摘要:
A flash photographic exposure control system for a camera having an electrically timed shutter is provided with an additional electronic or mechanical timing device in combination with an electronic changeover switch responsive to attainment of the threshold level of the flash unit associated therewith. This is done to switch the camera from an automatic daylight exposure range to an automatic flash exposure range in which a particular timed interval suited for flash photography is made by the timing device which is brought into cooperation with the shutter operating means when the changeover switch is actuated, while the intrinsic timing device for the shutter being cut off from the control means for the shutter.
摘要:
A photographic flash exposure control system for a camera associated with a flash device. In conformance with a preselected shutter interval, an effective exposure aperture of a diaphragm device is computed by a computing circuit of the system. The total flash energy available from the flash device is automatically controlled in accordance with the luminance of the subject being photographed, to thereby provide correct exposure for complex lighting situations.
摘要:
A reference strength (P) is set at a game device (10) as a received signal strength enabling stable communication in a range in which radio waves reach from a wireless relay device (20) (radio wave coverage range), and permits a game play at a portable terminal (30), for which the received signal strength reaches the set reference strength (P). Thus, it is possible to permit players in an area satisfying store manager's wishes to perform remote play under a stable communication environment, without being influenced by a decrease in an effective communication speed.
摘要:
A game apparatus has an operation unit and a radio communication unit for performing radio communication with the outside and a connection unit that establishes a connection with an external terminal device via the radio communication unit, and stores the number of credits in association with a player ID obtained and also stores this player ID in association with a terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit. Also, the game apparatus controls a first game that advances based on an operation of the operation unit while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID and a second game that advances while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID that is associated with the terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit so that the first game and the second game advance simultaneously. The game apparatus reduces the number of credits corresponding to the player ID depending on credit consumed respectively in the first and the second game.
摘要:
The present invention is to be capable of inhibiting the occurrence of an instance where the enjoyment of a player who plays with the game apparatus by the total event is decreased when a single total event is carried out among two or more game apparatuses.The present game system includes: two or more game apparatuses, each of which comprises a game progress control unit for performing game progress control; and an event processing apparatus for performing a process for carrying out a single total event at the same timing by the plurality of game apparatuses. The event processing apparatus and each game apparatus are connected in a manner to enable communication. The event processing apparatus comprises: an event timing determining unit for determining an event timing at which the total event is carried out according to a predetermined event timing determining condition; and a control command transmitting unit for transmitting to each game apparatus an event control command used for carrying out the total event at the event timing determined by the event timing determining unit. The game progress control unit of each game apparatus performs the game progress control so that at the event timing relating to the event control command from the event processing apparatus, a game progress situation of each game apparatus is caused to be a previously set situation where the total event can be carried out.
摘要:
The present invention is to be capable of carrying out an unusual performance beyond type of machine.The present game apparatus includes: two or more types of game apparatuses having hardware configurations different from each other, each of the game apparatuses including a performance unit for carrying out a performance visually and audibly appealing to a player, and a game progress control unit for controlling game progress and performing game performance control according to the game progress by controlling the performance unit; and a total performance processing apparatus for executing a process for carrying out a total performance in the two or more types of game apparatuses by using the performance unit provided in each of the two or more types of game apparatuses. The total performance processing apparatus and the two or more types of game apparatuses are connected and capable of communicating with each other. The total performance processing apparatus includes a control command transmitting unit for transmitting a total performance control command for carrying out the total performance at a predetermined total performance timing to each of the two or more types of game apparatuses. Each of the two or more types of game apparatuses includes a total performance control unit for controlling the performance unit according to the total performance control command from the total performance processing apparatus and executing total performance control for carrying out a performance assuming part of the total performance at the predetermined total performance timing.
摘要:
It is an object to appropriately obtain an effect aimed at by changing the amount of payout objects to be paid out through specific control according to the bet amount of a game play that has produced a predetermined progress result regarding a start condition for specific control.A specific control start condition count value is counted according to a progress result of a game controlled by a game progress control unit, an accumulated amount of bet objects bet in a game when the count value was counted is stored, specific control is started based on the count value satisfying a predetermined specific control start condition, and payout objects of an amount according to the stored accumulated amount of bet objects are paid out in accordance with the specific control.
摘要:
A pool amount (payout amount) of a jackpot award is adjusted without deteriorating individual game attractiveness of all game apparatuses even in a game system in which game apparatuses of different models are mixed.Each game progress control unit of a plurality of game apparatuses controls the progress of a game in such a manner that a ratio of an amount of payout objects paid out to a player by a payout process of the payout processing unit to an amount of bet objects received by the bet object receiving unit within a predetermined period comes closer to a normal preset payout ratio obtained by deducting a player's own pool ratio indicated by the pool ratio data stored in the pool ratio storage unit of the game apparatus concerned from a total preset payout ratio indicated by the preset payout ratio data stored in the preset payout ratio storage unit of the game apparatus concerned. These game apparatuses are provided with a pool ratio changing unit for changing the pool ratio data stored in a player's own pool ratio storage unit independent from each other.
摘要:
To give a player who plays a certain game apparatus less frequently an increased opportunity that the player plays selectively with the game apparatus.Provided is a benefit-imparting condition deciding apparatus which, when a player corresponding to identification information received by an identification information receiving unit is decided to satisfy a predetermined benefit-imparting condition, outputs clear information in a state of being associated with the identification information on the player and also notifies the player of game apparatus designating information for designating a benefit-imparting game apparatus, and where the identification information is received after receipt of the clear information, a benefit-imparting process is performed for imparting the player a benefit according to the clear information associated with the same identification information as the received identification information. The benefit-imparting condition deciding apparatus changes one or two or more pieces of game apparatus designating information to be notified based on a predetermined change condition.
摘要:
An information distribution system and an information distribution method in which a user can view content on a personal digital assistant without complicated operation, thereby obtaining detailed information from an information distributor efficiently without fail. An information distribution system comprises a personal digital assistant for viewing a distribution file delivered by an information distributor, a distribution file server for storing the distribution file to be delivered to the personal digital assistant, and a command mail server for storing as email a command to specify the personal digital assistant to which the distribution file is to be delivered. The command mail server sends the email to the personal digital assistant. The personal digital assistant determines whether or not the email is addressed thereto based on command information provided by the email. When the personal digital assistant has determined that the email is addressed thereto, it obtains a distribution file specified by the command information from the distribution file server, and outputs information from the distribution file to a display or a sound output device such as a speaker.