Abstract: There is provided a media communication apparatus including an automatic selection unit which automatically selects a telecommunications carrier by preset criteria on the address of a speech terminal serving as a communication destination input at the time of call origination and a communication system which identifies the communication conventions of a server of the selected telecommunications carrier and communicates media in accordance with the communication conventions, wherein the communication system has an automatic identification unit which automatically identifies the communication protocol of the server of the selected telecommunications carrier, a session establishment unit which establishes a session according to the identified communication protocol, and a packet communication unit which communicates media in packets on the basis of the established session.

Abstract: A system providing greatly improved monitoring against wrong or fraudulent acts. A game facility monitoring system includes game machines or game-related devices provided with detectors that detect the state of a device and the operation of the device resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, detects the state of the device and the operation of the device possibly resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, and gives out a notification. The system may also include an anomaly warning unit that operates, when any of the detectors is triggered, a warning operation determined by an anomaly level corresponding to the detected contents of multiple anomaly levels.

Abstract: To reduce monitoring staff and reduce cost by automating monitoring, a card game monitoring system includes a wirelessly communicating, identifying information recording device embedded in a card for recording information for identifying itself; identifying information reading devices provided at a card takeout slot of a card distributor in contact with the card at the start of a game and in card distribution areas of a card game table in contact with the card in the middle of the game, for reading by wireless communication the identifying information; a control device for monitoring consistency between the identifying information read with the identifying information reading device at the start of the game and the identifying information read likewise in the middle of the game by comparing both pieces of the identifying information; a notifying lamp for issuing a notice of information inconsistency, if any; a recording device for recording identifying information and results of monitoring; and an invalidatin

Abstract: A server comprises an electronic data item receiving unit, an identification code receiving unit, an identification code storing unit, and an electronic data item transmitting unit. The electronic data item receiving unit receives an electronic data item. When a person exists within a predetermined range from an output terminal, the identification code receiving unit receives a first identification code concerning any one of the person and a device used by the person and a second identification code for identifying the output terminal. The identification code storing unit stores therein the first and second identification codes received by the identification code receiving unit, in association with each other. The electronic data item transmitting unit transmits the electronic data item received by the electronic data item receiving unit to a corresponding output terminal based on the first and second identification codes stored in the identification code storing unit.

Abstract: An output terminal has an electronic data item receiving unit, an identification code receiving unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. The electronic data item receiving unit receives an electronic data item. When a person exists within a predetermined range from the output terminal, the identification code receiving unit receives an identification code concerning the person. The determination unit determines whether the identification code received by the identification code receiving unit is authentic or not. When the determination unit determines that the identification code is authentic, the output unit outputs the electronic data item received by the electronic data item receiving unit.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: There is provided a media communication apparatus including an automatic selection unit which automatically selects a telecommunications carrier by preset criteria on the address of a speech terminal serving as a communication destination input at the time of call origination and a communication system which identifies the communication conventions of a server of the selected telecommunications carrier and communicates media in accordance with the communication conventions, wherein the communication system has an automatic identification unit which automatically identifies the communication protocol of the server of the selected telecommunications carrier, a session establishment unit which establishes a session according to the identified communication protocol, and a packet communication unit which communicates media in packets on the basis of the established session.

Abstract: A cash dispensing machine includes a validation unit 13 for validating cash inserted through an insertion slot 8, a detachable storage unit 30 for storing cash validated by the validation unit 13, communication means provided in each of the validation unit and the storage unit, for transmitting and receiving information of the cash related to cash validated by the validation unit and an ID information of the cash and a memory unit 37 provided in the storage unit 30, for storing information of the cash transmitted from the validation unit 13 in association with the ID information.

Abstract: The present invention is an email system which has an email distribution system server that distributes email to specified addresses on the basis of terminal discriminating information for various types of terminals (12, 14) constituting the transmission sources and transmission destinations of the email. The email distribution system server 2 has a gateway (GW) 4 which performs specified processing on the email, a mail server (MTA) 6 which performs the transmission and reception of the email, a data base (e.g., a DB for mail distribution use) 8 which registers the terminal discriminating information for the various types of terminals, and a mail distribution server (Front MTA) 10 which distributes the email to the gateway or the mail server on the basis of the terminal discriminating information. As a result, a new service can be provided while utilizing an existing system “as is”.

Abstract: A method and system for delivering data, goods, or services, by which additional data such as purchase history data, purchaser inherent data and accounting data, which correspond to a purchaser, are recorded in a rewritable medium, to which primary data is, rewritten or reloaded, and by which a high-security system can be easily configured by collating such additional data with corresponding additional data recorded in a computer of a data deliverer or management company. A purchaser purchases a purchaser record medium, to which primary data is rewritten or reloaded, at a shop. Further, the purchaser deposits, namely, writes cash data representing a predetermined amount of money thereto. At that time, the purchaser also writes purchaser inherent data thereto.

Abstract: An individual identification card system providing improved security includes (1) a random number generator; (2) individual identification cards having recorded on them respective individual identification codes made by affixing a random number generated by the random number generator to individual fixed codes peculiar to respective individuals; (3) an individual identification card recorder for recording on the individual identification cards respective individual identification codes, including an updated or additional random number when a specified event occurs; (4) a collation-purpose information control which controls collating the individual identification codes recorded on the individual identification cards; and (5) a collator which reads the individual identification codes recorded on the individual identification cards for collation with a code controlled by the collation-purpose information control.

Abstract: An advertisement distribution system includes servers and a terminal. The servers prepare distribution information containing game information and advertisement information and transmits the prepared distribution information to the terminal. The terminal displays a game screen using the game information included in the distribution information, and also displays the advertisement information included in the distribution information on the game screen.

Abstract: To provide a system of greatly improved monitoring function against wrong or fraudulent acts. A game facility monitoring system comprises a plurality of game machines or game-related devices provided with detecting means that detects the state of a device and the operation of the device resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, detects the state of the device and the operation of the device possibly resulting from wrong or fraudulent acts, and gives out notification. The system may also comprise anomaly warning means that performs, when any of the detecting means works, a warning operation determined by an anomaly level corresponding to the detected contents out of plural anomaly levels.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: To provide an individual identification card system of higher security.

Abstract: The present invention includes game machines which, (during processing on participation in a mass game to be executed by a plurality of participant players, prompt the players to use single games other than the mass game, and a mass game unit which starts the mass game upon completion of the processing on participation of the players.

Abstract: A picture drawing method capable of expressing a three-dimensional feeling on a diffuse reflection surface of an object by considering indirect reflection from a ground surface with a simple algorithm. In this method, a diffuse reflection quantity a surface of the object receives from the ground surface at an angle between the normal vector of the object surface and the normal vector of the ground surface is calculated using a light quantity from a ground light source regarded as existing on the ground surface, an atmospheric damping coefficient and a distance between the object and the ground surface as parameters and stored in the form of a table. By specifying the parameter, the diffuse reflection quantity from the ground surface over the angular range of 0 to &pgr; is obtained from the table. Further, an object luminous intensity which develops the color of the object on the object surface is obtained from the diffuse reflection quantity and an object diffuse reflection coefficient.

Abstract: A game which two or more players can play, such as cards and mahjong, is played by connecting a home TV game machine with portable game machines having displays, where images for a common field are displayed on the TV, and private hands of a player, which should be concealed from the other players, are displayed only on a display of the player's local machine so that strategies an actual game is enjoyed. A plurality of portable game machines with displays are connected via a cartridge to a home TV game machine to which a ROM cassette is inserted for playing a game. The cartridge of which one end is inserted to the portable game machine for connection has a connection terminal on the other end, and the connection terminal and a controller connection terminal of the home TV game machine are connected with a communication cable.

Abstract: A purchaser purchases a purchaser record medium, to which game software is rewritten or reloaded, at a shop. The purchaser writes data representing a predetermined amount of money to the purchaser record medium. At that time, the purchaser also writes purchaser inherent data to the purchaser record medium. When game software is requested from a computer of the shop, data recorded in the purchaser record medium is sent to software deliverers through communication networks, and is collated with past data recorded in computers. If matched, the game software is delivered from the software deliverer to the shop, and is then recorded in the purchase record medium. Simultaneously, additional data relating to the game software is recorded in the purchase record medium and in the computers of the software deliverers.