Patent ID: 7222063
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An emulation apparatus, operable within a first information processing apparatus, for enabling the first information processing apparatus to better execute a software program that was originally intended for execution by a second information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus having a processing capability that is different than a processing capability of the second information processing apparatus, said emulation apparatus comprising: determining means for determining, when the software program is being executed by the first information processing apparatus, whether the software program has requested a change of the processing capability of the first information processing apparatus; and adjusting means for changing, when said determining means determines that the software program has requested the change of the processing capability, a value of a particular processing parameter in the first information processing apparatus to a value more compatible with execution of the software program based on a stored change parameter associated with the software program, the change in the value of the particular processing parameter thereby adjusting the processing capability of the first information processing apparatus to emulate the processing capability of the second information processing apparatus.