Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Sega

Sega Corporation

Akio Setsumasa

Takao Miyoshi

Yasuhiro Takahashi

Takeshi Tanaka

Takuya Matsumoto

Yusuke Yoshida

Akira Nishino

Junichi Takeda

Yasuhiro Watanabe

Yutaka Yamana

Takafumi Kaya

Takafumi Sega Corporation Kaya

Provided is a security system for managing which CD-ROM is used for a game device not having identifying information in advance. When a game device accesses a server via a communication network, a device ID, which is issued from the server, is stored in a nonvolatile memory This device ID is generated based on the time and date when the game device accesses the server via a communication network (e.g. Dec. 10, 2000 at 21:05:37). The server associates a serial number (SN) of a CD-ROM used in the game device and a device ID of the game device with each other and registers them on a database. This makes it possible to manage which CD-ROM is used in each game device.

Security system

A data processing method is provided whereby, even if communication delay occurs between computer game devices connected through a communication network, data is processed practically simultaneously between the respective computer game devices. When a computer game contest is carried out through a network having communication delay, before the game is started, the delay times between the game devices are found and, using these, synchronization of the time counted by the individual game devices is obtained. Then, during the progress of the game, the operating data signal is processed after the lapse of the longest delay time of the delay times between the game devices measured beforehand after it is generated. In this way, the operating data signal can be processed simultaneously in a plurality of game devices.

Data processing method

A game device enabling adjustment of the virtual viewpoint displaying a game character to be positioned to view the surroundings of the character in a broad range. When the manipulation character C stands still, the viewpoint of the virtual cameral,can move along the face of the exterior sphere,B in accordance with manipulations of the game player. Upon collision with an obstacle, this virtual camera approaches the character in the direction of the face of the interior sphere,A. However, the virtual camera does not approach the character C beyond the interior sphere.

Image processing device

Image processor, image processing method and game machine and recording medium

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Tokyo, Japan

Akio Setsumasa