Computer system and method for transmitting user status information

A computer system comprising:

• a plurality of user computers each capable of being loaded with a recording medium storing at least one of programs and data;
• a verification server connected with the user computers via a network;
• and
• at least one content server connected to the verification server via a network and having a content database associated therewith;
• wherein the user computers each comprise means for supplying to the verification server user status information representing data of partway-through games and data stored in at least one of the recording medium and the user computer;
• and
• the verification server is programmed to:
• obtain the user status information from the user computers when the user computers request data associated with a desired content server connected to the verification server;
• prepare the requested data according to the user status information;
• and
• transmit the requested data to the user computers to thereby provide the data requested by the users and upgrading or debugging programs based on the user status information of individual user computers.

A computer system comprising:

• a plurality of user computers each capable of being loaded with a recording medium storing at least one of programs and data;
• and
• a verification server connected with the user computers via a network, wherein:
• each of the user computers has a unique device ID;
• and
• the verification server comprises:
• a user database provided with user status information corresponding to the device IDs;
• and the verification server is programmed to:
• require the device IDs from the user computers when the user computers request data associated with a desired content server connected to the verification server;
• identify the user computer based on the device ID and the user status information in the user database;
• request user status information from the user computers representing data of partway-through games and data stored in at least one of the recording medium and user computer from the user computer and for transmitting the user status information to the desired content server;
• prepare the requested data according to the identified user computer and the user status information;
• and
• transmit the requested data to the user computers to thereby provide the data requested by the users and upgrading or debugging programs based on the user status information of individual user computers.

A verification server capable of being connected, via a network, with a plurality of user computers each capable of being loaded with one or more recording media each having a unique recording medium ID, the verification server comprising:

• a user database provided with user status information corresponding to the recording medium IDs;
• wherein the verification server is programmed to:
• require the recording medium IDs from the user computers when the user computers request data associated with a desired content server connected to the verification server;
• identify a given recording medium based on the recording medium ID and the user status information in the user database;
• request user status information from the user computers representing data of partway-through games and data stored in at least one of the recording media and the user computer from the user computer and for transmitting the user status information to the desired content server;
• prepare the requested data according to the identified recording medium and the user status information;
• and
• transmit the requested data to the user computers to thereby provide the data requested by the users and upgrading or debugging programs based on the user status information of individual user computers.

A user computer capable of being loaded with a recording medium storing at least one of programs and data, and capable of being connected with a verification server via a network, the verification server being connected at least one content server via a network and having a content database associated therewith, and the recording medium having a unique ID, the user computer being programmed to:

• supply at least one of an ID unique of the user computer, an ID unique of the recording medium and an ID unique of the user, to the verification server as verification information, when a request for data associated with a desired content server is made by a user;
• supply user status information from the user computers representing data of partway-through games and data stored in at least one of the recording medium and the user computer to the verification server;
• receive a result of verification from the verification server;
• and
• receive content information corresponding to the user status information from the desired content server and upgrading or debugging programs based on the user status information of individual user computers.