System and method for providing a real-time programmable interface to a general-purpose non-real-time computing system
CA 2319405 A1 · Owner: Innovative Gaming Corporation Of America · Inventors: Bendall, Eric; Johnson, Peter J.
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A system and method providing read-time external signals to and from a gaming application executing within a platform independent programming environment on a, computing system. The system comprises an input packet queue located within a block of, system RAM coupled to a main system bus a main processing module coupled to , the main system bus, and an intelligent I/O interface module coupled to the main system bus, for generating an input signal data packet in response to a change in state of one or more, external signals. The intelligent I/O interface module comprises a control processor, an, plurality of external signal interfaces and a dual-port RAM. The control , processor …
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