Video game system having dual-function wireless game controller
First Claim
1. A video game system for playing a game using a display, the video game system comprising:
- a portable main unit which communicates with the display and includes a first wireless unit which receives a wireless signal;
a personal electronic unit operable by a user in one of a first mode and a second mode and including a second wireless unit which transmits the wireless signal, a directional input unit which receives directional input from the user, a plurality of assignable function keys which control an operation of the personal electronic device in the first mode and which control the game in the second mode, and a control key which toggles the personal electronic unit between the first mode and the second mode.
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Abstract
A video game system including a portable main unit and a personal electronic unit for wirelessly controlling a video game played on the portable main unit and displayed on a display. The portable main unit connects to the display and can receive infrared video game control signals from the personal electronic unit. Further, the personal electronic unit includes a directional game controller, a set of assignable function keys, and an infrared transmitter for sending game control signals to the portable main unit. The personal electronic unit operates as a watch or other personal device until it is switched to a game mode, in which the assignable function keys and the directional game controller are used to operate the video game playing on the portable main unit and displayed on the display.
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19 Claims
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1. A video game system for playing a game using a display, the video game system comprising:
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a portable main unit which communicates with the display and includes a first wireless unit which receives a wireless signal;
a personal electronic unit operable by a user in one of a first mode and a second mode and including a second wireless unit which transmits the wireless signal, a directional input unit which receives directional input from the user, a plurality of assignable function keys which control an operation of the personal electronic device in the first mode and which control the game in the second mode, and a control key which toggles the personal electronic unit between the first mode and the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video game system for playing a game, the video game system comprising:
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a portable main unit detachably connected to a display;
a personal electronic unit operable in one of a time piece mode and a game mode, the personal electronic unit communicating with the portable main unit via a wireless signal and including a game pad which receives directional game input from a user, a first assignable function key which controls one of a stopwatch function in the time piece mode and a start function in the game mode, and a second assignable function key which toggles one of a timepiece display on the personal electronic unit in the time piece mode and a select function in the game mode, the personal electronic unit selectionally entering the game mode when the personal electronic unit receives a signal from the portable main unit and selectionally entering the time piece mode when the personal electronic unit does not receive the signal from the portable main unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for playing a video game in a system including a display, a personal electronic unit and a portable main unit transmitting an image signal to the display, comprising:
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assigning a first and a second time piece function of the personal electronic unit to a first assignable function key and a second assignable function key, respectively, of the personal electronic unit;
controlling one of the first and second time piece function of the personal electronic unit via one of the first and second assignable function key in a time piece mode;
toggling between the time piece mode and a game mode;
transmitting a wireless signal from the personal electronic unit to the portable main unit when toggling from the time piece mode to the game mode;
assigning a first and a second game function of the video game to the first and the second assignable functions key, respectively, when toggling from the time piece mode to the game mode; and
controlling one of the first and second game function of the video game via one of the first and second assignable function key in the game mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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