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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Akihiko Moriguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Namco Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A game system, a game data distribution machine, a game machine, and computer-usable information that make it possible to increase the efficiency of the compression and transfer of images that are otherwise difficult to compress efficiently. Distribution data that comprises image identification data,for determining whether or not an image is a special image is transmitted from a game data distribution machine,and, if the distribution data indicates that this is a request for the display of a special image, special image data,that has been stored previously in a storage section,is read out, and the special image that is provided instead of a real-time game image is displayed by an image display section