.

It is a block connection diagram showing a calendar information generating device. (Example 1, Example 2) It is a flowchart which shows the implementation method of a calendar information generation apparatus. Example 1 It is a conceptual diagram which shows the implementation method of a calendar information generation apparatus. Example 1 It is a flowchart which shows the implementation method of a calendar information generation apparatus. (Example 2) It is a conceptual diagram which shows the implementation method of a calendar information generation apparatus. (Example 2)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Income totaling box 2 CPU circuit 2a Program counter 3 Real time clock circuit 4 FlashROM for data storage
5 Flash ROM for Pumgram

Claims (3)

Real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, second, and
A CPU circuit for reading the output of the real-time clock circuit,
The CPU circuit, when the second information read from the real-time clock circuit is the same second,
A calendar information generating apparatus for generating calendar information by adding information obtained by incrementing a variable to second information read from the real-time clock circuit. Real-time clock circuit that outputs up to date and hour, minute, second, and
A CPU circuit for reading the output of the real-time clock circuit,
The CPU circuit, when the second information read from the real-time clock circuit is the same second,
A calendar information generating apparatus for generating calendar information by adding a value of a program counter built in the CPU circuit to second information read from the real-time clock circuit. 3. The calendar information generating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the value of the program counter is an arbitrary number of bits of all outputs.

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