Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA (gameboy advance) or GBC (gameboy color)

• US 20030050116A1
• Filed: 09/10/2001
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Q-Mark Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Q-Mark Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Chen, William
• Application Number:
  US09/948,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20030050116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/66 for rendering three dimensional images
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/285 Interfacing with colour displays, e.g. TV receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/01 Conversion of standards , e.g. involving analogue television standards or digital television standards processed at pixel level

Abstract

Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA (gameboy advance) or GBC (gameboy color), which is with the game main frame by means of a game cartridge adapter or disassembling the lower cover of the game main frame. The circuit is able to take the video signal input produced by the GBA or GBC main frame or cartridge, including pixel signal, horizontal synchronous signal (H-SYNC), vertical synchronous signal (V-SYNC), dot clock signal and audio signal. Through the command decoding of the main controlling circuit (ASIC) and in cooperation with the digital/analog signal converter (DAC), the input video signals are converted into RGB signals which are converted by the RGB encoder into video signals acceptable by all kinds of televisions. Therefore, the picture of the LCD panel of the GBA or GBC main frame can be converted and shown on the screens of various kinds of televisions. The video signals converted by the RGB encoder can be also processed by video graphic array interface card to convert and input the picture of the LCD panel of the GBA or GBC to various specifications of computer monitors.

Claims

1. Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA or GBC, comprising:

a main controlling circuit (ASIC) which is a programmable integrated circuit and has an input latch for inputting video signal, the input latch being further connected to a data sampling which generates a sampling time sequence used in a digital/analog signal converter (DAC) for sampling, the data sampling being further connected to a video process, the main controlling circuit (ASIC) being further equipped with a clock control, an address counter, a mode control and a timing control connected to each other;

a memory buffer (SRAM BUFFER) mainly serving to store the RGB video signal in digital form;

an oscillator (CRYSTAL) providing an always varying output pulse signal and keeping identifying and oscillating effect;

a digital/analog signal converter (DAC) able to convert the taken RGB video signal from digital form into analog form and send the signal to a RGB encoder; and

an RGB encoder serving to combine the received RGB video signal and chromatism synchronous signal into a combined signal for a television to receive, the signal being output via AV output terminal into television screen, whereby through the command decoding of the main controlling circuit (ASIC) and in cooperation with the digital/analog signal converter (DAC), the input video signals are converted into RGB signals which are converted by the RGB encoder into video signals acceptable by all kinds of televisions, whereby the picture of the LCD panel of the handheld GBA or GBC can be converted and shown on the screens of various kinds of televisions.

2. Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA or GBC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video signals taken and input to the main controlling circuit includes pixel signal, horizontal synchronous signal (H-SYNC), vertical synchronous signal (V-SYNC), dot clock signal, audio signal, etc.

3. Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA or GBC as claimed in claim 1, wherein by means of a game cartridge adapter or disassembling the lower cover of the game main frame of the handheld GBA or GBC, the converting/processing circuit is connected with the game main frame.

4. Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA or GBC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signals are via AV output terminal or S output terminal input to the television.

5. Picture video signal converting/processing circuit for GBA or GBC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video signals converted by the RGB encoder can be processed by video graphic array interface card to convert and input the picture of the LCD panel of the handheld GBA or GBC to various specifications of computer monitors.