Abstract: A system for sharing information between separately executable programs is provided. The data sharing system includes a control unit (11) having a processor (12) and a memory (16) coupled to the processor (12). The memory (16) stores information pertaining to a first program that was previously executed by the processor (12). The data sharing system also includes a data storage medium (14) that stores a second program executable by the processor (12). When executed by the processor, the second program retrieves information pertaining to the first program from the memory and utilizes the information pertaining to the first program with the execution of the second program.

Abstract: A moving video image jigsaw puzzle game is provided that varies the level of difficulty in the game and that provides assistance to game players in solving a moving video image jigsaw puzzle. The moving video image jigsaw puzzle game is primarily implemented by a moving puzzle program (18). The moving puzzle program (18) generates a representative version of a moving puzzle image to be solved by a game player. This representative image is displayed on a display (14) along with puzzle pieces, each of which represents a portion of the full-color moving puzzle image. The representative image is used as a reference to reassemble the puzzle pieces to recreate the moving video image.