MXPA00002715A

MXPA00002715A - Apparatus for and method of processing information, information processing system, terminal for and method of receiving data, and data broadcasting system

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Publication number: MXPA00002715A
Application number: MXPA/A/2000/002715A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Kawai Eiji; Tokunaka Teruhisa
Original assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc
Priority date: 1998-07-31
Filing date: 2000-03-17
Publication date: 2001-06-26

Abstract

An information processing apparatus (4) is capable of sending and receiving a large amount of data while maintaining real-timeness of the data. The information processing apparatus (4) includes a CPU (54) for performing functions as an ID selector (71) for outputting identification information under a condition reached as a program recorded in a package medium is executed, a comparator (72) for comparing an ID added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with an ID outputted by the ID selector (71), and a data selector (73) for selectively receiving data based on a comparaed result from the comparator (72).

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DATA, AND DATA EMISSION SYSTEM Technical Field The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing information, to a processing system of information, a terminal and a method to receive data, and a data transmission system to send and receive data. BACKGROUND OF THE ART To date, systems have been proposed for loading programmatic contents in a computer terminal and for using the loaded programmatic. Such proposed systems include playback devices for playing compact discs (CDs), analogue registers, minidisc (MDs), digital audio tapes (DATs), cassette tapes, as well as video tapes, and reproduction systems such as, for example, television gaming machines and portable gaming machines for load packet media as content in terminals and to play these packet media to execute these games. Recording / reproduction systems have also been proposed as a combination of a reproduction system and a registration function. Such recording / reproducing systems include recording / reproducing devices for MDs and DATs, equipment terminals with an aggregate recording function for loading package means in a terminal unit and recording information and reproducing information from these package means as , for example, cassette consoles, video consoles, combinations of radio and cassette consoles, mini-component stereo equipment, television set with integrated video consoles, as well as video consoles with integrated CS decoders, registration systems / reproduction as a combination of a device terminal with a registration function and a content reception distributed through cable and radio links. TV systems, radio systems (FM and AM), CATV systems, CS systems, BS systems, paging systems, portable telephony system, and PS (personal portable telephone systems) distribute content via cable and radio links . The terminals of these systems have reception systems to allow users to see the contents distributed substantially at the same time as the contents are distributed. A paging system is known for transmitting data with identification information (ID) simultaneously to several paging terminals through radio links. The paging terminals are also known as paging devices or beepers. In recent years, an emission system that employs an existing paging system has been proposed. Figure 17 of the accompanying drawings shows a paging system. As shown in Fig. 17, the paging system comprises several telephone devices lili a lllm / a central station 120 connected to the telephone devices lili a lllm, through a communication link 112, a plurality of base stations 130? at 130n for processing data transmitted from central station 120 in broadcast data, and a plurality of paging terminals 141? to 141n to receive data emitted from base stations 130? at 130n. The central station 120 comprises an ID converter 122 for converting a call signal in the ID address of a paging terminal a, a coder 123 for encoding converted ID address data, and a modem 124 for sending data to Base stations 130? at 130n and to receive data from base stations 130? at 130n. Base stations 130? at 130n comprise respective modems 130? at 130n to send data to central station 120 and to receive data from central station 120, respective phase compensators 132? at 132n to phase compensate the data supplied there, and respective transmitters 133? 133n to process phase compensated data in modulated data to be transmitted through respective antennas 134? 134n to paging terminals 141? to 141". In the paging system 100Each telephone apparatus calls a desired paging terminal according to the following procedure: when he dials a number to call the paging terminal from any of the telephone devices lili to lllm as sets of Press button telephone, the number signal is sent to the central station 120. At the central station 120, the ID converter 122 converts the number signal in the ID address of one of the paging terminals 141? a 141n that corresponds to the dialed number. The encoder 123 encodes the converted ID address data. The modem 124 then sends the encoded data to the base stations 130? at 130n. In base stations 130? at 130n, modems 131? 131n receive the data sent from the central station 120, and in the phase compensators 132x to 132n phase compensate the received data. Transmitters 133? 133n process the phase compensated data into modulated signals to be transmitted through the respective antennas 134? 134n to paging terminals 141? to 141n. The paging terminals 141? at 141n have their own respective ID addresses. The paging terminals 141? at 141n do they receive the ID address from base stations 130? at 130n. If one of the paging terminals 141? 141n determines that the received ID address and its own ID address correspond to each other, then this paging terminal performs a calling process, e.g., emits a signal of sep. The above process is a series of successful steps for calling a paging terminal in the paging system 100. The systems for loading packet media as contents in terminals to employ the packet means are capable of handling a large amount of data including data of image and sound. However, the data handled in this way by these systems do not have information in real time. Stated differently in package means they do not contain information in real time, and users require going to stores to acquire package media as content. The systems in which the contents are distributed through cable and radio links and received by the reception systems of the terminals to allow the users to see the contents distributed substantially at the same time as the contents are distributed, can handle an information in real time. However, the amount of information that is sent and received is relatively small, and the distributed information is used on the site only. The distribution of information requires a permanent installation, and users are usually charged a fixed subscription fee.

Equipment terminals with an aggregate registration function for loading package means in a terminal unit and for recording information in these package means and for reproducing information from these package means, and recording / reproducing systems as a combination of a device terminal with a registration function and a function for receiving contents distributed through cable and radio links, have an increased temporal displacement capacity because they can register received contents distributed through cable and radio links. In these terminals and systems, however, the received contents are basically used as new package means. The amount of information distributed through wire and radio links remains the same, and the real-time information feature is lost when it is distributed. The aforementioned terminals and the aforementioned systems also suffer from problems in the sense that the distribution of information requires a permanent installation, and users are usually charged with a fixed subscription fee. Sending data with the system illustrated in Figure 17 is helpful in that it uses an existing infrastructure. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for processing information, an information processing system, a terminal and a method for receiving data, and a data sending system for sending and receiving data, are the object to be able to send and receive a large amount of data while maintaining the real time feature of the data. Presentation of the invention An apparatus for processing information in accordance with the present invention comprises a device for issuing identification information for extracting identification information in a condition reached as the program is executed, a comparison device for comparing aggregate identification information to the transmitted data that has been issued with the identification information extracted by the device for extracting identification information, and a selective receiving device for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result from the comparison device. Accordingly, the comparison device compares the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction device and the identification information added to the data transmitted between them, and the selective reception device selectively receives the transmitted data with the information of aggregate identification there based on the compared result from the comparison device. The apparatus for processing information can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached as the program is executed. The apparatus for processing the information can therefore receive data in highly real time. An information processing method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, comparing the identification information added to the transmitted data that has been transmitted with the identification information issued. , and receive selectively transmitted data based on a compared result. Accordingly, the extracted identification information and the identification information added to the transmitted data are compared to each other, and the data transmitted with the aggregate identification information there are selectively received based on the compared result. The information processing method can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition that is achieved according to the program is executed. The information processing method can therefore receive data in highly real time. A system for processing information in accordance with the present invention has a first data processing device and a second data processing device. The first data processing device comprises an identification information extraction device for extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, and a transmission device for transmitting the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction device to the second data processing device. The second data processing device comprises a comparison device for comparing the identification information added to the transmitted data that has been issued with the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction device, and a selective receiving device for selectively receive the transmitted data based on a compared result from the comparison device. Accordingly, in the first data processing device, the identification information extraction device extracts the identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, and the transmission device transmits the identification information to the second processing device. of data. In the second data processing device, the comparing device compares the identification information transmitted from the first data processing device and the identification information added to the data transmitted between them, and the selective receiving device selectively receives the data. data transmitted with the aggregate identification information and based on the compared result from the comparison device. The system for processing information can therefore transmit data corresponding to a condition that is reached as the program is executed. The system for processing information can therefore receive data in highly real time. In a processing method according to the present invention, a second data processing device selectively receives transmitted data based on a result of the comparison between the identification information acquired in a condition reached as a program is executed by means of a first data processing device and identification information added to the transmitted data that have been issued, in order to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached as the program is executed. The information processing method makes it possible to receive data in highly real time. An apparatus for processing information in accordance with the present invention comprises an identification information extraction device for extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, and a transmission device for transmitting the identification information extracted by the device. of extracting identification information to a data receiving terminal which is connected to an external device, to receive transmitted data that has been issued with an aggregate identification information therein. Accordingly, the transmission device can transmit the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction device to the data reception terminal. The data reception terminal can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached as a program is executed. Thus, the apparatus for processing information can receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached as the program is executed. The apparatus for processing information makes it possible to receive data in highly real time. An information processing method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of extracting. identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, and transmitting the extracted identification information to a data receiving terminal that receives the transmitted data that has been transmitted with aggregate identification information therein. Therefore, the extracted identification information can be transmitted to the data reception terminal. The data reception terminal can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached when a program is executed. Thus, the information processing method makes it possible to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The information processing method makes it possible to receive data in highly real time. A data reception terminal according to the present invention comprises a receiving device for receiving the transmitted data that has been issued, a comparison device for comparing the identification information acquired by an information processing apparatus in a condition when it executes a program, with the identification information added to the transmitted data, and a selective reception device for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result from the comparison device. Accordingly, the comparing device compares the identification information acquired by the information processing apparatus in the condition when the program is executed, with the identification information added to the transmitted data, and the selective receiving device selectively receives the data. transmitted with the aggregate identification information based on the compared result from the comparison device. The data reception terminal can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached when a program is executed. Thus, the data reception terminal makes it possible to receive data in highly real time. In a method for receiving data in accordance with the present invention, transmitted data that has been issued is selectively received based on the result of the comparison between the identification information acquired by an information processing apparatus in a condition when a program and identification information added to the transmitted data that have been issued, in such a way that the transmitted data corresponding to the condition when the program is executed can be received. The method for receiving data makes it possible to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The information processing method makes it possible to receive data in highly real time. A data transmission system in accordance with the present invention has a data transmission apparatus comprising an identification information management device for managing the identification information added to the data, and an issuing device for issuing data to the data. which identification information was added by the identification information management device. The data issuing system also has an information processing apparatus comprising an identification information extraction device for extracting identification information in a condition reached when a program is executed, a comparison device for comparing aggregate identification information to the transmitted data that has been issued with the identification information extracted by the device for extracting identification information, and a selective receiving device for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result from the comparison device. Accordingly, in the data transmission apparatus, the issuing device can output the data to which identification information was added by the identification information management device. In the information processing apparatus, the comparison device compares the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction device with the data transmitted from the data transmission apparatus, and the selective reception means selectively receives the transmitted data with the identification information. added there based on the compared result from the comparison device. The data transmission system can therefore transmit and receive data corresponding to the condition reached as the program is executed. The data transmission system makes it possible to receive data in a highly real time. The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description in combination with the accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram of an emission system in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.; Figure 2 is a block diagram of a specific arrangement of the broadcast system illustrated in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a block diagram of a portable information communication terminal of the broadcast system illustrated in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a block diagram of a specific array of a CPU of the portable information communication terminal illustrated in Figure 3; Figure 5 is a flowchart of a processing sequence for obtaining new data in accordance with IDs that the portable information communication terminal acquires as a game program progresses; Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating the way how a game program is executed through a plurality of portable information communication terminals; Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating data sent in the emission system and an ID adds to the data; Figure 8 is a plan view of a video entertainment system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 9 is a perspective view of the video entertainment system illustrated in Figure 8; Figure 10 is a block diagram of a video game apparatus and a portable electronic device of the video entertainment system illustrated in Figure 8; Figure 11 is a plan view of the portable electronic device illustrated in Figure 10; Figure 12 is a front elevational view of the portable electronic device illustrated in Figure 10; Figure 13 is a bottom view of the portable electronic device illustrated in Figure 10; Fig. 14 is a block diagram of the video game apparatus illustrated in Fig. 10; Fig. 15 is a block diagram of the portable electronic device illustrated in Fig. 10; Fig. 16 is a diagram showing control elements controlled by the control device in the portable electronic device illustrated in Fig. 15; and Figure 17 is a block diagram of a paging system. PREFERRED MODE OF THE INVENTION In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, the principles of the invention are applied to an emission system for simultaneously sending data to a plurality of portable information communication terminals as information processing devices through of radio links. As shown in Figure 1, an emission system 1 comprises a sending station 2 as a data transmission apparatus for broadcasting various data, and an information reproduction system 5 for receiving and reproducing data broadcast from the broadcasting station 2. The information reproduction system 5 comprises an information reproduction apparatus 3 for reproducing data recorded in a recording medium, and a portable information communication terminal 4 that can be removably inserted in the information reproduction apparatus 3, for performing data communications with the information reproduction apparatus 3. More specifically, as shown in Figure 2, the transmission system 1 comprises a plurality of input devices 11? -llm connected to a communication link for receiving information. from information providers, a central station 20 for processing, such as a conversation n ID, data to which ID is added as identification information sent from the input devices ll? -llm, a communication link 12 interconnecting the input devices ll? -llm and the central station 20 to transmit data between the input devices 11? -llm and the central station 20, a plurality of base stations 30? ~ 30n to process data from the central station 20 for transmission and transmit the processed data from the respective antennas 34 ? ~ 34n, and several portable information communication terminals 4? up to 4n to receive data sent from the antennas 34? -34n through a radio link. The central station 20 and the base stations 30? -30n together form the transmitting station 2 illustrated in figure 1. Each of the input devices ll? -llm comprises a personal computer, for example, and receives information in the form of text characters, for example. A programmatic dedicated to enter, edit, and transmit information is previously installed on the input devices ll? -llm. The communication link 12 comprises a general analog circuit or a telephone network or a packet network such as an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) or an OCN (Open Computer Network). The central station 20 has a connection center 21, an ID converter 22, an encoder 23, and a modem 24. The connection center 21 handles data sent from the input devices 11? -llm. The connection center 21 serves as an identification information management device for managing the IDs added to the data. Specifically, the connection center 21 reviews the currently valid ID codes in terms of data, reviews the data to match a prepared distribution scheme, and also reviews the data contents to determine quality if necessary. The ID converter 22 converts the aggregate ID as identification information to the data from the connection center 21 in accordance with a predetermined process. The encoder 23 encodes the data whose ID has been converted by the ID converter 22, in accordance with a predetermined process. The modem 24 receives the data encoded by the encoder 23, converts the encoded data into serial data in accordance with a predetermined process, and transmits the converted data to the base stations 30? -30n. The base stations 30? -30n have respective modems 31x-31n, respective phase compensators 32x to 32n, respective transmitters 33x to 33n and respective antennas 34? to 34n. Base stations 30? - 30n serve as an emission processing device to process data with aggregated IDs in data to be issued. The modems 31? -31n receive data transmitted as serial data from a predetermined format from the modem 24 of the central station 20. The phase compensators 32? at 32n they compensate in phase the data received by modems 31? -31n. Transmitters 33 to 33n process, for example, modulate, phase compensated data by phase compensators 32? to 32n in data to be sent from antennas 34? to 34n through a radio link. Specifically, the transmitters 33? to 33n superpose shifted sinusoidal waves in phase for the respective base stations 30? - 30n in the phase compensated data to perform an FSK modulation in order to apply a waveform shift to the phase compensated data. The antennas 34? - 34n transmit the signals processed from base stations 30? - 30n through the radio link. The emitting station 2 constructed in this way emits data with aggregated IDs. The data emitted by the transmitting station 2 is data related to a game program that is handled by the portable information communication terminals 4 to 4n. To this data are added IDs that depend on changes of state in the execution of the game program. Specifically, the execution of the game program represents the progress of the game that is in progress when the game program is executed, and the state changes represent the development of the game. As shown in Figure 3, each of the portable information communication terminals 4? at 4n (indicated collectively by the reference number 4 in Figure 3) comprises an antenna 51, a receiver 52, a DSP 53, a main CPU 54, a DRAM 55, an EEPROM 56, an image / LCD driver 57, an LCD 58, a DSP 59, a DAC 60, an RF amplifier 61, and a packet media unit 62. Each of the portable information communication terminals 4? a 4n is arranged like a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The antenna 51 detects and converts data transmitted through a radio link into an electrical signal. The receiver 52 selects a desired signal from the radio signal detected by the antenna 51, and processes, for example, demodulates, the selected signal. The receiver 52 has a memory 52a (see Figure 4) as a memory device for temporarily storing the received data. For example, IDs are added to the received data. The DSP 53 is a digital signal processor controlled by the main CPU 54 to process the signal from the receiver 52. The DSP 53 decodes encoded data from the receiver 52, for example. The DSP 53 sends control signals for an LED, a buzzer, and an engine based on the digitally processed data. The packet medium unit 62 serves as a unit for handling a packet medium such as an MD. The packet medium unit 62 has a control unit for handling a packet means and a reading unit for reading data from a packet means. For example, the packet means may comprise a recording medium in which a game program or an educational programmatic application program is recorded. The RF amplifier 61 processes, for example, amplifies and forms the waveform of an RF signal from the packet medium unit 62. The DSP 59 is a digital signal processor controlled by the main CPU 54 for processing the signal from the RF amplifier 61. The DSP 59 decodes encoded data from the RF amplifier 61, for example. The image / LCD controller 57 serves as a control unit for controlling the LCD 58 based on an image extraction signal from the main CPU 54. The LCD 58 displays characters and images in accordance with a control signal from the image / LCD controller 57. The DAC 60 is a digital-to-analog data converter for converting a digital audio signal decoded by the DSP 59 into an analog signal and for sending the analog signal as an audio signal. The main CPU 54 is a central processing unit for controlling components of the equipment device, and executes a series of steps in accordance with a predetermined sequence recorded in the EEPROM 56 comprising a non-volatile memory, for example. Data required for the process performed by the main CPU 54 is temporarily stored in the DRAM 55 which comprises a volatile memory. Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, the CPU 54 has an ID selector 71 as an identification information extraction device for extracting identification information when a condition is reached as the program recorded in the packet medium unit 62 is executed, a comparator 72 as a comparison device for purchasing an ID added to transmitted data that has been issued with an ID extracted by the ID selector 71, and a data selector 73 as part of a selective receiving device for selectively receiving data based on a compared result from the comparator 72. The data selector 73 and the memory 52a of the receiver 52 together constitute the selective receiving device for selectively receiving data. Specifically, the ID selector 71 produces an ID by selecting one of the IDs stored in the recording medium in accordance with the program recorded there, based on a condition reached as the program is executed. The selected ID is stored in the EEPROM 56 or in a register in the main CPU 54 or in the DSP 53. If the program is a game program, then the condition reached as the program is executed represents a certain scene or achievement in a game played by the game program as it progresses. In this case, therefore, the selection of an ID based on a condition reached as the program is executed is equivalent to selecting an ID kept by the program in association with the scene or achievement in the game, according to the scene or achievement advance the game. In the main CPU 54, therefore, the comparator 72 compares an aggregated ID to data transmitted with an ID extracted by the ID selector 71, and the data selector 73 selectively receives the data with the aggregate ID from the memory 52a based on the compared result from the comparator 72. Thus, the main CPU 54 can selectively receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached as the program is executed. The data selected in this way and received are stored in the EEPROM 56, for example. An arrangement in which several signals are produced from the receiver 52 and from the DSP 53 is the same as a conventional speaker or FM receiver. An arrangement where an audio signal is produced from the RF amplifier 61, the DSP 59, and the DAC 60 is the same as a conventional CD player, a playback-only MD player, or a DAT player. The DSPs 53, 59 as signal processors in the system are controlled by the main CPU 54, to which the DRAM 55 is connected as the main memory, the EEPROM 56 for the temporary storage of received and stored ID codes as well as information in time. real, and the image / LCD controller 57 for displaying information in real time and images from a packet medium. The ID codes can be stored in registers in the CPU 54, and in the DSPs 53, 59, instead of the EEPROM 56. Figure 5 shows a processing sequence in which each of the portable information communication terminals 4X to 4n executes an application program recorded in a packet medium, acquires IDs according to the scene based on the application program, and selectively receives data based on the IDs. The application program has several IDs according to the content of the application program. The application program with IDs added according to the content of the same can be a game program to play a video game where the scenes (stages) change according to the conditions, that is, a game of playing roles or similar. The IDs are associated with the respective stages. In the processing sequence illustrated in Figure 5, the application program, that is, programmatic "A", has three IDs according to the scenes (stages). In step Sl, the portable information communication terminal 4, which collectively represents the portable information communication terminals 4? at 4n, download static data, that is, program A from the packet medium. Then, the portable information communication terminal 4 acquires an ID: Al from program A in step Ss2, and stores the acquired ID: Al in EEPROM 56 or the like. In step S3, the portable information communication terminal 4 performs a process to prepare the reception of data in real time. The real-time data is related data necessary for the execution of the application program. For example, using the data in real time, it is possible to run the application program to advance the game. Therefore, the process of preparing to receive data in real time is a process to receive the related data. In step S4, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether a first stage, i.e., stage 1, has been passed or not. If step 1 has been passed, then the control proceeds to step S5, and if step 1 has not been passed, then control proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether it has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: Al or not. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received real-time data corresponding to the ID: Al, then the control returns to step S4. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: Al, then the control continues to step S7. In step S7, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real-time data corresponding to the ID: Al, and sends for viewing or downloading the real-time data received selectively corresponding to the ID: Al as received data. Specifically, the portable information communication terminal 4 reads real-time data temporarily stored in the memory 52a in the receiver 52. In step S5, which follows the step S3 if the step 1 has been passed, the communication terminal 4 Portable information stores an ID: A2. For example, terminal 4 of portable information communication stores a new ID by overwriting or adding. With an ID of this type acquired, the portable information communication terminal 4 has obtained the right to proceed to step 2. In steps S8 to Sil, the portable information communication terminal 4 carries out a process which is the same as the process performed for step 1. Specifically, in step S8, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether a second stage, ie stage 2, has been passed or not. If step 2 has been passed, then control proceeds to step S9, and if step 2 has not been passed, then control proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether it has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A2 or not. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A2, then the control returns to step S8. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A2, then the control proceeds to the Sil step. In the step Sil, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real-time data corresponding to the ID: A2, and produces for visualization or downloading the real-time data received selectively corresponding to the ID: A2 as data received. By downloading the data in real time, the portable information communication terminal 4 can carry out a new process in the currently executed game program, that is, it reflects the data in real time in the game program. If step 2 has been passed in step S8, portable information communication terminal 4 stores an ID: A3, and obtains the right to continue to step 3. In steps S12 to S14, communication terminal 4 Portable information carries out a process that is the same as the process performed for stage 1 and stage 2. Specifically, in step S12, portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether a third stage, ie stage 3 , has been passed or not. If step 3 has been passed, then the portable information communication terminal 4 terminates the processing sequence in accordance with program A. If step 3 has not been passed, then control proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether it has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A3 or not. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A3, then the control returns to step S12. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A3, then the control proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real-time data corresponding to the ID: A3, and produces for viewing or downloading the real-time data received selectively corresponding to the ID: A3 as data received.

If step 3 has been passed in step S12, then portable information communication terminal 4 terminates the processing sequence in accordance with program A. In accordance with the processing sequence illustrated in figure 5, terminal 4 of portable information communication receives new data in real time to pass successively through the stages according to the progress of the programmatic "A." Therefore, the IDs serve as keys to continue from stage to stage, and offer information such as clues, keywords, points, or elements The information reproduction apparatus 3 in which the portable information communication terminal 4 can be removably inserted can be a video game apparatus, for example. as a guest unit for the portable information communication terminal 4. The information reproduction apparatus 3 and the term inal 4 portable information communication can transmit various information elements saved and various data such as game programs between them. In the sender system 1, the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive real-time data corresponding to a condition reached when a program, such as a game program, is executed. Said real-time data reception by the portable information communication terminal 4 offers the following advantages: the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive successive data insofar as they correspond to IDs according to the executed program. Accordingly, the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive data in real time. The portable information communication terminal 4 can acquire received data even if a large amount of data is received. Since the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive a plurality of data in real time in relation to the program executed by the portable information communication terminal 4, the program executed by the portable information communication terminal 4 is related in a very close to the data emitted from the sending station 2. In addition, since the portable information communication terminal 4 obtains new information based on an achievement made by the user, the user feels very involved in the content, and You find that the programmatic is fun. For example, the content of the programmatic can be developed differently according to the way the user advances with the game. Specifically, if an educational programmatic application program is applied to the broadcast system 1, then the program content stages can be changed according to the user's learning state. If a greater number of stages are provided to acquire IDs as the program progresses, then the history that makes up the content of the program can be developed in a greater number of steps. Even when the portable information communication terminal 4 receives only data emitted from a sending station 2, since the portable information communication terminal 4 obtains real-time data according to the content in progress, the sender system 1 is highly interactive . The author of the content and the user of the portable information communication terminal 4 are closely related to each other. For example, the author can send new content that has been edited taking into account the user's reactions. It can be expected that the real-time data themselves are available for many uses and are detailed, making the programmatic more attractive. For example, the data to be transmitted may be of different contents at different times even when the same ID is added. Priority ranges can easily be applied to the production of real-time data. For example, while improving data in real time, real-time data can be transmitted successively. Furthermore, since real-time data with aggregated IDs are data transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of people, the real-time data can be used in the following manner: as shown in Figure 6, portable information communication terminals 41, 42, 43 carried by three respective users can receive respective data from the sending station 2. When the portable information communication terminals 41, 42, 43 are loaded with the same programmatic \ A ", it is unlikely that the programmatic" A " advance at the same speed between the users due to different control actions, different advance speeds, different frequencies of use, as well as different periods of use by these users, for example, when the user of the communication terminal 41 portable information is in stage 1, the user of the portable information communication terminal 42 may have passed stage 1 and may be in stage 2, and the user of the portable information communication terminal 43 may have passed stage 2 and may be in stage 3. In this situation, the ID: Al is stored in the terminal 41 of portable information communication in stage 1, the ID: A2 corresponding to stage 2 is stored in the portable information communication terminal 42 that has advanced to stage 2, and the ID: A3 corresponding to the stage 3 is stored in the portable information communication terminal 43 that has advanced to stage 3. In this way, when the same program is executed through different users, the history of compliance with the program can advance at different speeds for users according to the progress of the program in the users. Station 2 can send real-time data related to programmatic "A", and can also send real-time data related to different programs such as programmatic "B", programmatic "C", in this case, data in real time with ID: Bl, ID: B2, ID: B3 added there are issued in relation to the programmatic "B", and data in real time with ID: Cl, ID: C2, ID: C3 added there are issued in relation to the programmatic "C". Figure 7 shows a data format used in a sender system 1. The data format illustrated in Figure 7 employs a 1200 bps NTT scheme for a radio beacon system. As shown in a top portion of Figure 7, the data format has a data transmission cycle as a frame comprising 15 groups Gi, G2 / G3, .... G1, G15 as data transmission units. As shown in the central portion of Figure 7, each of the groups comprises a synchronization signal 201, an address / message identification signal 202, selective paging signals 203, 204, and a phase compensation signal. 205. The address / message identification signal 202 represents codes indicating an array of signals within each of the selective paging signals. As shown in the lower part of Figure 7, each of the selective paging signals comprises an address signal 211, an auxiliary ID 212, and a message signal 213. In the NTT scheme of 1200 bps for a system of radio prompts, real-time data are stored in the message signal 213, and an ID as an identification signal is represented by the auxiliary ID 212. In the sender system 1, the data format for the transmission of the data in Real time mentioned above is not limited to the data format illustrated in Figure 7, but may be a data format of a next generation. In the first embodiment described above, a portable information communication terminal 4 has a registration means, and executes a game program read from the registration means. Nevertheless, the portable information communication terminal 4 can download a game program from a communication link or can download a game program from a reproducing apparatus 3. In accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention , the information player system 5 in the sender system 1 is constructed as a video entertainment system. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the video entertainment system comprises a video game apparatus 301 as a first data processing device and a portable electronic device 300 removably inserted in the video game apparatus 301 for data communication with this, the portable electronic device 400 serves as a second data processing device and a data receiving terminal. The video game apparatus 301 serves as the master unit, and the portable electronic device 400 as the dependent unit. For example, the video game apparatus 301 is arranged as a device for executing a game program stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and the portable electronic device 400 as a device for receiving data transmitted by a issue.

As shown in Figure 10, the video game apparatus 301 which serves as the first data processing device and also an information processing apparatus comprises an ID selector 301a as a device for extracting identification information to extract an identification information in a condition reached when the program recorded in the record means is executed, and a transmitter 301b as a transmission device for extracting an ID which is an identification information extracted from the ID selector 301a and sent to the device portable electronic device 400. The portable electronic device 400 as the second data processing device comprises a comparator 400a in the form of a comparison device for comparing an ID which is an identification information added to data transmitted by an emission with an ID transmitted to starting from the video game apparatus 301, and a selector data 400b as part of a selective receiving device for selectively receiving transmitted data based on a compared result from comparator 400a. The video game apparatus 301 has the ID selector 301a as a function of a CPU, and a portable electronic device 400 has the comparator 400a and the data selector 400b depending on the control device of a CPU or the like. Specific details of the video entertainment system will be described below. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the video game apparatus 301 reads an application program from the recording medium, and executes the application program in accordance with instructions from the user, i.e., the game player . For example, the video game apparatus 301 executes a game program mainly to continue with a game, visualize game images, and produce sounds. The video game apparatus 301 has a rectangular box 302 housing a disk loading unit 303 substantially centrally there for loading an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or the like as a recording medium for supplying an application program such as a game program or the like. Box 302 supports a reset switch 304 for resetting a video game, a power supply switch 305, a disk control switch 306 for controlling the loading of the optical disk, and two slots 307A, 307B. The video game apparatus 301 can be supplied with an application program via a communication link, instead of being supplied from the recording medium. The portable electrical device 400 and a manual controller 320 may be connected to the slots 307A, 307B. A memory card system may also be connected to segments 307A, 307B. The manual controller 320 has a first control pad 321 and a second control pad 322, a left button 323L, a right button 323R, a start button 324, a selector button 325, analog control pads 331, 332, a mode selector switch 333 for selecting the control modes for the analog control pads 331, 332, and an indicator 334 to indicate a selected control mode. The manual controller 320 also has a vibration supply device (not shown) placed there to provide vibrations to the manual controller 320 as the video game progresses. The manual controller 320 is electrically connected to the slot 307B in the box 302 via a connector 326. If two manual controllers 320 are respectively connected to the slots 307A, 307B, two users or game players can share the entertainment system of video to play a competition game, for example. The video game apparatus 301 may have more or less than two slots 307A, 307B. As shown in figures 11, 12 and 13, the portable electronic device 400 has a frame 401 that supports a manual control pad 420 for inputting various information elements, a display unit 430 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) unit, or the like, and a window 440 to allow a wireless communication unit to carry out wireless communication such as infrared communication. The frame 401 comprises an upper helmet 401a and a lower helmet 401b, and houses a board that supports memory devices, etc. The frame 401 has a shape such that it can be inserted into one of the slots 307A, 307B in the box 302. The window 440 is mounted on a substantially semicircular end of the frame 401. The display unit 430 occupies an area substantially representing the Half of the upper hull 401a of the frame 401, and placed near the window 440. The manual control pad 420 has several control buttons 421, 422 for entering events and for making several selections. The manual control cushion 420 occupies the other half of the upper helmet area 401a, and is positioned away from the window 440. The manual control cushion 420 is housed in an angularly movable cover 410 supported on the frame 401. The buttons of control 421, 422 extend through the lid 410 from the top surface to its bottom surface. The control buttons 421, 422 are supported on the lid 410 for movement in and out of the upper surface of the lid 410.

The portable electronic device 400 has a board placed in the frame 410 and facing the lid 410 as it is closed in the frame 401. The board supports a plurality of switch presses held in alignment with the respective control buttons 421, 422 when the lid 410 is closed in the frame 401. When one of the control buttons 421, 422 is depressed by the user, it activates the corresponding switch presser to exert a pressure on a pressure switch such as a diaphragm switch. As shown in Figure 9, the portable electronic device 400 with the lid 410 open is inserted into the slot 307A in the box 302 of the video game apparatus 301. The video game apparatus 301 and the portable electronic device 400 have appearances and respective structures in accordance with what is described above. Figures 14 and 15 show circuit arrangements of the video game apparatus 301 and the portable electronic device 400. As shown in Figure 14, the video game apparatus 301 comprises a control system 350 that includes a central unit of processing (CPU) 351 and its peripheral devices, a graphics system 360 including a graphics processing unit (GPU) 362 for graphically displaying image data in a frame buffer 363, a sound system 370 including a processing unit (SPU) 371 for generating musical sounds and sound effects, an optical disk controller 380 for controlling an optical disk where application programs are recorded, a communication controller 390 for controlling signals from the manual controller 320 entering instructions from of the user, and data supplied to a memory card 500 and from said memory card which stores if gaming operations and the portable electronic device 400, a bus 395 to which the control system 350 is connected, the graphic system 360, the sound system 370, the optical disk controller 380, and the communication controller 390, an interface 1/0 in parallel (PIÓ) 396 and a 1/0 serial interface (SIO) 397 that communicates with another device. The control system 350 comprises a CPU 351, a peripheral device driver 352 for controlling the direct memory access data (DMA) transfer, a main memory 353 comprising a random access memory (RAM), and a memory read only (ROM) 354 which stores various programs such as an operating system for managing the main memory 353, the graphic system 360, the sound system 370, etc. The CPU 351 controls the video game apparatus 301 in its entirety by executing the operating system stored in the read-only memory 354.

When the video game apparatus 301 is activated, the central processing unit 351 executes the operating system stored in the read-only memory 354 to initiate control of the graphic system 360, the sound system 370, etc. For example, when the operating system is executed, the central processing unit 351 starts the video game apparatus 301 in its entirety to confirm its operation, and then controls the optical disk controller 380 to execute an application program stored in the Optical disc. As the application program progresses, the central processing unit 351 controls the graphic system 360, the sound system 370, etc., according to the instructions entered from the user to control in this way the visualization of images and the generation of sounds musical and sound effects. As shown in FIG. 10, the central processing unit 351 has the ID selector 301a to extract an ID when a condition is reached as the program is executed. Specifically, as in the case of the first modality, IDs corresponding to conditions reached as the program progresses are conserved in the program. The ID selector 301a selects one of the IDs stored in this way by the program according to the progress of the program. The graphic system 360 comprises a geometry transfer engine (GTE) 361 to carry out coordinate transformations and other processing, a CPU 351 for plotting image data in accordance with commands from the central processing unit 351, a frame buffer 363 for storing image data graphically represented by the GPU 362, and an image decoder 364 for decoding data from image compressed and coded by an orthogonal transformation such as a discrete cosine-like transformation. GTE 361 has a parallel arithmetic mechanism to carry out several arithmetic operations in parallel between them, and can carry out coordinate transformations, light source calculations, matrices, or high-speed vectors in response to a request from the central processing unit 351. Specifically, GTE 361 can calculate the coordinates of a maximum of 1.5 million polygons per second for a flat shading process to graphically represent a triangular polygon with a color, for example. With GTE 361, the video game apparatus 301 can reduce the load on the central processing unit 351 and carry out high speed coordinate calculations. In accordance with a graphic image representation command from the central processing unit 351, the graphic processing unit 362 graphically represents a polygon or the like in the frame buffer 363. The graphic processing unit 362 can graphically represent a maximum of 360 thousand polygons per second. The frame buffer 363 comprises a dual port RAM, and can simultaneously store image data graphically represented by the graphic processing unit 362 or image data transferred from the main memory 353, and read image data for its display. The frame buffer 363 has a storage capacity of one Mbytes, for example, and is handled as a 16-bit array consisting of a horizontal row of 1024 pixels and a vertical column of 512 pixels. The frame buffer 363 has a display area for storing image data to be produced as video output data, a CLUT area (color look-up table) for storing a color look-up table to which the GPU 362 when graphically representing a polygon or similar, and a texture area for storing texture data to be subjected to coordinate transformations when a polygon is graphically represented and applied to a polyphone represented by the GPU 362. The CLUT area and the Texture area varies dynamically as the display area varies. The image decoder 364 is controlled by the central processing unit 351 for decoding image data of a moving or static image stored in the main memory 353 and stores the decoded image in the main memory 353. The reproduced image data by the image decoder 364 are transferred to the frame buffer 363 by the GPU 362, and can be used as a background for an image graphically represented by the GPU 362. The sound system 370 comprises a CPU 371 for generating musical sounds, effects of sound, etc. based on commands from the central processing unit 351, a sound buffer 372 for storing data in the form of waves from the SPU 371, and a speaker 373 for emitting musical sounds, sound effects, etc. generated by SPU 371. The SPU 371 has an ADPCM (adaptive differential PCM) function to reproduce 16-bit sound data that has been encoded as 4-bit differential audio data per ADPCM, a playback function to reproduce the data in waveform stored in the sound buffer 371 to generate sound effects, etc., and a modulation function to modulate and reproduce the waveform data stored in the sound buffer 372. The sound system 370 can be used as a source of sampling sounds that generates musical sounds, sound effects, etc., based on the waveform data stored in the sound buffer 372 in accordance with commands from the central processing unit 351. The optical disk controller 380 comprises an optical disk drive 381 for reproducing application programs and data recorded on an optical disk, such as a CD-ROM or the like, a decoding 382 for decoding programs and data that are registered with an error correction code added there, and a buffer 383 for temporarily storing data read from disk unit 381 in order to allow data from the optical disk to be read at high speed. A central auxiliary processing unit 384 is connected to the decoder 382. Sound data recorded on the optical disc that is read by the optical disc unit 381 includes PCM data converted from analog sound signals, in addition to the ADPCM data. The data of ADPCM, recorded as differential data of 4 bits of digital data of 16 bits are decoded by the decoder 382 supplied to the SPU 371, converted in this way into analog data and applied to drive the horn 373. The PCM, which is registered as 16-bit digital data, it is decoded by the decoder and then applied to drive the speaker 373. The communication controller 390 comprises a communication control mechanism 391 for controlling communication with the CPU 351 via the bus 395, a controller connector 309 to which the manual controller 320 is connected to input instructions from the user, and a pair of memory card insertion units 308A, 308B (see also figure 9) to receive the memory card 500 as a memory device auxiliary to store game situations, etc., and portable electronic device 400, card insertion units of memory 308A, 308B controlled by the communication control mechanism 391. The communication control 390 has the function of the transmitter 301b illustrated in FIG. 10 to send data to the portable electronic device 400 and to receive data from the portable electronic device 400. The video game apparatus 301 constructed in this way can play a video game based on a game program recorded on the optical disk mounted on the optical disk controller 380. In the video game apparatus 301, the central unit 351 may select one of the IDs in a condition reached as the game program is executed. The selected IDs are transmitted to the portable electronic device 400 via the communication controller 390. A program that can be executed by the video game apparatus 301 can be a game program or an educational program, in accordance with what is described above. in relation to the first modality. With a game program of this type, the IDs represent identifying information according to the scenes or achievements in a game played by the game program as it progresses. As shown in Figure 15, the portable electronic device 400 comprises a control device 441, an appliance connection connector 442, an input device 443, a display device 444, a clock function unit 445, a memory non-volatile 446, a speaker 447, a wireless communication device 448 and a radio reception device 449 as a data transmission / reception device, a battery 450 and a power supply terminal 451 and a diode as a power supply device Energy. The control device 441 comprises a microcomputer, for example. The control device 441 has a program memory 441a placed there as a program storage device. Specifically, as shown in figure 10, the control device 441 comprises a comparator 400a for comparing an ID which is an identification information added to data transmitted by an emission with an ID transmitted from the video game apparatus 301, and a data selector 400b as a device selective selection for selectively receiving transmitted data based on a compared result from comparator 400a. The comparator 400a compares an ID which is an aggregate identification information to data transmitted by an emission with an ID transmitted from the video game apparatus 301. The data selector 400d selectively receives the transmitted data based on a compared compared result. of comparator 400a. The device connection connector 442 serves as a connection device to be connected to a slot of another information handling device or the like. For example, the connector 442 has a data communication function to transmit data to the video game apparatus 301 and to receive data from the video game apparatus 301. The input device 443 comprises control buttons to control a stored program in the memory of program 441a. The display device 444 comprises a liquid crystal display unit or the like for displaying various information elements. The clock function unit 445 is arranged to display the time on the display device 444, for example. The non-volatile memory 446 serves to store various data. For example, the non-volatile memory 446 comprises a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory capable of storing stored data even when the portable electronic device 400 is turned off. For example, the non-volatile memory 446 stores the data received selectively by the data selector 440b. Since the portable electronic device 400 has the battery 450, the non-volatile memory 446 may comprise a static random access memory (SRAM) capable of storing and reading data at high speed. The battery 450 also allows the portable electronic device 40 to operate independently even when the portable electronic device 400 is removed from the slots 307A, 307B in the box 302 of the video game apparatus 301. The battery 450 comprises a secondary chargeable battery. When the portable electronic device 400 is inserted into any of the slots 307A, 307B in the box 302 of the video game apparatus 301, the battery 450 receives electric power from the video game apparatus 301. Specifically, the battery 450 has terminal connected to the power supply terminal through a reverse current prevention diode 451. When the portable electronic device 400 is connected to the box 302 electrical power is supplied from the power supply terminal 450 through the reverse current prevention diode 451 to the battery 450. The wireless communication device 448 is arranged to carry out data communication with another memory card or the like through infrared radiation or the like. The radio reception device 449 has an antenna, a demodulator, etc. and it is arranged to receive various data transmitted by a radio broadcast. The radio reception device 449 also has a memory for temporarily storing received data that has been broadcast. The memory and data selector 400b of the control device 441 serve in conjunction with the receiving device. The data selector 400b selectively reads data temporarily stored in the memory based on an ID. Horn 447 is constructed as a sound generating device to generate sound in accordance with a program. The above components or devices of the portable electronic equipment 400 are connected to the control device 441 and operated under the control of the control device 441. Figure 16 shows control elements of the control device 441. As shown in figure 16, the control device 441 has an interface for connection to an information handling device, a memory interface for sending data to a memory and for entering data from a memory, a display interface, a control input interface , a sound interface, a wireless communication interface, a clock management interface, and a program download interface. The portable electronic device 400 having the input device 443 as for example button switches for controlling a program to be executed and the display device 444 as for example a liquid crystal display unit (LCD) also serves as a gaming device portable when a game application is running. The portable electronic device 400 has a function for downloading an application program from the video game apparatus 301 and stores the downloaded application program in the program memory 441a in the microcomputer 441. With such a function, it is possible to changing application programs and various controller programs operating in the portable electronic device 400. The radio receiving device 449 receives transmitted data transmitted from the sending station 2, and the comparator 400a compares the aggregated ID to the received data with the ID transmitted from the video game apparatus 301. The data receiver 400b selectively receives the data received by the radio reception device 449 based on a purchased resfrom the comparator 400a. Thus, the portable electronic device 400 can selectively receive the data with the ID corresponding to the ID transmitted from the video game apparatus 301. Then, the portable electronic device 400 transmits the received data selectively to the video game apparatus 301 through the apparatus connection connector 422 that serves as the transmission device. The video game apparatus 301 and the portable electronic device 400 together constitute the video entertainment system. The portable electronic device 400 receives data corresponding to an ID obtained in a condition reached as the program is reproduced by the video game apparatus 301, and the video game apparatus 301 receives the data that the portable electronic device 400 has received. selectively based on the ID. Accordingly, the video game apparatus 301 acquires new data when a certain condition is reached as the program is executed. Specifically, the video game apparatus 301 receives data to advance to a new stage based on an acquired ID when a stage is passed. In the video entertainment system, the portable electronic device 400 itself can employ the data that the portable electronic device 400 has selectively received based on the ID. Specifically, the portable electronic device 400 may reflect the data selectively received in this way in the game program being executed, for example, it may use the data as data to proceed to a next stage. The video game apparatus 301 is not limited in its operation to the reproduction of data registered in the recording medium, but can download a game program through a communication link and play the downloaded game program. The information reproduction apparatus 3 and the portable information communication terminal 4 in the transmitting system according to the first embodiment can be arranged in the same manner as the video game apparatus 301 and the portable electronic device 400 in accordance with the second mode. In a modification of this type, the functions to acquire a conforming ID execute the program and to selectively receive data based on the ID do not change, but other functions change to determine the arrangements of the information player 3 and the portable information communication terminal 4. Although certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described in detail, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

CLAIMS An apparatus (4) for processing information, comprising: an identification information extraction device (71) for extracting identification information (ID) when a condition is reached as a program is executed; a comparison device (72) for comparing the aggregate identification information to transmitted data that has been issued with the identification information extracted by said identification information extraction device; and a selective receiving device (73) for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result from said comparison device.
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said program comprises a game program for executing a video game, said identification information extraction device comprises a device for extracting the identification information according to the state change in the execution of the video game .
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a device for reflecting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective receiving device in the program being executed.
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identification information extraction device comprises a device for selecting and extracting one of several identification information elements added to said program.
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a registration means with said program registered there.
An information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: extracting (S5) an identification information when a condition is reached when a program is executed; comparing (S10) the identification information added to the transmitted data that has been issued with the identification information extracted by said identification information extraction device; and selectively receive (Sil) the transmitted data based on a compared result.
A system for processing data, comprising a first data processing device (301) for processing data and a second data processing device (400) installed removably on said first data processing device, for carrying out communications of data with said first data processing device, said first data processing device comprises an identification information extraction device (301a) for extracting identification information as a condition is reached as a program is executed, and a device for transmission (301b) for transmitting the identification information extracted by said extraction device in identification formation to said second data processing device, said second data processing device comprises a comparison device (400a) for comparing the identification information added to data tr Answers that have been issued with the identification information transmitted from said first data processing device, and a selective receiving device (400b) for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result of said comparison device.
A system according to claim 7, wherein said second data processing device comprises a transmission device (442) for transmitting the transmitted data selectively received by said selective receiving device to said first data processing device.
A system according to claim 7, wherein said program comprises a game program for executing a video game, said identification information extraction device comprises a device for extracting the identification information according to the state change in the execution of the video game. .
A system according to claim 7, which further comprises a device for reflecting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective receiving device in the executed program. .
A system according to claim 7, wherein said identification information extraction device comprises a device for selecting and extracting one of several identification information elements added to said program.
A system according to claim 7, further comprising a registration means with said program registered there.
A method for processing information in a data processing system having a first data processing device (301) for processing data and a second data processing device (400) removably attached to said first data processing device , to carry out data communications with said first data processing device, comprising the step of: selectively receiving, with said second data processing device, transmitted data that has been issued based on the result of a comparison between an identification information acquired in a condition reached as a program is executed by a first data processing device and an identification information added to the transmitted data that has been issued.
A method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of transmitting the transmitted data that has been selectively received from said second data processing device to said first data processing device.
An apparatus for processing information, comprising: an identification information extraction device (301a) for extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed; and a transmission device (301b) for transmitting the identification information extracted by said identification information extraction device to a receiving terminal (400) connected to an external device, for receiving transmitted data that has been issued with identification information. added .
An apparatus according to claim 15, comprising a device for acquiring transmitted data selectively received by said data receiving terminal based on the result of the comparison between the identification information extracted by said identification information extraction device and the identification information added to the transmitted data that have been issued. .
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said program comprises a game program for executing a video game, said identification information extraction device comprises a device for extracting the identification information according to a change of state in the execution of the video game .
An apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a device for reflecting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective receiving device in the program ecutado.
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said device for extracting identification information comprises a device for selecting and extracting one of said elements of identifying information added to said program.
20. An apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a recording means with said program recorded therein.
21. An information processing method, comprising the steps of: extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed; and transmitting the extracted identification information to a data receiving terminal connected to an external device, to receive transmitted data that has been issued with aggregate identification information.
22. A data receiving terminal (400) removably secured on an information processing apparatus (301) for data communications with the information processing apparatus, comprising: a receiving device (49) for receiving data transmitted that have been issued; comparison devices (441, 400a) for comparing an identification information acquired in a condition as a program is executed through the information processing apparatus, with identification information added to the transmitted data; and a selective receiving device (400b) for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result of said comparison device.
23. A data reception terminal according to claim 22, further comprising a transmission device (400, 442) for transmitting the transmitted data selectively received by said selective receiving device to said information processing apparatus.
24. A method for receiving data with a data receiving terminal removably attached on an information processing apparatus for data communication with the information processing apparatus, comprising the step of: selectively receiving data transmitted based on the comparison result between the identification information acquired in a condition according to which a program of an information processing apparatus is executed and the identification information added to the transmitted transmitted data.
25. A data broadcasting system comprising: a data broadcasting apparatus (2) comprising an identification information management device (21) for administering aggregate identification information to the data, and a broadcasting device ( 30? - 30n) to issue data to which identification information was added by said identification information management device; and an information processing apparatus (4) comprising an identification information extraction device for extracting identification information in a condition reached as a program is executed, a comparison device (72) for comparing the aggregate identification information with transmitted data that has been issued with the information extracted by said identification information extraction device, and a selective reception device (73) for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result of said comparison device. A data transmission system according to claim 25, wherein said program comprises a game program for executing a video game, said identification information extraction device comprising a device for extracting the identification information according to a change of state during the execution of the video game. A data transmission system according to claim 25, further comprising a device for reflecting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective receiving device in the executed program. A data transmission system according to claim 25, wherein said identification information extraction device comprises a device for selecting and extracting one of several identification information elements added to said program. A data transmission system according to claim 25, further comprising a recording medium wherein said program is recorded.