Game system, game apparatus, storage medium storing game program and game data exchange method
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1. A device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least;
wirelessly transmit to unknown and/or unspecified devices information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data that is representative of application-related data providable from and/or required by the device;
wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and
request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the application-related data providable from and/or required by the device,wherein the request that a connection be established is a part of a connection process that is responsive to reception of information of the first type wirelessly transmitted and based at least in part on the application-related data represented therein.
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Abstract
A game system including a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, and a mobile game apparatus that can communicate with another game apparatus that exists within a communicable range by use of a radio communications unit. When a communicated state is established, exchanging conditions for exchanging game data are received and transmitted, and in a case the exchange conditions are coincident with each other, the game data are exchanged.
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61 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least; wirelessly transmit to unknown and/or unspecified devices information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data that is representative of application-related data providable from and/or required by the device; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the application-related data providable from and/or required by the device, wherein the request that a connection be established is a part of a connection process that is responsive to reception of information of the first type wirelessly transmitted and based at least in part on the application-related data represented therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 40, 41, 42, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61)
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3. A device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least; wirelessly transmit information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data representative of data providable from and/or required by the device; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the data providable from and/or required by the device, wherein broadcasted information of the first type is wirelessly receivable from other devices during a wait time.
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6. A device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least; wirelessly transmit information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data representative of data providable from and/or required by the device; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the data providable from and/or required by the device, wherein information of the first type is wirelessly transmittable while the device is operating in a power-saving mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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7. A device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least; wirelessly transmit information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data representative of data providable from and/or required by the device; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the data providable from and/or required by the device, wherein information of the first type is wirelessly transmittable while application software is being executed by the device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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9. A device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor configured to cooperate with the wireless transceiver and cause the device to at least; wirelessly transmit information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data representative of data providable from and/or required by the device; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and automatically request that a connection be established with an other device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, responsive to reception of information of the first type from that other device, and conditioned on the representing data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 60)
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31. A system, comprising:
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a first device, comprising; a first wireless transceiver, and a first processor configured to cooperate with the first wireless transceiver and cause the first device to at least wirelessly transmit information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data representative of data providable from and/or required by the first device; and a second device, comprising; a second wireless transceiver, and a second processor configured to cooperate with the second wireless transceiver and cause the second device to at least; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and automatically request that a connection be established with the first device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, responsive to reception of information of the first type from the first device, and conditioned on the representing data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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43. A system, comprising:
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a first device, comprising; a first wireless transceiver, and a first processor configured to cooperate with the first wireless transceiver and cause the first device to at least wirelessly transmit to unknown and/or unspecified devices information of a first type, the information of the first type including (a) self-identifying information, and (b) representing data that is representative of application-related data providable from and/or required by the first device; and a second device, comprising; a second wireless transceiver, and a second processor configured to cooperate with the second wireless transceiver and cause the second device to at least; wirelessly receive transmitted information of the first type from other devices; and request that a connection be established with the first device from which transmitted information of the first type has been wirelessly received, based at least in part on the application-related data providable from and/or required by the first device, wherein the request that a connection be established is a part of a connection process that is responsive to reception of information of the first type wirelessly transmitted from the first device and based at least in part on application-related data represented therein. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50)
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