Portable toy, portable information terminal, entertainment system, and recording medium
First Claim
1. A portable information terminal having an interface for connection to a master unit having a function to execute a program, comprising:
- illegal copying prevention means for periodically determining whether legitimate information has been downloaded from the master unit or not, and if legitimate information has not been downloaded, making ineffective at least control inputs entered into the terminal, said illegal copying prevention means comprising;
identification determining means for determining whether a source medium identification code is a predetermined source medium identification code or not;
wherein said source medium identification code identifies a source medium containing at least one game program executable in the terminal, wherein said source medium identification code has been downloaded to the terminal from said source medium through the master unit, and wherein one or more game programs of said at least one game program stored on said source medium has been downloaded from said source medium through the master unit and stored in the terminal.
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Abstract
A portable information terminal inserted in an entertainment apparatus operates as if it had a life therein and functions as company that the user can talk to. The portable information terminal comprises a display unit and a casing surrounding said display unit. The display unit and said casing representing a form comprising a head and a body. The display unit functions to present facial expressions of the form. The display unit has a display screen for displaying an image based on image data generated by an image processor. The image processor has a facial expression display controller for reading facial expression information selected by a facial expression selector from a plurality of items of facial expression information, and displaying a moving image representing a deformation from a present facial expression to a facial expression based on the read facial expression information according to a morphing technique.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable information terminal having an interface for connection to a master unit having a function to execute a program, comprising:
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illegal copying prevention means for periodically determining whether legitimate information has been downloaded from the master unit or not, and if legitimate information has not been downloaded, making ineffective at least control inputs entered into the terminal, said illegal copying prevention means comprising;
identification determining means for determining whether a source medium identification code is a predetermined source medium identification code or not;
wherein said source medium identification code identifies a source medium containing at least one game program executable in the terminal, wherein said source medium identification code has been downloaded to the terminal from said source medium through the master unit, and wherein one or more game programs of said at least one game program stored on said source medium has been downloaded from said source medium through the master unit and stored in the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An entertainment system comprising:
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an entertainment apparatus having a function to execute a program; and
a portable information terminal detachably connected to said entertainment apparatus and having an interface for being electrically connected to said entertainment apparatus;
said portable information terminal comprising;
illegal copying prevention means for periodically determining whether legitimate information has been downloaded from said entertainment apparatus or not, and if legitimate information has not been downloaded, making ineffective at least control inputs entered into said portable information terminal, said illegal copying prevention means comprising;
identification determining means for determining whether a source medium identification code is a predetermined source medium identification code or not;
wherein said source medium identification code identifies a source medium containing at least one game program executable in said portable information terminal, wherein said source medium identification code has been downloaded to said portable information terminal from said source medium through said entertainment apparatus, and wherein one or more game programs of said at least one game program stored on said source medium has been downloaded from said source medium through said entertainment apparatus and stored in said portable information terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A recording medium storing a program which can be executed by a portable information terminal having an interface for connection to a master unit which has a function to execute the program, said program comprising the steps of:
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periodically determining whether legitimate information has been downloaded from the master unit or not;
if legitimate information has not been downloaded, making ineffective at least control inputs entered into the portable information terminal; and
determining whether a source medium identification code is a predetermined source medium identification code or not;
wherein said source medium identification code identifies a source medium containing at least one game program executable in the portable information terminal, wherein said source medium identification code has been downloaded to the portable information terminal from said source medium through the master unit, and wherein one or more game programs of said at least one game program has been downloaded from the source medium through the master unit and stored in the portable information terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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