TV game apparatus, apparatus having function of notifying user of incoming, and method therefor

An incoming notification method for a TV game apparatus which has an input interface for receiving input operation by a user through operation means with which the user performs the input operation related to progress of a game, an output interface for transmitting, to a display device, information which forms a game scene of the game on the display device, and a communication interface for performing communication with a dial-up line, characterized by comprising the steps of:

• detecting incoming from the dial-up line;
• and
• upon detecting the incoming from the dial-up line during the game, transmitting incoming notification information representing the incoming to the display device through the output interface.

A storage medium which stores a program for building an incoming notification system on a TV game apparatus which has an input interface for receiving operation by a user through operation means with which the user performs the operation related to progress of a game, an output interface for transmitting, to a display device, information which forms a game scene of the game on the display device, incoming detection means for detecting incoming from a dial-up line, and a communication interface for performing communication with the dial-up line, characterized in that said program comprises:

• a determination module for determining on the basis of an output from the incoming detection means whether incoming from the dial-up line is detected during the game;
• and
• a notification module for, upon detecting the incoming from the dial-up line during the game, transmitting incoming notification information representing the incoming to the display device through the output interface.