Patent ID: 6272638
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A63F,G01S,G06F

Abstract:
A game device comprising:a game control unit for executing a game program; andan information processing device, said information processing device comprising:a reference code storing unit which stores a reference code indicative of a predetermined area;a site code forming unit which, based on position measuring data obtained by a positioning system, forms a site code at a measuring point;a control unit which outputs a predetermined control signal based on the site code formed by the site code forming unit; anda comparison unit which compares the reference code stored in the reference code storing unit with the site code formed by the site code forming unit to output a comparison result, whereinan external storage device to be mounted on the game device stores a plurality of area codes, and special programs associated with said plurality of area codes, and whereinthe game control unit executes at least one of the special programs, based on the comparison result given by the comparison unit.