Patent ID: 7555126
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: A63F,G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A license managing system including a game apparatus to be licensed and a managing apparatus, said managing apparatus comprising: said game apparatus comprising: wherein said encryption decoding means decodes said encrypted identification information of the game apparatus, said encrypted license condition information, and said controlling means permits execution of the game program when said decoded identification information of the game apparatus and said stored identification information of the game apparatus are in a predetermined relationship, and said decoded license condition information and said stored internal information are in a predetermined relationship, and wherein said controlling means request an input of date and time information when the game apparatus is started, compare the inputted time and date information with said date and time information of the real time clock means, and execute subsequent process if the inputted time and date information is included within a given time difference range with respect to said date and time information of the real time clock means, wherein said license condition information includes operation limiting information of the game apparatus, and wherein said operation limiting information represents an upper limit of sales of the game apparatus or an upper limit of number of game playing times.