Abstract: An example of an information processing system moves a player character on a field, based on a movement operation input. The information processing system causes a sub character on the field, based on a first operation input. When an enemy character is placed at a location where the sub character is caused to appear, the information processing system controls a battle by a first mode in which the battle proceeds based on an operation input. When the enemy character is not placed at the location, the information processing system starts automatic control of automatically moving the sub character. The information processing system moves the sub character, based on a second operation input, and when the enemy character is placed at a location of a designation, the information processing system controls a battle by a second mode in which the battle automatically proceeds.

Abstract: An example of an information processing system executes competitive game processing for causing a plurality of characters including a use character used by a player and an opponent character as an opponent of the use character to compete against each other in a virtual space. For each of the plurality of characters, at least a kind of the character, at least one first type associated with each kind of the character, a second type individually set with respect to each character, and categories of attacks which can be used by a character in a competition and with which a third type is associated are set. In the competitive game processing, the information processing system performs control to, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, change a state of a character satisfying the condition from a first state to a second state.

Abstract: An information processing system including a device capable of transmitting sensing information in accordance with a result of sensing of motion and receiving data for performing various types of processing in accordance with the sensing information is provided. In a character selection screen, in addition to a “course 1” and a “course 2”, additionally obtained “course 3” and “course 4” are displayed in a selectable manner. Namely, the number of steps or the like sensed as a user walks while wearing a pedometer in advance is returned from the pedometer to a game device, so that a new course in addition to a course determined depending on a stage in a get and growth game in the game device can be selected.

Abstract: A first game execution unit executes a first game. A second game execution unit executes a second game. The second game execution unit sets particular first game data or a first game mode which is accessible in the first game so as to be inaccessible in the second game when an execution result of the first game does not satisfy a predetermined condition, and sets the particular first game data or the first game mode so as to be accessible also in the second game in response to the execution result of the first game having satisfied the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A first game execution unit executes a first game. A second game execution unit executes a second game. The second game execution unit sets particular first game data or a first game mode which is accessible in the first game so as to be inaccessible in the second game when an execution result of the first game does not satisfy a predetermined condition, and sets the particular first game data or the first game mode so as to be accessible also in the second game in response to the execution result of the first game having satisfied the predetermined condition.

Abstract: An information processing system including a device capable of sensing motion and providing various outputs, such as a pedometer, is provided. In addition, a storage medium storing a program directed to the device included in such an information processing system and an information processing device included in the system are provided. A CPU of the pedometer causes an LCD and/or a buzzer to produce prescribed image output and/or audio output in accordance with a result of sensing by a motion sensor, based on image data and/or audio data received from a game device.

Abstract: An information processing system including a device capable of transmitting sensing information in accordance with a result of sensing of motion and receiving data for performing various types of processing in accordance with the sensing information is provided. In a character selection screen, in addition to a “course 1” and a “course 2”, additionally obtained “course 3” and “course 4” are displayed in a selectable manner. Namely, the number of steps or the like sensed as a user walks while wearing a pedometer in advance is returned from the pedometer to a game device, so that a new course in addition to a course determined depending on a stage in a get and growth game in the game device can be selected.

Abstract: A method of delivering and playing content includes delivering, through first-group channels, an entirety of content at a content bit rate with a time difference between each delivery commencement, delivering, through one or more second-group channels, only a start portion of the content at two or more times the content bit rate, selecting, from the first-group channels and the one or more second-group channels, a channel through which the start portion of the content is received earliest after a view request, followed by receiving and playing the start portion, and selecting, after receiving the start portion through the selected channel that is one of the one or more second-group channels, one of the first-group channels through which the remainder of the content is received for a first time after a start of the reception of the start portion, followed by receiving and playing the remainder of the content.

Abstract: The present invention displays a second mark of the length corresponding to the material length of a specified image/sound material at the corresponding position on the first track in an edited-list creating screen; when a first mark displayed on one of first and second track is specified on the edited-list creating screen, emphatically displays the specified first mark and a first mark displayed on the second or first track corresponding to this in the case where video information and audio information of the video/audio material corresponding to the specified first mark are linked and registered; in obtaining edited image and/or sound, continuously plays back edit material to be played back with the same playback device; in edit-processing a plurality of continuous second edit materials of edit processing period of time is included in a first edit material on the time axis, creates edited data for continuously performing said edit processing on individual second edit materials from the first of second edit

Abstract: An editing apparatus displays a second mark of the length corresponding to the material length of a specified image/sound material at the corresponding position on the first track in an edited-list creating screen; when a first mark displayed on one of first and second track is specified on the edited-list creating screen, emphatically displays the specified first mark and a first mark displayed on the second or first track corresponding to this in the case where video information and audio information of the video/audio material corresponding to the specified first mark are linked and registered; in obtaining edited image and/or sound, continuously plays back edit material to be played back with the same playback device; in edit-processing a plurality of continuous second edit materials of edit processing period of time is included in a first edit material on the time axis, creates edited data for continuously performing said edit processing on individual second edit materials from the first of second edit m

Abstract: The present invention displays a second mark of the length corresponding to the material length of a specified image/sound material at the corresponding position on the first track in an edited-list creating screen; when a first mark displayed on one of first and second track is specified on the edited-list creating screen, emphatically displays the specified first mark and a first mark displayed on the second or first track corresponding to this in the case where video information and audio information of the video/audio material corresponding to the specified first mark are linked and registered; in obtaining edited image and/or sound, continuously plays back edit material to be played back with the same playback device; in edit-processing a plurality of continuous second edit materials of edit processing period of time is included in a first edit material on the time axis, creates edited data for continuously performing said edit processing on individual second edit materials from the first of second edit

Abstract: An optical fiber connector comprises a first tubular body having a passageway extending generally longitudinally therethrough for receiving an optical fiber, a first end for connection to an adaptor and being polished into a tilted convex surface, and a second end. A second tubular body has a passageway extending generally longitudinally therethrough in substantial coaxial alignment with the passageway of the first tubular body for receiving the second end of the first tubular body. A positioning device integral with the second tubular body is provided for positioning a tilt direction of the tilted convex surface of the first tubular body in a predetermined registered position when the first end of the first tubular body is connected to the adaptor.

Abstract: This electric power supply system includes an air conditioner serving as load, a solar photovoltaic cell for supplying power to the air conditioner, and a system power control circuit and further including a commercial power source for use in combination with the solar photovoltaic cell for supplying additional power when insufficient, power is supplied from the solar photovoltaic cell to the air conditioner. In an operation state of the air conditioner, the system power control circuit operates to regulate an operating point of the solar photovoltaic cell and variably regulate the supplied power from the solar photovoltaic cell while comparing required power of the air conditioner with the supplied power from the solar photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: A laser source with small output fluctuations due to variations in ambient temperature. The frequency doubler, which has an optical waveguide formed on the substrate of its nonlinear optical crystal, and the laser generator are fixed on the same optical axis within the lens barrel. Moreover, the material used for the lens barrel has a thermal expansion coefficient which is substantially similar to that of the nonlinear optical crystal.

Abstract: When fabricating an optical wavelength by proton exchange method on a substrate of LiNb.sub.x Ta.sub.1-x O.sub.3 (0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1), by using Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 as the protective mask, the edge of the mask becomes smooth and diffusion of impurity from the protective mask into the substrate does not occur during heat treatment, and the propagation loss may be notably reduced. As a result, the efficiency of the frequency doubler may be enhanced.