RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR SEEDING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A random number generator (RNG) seeding method and apparatus which includes the provision of an RNG seed register (14) and means for capturing a current count number from one or more fast running counters (16) contained within the apparatus upon the occurence of an act or acts by an apparatus operator as he performs the normal set-up an initialization function. In the preferred embodiment means (18) are provided for sensing particular acts of the operator (20), and upon detection of each such "event", one or more of the counters within the system are read and the count value is appended to previously captured counters values until the desired seed length is obtained. At this time, the RNG (10) is said to be seeded, the initialization phase is completed and the apparatus may be made available to players to commence game play or other use of the apparatus.