Patent ID: 8371943
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A game processing apparatus, comprising: a gaming board, wherein the gaming board comprises a boot ROM storing an authentication program; a ROM storing a BTOS program; a RAM; a memory card that stores gaming information including information related to gaming rules corresponding to a predetermined area; a generic array logic (GAL) that outputs a predetermined first area code representing a specific area, wherein the first area code includes a first portion and a second portion; and a controller configured with logic to: (a) cause the BIOS program to be activated to verify the authentication program; (b) cause the authentication program to be written into the RAM if the authentication program is authenticated in (a); (c) cause the authentication program that is written into the RAM in (b) to be activated to verify the gaming information: (d) cause the gaming information to be written into the RAM if the gaming information is authenticated in (c); (e) input a first predetermined input to the GAL to generate the first portion; (f) input a second predetermined input to the GAL to generate the second portion; (g) acquire predetermined string data from the gaming information that has been written into the RAM in (d), the predetermined string data including character string data of game data; (h) calculate a second area code from the predetermined string data; (i) compare the second area code calculated in (h) with the first area code so as to determine whether the gaming information matches the specific area; and (j) restrict a start of a game using the gaming information in the specific area when the controller detects that the gaming information does not match the specific area.