Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Masaru Shimomura

Yoshihisa Kondo

Kenichi Mae

Yoshitaka Imura

Shigenobu Arai

Masahiko Ota

Hiroyuki Takeuchi

Masahiro Shoji

Ryo Fukasawa

Mikihiro Ishikawa

Takayuki Shibata

Mikhiro Ishikawa

Hirotaka Uemura

An example of a communication system includes a wireless LAN access point, a master, and a client. The master connects to a wireless LAN access point present within a first communicable range via a wireless LAN. Further, the master communicates with the client present within a second communicable range, which is broader than the first communicable range. The client connects to the wireless LAN access point via the master even if the client is not directly connected to the wireless LAN access point.

Communication apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein communication program, communication system, and communication method

An information reading system performs near field communication with an information storage medium. The information reading system includes: an antenna structure including a plurality of antenna coils, each arranged across at least one of the others and each having a reading area; and a computer processor configured to perform near field communication with the information storage medium in each reading area, thereby reading information from the information storage medium in proximity to the reading area.

Information reading system, information reading apparatus, storage medium having stored therein information reading program, and information reading method

A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function. The information processing program causes the computer to function as position data obtaining means for obtaining position data indicating a position of the information processing apparatus, data transmission and reception means for transmitting the position data obtained by the position data obtaining means to another information processing apparatus within coverage through wireless communication and receiving position data obtained by position data obtaining means of another information processing apparatus through wireless communication, and processing performing means for performing predetermined information processing based on the position data received from another information processing apparatus through the data transmission and reception means.

Non-transitory recording medium encoded with computer readable information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system, capable of enhancing zest of wireless communication

A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, causing one or more processors to perform an obtaining module obtaining information on a state of the information processing apparatus or on a state of surroundings of the information processing apparatus, a setting module setting a communication condition for wireless communication based on the obtained information, and a data communication module carrying out at least one of transmission and reception of data through wireless communication with another information processing apparatus within coverage by using the set communication condition.

Non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable information processing program, information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and information processing system, capable of enhancing zest of wireless communication

An information processing system includes an information storage medium and an information processing apparatus for performing near field communication with the information storage medium. The information processing apparatus includes: at least one antenna coil; and a computer processor configured to: perform near field communication with the information storage medium via the antenna coil, thereby reading information from the information storage medium in proximity to the antenna coil; detect an orientation of the information storage medium that can perform the near field communication; and perform predetermined processing using the information read from the information storage medium and the orientation of the information storage medium.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing method

A network game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses, a game server and a network. In the game apparatuses whose players are acquainted with each other, each-other's profile IDs are registered via a game server, and the contents of the registration are managed by the game server. A game apparatus having a released version game program performs a communication game inviting request on the game server while a game apparatus having its trial version game program performs a communication game participating request on the game server. If the game apparatuses are game apparatuses whose each-other's profile IDs are registered, the game server permits a connection to execute a communication game between these game apparatuses.

Network game system, game apparatus, storage medium storing program, and game controlling method

A first apparatus includes a first communication sectionfor performing either data transmission or data reception by using a first short-distance wireless communication scheme. A second apparatus includes a second communication sectionfor performing either data transmission or data reception by using a second short-distance wireless communication scheme. A third apparatus includes a third communication sectionand a fourth communication section. The third communication section performs either data transmission or data reception by using the first short-distance wireless communication scheme. The fourth communication section performs either data transmission or data reception by using the second short-distance wireless communication scheme. The third apparatus transmits data, which is received from the first apparatus by using the third communication section, to the second apparatus by using the fourth communication section.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing program

A linear array of red LEDsR is provided so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which a swing-type display device is swung, and a linear array of green LEDsG is further provided, the red LEDsR and green LEDsG being arranged in pairs of two. A CPU activates each of the red LEDsR and green LEDsG for a predetermined period to emit light in a luminance level in accordance with image data. As a result, an image corresponding to the image data is displayed in the trajectory of the swing due to persistence of vision. Thus, an image can be displayed in various colors.

Swing-type display device

The invention prevents execution of unauthorized copies of programs. In one example embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a program ROM. A calculator of an address processing unit included in the program ROM processes lower bits (e.g., A -A ) of a first address from an address bus of a CPU using an address calculation code e.g., (a -a ) from a code storing unit. The calculator outputs a modified lower address (e.g., A &prime;-A &prime;). A selector may selectively replace the original lower address (e.g., A -A ) with the modified lower address (e.g., A &prime;-A &prime;) As a result of the replacement, a second address is output from the address processing unit different from the first address.

Growing community of inventors

Kyoto, Japan

Masaru Shimomura