Abstract: A speed measuring apparatus and a toy for measuring a speed of a moving member has a quartz oscillator for generating a clock signal which has a predetermined frequency, a CR oscillator for generating a clock signal which has a higher frequency than that of the quartz oscillator, a comparative circuit, connected with the quart oscillator and the CR oscillator, for comparing the oscillation frequency of the quartz oscillator as a reference signal with the oscillation frequency of the CR oscillator, a corrective circuit, connected with the comparative circuit, for calculating a corrective factor in accordance with a result from the comparative circuit, a measuring unit, connected with the CR oscillator and the corrective circuit, for measuring a speed of the moving member in accordance with the clock signal from the CR oscillator and the corrective factor from the corrective circuit, and a display unit, connected with the measuring unit, for displaying the speed computed by the measuring unit.

Abstract: A home TV-game apparatus of this invention has a memory storing a game program, a CPU for processing the game program, and time management elements managing a time of the game in correspondence with real time. In the home TV-game apparatus, therefore, a virtual reality type game using real time, e.g., a roll playing game, is easy to play and easy to make since the clock control of the game program does not have to be considered, and the development cost of the virtual reality type game is not expensive.

Abstract: Image data are transmitted for each unit of predetermined rasters. A start timing of transmission is controlled by a control unit to provide a suitable vertical position on a screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for backing up a state of progress in a television game which has the steps of: dividing the state of progress into a common item and a separate item; and storing the common item into a common file and the separate item into a separate file.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for performing a derivative scenario in a game program operated on a home television game machine, has the steps of: generating the derivative scenario on the basis of a step in the game program; and performing the derivative scenario on the basis of real time proceeded by a first timer means with which a main body or an external storage device of the home television game machine is provided; wherein the derivative scenario is defined to be performed in the process of a relative time and the relative time is related to the real time so that the derivative scenario is performed in the process of the real time.

Abstract: In a computer system for playing a computer game of the present invention, the computer game is a competing type game and specific characteristic data of each of game players is stored in a memory card of each game player. The specific characteristic data is removable from one memory to another memory in accordance with result of the competing game. The memory card is detachable from the computer system. Further, the computer system is able to be connected with a network. Therefore, a skill of the game player is displayed and stored clearly and correctly. Further, each skill of the game players is displayed on all display units of the game players at same time on the network.

Abstract: An user buys a software having a product code stored in a CD-ROM. An use-charge of the software is paid. The use-charge is determined by the user in correspondence with an use frequency of the software before the software is used. When the use-charge of the software is paid, the key code management table in a host computer are updated. The user's computer is connected with the host computer on a network, then the user gets an usable time and a key code of the software. Thus, the user can use the software within the usable time corresponding with the use-charge. Therefore, the use-charge and a public network fee can be collected reliably.

Abstract: In a developing environment, a game program exists in a product ROM and a debug program exists in another ROM which is a test ROM. The debug program includes a time adjusting program and other debug routine programs. The game program includes some statements for the debug program. When a ROM cartridge is produced as a product ROM cartridge, the test ROM is detached from the ROM cartridge and the statements for the debug program are deleted from the game program in the product ROM. The deleted area in the product ROM is left as an unusable area. However, the deleted area is very few, because the size of the statements for debug program is much fewer than the size of the debug program. Therefore, the game program is able to use almost all product ROM area.

Abstract: Predetermined condition data are stored in an auxiliary memory. The condition data includes source information used for generating a complete program. A program structure file 4-9 generated in accordance with the condition data. A complete program is generated by using the program structure file. After the complete program has been executed, the program is erased while preserving the program structure file and a batch file.

Abstract: According to a method of programming a TV-game of the present invention, the event variation process 40 is added between processes of the TV-game program. Therefore, one of the processes of the TV-game program or the event variation process 40 is selected according to a situation of a TV-game scenario. Namely, the event variation process 40 is executed only when the event variation process 40 is selected. The event variation process 40 is not executed when anther process is selected. Therefore, the CPU load is light, because the event variation process 40 is not executed at each time. Further, even if the characters of the TV-game are many, the character motion is not paused. Therefore, the TV-game can include a variety of situations, because the steps in the TV-program are not cut off.

Abstract: A computer system having a control unit, a rounding circuit, and an ADPCM decoder. The control unit generates ADPCM sound data. The rounding circuits rounds a calculating value of the ADPCM sound data so that the ADPCM decoder reproduces original sound from the rounding value of the ADPCM sound data provided by the rounding circuit.

Abstract: A screen is divided into plural character positions each having an equal area. In at least one of the characters, characters having position-shifted patterns are displayed sequentially, so that a displayed pattern is scrolled in predetermined direction.

Abstract: Sound data are transmitted to an ADPCM decoder in synchronization with a horizontal synchronizing signal, according to which image data are transmitted.

Abstract: In an information processing system, a wait state signal is inserted into a RDY signal, according to which data are transmitted through memory and I/O buses. A CPU controls the number of the wait state signal to adjust the difference of the transfer speeds of the memory and I/O buses. An MCU (Memory Controller Unit) includes configuration and refresh timer registers for specifying the configuration and the refresh cycle of a memory to be accessed.

Abstract: In a game apparatus and a method of debugging a game program, a based time is determined, then a start time of a debugging process in a game is set. Next, the based time is compared with the start time. If the based time is bigger than the start time, the start time of the debugging process in the game must be set again. In the game apparatus and the method of the present invention, therefore, the time in the game program is not inconsistency with a contents of a game history. The game program can be debugged correctly. Further, in developing a game program, a game program debug dose not waste working-time and working-load of a developer.

Abstract: Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image one for one, and are transmitted with another timing in another case to scroll the image horizontally.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for performing a derivative scenario in a game program operated on a home television game machine, has the steps of generating the plurality of derivative scenarios in the process of real time proceeded by a timer means with which a main body or an external storage device of the home television game machine is provided, and performing the plurality of derivative scenarios such that each of the plurality of derivative scenarios circulatively changes every a time period.

Abstract: Colors of plural pictures are defined by using color pallet data. Predetermined digital data are stored in a memory. The color pallet data are converted to the corresponding digital data stored in the memory. The memory contents are addressed by using an offset address (relative address) established for each picture.

Abstract: In an information processing system including a CPU and peripheral IC apparatus, reset signals are supplied from the CPU to the peripheral IC apparatus, after the CPU is completely reset.

Abstract: A computer system having a control unit, a storage, a first register for storing a scale value transmitted from the storage, a second register for storing ADPCM sound data transmitted from the storage, and an ADPCM decoder for reproducing sound in accordance with calculating the ADPCM sound data and the scale value and holding the ADPCM sound data and the scale value therein until next ADPCM sound data are transmitted thereto normally. The ADPCM decoder reproduces the sound from the middle of the ADPCM sound data by using the ADPCM sound data and scale value held therein.