Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Hidetaka Owaki

Atsushi Kitahara

Takeshi Nagashima

Yukitoshi Kageyama

Security is ensured by judging agreement with a specific indication, such as a trademark, whose identity is socially recognizable to effectively expel counterfeits from the market. A game machine in which a CD-ROM 17 is mounted on a game machine 10 to play a game based on program information stored in the CD-ROM 17 comprises a recognition sensor 22 reading a trademark indication region 20 on the exterior surface of the CD-ROM 17, and a judging unit judging whether a specific trademark .TM. is displayed in a trademark indication region, the game based on the program information being prevented from starting or if started stopped when the specific trademark .TM. is not displayed.

Information storage medium and electronic device using the same

Information processing apparatus with security checking function

An apparatus for reproducing data recorded on a disk (10) has a head part (12) for reading data from the disk, storage parts (17, 18) for storing the data read by the head part, and a control part (15) which pre-reads the data from the disk and stores the pre-read data to the storage parts so that the reproducing apparatus can output the data continuously to the outside during the seeking operation of the head part, and controls the outputting of the data from the storage parts to the outside.

Apparatus and method for reproducing data from disk, method for

Security is ensured by judging agreement with a specific indication, such as a trademark, whose identity is socially recognizable to effectively expel counterfeits from the market. A game machine in which a CD-ROM 17 is mounted on a game machine 10 to play a game based on program information stored in the CD-ROM 17 comprises a recognition sensor 22 reading a trademark indication region 20 on the exterior surface of the CD-ROM 17, and a judging unit judging whether a specific trademark TM is displayed in a trademark indication region, the game based on the program information being prevented from starting, or if started stopped when the specific trademark TM is not displayed.

Apparatus and method for reproducing data from disk method for recording

Electronic device for detecting selected visually perceptible indication

A game device for loading a game cartridge 18 in a game machine body 10 to play a game based on game program information stored in the game cartridge 18 comprises a image recognition sensor 21 for, when the game cartridge 18 is loaded, reading a predetermined part 20 of the game cartridge 18, and an image judgement unit 22 for judging whether a specific indication M is indicated in the predetermined part 20 based on information inputted by the image recognition sensor 21, and transmitting the game program information to the game machine body 10 when the specific indication M is present. A game device judges identity of a specific indica whose uniqueness is socially recognized and is legally effectively discriminative from others, whereby security can be ensured.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hidetaka Owaki