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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Minoru Hatamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Eiji Tokunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Masayoshi Matsuoka, Kyoto, JP;
Teruhiko Goda, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Shibaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Masayoshi Kobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Araki, Kyoto, JP;
Megumi Kurata, Kyoto, JP;
Minoru Hatamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Eiji Tokunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Masayoshi Matsuoka, Kyoto, JP;
Teruhiko Goda, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Shibaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Masayoshi Kobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Araki, Kyoto, JP;
Megumi Kurata, Kyoto, JP;
NINTENDO CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Prior to performing download play, it is checked whether or not it is necessary to update firmware of a slave apparatus. When it is necessary to update the firmware of the slave apparatus, a firmware update program is transmitted from a master apparatus to the slave apparatus, and the firmware of the slave apparatus is updated in accordance with the firmware update program. Thus, it is possible to update basic software by a novel method.