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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Kan Ebisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kan Ebisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This game machine system includes a set top boxas a receiving unit for receiving digital data distributed using a broadcast system or a communication system. In a game dedicated devicestarting of a game software item is inhibited until a software start enable signal is received by the receiving unit. Next to the software start enable signal, data for substitution or insertion for data of part of the game software is sent. This data can be commercial ads. The game dedicated machinecan judge whether or not the commercial ads have been introduced into and are in operation in the game software and, if the commercial ads are not in the game software, the game dedicated machinecan be made so as to be out of operation.