Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Takaki Takayama

Shoya Tanaka

Mikihiro Ishikawa

Taketoshi Akimaru

Kosuke Yabuki

Tetsuya Nakata

Hiroaki Tamura

Ryo Yamaguchi

A game apparatusis configured to communicate with a server and at least one other game apparatusvia access points. The game apparatusregisters, as a communication partner, another specific game apparatusamong the at least one other game apparatusThe game apparatusautomatically and repeatedly searches for a connectable access point among the access points. When a connectable access point has been found, the game apparatusautomatically connects to the server via the connectable access point. When the game apparatushas connected to the server by using server connection means, the game apparatusautomatically receives, from the server, management information which indicates a communication connection status of the other specific game apparatusregistered as the communication partner.

Communication system, information processing apparatus, computer-readable storage medium having a program stored therein, and information processing method

A game apparatustransmits a connection request including identification information to an access point apparatus(S). In response to the transmission of the connection request, the access point apparatusallows a user to select whether or not to permit connection with the game apparatus. When the connection with the game apparatusis permitted, the access point apparatusregisters identification information of the game apparatusin a registration list (S), and transmits a connection response representing the permission of the connection to the game apparatus(S). In response to this, the game apparatustransmits an authentication request (S). When identification information included in the authentication request is registered in the registration list, authentication processing between the access point apparatusand the game apparatusis started.

Communication system, and communication program and access point apparatus usable for the same

A WEP key is generated from predetermined binary data and stored in an access point. The binary data is converted into an SSID using a predetermined conversion algorithm. The access point transmits the SSID in a beacon. A mobile game apparatus receives the SSID and recovers the binary data from the SSID using the predetermined conversion algorithm. Using the same algorithm as used for generating the WEP key, a WEP key is generated from the recovered binary data. Encrypted communication is performed between the access point and the mobile game apparatus using the WEP key.

Communication system, storage medium having communication program stored thereon, and communication terminal

A communication terminal transmits, to an access point apparatus, a connection request which includes communication terminal information for identifying the communication terminal and display manner information representing a display manner in which the communication terminal information is displayed on a display device of the access point apparatus. The access point apparatus displays particulars of the communication terminal information included in the connection request, transmitted from the communication terminal, in the display manner represented by the display manner information included in the connection request. The access point apparatus further allows the user to select whether the communication terminal corresponding to the communication terminal information displayed on the display device is to be permitted for connection or not.

Communication system, storage medium having stored thereon communication program usable for the same, and connection control apparatus displaying connection request according to a specified display manner

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Takaki Takayama