Abstract: A reference strength (P) is set at a game device (10) as a received signal strength enabling stable communication in a range in which radio waves reach from a wireless relay device (20) (radio wave coverage range), and permits a game play at a portable terminal (30), for which the received signal strength reaches the set reference strength (P). Thus, it is possible to permit players in an area satisfying store manager's wishes to perform remote play under a stable communication environment, without being influenced by a decrease in an effective communication speed.

Abstract: A reference strength (P) is set at a game device (10) as a received signal strength enabling stable communication in a range in which radio waves reach from a wireless relay device (20) (radio wave coverage range), and permits a game play at a portable terminal (30), for which the received signal strength reaches the set reference strength (P). Thus, it is possible to permit players in an area satisfying store manager's wishes to perform remote play under a stable communication environment, without being influenced by a decrease in an effective communication speed.

Abstract: It is an object to identify which of a plurality of rotationally moving drawing pockets a drawing object has entered into, without using a detecting means unit that moves together with the drawing pockets, from a result of detection by a fixedly arranged detecting means unit.

Abstract: A setting terminal is provided that has a player ID obtainer that obtains a player ID uniquely identifying a player, a storage device that stores, in association with the identification information obtained by the player ID obtainer, value information that changes when credit is consumed in exchange for a play in a game or when a game value is granted depending on a result of the game, and an automatic game controller that controls a game corresponding to the identification information obtained by the player ID obtainer, to advance automatically while following a predetermined rule. The automatic game controller controls plural games respectively corresponding to which plural pieces of identification information differ from one another, to advance in parallel.

Abstract: A game apparatus has an operation unit and a radio communication unit for performing radio communication with the outside and a connection unit that establishes a connection with an external terminal device via the radio communication unit, and stores the number of credits in association with a player ID obtained and also stores this player ID in association with a terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit. Also, the game apparatus controls a first game that advances based on an operation of the operation unit while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID and a second game that advances while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID that is associated with the terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit so that the first game and the second game advance simultaneously.

Abstract: It is an object to identify which of a plurality of rotationally moving drawing pockets a drawing object has entered into, without using a detecting means unit that moves together with the drawing pockets, from a result of detection by a fixedly arranged detecting means unit.

Abstract: The inter-CPU data transfer device is used for an electronic control apparatus which includes a first CPU having a first memory and a second CPU having a second memory, the first CPU periodically performing a data-updating process to update a plurality data items stored in the first memory, the second CPU performing a data-referring process in which the plurality of the data items updated by the first CPU are referred to for computation purpose. The inter-CPU data transfer device further includes a data transfer memory, a first data transfer section activated in order to write the plurality of the data items written in the first memory to the data transfer memory when the first CPU starts the data updating process, and a second data transfer section writing the plurality of the data items written in the data transfer memory to the second memory when the second data transfer section detects that the second CPU is not performing the data-referring process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data processing apparatus capable of maintaining consistency of specific data without switching between a write-back method and a write-through method. A first microcomputer of an engine ECU performs data updating in the write-back method. In the case of performing data writing process on specific data, the data writing process is performed on dummy data having the same index and a different tag (i.e., a forced write-back). Consequently, the specific data written in a cache memory is evicted from the cache memory immediately by writing of the dummy data and is written in a main-storage RAM. Therefore, without switching the write-back method to the write-through method, the same specific data can be stored in both of the cache memory and the main-storage RAM.

Abstract: In a microcomputer provided with an instruction cache memory, in which a plurality of programs are executed, the execution time of each of the programs is ensured not be long. After dummy execution of high-priority processing in a time zone when a CPU of the microcomputer is in the process of executing idle processing, a high-priority processing program is stored in the instruction cache memory. The time for executing the high-priority processing afterwards with normal timing can be reduced because the high-priority processing program has already been stored in the instruction cache memory, whereby the hit rate is increased.

Abstract: The inter-CPU data transfer device is used for an electronic control apparatus which includes a first CPU having a first memory and a second CPU having a second memory, the first CPU periodically performing a data-updating process to update a plurality data items stored in the first memory, the second CPU performing a data-referring process in which the plurality of the data items updated by the first CPU are referred to for computation purpose. The inter-CPU data transfer device further includes a data transfer memory, a first data transfer section activated in order to write the plurality of the data items written in the first memory to the data transfer memory when the first CPU starts the data updating process, and a second data transfer section writing the plurality of the data items written in the data transfer memory to the second memory when the second data transfer section detects that the second CPU is not performing the data-referring process.