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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorKan Ebisawa
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This game machine system includes a set top box 51 as a receiving unit for receiving digital data distributed using a broadcast system or a communication system. In a game dedicated device 52, starting of a game software item is inhibited until a software start enable signal is received by the receiving unit. Next to the software start enable signal, data for substitution or insertion for data of part of the game software is sent. This data can be commercial ads. The game dedicated machine 52 can judge whether or not the commercial ads have been introduced into and are in operation in the game software and, if the commercial ads are not in the game software, the game dedicated machine 52 can be made so as to be out of operation.
A broadcast system capable of distributing digital data in which
A transmitting side system distributing the digital data by exploiting the broadcast system, in which
A receiving side system for receiving digital data distributed by exploiting a broadcast system, comprising:
An optical disc used in a receiving side system adapted for receiving data distributed by exploiting the broadcast system or the communication system, in which
A communication system for receiving/transmitting digital data in which
A transmitting side system capable of receiving and transmitting digital data by exploiting the communication system, in which a software start enable signal, a signal capable of identifying a software started on a receiving side system and data for substitution or insertion for a portion of the data during operation of said software are stored in a storage device, and in which
A receiving side system capable of receiving and transmitting digital data by exploiting the communication system, comprising:
A data distribution system for distributing data to a plurality of receiving devices, comprising:
A data distribution method for distributing data to a plurality of receiving devices, comprising the steps of:
A program executing apparatus for executing a software program, comprising:
A program updating apparatus in which original data of part of the software program recorded on a recording medium is updated to data distributed from a data distributing device, comprising:
A program executing method for executing a software program, comprising:
A program start control apparatus for controlling the starting of a software program, comprising:
A program start limiting method for limiting starting of a software program, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.