Gaming apparatus having memory fault detection
View Patent ↗An information processing device and associated methodology are provided for inspecting a program fault. A first memory stores a boot program executed when the information processing device is initiated for operation. A second memory device is provided for storing an application program. A control device executes a fault inspection program to inspect whether or not a fault has occurred in the second memory device. The fault inspection program is stored in the first memory device and is initiated upon initialization of the information processing device.
1. A gaming device configured to execute a game, the gaming device comprising:
a first memory device for storing a boot program executed when the gaming device is started to operate;
a mother board on which the first memory device is provided;
a second memory device for storing a game application program for the game, the second memory device being connected to the mother board; and
a control device for executing a fault inspection program for the gaming device to inspect whether or not a fault occurs in the second memory device and the game application program stored therein,
wherein the fault inspection program is stored in the first memory device, and the control device executes the fault inspection program when the gaming device is started to operate and completes the execution of the fault inspection program before the game is started.
2. The gaming device according to claim 1 , wherein the first memory device is a ROM provided on the mother board,
wherein the second memory device is a hard disk which is independent from the mother board, and
wherein the control device executes the fault inspection program stored in the ROM to inspect whether or not the fault occurs in the hard disk.
3. The gaming device according to claim 1 , wherein the gaming device is configured for business use.
4. The gaming device according to claim 1 , wherein the first memory device and the mother board are located in the gaming device.
5. The gaming device according to claim 1 , wherein the second memory device is a flash memory.
6. A gaming device configured to execute a game, the gaming device comprising:
a first memory device configured to store a boot program executed when the gaming device is started to operate;
a mother board on which the first memory device is provided;
a second memory device configured to store a game application program, the second memory device being connected to the mother board and electrically rewritable;
a control device configured to execute a fault inspection program to inspect whether or not a fault occurs in the second memory device and the game application program stored therein;
wherein the fault inspection program is stored in the first memory device, and the control device executes the fault inspection program every time the gaming device is started to operate and completes the execution of the fault inspection program before the game is started, and
wherein when the fault does not occur in the second memory device the game application program is started to execute and when the fault occurs in the second memory device an error is displayed on a display device located on an exterior of the gaming device.
7. The gaming device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the first memory device is a ROM provided on the mother board,
wherein the second memory device is a hard disk which is independent from the mother board, and
wherein the control device executes the fault inspection program stored in the ROM to inspect whether or not the fault occurs in the hard disk.
8. The gaming device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a RAM provided on the mother board;
wherein the game application program is loaded from the hard disk to the RAM and executed by the control device when the fault does not occur in the hard disk.
9. The gaming device according to claim 6 , wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.
10. A gaming device configured to execute a game, the gaming device comprising:
a first memory device for storing a boot program executed when the gaming device is started to operate;
a mother board on which the first memory device is provided;
a second memory device for storing a game application program for the game and a BIOS, the second memory device being connected to the mother board; and
a control device for executing a fault inspection program for the gaming device to inspect whether or not a fault occurs in the second memory device and the game application program stored therein;
wherein the fault inspection program is stored in the first memory device, and the control device executes the boot program to initialize the BIOS stored in the second memory device before executing the fault inspection program when the gaming device is started to operate, and completes the execution of the fault inspection program before the game is started.