Program execution system, trunk equipment, manual controller and program executing device

Abstract

The time required to perform communication between an entertainment device (12) and a manual controller (200) connected to the entertainment device (12) having complex functions is reduced. The type of control data output from the manual controller (200) when a control unit including direction keys is operated is defined according to an application program recorded in an optical disc (OD) and read by the entertainment device (12). The manual controller (200) has a setting register for setting the type of such control data. After a control data from the entertainment device (12) is defined in the setting register of the manual controller, the CPU of the manual controller (200) only sends the data. By thus limiting the type of control data to be sent, the time required to perform communication between the entertainment device (12) and the manual control (200) is shortened.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a program execution system, a relay device, a manual controller, a recording medium, a program, and a program execution device preferably used in an entertainment system such as a television game system or the like. Background technique [0002] Hand controllers previously used for video game sets and the like have a control unit that includes directional keys to indicate the direction in which to move a character as a whole, i.e. four positive sums along the X and Y groups on the display screen of the television receiver. The negative direction, as well as the control buttons, are used to indicate the movement of the character's left and right hands and left and right feet. [0003] A manual controller having such a control unit with a plurality of keys is connected to a video game device and sends control data of the control unit indicating to the video game device whether or not the user has acted on any of the keys....

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Problems solved by technology

[0012] However, if the amount of data sent from the manual controller to the TV game device increases, the time required to perform the above processing (1) and (2) also increases, resulting in a delay in processing (3)

[0013] When processing (3) is delayed, for after a given period of time, e.g. by Figure 19 The image may be displayed too late for a new frame at 1 / 60 of a second as shown in sequence 2 below, and as a result the displayed image on the television receiver is scrambled or slowed down like a slow motion image

[0014] If the communication speed between the video game device and the hand controller increases, the hand controller needs to have a higher-speed microcomputer and a higher-speed clock generator, and thus becomes expensive

[0015] Increasing the communication speed between the video game device and the hand controller creates other problems, such as the risk of noise and unnecessary radiation due to which measures need to be taken to reduce this noise and unnecessary radiation, requiring additional costs to manufacture the Hand controllers and video game consoles

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