KR100664367B1 - Portable Electronic Device, Method for Operating same and Software Recording Medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a recording medium on which remote control information is recorded, and a portable electronic device that acts as a remote control operation device for transmitting the information. The portable electronic device may be connected to a host machine 1 having a program execution function, and is a device including input / output functions and processing functions separately from the host machine 1. The portable electronic device 100 includes means 46 for storing remote control operation information being transmitted from the recording medium of the host machine 1; Control means (41) for executing a remote control operation program; And means 130 for displaying the remote control operation information according to the remote control operation program. The remote control operation information is displayed according to the hierarchical structure of the operation.

Portable electronics, video game consoles, recording media, microprocessors, nonvolatile memory, CPUs, program storage

Description

Portable Electronic Device, Method for Operating Same and Software Recording Medium

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device used as an auxiliary storage device for an information device including an entertainment system such as a video game machine, a method of operating the portable electronic device, and a software recording medium.

A conventional memory card (child machine or auxiliary machine) which is loaded on and used in a host machine such as an information apparatus, that is, a video game machine, is a non-volatile memory element for storing information apparatus and data. An interface for connection with a parent machine or host machine is provided.

1A shows an example of the configuration of a main element of a conventional memory card. The conventional memory card 10 is provided with a controller 11 for controlling operation, a connector 12 for connecting with a terminal provided in a slot of an information device, etc., a nonvolatile memory 16 for storing data, and the like. And the nonvolatile memory 16 is connected to the controller 11.

The control unit 11 is composed of a microcomputer. In addition, a flush memory such as EEPROM is used as the nonvolatile memory 16, for example. The microcomputer is also used as a control means for interpreting a protocol at an interface for connection with an information device or the like.

1B shows the control elements in the control device 11 of the conventional memory card 10.

Accordingly, the conventional memory card 10 is provided with a main body connection interface for connecting to a main body such as an information device and a memory interface for inputting data into and outputting data from the nonvolatile memory.

In addition, a conventional video game machine such as a home TV game has a function of storing game data and the like in the auxiliary storage device. Memory cards are used in the form of secondary storage of video game machines.

2 shows an example of a conventional video game machine for use as an auxiliary storage device. The main body 2 of the conventional video game machine 1 is housed in a substantially square case and has a disk loading part 3 at the center of a portion where an optical disk serving as a recording medium on which a video game application program is recorded is loaded. A reset switch 4 for resetting the game, a power switch 5, a disc actuation switch 6 for inserting the above-mentioned actuation disk, and two slots 7A, 7B as necessary.

The memory card 10 used as the auxiliary memory device is inserted into the slots 7A and 7B, and transfers the result of the game obtained by operating the video game machine 1 from the control means (CPU) 19 and records it in the nonvolatile memory 16. A plurality of actuators (controllers) not shown in the figure are connected to slots 7A and 7B, whereby a competitive game or the like in which a plurality of players can play a game at the same time is possible.

In such a configuration, it is contemplated to provide other program execution functions to an auxiliary machine connected through a video card slot such as a video game machine serving as a host machine. Such an auxiliary machine can be used without modification as a portable electronic device, and can be easily communicated with other devices, leading to an extended range of applications and generation of new demands.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable electronic device that can be connected to a host machine and capable of remote operation of another device by using the auxiliary machine itself, and a storage medium for storing the operating method and application of the portable electronic device.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the portable electronic device of the present invention can be connected to a host machine having a program execution function, and is provided with input means, output means, and control means separately from the host machine described above. A portable electronic device, comprising: means for storing a remote control operating program transmitted from a recording medium of a host machine; Control means for executing the remote control operation program; Display means for displaying remote control operation information according to the remote control operation program; And output means for outputting an operation signal to the object machine in accordance with the remote control operation information.

This remote control operation information has a hierarchical structure of operation so that each layer is selected by the input means and displayed by the display means.

In addition, the recording medium according to the present invention is a recording medium that can be loaded into a host machine having a program execution function and stores information that can be transferred to a portable electronic device connected to the host machine, wherein the transfer program And in addition to the transfer menu display program, remote control operation information is recorded as the contents of the menu.

1A and 1B show an example of the configuration of important parts of a conventional memory card device.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a video game machine using the memory card of FIG. 1A as auxiliary memory.

3 is a plan view of the external appearance of a video game machine as a host machine using the portable electronic device constituting an embodiment of the present invention as an auxiliary machine.

4 is a rear view of the video game machine of FIG. 3 showing the form of a slot in the video game machine as the host machine.

5 is a perspective view of a video game machine used as a host machine.

6 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the configuration of main components of a video game machine used as a host machine.

7 is a plan view of an appearance of an embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention.

8 is a perspective view of an appearance of an embodiment of the portable electronic device of FIG. 7.

9 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention with the lid member open.

10 is a front view of an appearance of an embodiment of a portable electronic device of the present invention.

11A and 11B are block diagrams showing an example of the configuration of important components of the portable electronic device according to the present invention.

12 illustrates a wireless communication function of a portable electronic device according to the present invention.

13 shows a corresponding operation between a portable electronic device used as an auxiliary machine and a main body of a video game machine used as a host machine.

Fig. 14 shows the flow of program data downloaded from the main body of a video game machine (host machine) to a portable electronic device (auxiliary machine).

15 is a flowchart illustrating the download procedure of FIG. 14.

Fig. 16 shows an individual flow of program data downloaded from the main body of the video game machine (host machine) described above to the portable electronic device (auxiliary machine).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a download procedure of FIG. 14.

18 is a view for explaining the contents recorded on the CD-ROM.

19 is a flowchart showing a series of steps in processing at the host machine side.

20 diagrammatically shows a display screen of a television receiver.

21 is a flowchart showing a series of steps in processing at the auxiliary machine side.

Fig. 22 is a block diagram showing the nonvolatile memory of the auxiliary machine to the display section.

Fig. 23 diagrammatically shows the display contents and the operating elements of the auxiliary machine.

24A to 24C show the display contents of the lower layer.

25 shows an example of display contents of "+".

FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of the display content of FIG. 23.

27 shows an example of the character display contents.

28 is an enlarged view of the display content of FIG. 25.

29 is an explanatory diagram of the hierarchical display for the operation of the air conditioner.

30 is a flow chart of hierarchical display.

In the following, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the portable electronic device serving as an embodiment of the present invention can be used as a memory card used in an entertainment system such as a video game machine which functions as a host machine or a parent machine, and can also be used as a portable electronic device alone. This host machine is not limited to video game machines, and portable electronic devices that act as auxiliary machines or child machines do not necessarily have a memory card function.

In the following description, first, an example of a video game machine used as a host machine is described using a portable electronic device serving as an embodiment of the present invention as an auxiliary machine.

3 shows the appearance of a video game machine as a host machine with a portable electronic device acting as an embodiment of the present invention. The video game machine 1 has a purpose of reading a game program recorded on an optical disc and executing a game according to an instruction from a user (game player). Here, the term "game execution" means that the game is mainly controlled, the display, the sound effects.

The main body 2 of the video game machine 1 is housed in a substantially square case and has a disc stacker 3 loaded with a central portion of an optical disc such as a CD-ROM serving as a recording medium on which a video game application program is recorded. A reset switch 4, a power switch 5, a disk operation switch 6 for activating the above-described insertion of the optical disk, and two slots 7A, 7B.

The recording medium for supplying the application program is not limited to the optical disk only, and the application program may be supplied by the communication line.

The two operating devices 20 can be connected to slots 7A and 7B, so that two users can play a competitive game or the like. In addition, the above-described memory card or a portable electronic device serving as the above-described embodiment may be inserted into the slots 7A and 7B. 3 shows a structural example provided with twin slots 7A and 7B, and the number of slots is not limited to the twin system only.

The actuating device 20 has first and second actuating parts 21, 22, left button 23L, right button 23R, start button 24 and selection button 25, and also actuating parts 31, 32, actuating part 31, A mode selection switch 33 for selecting an operation mode of 32 and a display unit 34 for displaying the selected operation mode are provided. Inside the operating device 20, a vibration machine not shown in the figure is provided.

4 shows the form of slots 7A and 7B provided in the front of main body 2 of video game machine 1. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the slots 7A and 7B are formed in two stages, respectively. In the upper part, a memory card inserting part 8A and 8B into which a memory card 10 or a portable electronic device 100 is inserted, which is described later, are installed, and a lower part of the controller connecting part (connector) connected to a connection terminal part 26 of the controller 20 is provided. jack)) 9A and 9B are installed.

The insertion openings (slots) of the memory card insertion sections 8A and 8B are formed to have an elliptical shape in the horizontal direction, and each corner at both ends of the lower side of the insertion opening is rounder than each corner at both ends of the upper side, so that the memory It provides a configuration that prevents the card or portable electronic device from being accidentally inserted upside down. The memory card inserts 8A, 8B are also provided with shutters for protecting the connection terminals formed therein to obtain electrical connections.

In the controller connecting portions 9A and 9B, corners at both ends of the lower side of the insertion opening having an elliptic shape in the horizontal direction are formed to have a rounded shape than corners at both ends of the upper side, so that the connection terminal 26 of the controller 20 is accidentally A configuration is provided that prevents the insertion backwards. In addition, the controller connecting portions 9A and 9B have a structure in which an insertion hole is different from that of the memory card inserting portions 8A and 8B in order to prevent the memory card or the portable electronic device from being accidentally inserted.

FIG. 5 illustrates a state in which the portable electronic device 100, which will be described below, which serves as an embodiment of the present invention, is inserted into the memory card insertion unit 8A of the slot 7A from the front of the video game machine 1. As shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a circuit configuration of important components of the video game machine 1. As shown in FIG.

Video game machine 1 includes a control system 50 having a central processing unit (CPU) 351 and a peripheral device thereof; A graphics system 60 having a graphics processing unit (GPU) 62 or the like which performs graphics functions in a frame buffer 63; A sound system 70 including a sound processing unit (SPU) for producing music, sound effects, and the like; An optical disc controller 80 for controlling an optical disc on which an application program is recorded; A memory card 10 which stores a signal from the controller 20 and records an input, a game setting, or the like from a user; A communication controller 90 for controlling input and output of data from the portable electronic device 100 to be described later; And a bus BUS to which the above-described parts are connected.

The control system 50 includes a CPU 51, a peripheral control unit 52 that performs functions such as disturbance control and direct memory access (DMA) transfer control, and a random access memory (RAM). And a read only memory (ROM) 54 for storing programs such as a so-called operating system for controlling the main memory 53, the graphics system 60, the sound system 70, and the like. Here, the term "main memory" refers to storage that can run programs in storage.

The CPU 51 controls the entire video game machine 1 by operating the operating system stored in the ROM 54, and includes, for example, a 32-bit restricted instruction set computer (RISC) -CPU.

When the power is turned on, the video game machine 1 executes the operation system stored in the ROM 54, whereby the CPU 51 of the control system described above executes the control of the graphic system 60, the sound system 70, and the like described above. When executing the operating system, the CPU 51 performs the general initialization of the video game machine 1 such as confirming the operation, and then controls the above-described optical disc control unit 80 to execute an application such as a game stored in the optical disc. . By executing this game program or other program, the CPU 51 controls the graphics system 60, the sound system 70, etc. in accordance with input from the user, and controls the image display at the time of effect sound and music generation.

In addition, the graphics system 60 may include: a GPU 62 which performs drawing according to a geometry transfer engine 61 (GTE) 61 for processing coordinate transformations and the plotting instruction from the CPU 51; A frame buffer 63 for storing an image constructed by the GPU 62, and an image decoder 64 for decoding image data compressed and encoded by orthogonal transformation such as discrete cosine transform. It includes.

The GTE 61 includes, for example, a parallel processor that performs a plurality of calculations in parallel, and can execute coordinate transformation, light source calculation, matrix or vector calculation, etc. at high speed in accordance with the calculation request from the CPU 51 described above. Specifically, when GTE 61 performs a flat shading operation, for example, constructing a single triangular polygon with the same color, for a maximum of about 1.5 million polygons per second. Coordinate calculation can be performed, whereby the video game machine can reduce the load on the CPU 51 and perform high-speed coordinate calculation.

In addition, the GPU 62 performs operations such as polygons in the frame buffer 63 in accordance with a drawing instruction from the CPU 51. The GPU 62 can perform up to about 360,000 drawings per second.

In addition, the frame buffer 63 has a so-called dual-port RAM, and can simultaneously write data for transfer and display of data from the drawing or main memory from the GPU 62. The frame buffer 63 has a capacity of 1 MB, for example, and handles a matrix of 16 pixels in each pixel, 1024 pixels in rows, and 512 pixels in columns. In addition to the display area output as a video output, the frame buffer 63 stores a CLUT area for storing a color look-up table (CLUT) which the GPU 62 refers to when constructing polygons or the like, and coordinates in the drawing. Has a texture area for storing a raw material (or texture) to be inserted or mapped to a polygon created by the GPU 62 or the like. This CLUT area and texture area are automatically changed in accordance with changes in the display area and the like.

In addition to the flat shedding described above, the GPU 62 described above performs Gouraud shading and texture mapping to determine the inner color of the polygon by interpolation from the color of the polygon's edge. In this way, the texture stored in the above-described texture area is pasted to the polygon. When gourd shedding and texture mapping are performed, the above-described GTE 61 may perform coordinate transformation of up to about 500,000 in 1 second.

In addition, the image decoder 64 decodes the image data of the still picture or the active picture stored in the main storage 53 by the control from the CPU 51 described above, and stores the decoded image data in the main storage 53. do.

The reproduced image data is stored in the frame buffer 63 via the GPU 32, whereby this image data can be used as the background of the image constructed by the GPU 62 described above.

The sound system 70 includes an SPU 71 for generating music and sound effects according to instructions from the CPU 51, a sound buffer 72 for storing waveform data and the like from the SPU 71, and a speaker for emitting music and sound effects generated by the SPU 71 and the like. 73 is installed.

The SPU 71 includes, for example, an ADPCM decoding function for reproducing voice data obtained by converting 16-bit voice data into an adaptive differential PCM (ADPCM) using a 4-bit differential signal; A reproduction function for obtaining an effect sound or the like by reproducing the waveform data stored in the sound buffer 72; And a modulation function for modulating and reproducing waveform data or the like stored in the sound buffer 72.

By having the above-described functions, the sound system 70 can be used as a so-called sampling sound source for generating music, sound effects, etc. based on waveform data stored in the sound buffer 72 according to the instruction from the CPU 51.

The optical disk controller 80 includes an optical disk device 81 for reproducing programs, data, and the like recorded on the optical disk; A decoder 82 for decoding a program, data and the like in which an addition of an error correction code (ECC) is recorded; And a buffer 83 which speeds up reading of the data from the optical disk by temporarily storing the data from the optical disk device 81. As shown in FIG. The decoder 82 is connected to the sub-CPU 84.

In addition, as the audio data or audio data recorded on the optical disc and read by the optical disc apparatus 81, so-called PCM data obtained by analog / digital conversion of the audio signal may be used in addition to the above-described ADPCM data.

As the ADPCM data, for example, audio data recorded by expressing the differential of 16-bit digital data in 4 bits is decoded by the decoder 82, and then supplied to the SPU 71 described above, and the like, such as analog / digital conversion, by the SPU 71. After the processing is executed, it is used to drive the speaker 73.

In addition, audio data recorded as 16-bit digital data as PCM data is decoded by the decoder 82, and then used to drive the speaker 73.

The communication control unit 90 includes a communication control device 91 for controlling communication with the CPU 51 via the bus BUS. The communication control device 91 includes a control connection unit 9 connected to a controller 20 for inputting an instruction from a user, a memory card 10 serving as an auxiliary storage device for storing data of game settings, and the like, and a portable electronic device 100 to be described later. The memory card insertion parts 8A and 8B which are connected are provided.

The controller 20 connected to the controller connections 9A and 9B has, for example, 16 direction keys for inputting a user's instruction, and about 60 times per second to the communication controller 91 by synchronous communication according to the instruction from the communication controller 91. Sends the state of the direction key as a ratio. Next, the communication control device 91 transmits the state of the direction key of the controller 20 to the CPU 51.                 

By this means, an instruction from the user is input to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 processes and executes the instruction according to the instruction from the user based on the game program or the like.

Here, when performing a program reading, image display or drawing, it is necessary to transfer a large amount of image data at high speed from the above-described main storage device 53, GPU 62, image decoder 64, decoder 82, and the like. For this reason, in this video game machine, by performing control from the peripheral control unit 52 bypassing the CPU 51, it is possible to perform the so-called DMA transfer, whereby the above-described main memory device 53, GPU 62, Data can be directly transmitted from the image decoder 64, the decoder 82, and the like. For this reason, the load placed on the CPU 51 by the data transfer can be reduced, and a high speed data transfer can be made.

In addition, when it is necessary to store setting data or the like of a game to be executed, the CPU 51 described above transfers the stored data to the communication control device 91, and the communication control device 91 inserts this data into the memory card insertion section 8A or the memory card insertion described above. The memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 inserted in the section 8B reads from the CPU 51.

Here, a protection circuit for preventing electrical damage is matched with the communication control device 91. The above-described memory card 10 and the portable electronic device 100 are separated from the bus BUS and may be attached when the power switch of the main body is turned on. Thus, for example, when the storage capacity of the memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 is not sufficient, a new memory card can be inserted without turning on the main body. Thus, a new memory card can be inserted without loss of data necessary for a game requiring backup, and data necessary for a game can be inserted into a new memory card.

The parallel input-output interface (PIO) 96 and the serial input / output interface (SIO) 97 are interfaces for connecting the video game machine 1 and the above-described memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100.

Next, a portable electronic device serving as one embodiment of the present invention is described. The following description is based on the premise that the portable electronic device 100 according to the present invention is inserted into the above-described video game machine 1 that becomes a host game machine and used as an auxiliary machine.

The portable electronic device 100 serving as an auxiliary machine is inserted into the memory card inserts 8A and 8B formed in the slots 7A and 7B of the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine and used as an individual memory card of the plurality of actuators 20 connected thereto. Can be. For example, when two users (game players) play a game, the two portable electronic devices 100 may have a conventional function of recording individual game results and the like.

When the memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 is inserted into the memory card insertion unit 8, first, in order to obtain an electrical connection state between the connection terminal and the ground terminal, the grounding and the electrical connection with the above-described memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 are performed. The conductor of the connection terminal for the purpose is formed longer than the other terminals. The reason for this is to ensure the safety and stability of the electrical operation, the connecting conductor of the memory insert 8 of the video game machine 1 may be formed long, or two may be formed long. To prevent insertion mistakes, the left and right sides of the conductor are asymmetric.                 

7 to 9 illustrate an appearance of a portable electronic device 100 of the present invention. 7 is a plan view of the portable electronic device 100, FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the cover member 110 is covered to protect the connector portion, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cover member 110 in an open state.

As shown in Figs. 7 to 9, the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention is configured to include a housing 101, and includes one or more operating elements 121 and 122 for performing event input, various selections, and the like. And an operating unit 120, a display unit 130 including a liquid crystal display (LCD) or similar device, and a window unit 140 for wireless communication by infrared rays or the like using a wireless communication means described below.

The housing 101 includes an upper cell 101a and a lower cell 101b, and houses a substrate 151 (see Fig. 10) on which a memory element or the like is mounted. This housing 101 can be inserted into slot 7A or 7B of the body of video game machine 1, and on one side of the housing is formed a connector portion 150 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) in which an oval window is formed.

The window part 140 is formed in substantially semi-circle shape, and is formed in the front end part of the housing 101. FIG. The display unit 130 is formed to occupy approximately half of the region of the upper surface of the housing located near the window 140 in the housing 101. The actuating part 120 is positioned to occupy approximately half of the upper surface of the housing 101 in the part forming the opposite side of the window part 140. The actuating portion 120 is formed in a substantially square shape, and is provided with a lid member 110 having one or more actuating elements 121, 122, and a switch pusher 102 positioned on the housing 101 in a position capable of being opened and closed by the lid member 110. And rotatably supported relative to a housing 101 comprising a 103.

The operating elements 121 and 122 are configured to penetrate through the lid member 110 from the upper surface to the lower surface of the lid member 110. In addition, the operating elements 121 and 122 may be supported by the cover member 110 and may move in the protruding or contracting direction with respect to the upper surface of the cover member 110.

The switch pressing portions 102 and 103 have a pressing element which can be moved in the protruding or contracting direction with respect to the upper surface of the housing 101 and is formed and supported in the housing 101. When pressing on the push element, the push element presses a push switch such as a diaphragm switch formed on the surface of the substrate 151 in the housing 101.

The switch pressing portions 102 and 103 are located at positions corresponding to the positions of the operating elements 121 and 122 when the lid member 110 is closed. Specifically, if one of the operating elements 121, 122 is pressed in the shrinking direction with respect to the upper surface of the lid member 110 when the lid member 110 is in the closed position, the operating element 121 or 122 is the corresponding switch pressing portion 102 or 103. Press the corresponding push switch in housing 101 via the push element in.

Within the window of the connector portion 150, as shown in FIG. 10, the power and signal terminals 152 are arranged together on the substrate 151.

The shape, dimensions and the like of the connector portion 150 are configured to be compatible with the conventional memory card 10 used in the video game machine 1.                 

11A is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of main parts of a portable electronic device.

The portable electronic device 100 similar to the conventional memory card 10 described above includes a control device 41 for controlling the operation of the electronic device, a connector 42 for connecting with a slot such as an information device, and a nonvolatile memory 46 serving as an element used for data storage. Equipped.

The control device 41 is composed of a microcomputer and has, for example, a program storage section 41a which serves as a program storage means. In addition, as the nonvolatile memory 46, a semiconductor memory element such as a flash memory in which the recording state remains even after the power is turned off may be used. The portable electronic device 100 according to the present invention is configured to include a battery 49 to be described later, and also uses a static random access storage device (SRAM) that can input and output data at high speed as the nonvolatile memory 46. You may also do it.

The portable electronic device 100, in addition to the above-described configuration, includes an operation (event) input device 43 such as an operation button for operating a stored program, and a liquid crystal display device which serves as display means for displaying various types of information according to the above-described program. The difference is that there is provided a wireless communication device 48 for transmitting and receiving data with another memory card or the like by a display device 44 such as an LCD or the like and a battery 49 for supplying power to the above-described parts.

The portable electronic device 100 houses a small battery 49 as a power supply means. Therefore, the portable electronic device 100 can be operated separately even after being removed from the slots 7A and 7B of the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine. As the battery 49, a rechargeable secondary battery may be used. The portable electronic device 100 (auxiliary machine) is configured to supply power from the video game machine 1 when inserted into the slots 7A and 7B of the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine. That is, the power supply terminal 49t is connected to the connection terminal of the battery 49 in a state where the diode 49d is positioned to be inserted into the slot of the host machine such as the video game machine 1 described above between the battery 49 and the power supply terminal 49t to prevent backflow. Power is supplied from the host machine to the auxiliary machine, and charging of the secondary battery can also be performed when using the secondary battery.

The portable electronic device 100 also includes a clock 45, a speaker 47 and the like that serve as sound generating means for generating sound in accordance with the above-described program. The above-mentioned parts are each connected to the control device 41 and operate under the control of the control device 41.

11b shows a control element of control device 41. In the conventional memory card 10, only a main body connection interface for connecting to an information device and a memory interface for inputting and outputting data from the storage device to the storage device are provided. However, in addition to the above-described interface, the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention is also provided with a display interface, an operation input interface, a voice interface, a wireless communication interface, a time management and a program download interface.

Accordingly, the portable electronic device 100 has an interface (driver) for controlling functions separately added by the present embodiment from the main body (host machine) connection interface and the nonvolatile memory control, which are conventional functions, to the control device (microcomputer) 41. Since is configured to be provided, compatibility with conventional functions can be maintained.

In addition, the portable electronic device 100 is configured such that an input means 43 such as a button switch for operating a program and a display device 44 using a liquid crystal display (LCD) are provided to provide a feature that is executed when playing an application game. It can be used as a portable game machine.

In addition, since the portable electronic device 100 has a function of storing an application program downloaded from the main body of the video game machine 1 in the program storage unit 41a of the microprocessor 41, the portable electronic device 100 can easily execute applications and various driver software. Can be modified.

As described above, the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention may individually control the operation from the video game machine 1. Therefore, on the portable electronic device 100 side, the data generated by the application program stored in the program storage unit 41a serving as the program storage means can be generated separately from the application software on the video game machine 1 side. In addition, a corresponding operation (connection) between the portable electronic device 100 and the video game machine 1 can also be achieved by exchanging this data with the video game machine 1.

In addition, since the portable electronic device 100 includes the clock 45, time data can be shared with the video game machine 1 side. Specifically, not only can the time data be synchronized with each other, but also data that controls the individual execution of the game progress in real time.

12 schematically illustrates a state in which wireless communication is performed between the portable electronic devices 100 according to the present invention. In this state, the portable electronic device 100 may exchange internal data with a plurality of memory cards by transmitting and receiving data for performing wireless communication by infrared rays or the like through the window unit 140 forming the wireless communication window. have. The above internal data also includes data stored in the memory means in the memory card transmitted from the information apparatus such as a video game machine.

In the above-described embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is used as an auxiliary storage device of a video game machine, but the application object is not limited to the video game machine only, and this portable electronic device may also be used for retrieval of various information, for example.

As described above, the portable electronic device 100 generates data generated by the main body of the video game machine 1 and the microcomputer 41 as a control means, time data obtained by the clock 45 from the memory card, and generated by the individual memory card. You can share the data obtained through.

Fig. 13 schematically shows a state in which a corresponding operation is performed between the video game machine 1 as the host machine and the portable electronic device 100 as the auxiliary machine.

As a corresponding operation, an optical disc (CD-ROM) is loaded into a video game machine 1 that is a host machine as a recording medium on which an application software program is recorded, and the program read from the optical disc is inserted into slots 7A and 7B of the main body of the video game machine 1. An example of downloading to the inserted auxiliary machine, ie, the portable electronic device 100, is described.

Fig. 14 shows a microcontroller as a control means of a portable electronic device 100, which is used as an auxiliary machine, for application of a video game supplied from an optical disc (CD-ROM) loaded on a disc stacker 3 of a video game machine 1 that is a host machine. The flow of data when transferring (downloading) directly from the computer 41 to the program storage section 41a serving as the program storage means through the CPU 51 serving as the control means of the video game machine 1 is shown.

15 illustrates the download procedure of FIG. 14.

In step ST1, a video game application 1 which functions as a host machine as a data application program of a video game executed on a microcomputer inside a portable electronic device 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as an "auxiliary machine") used as an auxiliary machine. In the following, it is read from the CD-ROM loaded in the disk loading section 3 of the " host machine " As mentioned above, this application is separate from the application that runs video game machine 1, which is typically the parent machine.

Next, in step ST2, the CPU 9 serving as the control means of the host machine issues a "program download request instruction" to the portable electronic device 100, that is, the microcomputer 41 serving as the control means of the auxiliary machine. The CPU 9 then polls to receive the "program download permission status" from the microcomputer 41. Here, "polling" refers to a process of inquiring about a service request and performing a service in connection with it.

In step ST3, the microcomputer 41 on the side of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine receives a "program download request command" from the CPU 9 of the host machine.

Next, in step ST4, when the microcomputer 41 on the auxiliary machine side completes the routine processing, if the program can be downloaded, the program download permission status is transmitted to the CPU 9 of the host machine. do.

Next, in step ST5, when the CPU 9 of the host machine receives the "program download permission state" from the microcomputer 41 on the auxiliary machine side, the program read from the CD-ROM performed in step ST1 is transferred to the portable electronic device 100. After transferring (downloading) to the program storage unit 41a serving as the program storage unit, this program is recorded therein. The CPU 9 then polls to receive the "program start permission status" from the microcomputer 41.

At this time, the address of the program storage unit 41a in which the downloaded data is recorded is managed by the microcomputer 41. In the above technique, an example of storing a program downloaded from the host machine in the program storage unit 41a of the microcomputer 41 has been described. However, the program may be stored in a storage device such as an SRAM capable of high-speed input / output of data.

In step ST6, the microcomputer 41 of the memory card receives the program transmitted from the host machine as data, and records this data in the program memory unit 41a. At this time, it appears that the program data is written directly from the CPU 9 of the host machine from the program memory unit 41a of the portable electronic device 100. In addition, as described above, the address of the program memory unit 41a is managed by the microcomputer 41.

Next, in step ST7, when it is assumed that the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine can receive and execute the final data program from the host machine, the CPU 9 of the main body issues a "program start permission state". send.                 

In step ST8, the CPU 9 of the host machine receives the "program start permission state" from the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100, and issues a "program start command".

Next, the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 receives the " program start command " from the CPU 9 of the host machine, and operates the program from a predetermined specific address.

By the above-described procedure, the application program can be directly transmitted from the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine to the program memory unit 41a of the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 inserted in the game machine 1 serving as the auxiliary machine.

As described above, the means for providing the application program is not limited to a recording medium such as an optical disk, but can also be supplied via a communication line. In this case, only step ST1 described above is different.

In this arrangement, the above description of the downloading procedure is carried out directly from the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine to the program memory unit 41a of the microcomputer 41 serving as a control means of the portable electronic device 100 inserted into the game machine 1 serving as the auxiliary machine. It relates to the download procedure used for download.

On the contrary, after the CPU 9 of the host machine downloads the application program data to the nonvolatile memory 46 of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine, the data is copied to the program memory unit 41a of the microcomputer 41 and executed.

16 shows the flow of data in this case. Specifically, the portable electronic device 100 serving as an auxiliary machine through the CPU 9 serving as a control means of the video game machine 1, the application program of the video game supplied from the optical disc loaded on the disc loading unit 3 of the video game machine 1 as the host machine After the data is transferred (downloaded) to the nonvolatile memory 46, the data is copied to the program memory 41a of the microcomputer 41 serving as the control means and executed.

17 shows the above-mentioned download procedure.

In step ST11, first, a video game application program executed in the microcomputer of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine is read as data from the CD-ROM loaded in the disc loading unit 3 of the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine.

Next, in step ST12, the CPU 9 serving as the control means of the host machine transfers (downloads) the read program from the CD-ROM to the nonvolatile memory 46 of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine. This procedure is the same as when a backup of data is executed in a conventional video game machine.

Next, in step ST13, the microcomputer 41 serving as the control means of the portable electronic device 100 receives the application program transferred from the CPU 9 of the host machine as data by the same procedure as in the conventional data backup, Record it.

Next, in step ST14, when the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 receives the "program start request command" from the CPU 9 of the host machine, the microcomputer 41 of the microcomputer 41 is moved from the address specified by the above-described command in the nonvolatile memory 46. The data of the specified size is copied to the program memory section 41a.

Then, the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 executes the program copied to the program memory section 41a from the start address.

By this procedure, the program of the application software is used as a data through the nonvolatile memory 46 to the program memory portion 41a of the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 inserted in the game machine 1 serving as the auxiliary machine from the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine. Can be sent (downloaded).

The application downloaded from the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine to the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine is generally different from the program operated in the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine. Of course, the above-described downloaded application program may be executed in both the video game machine 1 and the portable electronic device 100. However, in this case, the CPU of the video game machine 1 side and the portable electronic device 100 side are limited to the same processor.

Next, the application software program downloaded by the above-described procedure from the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine is executed separately from the program of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine, and this execution result is exchanged again with the video game machine 1. Describe the corresponding operation in which the operation is performed.

Here, attribute data of the protagonist or character appearing in a so-called role-playing game or the like executed in the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine is downloaded to the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine. The attribute data described above is data representing the degree of growth, quality, and the like.

Next, by developing the protagonists or characters in the program executed by the microcomputer 41 of the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine, these attribute data can be individually changed into the program executed in the main body of the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine. Can be.

The portable electronic device 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, may be individually operated and is compactly configured for convenient transportation. The user (game player) may import and develop the protagonist or character by a program executed in the portable electronic device 100. Attribute data of the protagonists or characters developed by the user may be transmitted (downloaded) from the portable electronic device 100 to the main body of the video game machine 1. In this case, the protagonist or character with the changed attribute data can be imported and operated on a program executed in the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine.

As described above, in both the video game machine 1 serving as the host machine and the portable electronic device 100 serving as the auxiliary machine, it is possible to construct a video game in which a corresponding operation can be executed by sharing and changing attribute data such as a principal.

So far, the description has been given of a method in which the portable electronic device 100 serving as an auxiliary machine can be used as a handheld game machine with respect to a video game machine, and how this video game can be executed in a video game machine and corresponding operation. However, the inventors have discovered that in the development of the present invention and also when the portable electronic device is removed from the conventional game machine, the portable electronic device 100 can be used as an operating device having a separate input / output operation function. Specifically, by developing individual game functions by downloading, the portable electronic device 100 can be used as a general purpose operating device by downloading software, and also includes an application as a remote control device in this embodiment.

In addition, the auxiliary machine, i.e., the portable electronic device 100, can be wrapped in the palm of an adult, has a limited surface area of the surface 130, and has a size in which the operation unit 120 includes only the operation elements 121 and 122. Therefore, there is a need for a function capable of providing a plurality of input operation buttons as a remote control device (hereinafter abbreviated as "remote") attached to a conventional television receiver or the like. In this embodiment, a configuration in which a simple and clear operation is performed by the display and operation along the thinning process line of the actuator using the small display unit 130 and the three or four operating elements 121 and 122 is used.

Fig. 18 shows an example of a recording medium such as an optical disc which is loaded on the disc stacking unit 3 of the host machine and shows a CD-ROM in which the operating application program of the operating apparatus is recorded. As can be clearly seen from Fig. 18, a download program, a menu display program, a remote operation program and a calculator program are recorded on the CD-ROM.

Here, the procedure related to downloading is described. First, the procedure of the apparatus side is explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the initial step S441, the CD-ROM is driven, the database is read in step S442, and the control menu is displayed in step S443. This process then proceeds to the next step S444.

Step S444 is divided depending on whether or not the menu displayed in step S443 is selected. Specifically, if the menu is selected, the next step proceeds to step S445 as "YES", and if the menu is not selected, the next step returns to step S443 as "NO".

In step S445, a preview of the selected menu is displayed. The process then proceeds to step S446.

Step S446 is divided according to whether the selection is determined. Specifically, if the selected menu is determined, the process then proceeds to step S447 as "YES", and if it is not determined, the process returns to step S443 as "NO".

In step S447, the data of the selected menu, that is, the remote menu, is transmitted to the auxiliary machine, and the process proceeds to the next step S448.

Step S448 is divided depending on whether or not the procedure of this process is finished. Specifically, if " last " is selected, then this series of processes ends, and if " last " is not selected, then the process returns to step S443 as " NO ".

Next, the screen display will be described with reference to the displayed screen as shown in FIG. 20 shows a display screen of a television receiver, for example.

Here, the substantially rectangular display window 231 on the left side of the display screen 200 and the substantially rectangular preview window 233 on the right side of the display screen 200 are opened.                 

The display 231 shows the operation menu. The menu displayed on the display window 231 is reversely displayed so that a specific operation such as a remote control can be performed.

The preview image of the selected menu is displayed in the preview window 233.

Next, a series of steps of the processing performed on the auxiliary machine side will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The initial step S451 is divided according to whether or not the device is connected to the host machine. Specifically, when connected to the host machine, the process proceeds to step S452 in "YES", and returns to "NO" when not connected to the host machine.

In step S452, data is stored in accordance with an instruction from the host machine. This series of steps then ends.

In this way, the operating menu (remote control) of the CD-ROM can be downloaded from the host machine to the auxiliary machine. By this download, the remote control application and the graphic data in the auxiliary machine can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 46 as shown in FIG. This program and data are necessary for the auxiliary machine for remote control operation and display, and this remote control operation program is started and executed while the user views the display screen of the display unit 130. In this case, the graphic data is first displayed on the initial screen through the buffer 46B shown in FIG.

22 shows an initial screen displayed on the auxiliary machine. The size of the display screen is easy to see in view of the size of the display unit 130 of the auxiliary machine. In other words, three or four characters may be displayed on the display 130 in the vertical and horizontal directions. As the initial screen, an operation menu of a television receiver, a VTR recorder or an air conditioner may be displayed. Specifically, the remote control of the television receiver is turned to "TV", the channel selection of the television receiver is "CH" and the volume selection is "VOL", the VTR recorder is turned to "VTR", the channel selection of the VTR recorder is "CH" And the operation selection are indicated with "CONT".

In addition, as an operation menu of the air conditioner, although not shown in FIG. 23, the air conditioner operation selection of the remote control of turning on the air conditioner with "AIRCON", or cooling "CL", heating "WA", and drying "DY" is selected. Can be displayed. In this display, the display screen is moved upward by pressing the upper 121U of the operating elements 121R, 121D, 121U, 121L, 122 of the auxiliary machine, for example, the adjustment function of "AIRCON, CL, WA, DY" is displayed on the display unit 130. The operation menu of "TV, CH, VOL" of the television receiver "TV" removed from the display unit 130 may be displayed on the display unit 130 by pressing the bottom 120D of the operating element.

Thus, depending on the capacity of the non- volatile memory 46 of the auxiliary machine, various types of operation menus carried out by remote control operations in addition to the television receiver, the VTR recorder or the air conditioner can be stored, the operation menus of which are the operating elements 121U, Using 121D can be indicated by the movement operation.

The operation menu of the television receiver is now described. When the remote control operation of the television receiver is performed by, for example, moving the cursor under the "TV" indication displayed inside the display portion 130 of FIG. 21 and setting "TV" in the operation element 122 of the confirmation key, the television The power of the receiver can be turned on. In this case, when pressing the operating element 122, a window 140 is usually required in which the command is transmitted by the infrared to the television receiver.

After the television receiver is turned on by the selection setting of the "TV" display, channel selection can be performed by moving the cursor to the "CH" display. When the channel selection "CH" is set to the operating element 122, an indication of "+" or "-" appears on the display unit 130, and by pressing the operating element 121R in the case of "+" as shown in FIG. 24A, for example. The channel number may be shifted in the increasing direction of the number as shown in FIG. 24A. Alternatively, in the case of "-", the channel number can be moved in the decreasing direction by pressing the operating element 121L. Thus, the desired channel can be identified by pressing the operating element 122. In this case, the display of "+" or "-" may return to the initial screen of the display unit 130 by the confirmation.

In addition, the volume display "VOL" is present on the channel display "CH" side, and the volume can be selected by moving the cursor to this volume display "VOL", that is, moving the cursor to the operating element 120R. Then, when setting the volume display "VOL" using the operating element 122, the display of "+" or "-" appears on the display unit 130 in the same manner as the channel selection described above, for example, "+". The volume is increased by pressing the operating element 121R as shown in FIG. 24B, or, in the case of "-", the volume is reduced by pressing the operating element 121L. Therefore, this volume can be confirmed by pressing the operating element 122 at the desired volume, and the display screen returns to the initial screen.

FIG. 25 shows that the image display of volume is increased to the display " + ", and FIG. 26 shows an enlarged image display. Here, for example, the numbers 1, 8, 16, 24 and 32 in the vertical and horizontal directions in the display shown in FIG. 26 represent pixel numbers of the liquid crystal and indirectly indicate the size of the liquid crystal screen.

In power input, channel selection and volume selection in the above-described television receiver, for example, the power input is selected by setting the cursor to "TV" by the operating element 122, and the "+" and "-" indications move the cursor to the channel. It can be performed with power input by moving to the "CH" or volume "VOL" indication or by setting the confirmation, and the screen return operation can be performed by pressing only the operating elements 121U, 121D, 121R or 121L without moving the cursor. .

For example, move the cursor by pressing actuating elements 121U, 121D, 121R and 121L and then pressing actuating element 122 in the next layer by confirmation and in the selection using actuating elements 121R, 121L. After the indication of "", the method or the operating system of the same operating element can be suitably set to return to the initial screen by pressing the operating element 121U or 121D after confirmation, for example by pressing the same operating element twice. Thus, it is possible to talk about the remote control operation of the VTR recorder and the remote control operation of the air conditioner.

Next, returning to FIG. 23, the remote control operation of the VTR recorder will be described. By moving the cursor to the "VTR" mark on the initial screen and pressing the operating element 122, the VTR recorder facing the window 140 is turned on. Then, by moving the cursor to the "CH" display on the initial screen and pressing the operating element 122, the screen is displayed at the same display of "+" or "-" in the same manner as the channel display "CH" of the television receiver described above. Is switched.                 

Next, by operating the operating elements 121R and 121L, the channel number can be changed in the increasing direction by pressing the operating element 121R in the case of "+", and in the case of "-", the channel number is changed by pressing the operating element 121L. Can be converted in the decreasing direction. The apparatus is also adapted to convert this indication to "-" when operating the operating element 121L to the "+" mark and to convert this indication to "+" when the operating element 121R to the "-" mark. It may be configured.

In this way, after the conversion to the desired channel, this channel can be confirmed by pressing the operating element 122, and at the same time the display screen of the display unit 130 returns to the initial screen.

Further, in the remote control operation of the VTR recorder 32 shown in FIG. 3, when the cursor is moved to the "CONT" display on the initial screen and the operating element 122 is pressed, the operation display shown in FIG. 24C appears on the screen. Specifically, the character display of the operating function of the VTR recorder appears, which is moved in the right direction in FIG. 24C by pressing the operating element 122R, that is, the display is in the order of F → FF → RW → ST → PO → RE. This display is shifted to the left in FIG. 24C by pressing the operating element 122L, that is, the display is converted in the order of F → RE → PO → ST → RW → FF → F.

Thus, by pressing the operating element 122 in the desired operating mode, this operating mode is installed, and the screen display returns to the original screen.

Fig. 27 shows the actual display state of the remote control operation of the VTR recorder when the " CONT " display of the initial screen is set. Here, the character display of "forward" or "F" is shown.

28 is an enlarged view of the liquid crystal display screen of FIG. 27.

29 shows a remote control operation indication of the air conditioner. In Fig. 29, the upper part of the initial screen shows the air conditioner display, the middle end shows the screen display of the next layer when the cooling "CL" display is set on the initial screen, and the lower part shows the temperature "TEMP" on the screen of the middle end. When the display is set, the display of the low level hierarchy is shown. In this low level hierarchy, the "+" indication or the "-" indication is implemented as in the case of the "CH" indication or "VOL" indication in the above-described television receiver or the "CH" indication in the VTR recorder.

Thus, the screen display of the next layer is shown when the display is set, and the lower part shows the display of the low level layer when the temperature " TEMP " display is set to the middle level screen. In this low-level hierarchy, the "+" indication or the "-" indication is implemented in the case of the "CH" indication or "VOL" indication in the above-described television receiver or the "CH" indication in the VTR recorder.

In the operation shown in Fig. 29, when the cursor designation of the "AIRCON" indication is performed by the operating element 121U, 121D, 121R or 121L, the cursor is assigned to the air conditioner and the air conditioner is " CL " The power is turned on by confirming the setting of the "indication, the cooling" CL "indication is carried out, the temperature is selected by the cursor designation and the temperature indication of the temperature" TEMP "indication, and this temperature selection is indicated by the" + "indication or the"-" It is performed according to the indication.

In this example, the movement of the cursor is effected, for example, by the operating elements 121U, 121D, 121R or 121L, the setting confirmation is performed by the operation of the operating element 122, and the increase or decrease is for example by the operating elements 121R, 121L. The display can be returned to the initial screen by determining the lowest level display "+" or "-".

In this remote control display of the air conditioner, the initial screen can be obtained as described above by moving information, for example, from the size of the screen, but this operation can be easily performed by moving operation or the like using the buffer 46B shown in FIG. It is clear that it can be obtained. In FIG. 29, the "WA" symbol indicates heating, the "DY" symbol indicates drying, and the "AIRVOL" symbol indicates below a volume.

Using the initial screen of FIG. 23 as a standard, the remote control operation of the television receiver, the remote control operation of the VTR recorder and the remote control operation of the air conditioner have been described above.

A flow chart of the remote control operation is shown with reference to FIG. By initializing the program routine, a determination is first made at step ST200 whether the initial screen has been displayed, and when the operation has not yet been performed, the display screen shown in Fig. 23 is displayed (step ST201).

Next, it moves to next evaluation step ST202, and it is determined whether a machine type is selected. Specifically, in the example given above, it is determined whether the remote control indication "TV" of the television receiver, the remote control indication "VTR" of the VTR recorder or the remote control indication "AIRCON" of the air conditioner is selected, and which machine is selected. If not, the display remains on the initial screen.

If one of the machine types is selected by moving the cursor, in a next step ST203 it is determined whether an operation object (OP object) has been selected. Specifically, whether the "CH" indication or "VOL" indication is selected in the remote control indication of the television receiver, whether the "CH" indication or "CONT" indication is selected in the remote control indication of the VTR recorder, or of the air conditioner. It is determined whether the "CL" display, the "WA" display or the "DY" display is selected in the remote control display. In step ST203, if the selection of the OP object is not performed, it remains as an initial screen, and when the selection is performed, the process proceeds to step ST204.

"-1" is displayed in step ST204; This " -1 " designates the hierarchy immediately below the hierarchical display, which indicates a shift to the display that becomes the hierarchy immediately below the initial screen. In other words, this indicates the "+" and "-" marks that are displayed in the layer immediately below the "CH" and "VOL" marks on the television receiver, and the layer immediately below the "CH" and "CONT" marks in the VTR recorder. A character display such as "+" or "-" symbol or F, FF, RW, ST, RE, PO, etc., which is indicated by, is indicated. In the air conditioner, the indication of the middle layer shown in FIG.

After the processing of step ST204, this process returns to step ST200 again, and it is determined whether or not the initial screen is displayed. Here, since the designation of the lower layer display is specified in step ST204, step ST204 becomes " NO ", and the display moves to step ST205. In step ST205, the lower floor display designated as described above in step ST204 is performed.

In other words, " + " and "-" signs or characters are implemented in television receivers and air conditioners, for example, in the middle row of FIG.                 

Next, in step ST206, whether to select for the above-described second layer is determined; If such a selection is not determined, the process remains on the display screen of step ST205, and if this selection is determined, the process moves to the evaluation step of end or non-end. In this evaluation step ST207, for example, the return to the initial screen is triggered in accordance with the above-described operating element 122, and when the display exists up to the third layer as shown in the bottom row of Fig. 29, the selection is still complete. If not, the process proceeds to step ST208, where the designation of the third layer, i.e., " + " or "-" In this case, the process returns to step ST200, where " + " or "-" is displayed in the bottom row of FIG. Then, when the hierarchical display finally disappears, step ST207 is completed, and the program reaches "end".

According to the above technology, the present invention is based on the concept of wireless remote control operation by infrared ray using the wireless communication function of the auxiliary machine, i.e., the portable electronic device. Thus, many kinds of devices can be controlled by simply changing the software as long as the devices are devices having a wireless remote control operation form, and the present invention includes, for example, a portable radio, a tape and a CD player. Which can be used in a wide variety of devices such as remote commanders such as so-called radio cassettes, and remote electric fans.

In particular, the application or graphic data of the CD-ROM or in some cases the audio output can be downloaded to a portable electronic device, and simple and universal operation is possible by configuring the display in a hierarchical structure regardless of the type of device. Do. In addition, the portable electronic devices described above are extremely compact and are extremely useful as individual remote control operation devices by download.

In the present invention, the starting point is the downloading of auxiliary machines and video game software of game machines, but furthermore the usefulness of such portable electronic devices can provide program changes in high density program recording and recording media, and also for all kinds of devices. It surpasses game consoles in terms of universal applicability.

As described above, the portable electronic device can be connected to a host machine having a program execution function, and is a portable electronic device having an input means, an output means, and a control means separately from the host machine described above, and further comprising a host. Means for storing a remote control operating program transmitted from a recording medium of the machine; Control means for executing the remote control operation program; Display means for displaying remote control operation information according to the remote control operation program; And output means for outputting an operation signal to an object machine according to the remote control operation information, so that the portable electronic device can be provided with a remote control function separately from a game machine, and a remote control operation can be performed. It is easy to obtain an operating device having a phosphorous application.

Further, in a recording medium that can be loaded into a host machine having a program execution function and record information that can be transmitted to a portable electronic device connected to the host machine, the remote control operation information is transferred to the transfer program and the transfer menu display program. In addition, by obtaining a recording medium recorded as the contents of a menu, it is possible to transmit a remote control operation using a game machine, and a remote control operation having a universal application is possible.

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A portable electronic device that can be connected to a host machine having a program execution function, and comprising an input means, an output means, and a control means, separate from the host machine, Means for storing a remote control operation program transmitted from a recording medium of the host machine; Control means for executing the remote control operation program; Display means for displaying remote control operation information according to the remote control operation program; And Output means for outputting an operation signal to an object machine in accordance with the remote control operation information; Including; And the control means can execute the remote control operation program even when the host machine is disconnected from the host machine. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said remote control operation information has a hierarchical structure of operation, each layer being displayed by said display means and selected by said input means. 3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the hierarchical structure of the operation comprises a stage according to classification according to at least one kind of machine and processing object and classification in lower layer operation. A method of operating a portable electronic device which can be connected to a host machine having a program execution function and which includes input means, output means and control means, separately from the host machine, Storing a remote control operation program transmitted from a recording medium of the host machine; Executing the remote control operation program; Displaying remote control operation information according to the remote control operation program; And Outputting an operation signal to an object machine according to the remote control operation information; Including; And executing the remote control operation program can be executed even when the host machine is disconnected from the host machine. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the remote control operation information is displayed in a hierarchical structure of operation and is selected by input operation. 6. The hierarchical structure of claim 5, wherein the hierarchical structure of the operation is comprised of at least one type of machine and a process object classified according to the processing object, and is classified in the lower layer operation, and is selected in the order of the steps below. How to operate a portable electronic device. delete delete delete

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