Patent ID: 8192287
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A63F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A game apparatus capable of executing an application by exchanging data via a network comprising a plurality of apparatuses, said game apparatus comprising: communication programmed logic circuitry for transmitting and receiving data with other apparatuses of said network via said network; a storage location comprising a transmission data storage location for storing data to be transmitted to other apparatuses of said network and a received data storage location for storing received data from other apparatuses of said network; at least one application processing programmed logic circuitry for executing a desired application, with access to both the transmission data storage location and the received data storage location; and transmission-reception managing programmed logic circuitry for controlling communication via said communication programmed logic circuitry, transmitting data to other apparatuses of said network stored in said transmission data storage location to the network, and storing in said received data storage location data capable of identifying a targeted application received from other apparatuses of said network; wherein said application processing programmed logic circuitry, when executing said application, performs a transmission data storing process for generating data to be transmitted to other apparatuses over the network, making the data identifiable as data for said application and storing it in said transmission data storage location, and a received data acquiring process for acquiring data for an application to execute when said data exists in the reception data storage location.