Game apparatus, game machine manipulation device, game system and interactive communication method for game apparatus
First Claim
1. A game apparatus having a reproducing function for a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein:
- information regarding how a response means performs a response action is fetched as function information from the game machine manipulation device, the response means performing a response according to an instruction from the game apparatus and being possessed by said game machine manipulation device, and said predetermined control data is transmitted to the game machine manipulation device based on said function information from said game machine manipulation device.
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Abstract
By transmitting function information indicative of functions of a game machine manipulation device CT10, previously stored therein, to a game machine main body 27 with a command from the game machine main body 27, it is possible to retrieve functions of the game, machine manipulation device CT10 required for the game machine main body 27 and to set the retrieved functions of the game machine manipulation device CT10 in the game machine manipulation device CT10. Further, by transmitting function information indicative of consumed power of respective response means 21, 51 of the game machine manipulation device CT10, which is previously stored in the game machine manipulation device CT10, to the game machine main body 27 with a command from the game machine main body 27, it is possible to determine response means 21, 51 required for the game machine main body 27 and a power value to be applied to the response means, and to set the determined information to the response means 21, 51 of the game machine manipulation device CT10.
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43 Claims
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1. A game apparatus having a reproducing function for a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein:
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information regarding how a response means performs a response action is fetched as function information from the game machine manipulation device, the response means performing a response according to an instruction from the game apparatus and being possessed by said game machine manipulation device, and said predetermined control data is transmitted to the game machine manipulation device based on said function information from said game machine manipulation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A game apparatus having a reproducing function for a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein:
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information as function information including each current consumption value of at least one of response means that perform a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus is fetched, said response means being possessed by said game machine manipulation device, gross current consumption values of all of said response means, which are prepared for performing the response action in accordance with ongoing game contents, are obtained based on said function information, when the gross current consumption value is larger than a predetermined specified value, either of the following is performed so as to make the gross current consumption value be not more than the specified value;
predetermined control data is generated to limit a current consumption value of a response means having a large current consumption value, out of all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action, and predetermined control data is generated to limit the current consumption values of all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action, and said predetermined control data is transmitted to the game machine manipulation device so as to make all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action perform the response action. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A game machine manipulation device being connected to a game apparatus and having bidirectional communication means for transmitting data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members to said game apparatus and for receiving predetermined control -data from said game apparatus, comprising:
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a response means which performs a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus, and a storing means for storing, as function information, information regarding how the response means performs the response action, wherein, said function information stored in said storing means is transmitted to the game apparatus in accordance with an information request command from the game apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A game system comprising
a game machine manipulation device being conInected to a game apparatus and having bidirectional communication means for transmitting data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members to said game apparatus and for receiving predetermined control data from said game apparatus, and said game apparatus having a reproducing function for a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from said game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein: -
the game machine manipulation device is provided with a response means which performs a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus and a storing means for storing information as function information regarding how the response means performs the response action, and transmits the function information stored in the storing means in response to a information request command from the game apparatus, and the game apparatus transmits the information request command to the game machine manipulation device, fetches the function information based on the information request command from the game machine manipulation device and transmits the predetermined control data to the game machine manipulation device, based on the function information. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A game system comprising
a game machine manipulation device being connected to a game apparatus and having bidirectional communication means for transmitting data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members to said game apparatus and for receiving predetermined control data from said game apparatus, said game apparatus having a function of reproducing a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from said game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein: the game machine manipulation device comprises at least one response means which performs a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus and a storing means for storing information including each current consumption value for each of the response means as a function information, wherein, said function information stored in the storing means is transmitted to the game apparatus in response to the information request command from the game apparatus, and wherein, said game apparatus transmits the information request command to the game machine manipulation device and fetches the function information as a response to the information request command from the game machine manipulation device, gross current consumption values of all of said response means to be prepared for performing a response action in accordance with ongoing game contents are obtained based on said function information, when the gross current consumption value is larger than a predetermined specified value, either of the followings is performed so as to make the gross current consumption value be not more than the specified value;
predetermined control data is generated to limit a current consumption value of a response means having a large current consumption value, out of all the response means to be prepared for performing the response action, and
predetermined control data is generated to limit the current consumption values of all the response means to be prepared for performing the response action, andsaid predetermined control data is transmitted to the game machine manipulation device so as to make all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action perform the response action. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A bidirectional communication method for a game apparatus for receiving data of manipulation performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, said bidirectional communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting information request command to the game machine manipulation device, receiving function information as a response to said information request command, which is stored in a nonvolatile storing means possessed by said game machine manipulation device and which is able to be set from said game apparatus and relates to a function of said game machine manipulation device, and setting a function of said game machine manipulation device based on said function information from the game machine manipulation device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A bidirectional communication method for a game apparatus for receiving data of manipulation performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, said bidirectional communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an information request command to said game machine manipulation device, receiving from said game machine manipulation device as a response to said information request command, a function information including information regarding how a response means, which is possessed by said game apparatus, performs a response action, said response means performing the response action according to an instruction from said game apparatus, and transmitting a predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device based on said function information of said game machine manipulation device. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A bidirectional communication method for a game apparatus for receiving data of manipulation performed by a plurality of manipulation members from a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, said bidirectional communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an information request command to said game machine manipulation device, receiving function information as a response to said information request command, including each current consumption value of at least one of response means that is possessed by said game machine manipulation device and performing a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus, obtaining a gross current consumption value of all of said response means to be prepared for performing a response action in accordance with ongoing game contents based on said function information, when the gross current consumption value is larger than a predetermined specified value, either of the following is performed so as to make the gross current consumption value be not more than the specified value;
generating predetermined control data to limit a current consumption value of a response means having a large current consumption value, out of all the response means to be prepared for performing the response action, and generating predetermined control data to limit the current consumption values of all the response means to be prepared for performing the response action, and transmitting said predetermined control data to the game machine manipulation device so as to make all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action perform the response action. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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