JPS62197085A - Memory adaptor of catv game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a memory adapter for a CATV game machine.

[Prior Art] A device is known that can easily play a game in a hotel room or the like using CATV.

An example of this device is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, a transfer transmission 4110 is provided at the front, etc., and is a game program memory (ROM) 11.
When inserted, the game program is transferred to the CATV game machine 30 via the transfer line 20.

This CATV game a30 is provided in each guest room and is also called a gaming personal computer, and includes an internal memory 31, a reception interface 32, a game program memory (RAM) 33, and a reception program memory (RO
M) 34 and a CPU 35.

In the conventional example shown in FIG. 3, a CATV game 4a installed in a guest room is connected from a transfer transmitter 10 via a transfer line 20! When transferring the game program to 30,
Usually, first, the game program is transferred to the memory 33 by a reception program that receives the program of the CPU 35 itself.
After the import is completed, control is handed over to the game program.

In the conventional example described above, the method of loading into the memory 33 is often different depending on the game program. That is, the loading method is different because various protections are applied to the memory 11 for each game program. For this reason, it is necessary to perform transfer in accordance with various types of protection, and there is a problem in that the transfer method is complicated.

On the other hand, the game program loaded into the game program memory 33 and the receiving program stored in the receiving program memory 34 may exist at the same time. In this case, there is a problem that the memory address of the game program memory 33 and the memory address of the receiving program memory 34 must be arranged differently, which makes the arrangement of the memory addresses complicated.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another conventional example.

The example shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a memory adapter 50 for reception, and this memory adapter 50 includes a reception interface 52 and a game program memory (RAM) 53.
and a receiving program memory (ROM) 54. and.

Case machine for CATV 40t*, CPU41
and an internal memory 42.

The conventional device shown in FIG. 4 also has the problem that the memory address of the game program memory 53 and the memory address of the receiving program memory 54 must be arranged differently. 53 differs depending on the game program memory 11, there is a problem that the loading method is complicated.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems of the conventional device described above, and includes a sending side that sends out a game program, a transfer line, and a game program from the sending side via the transfer line. A memory adapter for a CATV game machine that has a game machine that loads a program into its memory and executes the game, and which has a simple method of loading the game program and an easy arrangement of memory addresses. The purpose is to provide the following.

[Embodiments of the invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The transfer transmission g110, the game program (ROM) 11, and the transfer line 20 are the same as those shown in FIG. However, in order to perform high-speed transfer, it is preferable that the transfer/transmission 4i110 is a circuit including a CPU.

CATV game@40L* includes a CPU 41 and an internal memory 42, and is the same as that shown in FIG.

The memory adapter 60 includes a receiving interface 61,
The switch circuit 62 and the game program memory (RA
M) 63 and a control section 64.

The switch circuit 62 is controlled by the control section 64 and operates as follows. That is, when the transfer transmission alO is transferring a game program, the game program memory 63 is disconnected from the CATV game machine 40, and the game program memory 63 is connected to the transfer line 20, while the game program memory 63 is connected to the transfer line 20. After the program has been transferred, the game program memory 63 is transferred to the transfer line 2.
0, the game program memory 63
is connected to the CATV game machine 40.

The H1g4 section 64 and the switch circuit 62 constitute a memory connection control means, and this memory connection control means includes the following:
It has a function of controlling the connection of the game program memory 63 as described above.

Further, the control section 64 has a function as a reset circuit activation means, and this reset circuit activation means is configured to operate after the game program memory 63 takes in the game program.
It has a function of pressing the reset button 41a of the CATV game machine 40.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment.

First, the control unit 64 determines whether there is a transfer request (si), and if there is a transfer request, disconnects the game program memory 63 from the CATV game machine 40 (S2).
. That is, the game program memory 63 is separated from the pass line of the CATV game machine 40, and the game program memory 63 is connected to the transfer line 20 side via the receiving interface 61 (33).
These operations are executed by the switch circuit 62 under the control of the control section 64.

Then, the game program is transferred from the transfer transmitter IO to the game program memory 63 via the transfer line 20 and the reception interface 61 (S4). When this transfer is completed (SS), the game program The program memory 63 is transferred from the 2 transfer line 20 to v'Jls (S6
), the game program memory 63 is connected to the pass line of the CATV game machine 40 (S7). These operations are also executed by the switch circuit 62 under the control of the control section 64.

After this, the control unit 64 presses the reset button of the CPU 41 (S8). In other words, the control unit 64 controls the CPU 41
The reset circuit is activated. This causes the game program to run and begin execution.

If you do this, you can use your home gaming PC as is.
It can be used as a game machine with a CATV terminal. Since the game program can be loaded as is into the game program memory 63, the loading method is very simple. Further, since the receiving program 34 is not required, there is no need to take care that the memory address of the receiving program memory 34 and the memory address of the game program memory 33 do not overlap.

In the above embodiment, the reset button 41a of the CPU 41 is pressed mechanically, but instead of this, the reset circuit may be reset electrically.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, there is provided a sending side that sends out a game program, a transfer line, and a game machine that takes the game program into a memory from the sending side via the transfer line and executes the game. The CATV game system has an easy way to load the game program.
Moreover, it has the effect of facilitating the arrangement of memory addresses.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment. FIGS. 3 and 4 are block diagrams showing conventional examples, respectively. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Transfer transmitter, 20... Transfer line, 40... CATV game machine, 41a... Reset button 60... Memory adapter, 62... Switch circuit, 63... Game Program memory, 64...control unit. Patent applicant Harada Kogyo Co., Ltd. Agent Arata Yokubo - , 11

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a game system for CATV, which includes a sending side that sends out a game program, a transfer line, and a game machine that takes the game program from the sending side into memory via the transfer line and executes the game. , When the sending side is transferring the game program, the memory is connected to the transfer line with the memory disconnected from the CATV game machine, and after the transfer of the game program is finished, the memory is disconnected. The memory is connected to the CAT in a state where it is disconnected from the transfer line.
A CATV, characterized in that it has: memory connection control means for connecting to the CATV game machine; and reset circuit operating means for operating a reset circuit of the CATV game machine after loading the game program into the memory. Memory adapter for game consoles. (2) In claim 1, the reset circuit activation means is a circuit that electrically resets the reset circuit or mechanically presses a reset button. Memory adapter for CATV game consoles.